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Dr. Sunny Sharma

Associate Professor  | ECE Department | IIIT-Allahabad

📍 Prayagraj, India 📧 sunnys[at]iiita[dot]ac[dot]in 📱 +91-532-292-2527 Senior Member, IEEE Member, OPTICA
90+
Publications
8
PhD Completed
6
Funded Projects
10+
Years Teaching
22+
M.Tech Supervised
🎓 Biography

Dr. Sunny Sharma is an Associate Professor in the Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE) Department at IIIT-Allahabad (Prayagraj, India). 

His research interests span Microelectronics, Micro/Nano-Fabrication, Novel Sensing Materials and Devices, Semiconductor Memories, and Photonic Devices, VLSI Testing. 

Micro/Nano Fabrication Gas Sensors Phase Change Materials VLSI Testing Energy Harvesting Metamaterials
🔗 Academic IDs
Google ScholarzhCF2jEAAAAJ
Email (Institute)sunnys[at]iiita[dot]ac[dot]in
Email (Personal)sunnymeharwal[at]gmail[dot]com
Phone+91-532-292-2527
📚 Qualifications
2011–2015
Ph.D. – Microsensors / Electronic Nose
IIT(BHU), Varanasi | 2015
2009–2011
M.Tech – VLSI Design & CAD University 1st Rank
Thapar University, Patiala 
2007–2009
M.Sc. – Electronic Science University 1st Rank
Kurukshetra University, Haryana 
2004–2007
B.Sc. – Electronics
Kurukshetra University | 
💼 Academic Positions
Sept. 2025 – Present
Associate Professor 
ECE Department, IIIT-Allahabad
June. 2015 – Dec. 2017
Assistant Professor
IIIT-Allahabad
22+
M.Tech Supervised
8
PhD Guided
50+
B.Tech Projects
4+
Ongoing PhD
📖 Courses Taught
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CodeSubjectClassSemesterStudents
EDCElectronic Devices and CircuitsB.Tech1st Sem~110
DEDigital ElectronicsB.Tech2nd Sem~110
EVLTVLSI TechnologyM.Tech/Ph.D.1st Sem~15
MEMSMEMSB.Tech/M.Tech/Ph.D.M.Tech-3rd / B.Tech-7th~60
TAVVLSI Testing & VerificationB.Tech/M.Tech/Ph.D.M.Tech-2nd / B.Tech-6th~45
EODCSemiconductor OptoelectronicsB.Tech6th Sem~45
FEEFundamentals of Electrical and Electronics Engg.B.Tech2nd Sem~110
IMIntroduction to MicroelectronicsM.Tech1st Sem~45
🧪 Lab Courses
LabClassSemester
Electronic Devices and Circuits LabB.Tech1st Sem
Device Fabrication LabM.Tech/PhD1st Sem
Introduction to ComputersB.Tech1st Sem
VLSI Testing and Verification LabB.Tech/M.Tech6th Sem/2nd Sem
🎯 Academic Responsibilities
RolePeriod
Chairman, Senate Undergraduate Committee (SUGC)2022 – 2023
Hostel Warden, BH-12021 – 2023
Hostel Warden, BH-52018 – 2021
Coordinator, Placement (ECE)2017 – 2021
Faculty-In-charge, VLSI Fabrication Lab2015 – Present
Member, Network & Maintenance2023– Present
Member, DPGC2018 – 2020
Member, DUGC2017 – 2019
Chapter Advisor, OSA/OPTICA – IIITA Student Chapter2017 – Present
Committee Member: Prevention of Sexual Harassment25-01-2021 – Present
🔬 Research Areas
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Micro/Nano Sensor Fabrication
Chemiresistive gas sensor arrays, Electronic nose (E-nose) development, MoX-Composites  room-temperature operated sensors for industrial and medical applications., Flexible Sensors
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Chalcogenide Photodetectors
Design, simulation, fabrication and characterization of Ge₂Sb₂Te₅-based photodetectors for visible to NIR range; tunable photodetection using phase-change materials.
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Tunable Metasurfaces & Metamaterials
Phase-change material (PCM) integrated metasurfaces/metamaterials for THz switching; electromagnetic induced transparency; reconfigurable THz metamaterials.
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Energy Harvesting Devices
Flexible and biocompatible piezoelectric energy harvesters; AlN/polymer hybrid and nanocomposites for low-frequency, low-g biomedical energy harvesting (
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Ferroelectric Non-Volatile Memory
Metal-Ferroelectric-Semiconductor (MFS,MFIS) structures via sol-gel and sputtering processes for non-volatile memory applications.
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VLSI Testing & Verification
ATPG techniques, scan testing, DFT tools, test power optimization, hardware Trojan detection, BIST architectures for embedded memories and SoC.
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Semiconductor Photonic Devices
 Nanocomposite-based flexible broadband photodetectors; phosphor-converted white LEDs; silicon photonic platform integration; 2D material optoelectronics.
🏷️ Research Keywords
E-Nose SnO₂ Sensors Ge₂Sb₂Te₅ THz Metamaterial AlN Piezoelectric Electrospinning MOS Sensors Phase Change Material Lumerical Simulation VLSI Testing Sensor Drift Ferroelectric Memory Cadence VLSI ALD / Sputtering Silicon Photonics Nanofabrication WSe₂ Photodetector MXene Nanocomposite Piezoelectric Harvester Neural Networks ZnO Phosphors Semiconductor Memories
85+
Total
58
SCI Journals
25
Conference Papers
3
Book Chapters
2
Patents (Filed)
📄 Selected Journal Publications (2024–2025)
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Investigations on novel bio-compatible PVDF-Sc composites for Low-frequency energy harvesting using electrospinning
Devi M., Sharma A., Prakash S., Sunny
Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, vol. 36, Art. no. 1538, 2025 | DOI: 10.1007/s10854-025-15553-w
Journal2025
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Target-Domain Data Free Model-Agnostic-Meta-Learning Framework For Time-Varying Drift Correction For E-nose
Gupta V.K., Bhati G.S., Lalwani S.K., Sunny
IEEE Sensors Letters, vol. 9, no. 8, Art. no. 5502904, Aug. 2025 | DOI: 10.1109/LSENS.2025.3591494
JournalIEEE Sensors Letters2025
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On-Chip Implementation of Neural Network-Based Classifier Models for E-Nose With Chemometric Analysis
Gupta V.K., Yadav A., Kumar M., Kumar B., Sunny
IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, vol. 74, Art. no. 2522708, 2025 | DOI: 10.1109/TIM.2025.3554292
JournalIEEE TIM2025
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WSe₂ and CuO Blend-Based Broadband Photodetector With Poly-TPD (HTL) and PCBM (ETL)
Bajpai T., Sunny, Tripathi S.
IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, vol. 72, no. 4, pp. 1948–1953, April 2025 | DOI: 10.1109/TED.2025.3545607
JournalIEEE TED2025
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Performance Analysis of WSe₂ and MXene Nanocomposite-Based Flexible Photodetector
Bajpai T., Nagaria R.K., Sunny, Tripathi S.
IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, vol. 37, no. 6, pp. 345–348, March 2025 | DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2025.3546715
JournalIEEE PTL2025
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The role of nanodimensions in enhancing electrochemical sensing: A comprehensive review
Jalali M., Hosseini-Hosseinabad S.M., Moakhar R.S., Jalali M., Mirzaei M., Sunny Sharma, Mishra Y.K., Mahshid S., et al.
Chemical Engineering Journal, Vol 499, 155714, 2024 | IF: 13.3 | DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2024.155714
JournalIF: 13.3
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Polypyrrole-Coated Thermoplastic Polyurethane Nanofiber-Based Flexible Sensor for Biomarker Detection
Lalwani S.K., Debnath A., Tripathi C.C., Sunny
IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 24, no. 21, pp. 34003–34010, Nov. 2024 | DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2024.3456138
JournalIEEE Sensors
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Bayesian Optimization Based Neural Architecture Search for Classification of Gases/Odors Mixtures
Gupta V.K., Lalwani S.K., Bhati G.S., Prakash S., Sunny
IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 24, no. 5, pp. 7119–7125, March 2024 | DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2024.3349862
JournalIEEE Sensors
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Switching of electromagnetic induced transparency in terahertz metasurface
Mishra P., Srivastava V., Kumar S., Rana D.S., Mishra Y.K., Sunny
Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 56, 205101, 2023 | DOI: 10.1088/1361-6463/acc5f5
JournalIOP
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Transition Metal-based Perovskite Oxides: Emerging Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Evolution Reaction
Deeksha, Kour P., Ahmed I., Sunny, Sharma S.K., Yadav K., Mishra Y.K.
ChemCatChem, 15, e202300040, 2023 | DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202300040
JournalWiley
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Room temperature operated composite SnS–ZnS heterojunction based sensor for sub-ppm ethanol detection
Lalwani S.K., Debnath A., Sunny
Nanotechnology, 33, 505502, 2022 | IOP Publishing | DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ac9288
JournalIOP
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CMOS compatible novel integration solution for broad range tunable photodetection using phase-change material based heterostructures
Srivastava V., Mishra P., Sunny
Scientific Reports 10, 11131, 2020 | Nature Publishing | DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-67950-2
JournalNature/Sci Rep
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SnO₂-ZnO-Fe₂O₃ tri-composite based room temperature operated dual behavior ammonia and ethanol sensor for ppb level detection
Beniwal A., Sunny
Nanoscale (Royal Society of Chemistry), 12, 19732–19745, 2020 | IF: 7.79 | DOI: 10.1039/D0NR05389A
JournalIF: 7.79
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Classification and Quantification of Binary Mixtures of Gases/Odors Using Thick Film Gas Sensor Array Responses
Sunny, Vinod Kumar, Mishra V.N., Dwivedi R., Das R.R.
IEEE Sensors Journal, Vol. 15, No. 2, pp. 1252–1260, Feb. 2015 | DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2014.2361852
JournalIEEE Sensors
📢 Selected Conference Publications
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Design and Simulation of a Biocompatible Low-Frequency Vibrational Energy Harvester with Optimized Parallel Cantilever Array
Tiwari P., Devi M., Sharma A., Sunny, Prakash S.
SPIN 2025, Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering vol. 1453, Springer, Singapore, 2025
Conference2025
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Modulation Characteristics of Ge₂Sb₂Te₅ Metasurface Terahertz Switch
Mishra P., Srivastava V., Sunny
2023 IEEE Workshop on Recent Advances in Photonics (WRAP), Prayagraj, India | DOI: 10.1109/WRAP59682.2023.10712938
ConferenceIEEE WRAP 2023
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Peak Detection Assisted Classification of VOCs Using Temperature Modulated SnO₂-ZnO Sensor
Gupta V.K., Lalwani S.K., Prakash S., Sunny
IEEE 23rd International Conference on Nanotechnology (NANO), Jeju Island, Korea, 2023
ConferenceIEEE NANO 2023
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Active Switching of Electromagnetic Induced Transparency in Ge₂Sb₂Te₅ Tunable Terahertz Metamaterial
Mishra P., Srivastava V., Sunny
Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), Optica Publishing Group, 2022, paper JTu3A.53
ConferenceCLEO 2022
🔐 Patents
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Integrated Monitoring Armband for Occupational Health and Safety in the Industrial Environment
Application No.: 202511026291 | Filed: 22/03/2025
Intellectual Property India, Govt. of India | Status: Under Process
Patent2025
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Optical Waveguide-Based Temperature Sensor for Real-Time Monitoring in Microfluidic and Lab-on-a-Chip Applications
Application No.: 202511026289 | Filed: 22/03/2025
Intellectual Property India, Govt. of India | Status: Under Process
Patent2025
📚 Book Chapters
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Energy-efficient methods for railway monitoring using WSN
Tolani M., Balodi A., Bajpai A., Sunny, Singh R.K.
Artificial Intelligence for Signal Processing and Wireless Communication, De Gruyter, 2022, pp. 179–202
Book Chapter
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Advanced Sensor Systems for Robotics and Autonomous Vehicles
Tolani M., Ajasa A.A., Balodi A., Bajpai A., AlZaharani Y., Sunny
Studies in Computational Intelligence, Vol. 1093, Springer, 2023
Book Chapter
₹3.21 Cr+
Total Grants
6
Funded Projects
SERB/MHRD
Primary Funders
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Design and Implementation of Biocompatible Energy Harvesting Device for Low Frequency Operation

CRG/2022/009226 | Core Research Grant, SERB-DST. Develops AlN/polymer hybrid nanocomposites for flexible, biocompatible energy harvesters at low frequency for biomedical applications.

SERB CRGActive 2023 – 2026PI
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Chips to Startup (C2S) Program — Project Implementation Group

Ref: IIITA/C2S/2023/01 | Member, Project Implementation Group for MeitY's C2S Program at IIIT-Allahabad. Focused on semiconductor chip design and talent ecosystem development.

MeitY (C2S)Active 2023 – 2028Member PIG
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Design and Innovation Center (DIC) Spoke at IIIT Allahabad

MHRD-sponsored DIC project. Co-PI. 04 Mini Projects completed under the DIC initiative fostering innovation and product prototyping at the institute.

MHRDActive 2017 – 2026Co-PI
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Investigations on Chalcogenide Photodetectors

ECR/2016/001950 | Early Career Research Grant, SERB-DST. Design, simulation, fabrication and characterization of chalcogenide photodetectors for visible to NIR detection with tunable behavior.

SERB ECRCompleted 2017 – 2020PI
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SERB International Research Experience (SIRE) Award 2022–23

SIR/2022/000056 | Research visit to SDU (University of Southern Denmark), Sonderborg under Govt. of India funding.

SERB SIRECompleted 2022
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Investigations on Conducting Polymer based Gas Sensors for Industrial Applications

Institute Seed Money Project | Developed conducting polymer and metal oxide based gas sensors working at room temperature for detection of NH₃, NO₂, ethanol, methanol.

Institute Seed MoneyCompleted 2017 – 2020PI
🏛️ VLSI Fabrication Lab | Micro/Nano Device Lab
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The lab at IIIT-Allahabad houses a Class 1000 cleanroom facility established under Dr. Sunny's leadership. It supports thin/thick film fabrication, device characterization, and sensor development. The lab is equipped with state-of-the-art deposition and measurement systems funded through institute budgets and SERB project grants.

🔬 Major Equipment & Infrastructure
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Class 1000 Cleanroom
Established for and ultra thin film fabrication and Lithography 
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Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD)
Conformal ultra-thin film deposition
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Electrospinning Machine
Polymer & metal-oxide nanofiber fabrication
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Tunable Light Source (250–1800 nm)
For photodetector characterization (DST funded, ~₹18 Lakh)
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Digital Microscope (~0.5 µm resolution)
For MEMS and micron-level device inspection
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Multi-Sensor Data Acquisition System
Real-time I-V measurement (static & dynamic) of multiple devices
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Thermal Oxidation, Diffusion (n, p type) Furnace 
For Thermal Oxidation and Doping
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Mask Aligner
For Optical Lithography
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Ellipsometry-Single wavelength
For Thin Film Thickness Measurements
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Thermal Evaporation-HHV
For Contact formation/Metallization
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Surface Profilometer
for Thick film Measurement
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RF/DC Magnetron Sputtering
Semi-automatic, magnetic material targets, co-sputtering capability
🤝 Collaborating Institutions
IIT(BHU), Varanasi Thapar University Yeungnam University, Korea NTU Singapore CSIO Chandigarh NPL Delhi IIT-Ropar Purdue University, USA SDU, Denmark Kurukshetra University MCI Sonderborg, Denmark
🎓 PhD Scholars (Completed)
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Dr. Vibhu Srivastava
Phase Change Material (Ge₂Sb₂Te₅) based Photodetectors
2016 | Sole Supervisor | Completed
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Dr. Ajay Beniwal
Low Temperature Operated Chemiresistive Analyte Sensors
2017 | Sole Supervisor | Completed
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Dr. Manoj Tolani 
 Energy-Efficient Bandwidth Utilization in Wireless Sensor Networks
2016-20 | Supervisor-1 | Completed
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Dr. Prateek Mishra
Phase Change Materials for Tunable Metamaterials
2017-22 | Sole Supervisor | Completed
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Dr. Suraj Lalwani
Low temperature gas sensors for industrial/medical applications
2018 | Sole Supervisor | Completed
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Dr. Ajit Debnath
Ferroelectric materials for non-volatile memory applications
2018 | Supervisor-1 | Completed
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Dr. Neha Mishra
MEMS based diverse water technology initiatives
2015-19 | Supervisor-1 | Completed
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Dr. Vyom Kumar Gupta
igh-Performance Computational Frameworks for E-Nose Applications
2021-25
📘 PhD Students (Ongoing)
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[Ms. Bharti Kaushal]
[Solar Cells]
Ongoing | [Year]
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Ms. Pushplata Tiwari
Micro-Energy Harvesters
Ongoing | [Year]
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Ms. Mamta Devi
Sensors for Healthcare
Ongoing | [Year]
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Ms. Najbeen Bano
Flexible Sensors
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Mr. Amit Raj (JRF)
Thin Films and Devices
Ongoing
🎓 Recent M.Tech Scholars
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Ms. Sonali Surya (MMI2023007)
180-nm CMOS Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting Circuit
June 2025 | Sole Supervisor
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Mr. Krishna Kumar Agrawal (MMI2022007)
Primitive Gates for In-memory Computing Using RRAM (130 nm)
June 2024 | Sole Supervisor
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Ms. Deepshikha Yadav (MMI2022003)
Positive Temperature Coefficient Sensor using Folded Cascode OTA (28 nm)
June 2024 | Supervisor-2
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SERB International Research Experience (SIRE) Award

Awarded by SERB, DST, Government of India for international research experience at MCI, SDU, Sonderborg, Denmark. File No. SIR/2022/00056 | May 2022

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University Gold Medal – M.Tech (VLSI Design & CAD)

Awarded by Thapar University, Patiala for standing 1st in M.Tech (VLSI Design & CAD) | 2009-11

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University Gold Medal – M.Sc. (Electronics)

Awarded by Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra for standing 1st in M.Sc. Electronics | 2007-09

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Senior Member, IEEE

Elevated to Senior Member grade of IEEE. | 2021

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Letter of Appreciation – HoD (ECE)

Received Letter of Appreciation from Head of Department (ECE) for contributions in teaching, lab development and related activities during academic session 2015–16. | 

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Fellowships & Exam Qualifications

UGC Research Fellowship (RFSMS) | GATE 2011 (ECE) Qualified | UGC-NET 2013 (Electronic Science) Qualified | Teaching Assistantship at IIT(BHU)

📢 Share recent achievements, events, publications, and announcements. Photos can be uploaded for each news item.

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December 2024
CICT-2024: IEEE International Conference Organized at IIIT-Allahabad
Dr. Sunny co-organized CICT-2024, the IEEE International Conference on Information and Communication Technology, held at IIIT-Allahabad (Dec 6–8, 2024). The event featured keynote talks, panel discussions, and paper presentations; accepted papers were submitted to IEEE Xplore. Dr. Sunny served as Co-Organizer and Chair (Publications).
Conference
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September 2024
New Paper Accepted in IEEE Sensors Journal
Paper on "Polypyrrole Coated TPU Nanofibers based Flexible Sensor for Biomarker Detection" by Lalwani S.K., Debnath A., Tripathi C.C., and Dr. Sunny accepted and published online in IEEE Sensors Journal (Sept. 2024), DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2024.3456138.
Publication
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June 2024
Invited Expert Talk at MNNIT Allahabad Workshop
Delivered an Expert Talk on "Gas Sensors for Industrial and Biomedical Applications: From Lab to Daily Life" at the 2-Day Workshop on Microfabrication for Biomedical Applications organized at Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad (June 4–5, 2024).
Invited Talk
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September 2025
Promoted to Associate Professor (Level 13A2)
Dr. Sunny Sharma has been promoted to the rank of Associate Professor (Level 13A2) in the ECE Department, IIIT-Allahabad, effective September 2025.
Career Update
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March 2025
Two Patents Filed with IPR, Govt. of India
Two new patent applications filed on 22/03/2025: (1) "Integrated Monitoring Armband for Occupational Health and Safety in the Industrial Environment" (App. No. 202511026291) and (2) "Optical Waveguide-Based Temperature Sensor for Real-Time Monitoring in Microfluidic and Lab-on-a-Chip Applications" (App. No. 202511026289). Both under process with Intellectual Property India, Govt. of India.
Patent
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April 2025
Papers Published in IEEE TED, IEEE PTL, and IEEE TIM (2025)
Multiple papers published in top IEEE journals in early 2025: WSe₂/CuO broadband photodetector (IEEE Trans. Electron Devices), WSe₂/MXene flexible photodetector (IEEE Photonics Technology Letters), and E-nose neural network classifier (IEEE Trans. Instrumentation & Measurement). This reflects sustained research productivity in semiconductor photonics and sensing.
Publication
📍 Office Details
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NameDr. Sunny Sharma
PositionAssociate Professor 
DepartmentElectronics & Communication Engineering
InstituteIIIT-Allahabad, Prayagraj, UP, India – 211015
Phone+91-532-292-2527
Emailsunnys[at]iiita[dot]ac[dot]in
Alt. Email[email protected]
Office AddressCC1, IIIT-Allahabad, Allahabad – 211015
🔗 Online Profiles
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IEEE Senior MemberElevated  2021
OPTICA Member 2016 – Present
OPTICA Faculty AdviserIIIT-Allahabad Chapter, 2017 – Present
VIBHALife Member
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