Team Members

Dr. Haili Liu, Senior Research Engineer

Senior Research Engineer, Texas A&M University (2024- present)
Deputy Director, Institute of Advanced Drug Delivery Technology (IADDT) (2020 – 2023)
Senior Engineer, Triastek Pharmaceutical Technology Co., Ltd. (Triastek) (2017 – 2020)
Postdoctoral Associate, The State University of New York at Stony Brook . (2016 – 2017)
Ph.D. in Precision Instruments and Mechanics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (2008–2013)

Project:

3D printing soft robot; Magnetic swimming robots; Smart insoles for neurodegenerative disease

monitoring; Embedded machine learning technologies; occupancy sensing and activity tracking.

Fun Fact:

Interested in technology start-ups and their stories

Zongsu Han, Post-Doctoral Researcher

Ph.D. Inorganic Chemistry, Nankai University (2018-2022)

M.S. Inorganic Chemistry, Nankai University (2016-2018)

B.S. Chemistry, Nankai University (2012-2016)

Project:

Design, synthesis, and characterization of metal-organic frameworks, and their applications in luminescence sensing, gas adsorption and separation, and electrochemical catalysis.

Xin Zhao, Ph.D. Student

Ph.D. Student, Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University (2022-Present)
Ph.D. Student, Control & Dynamics, Villanova University (2019-2021)
M.S. Electrical Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology (2017-2018)
M.S. Student, Electrical & Computer Enigineering, Clemson University (2014-2016)
B.S. Automation, Jilin University (2008-2012)

Project:

Nanoparticle-Enhanced Smart Lens for Thermal Modulation in Human Presence Sensing

Fun fact:

I experimented with Bitcoin before the first pizza purchase—back when 0.001 BTC was just a line of code and not a financial asset. I didn’t invest, I studied it.

Nguyen Nguyen, Ph.D. Student

Ph.D. student, Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University (2021-Present)
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Lamar University (2016-2020)

Research Interest:

Nanodrug Delivery, Biomedical Instrumentation, and Machine Learning. He is fascinated about innovation in computational neuroscience and brain disorder therapeutic where we could improve life quality and explore further application in wearable device.

Fun Fact:

Nguyen loves playing sport (especially badminton), musical instruments, minimalism, and hanging out with his friends.

Hanwen Hu, Ph.D. Student

Ph.D. student, Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University (2021-Present)
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Duke University (2018-2021)
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Xi’an Jiao Tong University (2014-2018)

Project:

Swimming Microrobots Driven by Magnetic Field

Ibrahim Almuteb, Ph.D. Student

Ph.D. student, Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University (2021-Present)
M.S. Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida (2019-2021)
B.S. Biomedical/Medical Engineering, Arizona State University (2014-2017)

Research Interest:

Biomedical Data, Smart Health, and Mobile Health.

He pushes and looks forward to a more innovative health future where we improve life quality and expectancy.

Fun Fact:

Ibrahim enjoys cycling, outdoor adventures, and motorsports

Yang Liu, Ph.D. Student

Ph.D. student, Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University (2025-Present)
M.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California Los Angeles (2021-2023)
B.S. Computer Engineering, Univesity of Pittsburgh (2016-2020)

Fun Facts:

Outside of the lab, I enjoy working out and hiking. I am also an avid gamer, and my all-time favorite game is Red Dead Redemption 2. My favorite place I’ve ever traveled to is Aomori in Japan because of its onsen and beautiful scenery.

Niloofar Borzooei, Ph.D. Student

Ph.D. student, Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University (2023-Present)
M.S. Electrical Engineering, Shiraz University of Technology (2015-2018)
B.S. Electrical Engineering, Shiraz University of Technology (2010-2014)

Fun Facts:

I love doing sports, especially pickleball and running, and I also enjoy cooking.

Duc Pham, Undergraduate Student

B.S. Electrical Engineering ’28

Fun Fact:

Duc enjoys gardening alongside his mother, planting fruit trees and perennials among other things.

Project: T

he Smart Insole. Assembled surface mounted devices functioning as evaluation boards for the project. Designed and 3D printed chassis to support the evaluation boards.

Interest:

Embedded systems, IoT, machine learning, health data, wearables.

Dhruv Datta, Undergraduate Student

Ayush Zalawadia, Undergraduate Student

B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University ’26

Fun Facts:

I have competed in vintage car racing, love trading stocks, and enjoy nature sports

Research interest: 

Occupancy sensing, PDLC shutter

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