About us
At SMART Group, we have assembled a team of brilliant minds, comprising renowned scientists, engineers, and researchers who share a common passion for pushing the boundaries of what is possible. Together, we strive to unravel the mysteries of sustainable and smart materials engineering, materials interfaces, sensors, energy storage and generators, electrochemical phenomena, connected IoT integrated systems and revolutionise the scientific industry.
Dr. Libu Manjakkal
Group Head
Lecturer
Affiliate Academics
Dr. Libu Manjakkal (PhD, MRSC): Libu Manjakkal received BSc (2006) and MSc (2008). degrees in physics from Calicut University and Mahatma Gandhi University, India. From 2009 to 2012, he was with CMET, Thrissur, India, and in 2012 for a short period, he worked at NOVA School of Science and Technology in Lisbon, Portugal. In 2012 he received a Marie Curie Fellowship to complete his PhD studies. He completed Ph.D. in electronic engineering from the Institute of Electron Technology, Poland (2012–2015). In 2015-2016, he worked as a post-doctoral fellow in the same institute. Between 2016-2022, he was a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Glasgow in various roles including Marie Curie experienced researcher, Research Assistant, Research Associate, and Scientific Project Manager of a Marie Curie ITN project). His research focuses on material synthesis, energy storage, electrochemical sensors, wearable electronics and energy-autonomous sensing systems. He was shortlisted for important awards by the European Commission for the Marie Curie Awards in the “Promising Research Talent” category and the “Outstanding Young Scientists Scholarship Award” from the Polish Ministry of Higher Education. He is one of the global winners of the 2024 Results in Engineering (RINENG) Young Investigator Award. He is currently the editor of Results in Engineering Journal, ELSEVIER and acted as a guest editor in IEEE Internet of Things Journal, Biosensors and Results in Engineering.
Research Assistants
PhD Students
Research Interns
Our Alumni
MSc
18) Anju Saji (2024 (MSc) : Perovskite based energy storage
17) Wajeeha Habib (2024) (MSc) : Sustainable materials based energy storage
16) Sreenath. S. Gopidas : AZO based supercapacitor
15) SIndhya Ajith (2024) : Solid electrolyte
14) Amith Mathew (2024) : Transparent electrochemical devices
13) Shiva Kumar (2024) : Sustainable Energy System Design for Environmental Applications
12) Athul Chandran (2024) : Printed Energy Storage
11) Chandini Kumar (2024) : Development of Flexible Electrochromic Energy Storage Devices for Wearable Applications
(Received researcher job from IPPT-PAN, Poland)
10) Maria Prince (2024) : Metal organic framework structure for flexible energy storage devices
9) Vishnu Sam (2024) : Development of miniaturised wearable textile battery for energy autonomous systems.
8) Jithin Kanathedath (2024) : Preparation of 3D Structured Foam-Based Electrodes for Large Area Energy Storage Device
(Received PhD offer Edinburgh Napier University,)
7) Shanina Shareef (2024) : Fabrication and characterisation of perovskite base electrodes for flexible energy storage
6) Athul Chandran (2023) : Influences of Temperature on Electrochemical Properties of Rigid and Flexible Supercapacitors
Embedded in Polymer Package
5) Arun K. Sebastian (2023) : Development of a flexible supercapacitor for a smart window
4) Anuja Sasi Kumar (2023) : Electrodeposition of metal oxide on conducting fibre for energy storage device fabrication (Received PhD offer FCT-NOVA, Portugal)
3) Achu Mavelil Titus (2023) : Integration of Wireless Power Transfer Technology with Supercapacitor (Received PhD offer - Dublin City University)
2) Reshma Nair (2023) : Development of Hybrid Supercapacitor Using Metal Oxide Composites
1) Anjana Ramesh (2022) : Organic Semiconductor based Electrochemical Capacitors for Power Management (Currently Research Assistants at Cambridge University)