Akhilesh Kumar Pathak received an M.Sc. degree in
non-linear optics as a specialization from the University of Allahabad, India, in
2012, and a Ph.D. degree in fiber optics from the Indian Institute of
Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, India, in 2019. He is working as
a postdoctoral scholar at the Northwestern University, USA. His research
interests include optical fiber modeling using the full vectorial finite
element method (FV-FEM), laser densification, and direct laser writing using
femtosecond laser, synthesis, and controlled growth of nanoparticles, hydrogels,
and specialized optically active material for various sensing applications. He
is also a Senior Member of top societies, including IEEE, OPTICA, and the Indian
Laser Association.
B.M. Azizur Rahman received BSc Eng and MSc Eng degrees in
Electrical Engineering with distinctions from Bangladesh University of
Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh, in 1976 and 1979,
respectively. He also received two gold medals for being the best undergraduate
and graduate student of the University in 1976 and 1979, respectively. He
received his Ph.D. degree in Electronic Engineering from University College,
London in 1982. From 1976 to 1979, he was a Lecturer at the Electrical
Engineering Department, BUET. After completing his Ph.D. he joined University
College London as a Post-doctoral Research Fellow and continued his research
work on the finite element modeling of optical waveguides until 1988. In 1988,
he joined the Electrical, Electronic, and Information Engineering Department of
City University, London, as a Lecturer, where he is now a Professor. He is a
Member of the Institute of Engineering Technology (formerly IEE), England, a
Fellow of the Optical Society of America, and a Senior Member of the Institute
of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (USA).
