Scientific Researcher & PhD Candidate

Ekram Hossain
Khan

M.Sc. Micro- and Nanotechnologies

Specializing in MEMS design, bio-inspired acoustics, and neuromorphic engineering. Currently advancing research on contact resistance dynamics and circuit protection at TU Ilmenau.

Ekram Hossain Khan

About Me

I am an Electrical and Electronic Engineer with a strong drive to push boundaries in micro- and nanoelectronics. My core research centers on translating micro-scale physical dynamics into highly resilient dynamic systems, such as MEMS sensors, neuromorphic systems, and high-precision electrical contactors.

Currently operating as a Scientific Researcher and PhD student at TU Ilmenau, I research how contact resistance evolves in switching systems using dedicated model switch experiments.

Academic Foundations

Master of Science in Micro- & Nanotechnologies from TU Ilmenau (2023).

Research Background

Collaborated on adaptive bio-inspired acoustics with Fraunhofer IDMT.

Core Focus Areas

MEMS Transducers & Bio-sensing

Designing adaptive sensors to improve operational acoustic sensitivity.

Neuromorphic Computing

Exploring brain-inspired electronic systems and architecture.

Contact Resistance Evolution

Investigating circuit protection systems under variable electrical contact states.

Professional Experience

2023 - Present

Scientific Researcher & PhD Student

TU Ilmenau, Germany
  • Designing model switch experiments to study degradation and contact resistance in contactors.
  • Integrating finite element models and hardware configurations to trace electrical contact interfaces.
Aug 2022 - Mar 2023

Master Thesis Student

Fraunhofer IDMT & TU Ilmenau, Germany
  • Conducted multiphysics simulations on MEMS transducers for bio-inspired acoustic sensors.
  • Tested acoustic response precision inside specialized anechoic testing facilities.
  • Calibrated design iterations by mapping experimental validation curves against COMSOL models.
Feb 2022 - Dec 2022

Research Assistant

Dept. of Micro- and Nanoelectronic Systems, TU Ilmenau
  • Conducted FEM analyses mapping electro-thermo-mechanical vibrations of microcantilevers.
  • Operated Laser Doppler Vibrometer rigs to extract high-frequency mechanical vibration signatures.
Jan 2017 - Aug 2019

Research Assistant

Dept. of Mathematics & Physics, North South University, Bangladesh
  • Engineered fast model order reduction algorithms to reduce complexity in large-scale descriptor control systems.
  • Accelerated circuit solver efficiency by structuring algorithm abstractions for descriptor control arrays.

Projects

COMSOL Multiphysics

Analysis of Microcantilevers using FEM Simulations

Conducted comprehensive finite element method simulations to model the electro-thermo-mechanical behaviors of MEMS cantilevers, verifying and optimizing their parametric excitation performance.

MATLAB

Optimization of Control System Computations

Developed model order reduction algorithms targeting discrete-time descriptor systems. Achieved significant computational runtime savings while maintaining model accuracy.

Arduino & IoT

Multi-Featured Health Monitoring Device

Designed and built a wearable telemetry device incorporating GPS, GSM, gyroscopes, and heart-rate sensors to automatically broadcast health crisis alerts.

Publications & Patents

2024

Model switch experiments for determining the evolution of contact resistance of electrical contacts in contactors

TU Ilmenau Repository / Current Research Journal

2023

Influence of the Sensor Design on Bio-Inspired, Adaptive Acoustic Sensing

49th Jahrestagung für Akustik (DAGA). ISBN: 978-3-939296-21-8

2020

An Efficient Algorithm for Reduce Order Modeling of Descriptor Systems

22nd International Conference on Computer & Info Technology (ICCIT). Publisher: IEEE

2020

Comparative Analysis of Model Reduction Strategies for Circuit based Control

Asian Journal of Control. Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

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Technical Expertise

Software & Simulation

COMSOL Multiphysics
OriginLab
Multisim / KLayout
AutoCAD / KiCAD

Hardware & Lab

Vibrometry
Oscilloscopes
Anechoic Lab Testing

Languages & Coding

MATLAB
Verilog HDL
Python / C

Contact

Let's collaborate or chat.

I am open to discussions regarding academic collaborations, MEMS research positions, or industrial consulting.

Phone

+49 176 8207 7776

Location

TU Ilmenau, Germany