Biography
Dr. Pramod KUMAR (M. Phil Physics & Ph.D.-Laser Tech.), is working as a Principal Scientist and Research team leader at QuantLase Imaging Laboratory, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.Presently, he is as anambassadorat ideaXme, London, England. Recognizing the value of Laser technology for healthcare and research, Dr. Kumar championing its study andInvented of the ''Laser-based DPI technology (Diffractive Phase Interferometry)'', a novel advance technique used to screen and detect COVID-19 infection by examining the tiny blood samples. It allows the health authorities to carry out large-scale screening within a few seconds.Before joining QuantLase Lab, Dr.Kumar JoinedAiFi Technologies LLC, UAE, where he held positions as a Senior Experimental Research Scientist- Quantum Physics (July 2019-March 2020). He started his research career with the M.Sc (Physics 1997) Degree from C.C.S University, Meerut, India and M. Phil. (Instrumentation Physics) degree from Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee(IIT-R), Roorkee, India in 2000. In 2001, he has joined as a Research Assistant at Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-B), Mumbai, India where he worked on Optical Pattern formation and self-organization in a Photonic system.Dr. Pramod Kumar earned his Ph.D. (Laser Technology) degree from School of Physical Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, India in 2009. After completing his thesis, He has been worked as Assistant Professor in Delhi University, India from 2009 to March 2010. In April 2010, he moved to France to pursue his research work as a Post-Doctoral Fellow at Laboratoire Commun de Métrologie LNE-CNAM, Paris, Franceon the Design and Development of Signal Resonant Optical Parametric Oscillator for Imaging and for the Spectroscopic purpose.To continue further his research carrier, he has worked as Post-doctoral Research Associate (2011-2014) in Femtosecond Laser Laboratory, IISER Mohali, Punjab, India. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali’ which is a premier institute in India. Dr. Pramod Kumar since January 2015 when he started his Senior Laser Research Staff tenure with Laser Physics Group at Tyndall National Institute and University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.In 2017, Dr. Kumar joined as a Disordered Photonics Research Fellow, Department of Physics and Astronomy, College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of Exeter, England, United Kingdom. He has been involving in different leadership events especially in originating various international conferences, invited lecturers, and managing well all of them. he was excellent in delivering science communication and successfully presented several talks and delivered invited lecture in various reputed academic institutions like Imperial College London, Cambridge University, Bangor University and Paris Tech, Paris etc. He wasinvited to visit the Andrew and Peggy Cherng Department of Medical Engineering at California Institute of Technology, Pasadena California, May 19, 2018.Dr. Kumar is a member of the Optical Society of America, American Institute of Physics, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the American Physical Society and SPIE America.