Prof. Pankaj K. Choudhury

Pankaj K. Choudhury received a Ph. D. degree in Physics in 1992. He held academic positions in India, Canada, Japan, and Malaysia. During 2003-2009, he was a professor at the Faculty of Engineering, Multimedia University (Cyberjaya, Malaysia). Thereafter, he became a professor at the Institute of Microengineering and Nanoelectronics, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (Malaysia). Also, he served the Telekom Research and Development (TMR&D, Malaysia) as a consultant for projects on optical devices. His research interests lie in the theory of optical waveguides, which include complex mediums, fiber optic devices, optical sensors and metamaterial properties. He has published over 270 research papers, contributed chapters to 22 books, and edited and co-edited 9 research level books. He is a reviewer for over fifty research journals. Also, he is the Section Editor of Optik – International Journal for Light and Electron Optics (Elsevier, The Netherlands) and the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications (Taylor & Francis, UK). He is a Fellow of IET (UK) and SPIE (USA), and a Senior Member of IEEE (USA) and Optica (USA). He is a Traveling Lecturer of Optica. Apart from these, he is a Chartered Engineer (C.Eng.) registered with the Engineering Council (UK).