Apala Banerjee

About

Dr. Apala Banerjee 

Postdoctoral Researcher

apala.banerjee@kaust.edu.sa

RF and Microwaves, RF sensing, RF biosensing, RF devices and Receiver architecture


Engage

LinkedIN: www.linkedin.com/in/apala-banerjee-18417173
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Gttix5YAAAAJ&hl=e

About

Dr. Apala Banerjee is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Integrated Microwaves Packaging Antennas and Circuits Technology (IMPACT) Research Group at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) led by Professor Atif Shamim.  

Research Interests

Dr. Apala’s research focuses on the development of RF sensors for real time medical and environmental applications like industrial, biomedical and humanitarian applications. Her recent research area focuses on the development of RF biosensors for detecting human metabolic and genomic activities paving the way for wearable sensing with higher sensitivity.  His expertise spans RF sensors, RF biosensing, RF passive and active devices, THz receiver development and dielectric characterization of materials. 

            Education Profile

  1. Ph.D. RF and Microwaves, 2024, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India.

  2. M.Tech.Microwaves Enginering, 2018, The University of Burdwan, India.

  3. B.Tech.ECE, 2016, West Bengal University of Technology, India.

            Articles

  • Firas Fatani, Sakandar Rauf, Apala Banerjee, and Atif Shamim, ”Breaking the Specificity Barrier in Microwave Sensing: Highly Specific Lactate Microwave Biosensor for Fitness and Exercise Optimization,” ACS Sensors Article ASAP DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.5c00470

  • Banerjee, N. K. Tiwari, F. Fatima and M. J. Akhtar, ”An Improved Microwave Sensor for Qualitative Assessment of Recycled Cooking Oils,” IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, vol. 72, pp. 1-14, 2023, Art no. 8005714

  • Banerjee, F. Fatima, N. K. Tiwari and M. J. Akhtar (2023) Flexible printed electrically small microwave resonator for automated displacement tracking, Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications, 37:17, 1409-1424

  • Banerjee, M. J. Akhtar. Design of slot radiating RF planar sensor for homogeneity check of dielectric discontinuity. Microw Opt Technol Lett. 2023; 65: 2238-2245

  • Banerjee, P. Azad and M. J. Akhtar, ”Detection of Sodium Ion Imbalance in Human Body Fluids Using an Improved RF Sensor,” in IEEE Journal of Electromagnetics, RF and Microwaves in Medicine and Biology, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 73-81, March 2023

  • S. Seth, A. Banerjee, N. K. Tiwari and M. Jaleel Akhtar (2021) Frequency controlled intelligent standalone RF sensor system for dispersive material testing, Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications, 35:12, 1619-1636

  • Banerjee, A. Kumar, N. K. Tiwari and M. J. Akhtar, ”Design of Bridge Type C-Band Planar RF Sensor for Detection of Solute Concentration Level in Water,” in IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 21, no. 20, pp. 22670-22678, 15 Oct.15, 2021

  • S.Seth, A. Banerjee, N. K. Tiwari and M. J. Akhtar; Artificial neural network-based standalone tunable RF sensor system.Rev. Sci. Instrum. 1 July 2021; 92 (7): 075003

  • Banerjee Bhowmick, A. Banerjee, A. R. Pandey, A. Yadav, P. Pallye and A. Acharyya (2016) Impact Ionization Rate of Electrons in Monolayer Graphene Nanoribbons, IETE Journal of Research, 62:5, 645-653

  • Acharyya, A., Chatterjee, S., Das, A.Banerjee et al. Additional confirmation of a generalized analytical model based on  multistage scattering phenomena to evaluate the ionization rates of charge carriers in semiconductors. J Comput Electron 15,34–39 (2016)

Conferences

  • A. Banerjee, M. J. Akhtar and A. Shamim, ”High Q Microwave Bent-microstrip Sensor for Interface Detection in ImmiscibleSolutions,” IEEE AP-S/URSI 2025, Ottawa, Canada (Accepted)

  • A. Banerjee, and M. J. Akhtar, ”Electromagnetic Analysis of a Flexible Spilt Ring Microwave Sensor for Rotation and Displacement Measurement,” 2025 PhotonIcs and Electromagnetics Research Symposium (PIERS), Abu Dhabi, UAE (Accepted)

  • A. Banerjee, A. Kumari and M. J. Akhtar, ”Chipless RFID Tag using a Quad Bridge Complimentary Split Ring Resonator,” 2024 IEEE Applied Sensing Conference (APSCON), Goa, India, 2024, pp. 1-4.

  • D. Banerjee, A. Banerjee and M. J. Akhtar, ”A Novel Interference-Based Approach for Harmonic Suppression in MicrowaveFrequency Doublers,” 2023 IEEE Microwaves, Antennas, and Propagation Conference (MAPCON), Ahmedabad, India, 2023, pp.1-5.

  • Banerjee, N. K. Tiwari and M. J. Akhtar, ”Complementary Radially Shaped Split Resonator Structure for Quality Assessment of Cooking Oils,” 2023 IEEE Microwaves, Antennas, and Propagation Conference (MAPCON), Ahmedabad, India, 2023, pp. 1-5

  • Banerjee, D. Banerjee, A. Kumar and M. J. Akhtar, ”Microwave Active Resonator for High Resolution Sensing Applications,” 2023 IEEE Microwaves, Antennas, and Propagation Conference (MAPCON), Ahmedabad, India, 2023, pp. 1-5.

  • Banerjee, P. Azad and M. J. Akhtar, ”Design of Spoke Type CSRR based RF Sensor for Non-Destructive Quality Evaluation of Wood,” 2023 IEEE/MTT-S International Microwave Symposium - IMS 2023, San Diego, CA, USA, 2023, pp. 955-958

  • Banerjee, A. Kumar, N. K. Tiwari and M. J. Akhtar, ”Design of Slotted Microwave Sensor for Evaluation of Water Quality,” 2022 IEEE Microwaves, Antennas, and Propagation Conference (MAPCON), Bangalore, India, 2022, pp. 331-335

  • Banerjee, S. Paul, N. K. Tiwari and M. J. Akhtar, ”An Improved RF Sensor to Determine Solute Concentration Level in Simulated Body Fluids,” 2022 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Biomedical Conference (IMBioC), Suzhou, China, 2022, pp. 283-285

  • Banerjee, S. Paul and M. J. Akhtar, ”Wireless CSRR based sensing system for Sensitivity Evaluation of Dielectric Materials in Nearfield ISM-Band,” 2021 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave and RF Conference (IMARC), KANPUR, India, 2021, pp. 1-4

  • S. Paul, A. Banerjee, V. S. Bhadouria and M. J. Akhtar, ”Investigation of Corrosion in Steel Reinforced Concrete Structure using Directive ZIM based Yagi Antenna and SAR Technique,” 2021 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave and RF Conference (IMARC), KANPUR, India, 2021, pp. 1-4

            Book chapters

  • A. Banerjee, A. Das, S. Chatterjee, S. Chakraborty, and A. Acharyya, ”Evaluation of ionization rates of charge carriers in asemiconductor via a generalized analytical model based on multistage scattering phenomena—part II: Type-IIb diamond and6H-SiC,” in Foundations and Frontiers in Computer, Communication and Electrical Engineering, 1st ed. CRC Press, 2016, p. 4. eBook ISBN: 9780429225802

  • A. Banerjee, S. Chatterjee, A. Das, S. Chakraborty, and A. Acharyya, ”Evaluation of ionization rates of charge carriersin a semiconductor via a generalized analytical model based on multistage scattering phenomena—part I: Wurtzite-GaN,” in Foundations and Frontiers in Computer, Communication and Electrical Engineering, 1st ed. CRC Press, 2016, p. 4. eBook ISBN: 9780429225802

  • A. Banerjee, “Development of an Active MMIC Frequency Tripler System in a Sub-millimeter to Terahertz Region Receiver for Planetary Observation,” Acharyya, A., Das, P. (eds) Advanced Materials for Future Terahertz Devices, Circuits and Systems. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 727. Springer, Singapore,2021.

Fellowships & Awards

  1. Awarded IEEE MTT-S Graduate Fellowship at IMS 2023 San Diego, California.

  2. Awarded Best Female Student Paper Award 1st Runner Up at IEEE MTT-S and IEEE APS MAPCON 2022.

  3. Awarded Best Female Student Paper Award at IEEE MTT-S IMARC 2021.

  4. Awarded Best Student Volunteer Award at IEEE Uttar Pradesh Section Region 10.

  5. Awarded University Gold Medal for Excellent Academic Performance during Master Of Technology Thesis.

  6. Awarded West Bengal Merit-cum-Means Scholarship for Higher Education from Government of West Bengal.

  7. Distinction Award for Academic Performance during Undergrad Degree

 

 

 

 

 

Apply for postgraduate study

Start your application