Dr. Santosh Kumar

Dr. Santosh Kumar, Professor, Liaocheng University, China
(SPIE Fellow Member, OPTICA Senior Member, IEEE Senior Member)

Santosh Kumar is a highly accomplished researcher and Professor with a Ph.D. degree from the Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad, India. Currently based at Liaocheng University, China, he specializes in optical fiber sensors, nano and biophotonics, photonic and plasmonic devices, as well as waveguides and interferometers.

Throughout his career, Dr. Kumar has successfully supervised twelve M.Tech. dissertations and mentored six Ph.D. candidates. He boasts a prolific publication record with over 310 research articles in prestigious national and international SCI journals and conferences. Driven by his commitment to advancing knowledge, he has presented his work at conferences held in China, India, Belgium, and the USA.

Dr. Kumar is the author of two scholarly books, "2D Materials for Surface Plasmon Resonance-Based Sensors" (CRC Press, 2021) and "Optical Fiber-Based Plasmonic Biosensors: Trends, Techniques, and Applications" (CRC Press, 2022). His expertise is highly sought-after, reflected in his extensive reviewing contributions for over 1750 SCI journals published by renowned publishers such as IEEE, Elsevier, Springer, OPTICA, SPIE, Wiley, ACS, and Nature.

Recognized for his achievements, Dr. Kumar is a Fellow of SPIE and a Senior Member of IEEE, SPIE, and OPTICA. He serves as an OPTICA Traveling Lecturer and holds the esteemed position of Chair of the Optica Optical Biosensors Technical Group. He has delivered numerous invited speeches and serves as a session chair for IEEE conferences.

Additionally, Dr. Kumar has made significant editorial contributions, serving as an Associate Editor for journals such as IEEE Sensors Journal, IEEE Internet of Things, and Biomedical Optics Express.