Md Abdullah Al Hafiz worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow at Integrated Circuits and Systems Research Group with Prof. Hossein Fariborzi at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Dr. Hafiz is an enthusiastic researcher/educator specialized in the field of micro/nano-technology. He has R&D experience both in the industrial and academic environment.
Research Interest
Md Abdullah's research areas included but not limited to MEMS/NEMS devices, micro/nano-fabrication, linear and nonlinear dynamics of micro/nano-resonators, novel memory/logic devices, RF-filters, sensors, actuators, silicon photonics, micro-optics, optical interconnects and optical cross-connect switches.
Education Profile
- Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering (2011), The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Professional Memberships
- Member, IEEE
Awards and Distinctions
- EIPRS scholarship from the Australian Government for the Ph.D. program.
- SEPA award from the Faculty of Engineering, UNSW for the Ph.D. program.
- Scholarship from the OIC (Organization for Islamic Cooperations) for undergraduate study at IUT.
Selected Publications
Al Hafiz, M. A., Kosuru, L., Younis, M. I., & Fariborzi, H. (2016). Microelectromechanical resonator based digital logic elements. 2016 46th European Solid-State Device Research Conference (ESSDERC). doi:10.1109/essderc.2016.7599682
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Hafiz, M. A. A., Kosuru, L., & Younis, M. I. (2016). Towards electromechanical computation: An alternative approach to realize complex logic circuits. Journal of Applied Physics, 120(7), 074501. doi:10.1063/1.4961206
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M. A. A. Hafiz, L. Kosuru, and M. I. Younis, “Electrothermal frequency modulated resonator for mechanical memory" Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, 2016.
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A.Z. Hajjaj, N. Alcheikh, A. Ramini, M. A. A. Hafiz, and M. I. Younis, “Highly tunable electrothermally and electrostatically actuated resonators” Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, 2016.
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M. A. A. Hafiz, A. Michael, and C. Y. Kwok, “Planar microlens with front-face angle: design, fabrication, and characterization” J. Micro/Nanolith. MEMS MOEMS, 2016.
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Ramini, M. L. Bellaredj, M. A. A. Hafiz, and M. I. Younis, “Experimental snap-through and continuous snap-through band of the in-plane MEMS shallow arch under electrostatic excitation” Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, 2015.
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A. Michael, M. A. A. Hafiz, T. Puzzer, and C. Y. Kwok, “Deposition and Characterization of Thick Graded Index SixOyFz Films with Low Stress” Sensors & Actuators: A, 2012.
M. A. A. Hafiz, A. Michael, T. Puzzer, and C. Y. Kwok, “Fabrication and optical characterization of planar silica lens pair” Electronics Letters, 2010.
Adjunct Professor,
Electrical and Computer Engineering