Pankaj Kumar Choudhury

Pankaj Kumar Choudhury started his research career in 1989 from the Department of Applied Physics, Institute of Technology (IT), Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi (India), and received the Ph.D. degree in physics in 1992. During 1992–1997, he worked as a Research Associate at the Department of Electronics Engineering at IT, BHU. Also, during 1995-1996, he was a Guest Lecturer in physics at the Faculty of Science and Technology, Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, Varanasi. In 1997, he joined the Department of Physics at Goa University, Goa (India) as a Lecturer, until the mid of 1999. During the late 1999, he joined the position of Researcher at the Center of Optics, Photonics and Lasers (COPL), Laval University, Quebec (Canada). During 2000–2003, he was a Researcher at the Faculty of Engineering, Gunma University, Kiryu (Japan). In May 2003, he joined the position of Professor at the Faculty of Engineering, Multimedia University (Malaysia), until late 2009. During the span, he also served the Telekom Research and Development (TMR&D, Malaysia) as a Consultant. During the late 2009, he became a Professor at the Institute of Microengineering and Nanoelectronics, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. His current research interests lie in the theory of optical waveguides and EM wave propagation, which includes complex mediums, fibre and integrated optics, fibre optic devices, and sensors. He has published over one hundred and forty research publications; has contributed chapters to nine research books; edited and coedited three research level books in these areas; serves as a reviewer for about a dozen of research journals. Also, he serves the Editorial Board of Optik, published by Elsevier (Germany), and the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications, published by Taylor & Francis (UK). He is a Senior Member of IEEE, a Regular Member of OSA, and a Member of SPIE.

Biography Updated on 10 March 2013

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