Principal Investigator

Leonard received his PhD in Engineering from the University of Cambridge in Engineering in 2019 where he worked on developing low-cost and high-throughput printed electronics using Graphene and other 2d materials. Leonard is also a former NTU International Postdoctoral Scholar, where he undertook a 2-year visiting appointment the Commonwealth Scientific International Research organisation (CSIRO). He is also a recipient of the Royal Academy of Engineering Enterprise Fellowship where he developed commercial applications in the renewable energy sector in the United Kingdom (UK) and Europe based on his patents. 

Email: leonard.ngwt@ntu.edu.sg

Research Fellow

Xingchi received his bachelor’s degree in Chemistry in Zhejiang University, and later acquired the Master’s degree in Imperial College London, studying on the Graphene/Carbon Nitride materials. In 2018, he worked in the Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Science (IEECAS) on solid-state Zinc battery. He acquired his PhD degree in Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in 2024. Specifically, he explored the structure-function relationships of singlet fission (SF) materials, and the charge transfer dynamics at the SF/perovskite heterojunctions to seek the potential of improvement in the power conversion efficiency of perovskite solar cells.

Email: xingchi.xiao@ntu.edu.sg

Research Fellow

Amrita received her Bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from H.N.B Garhwal Central University, and a Master’s degree in Computer Science from Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women, India. She acquired her Ph.D. degree from IIT Roorkee, India in 2024. In her Ph.D. research, she successfully delivered a real-time project focused on IoT, Edge computing, and Artificial Intelligence for landslide monitoring and prediction. Her Ph.D involved her instrumental role in sensor development, and the design and deployment of a complete WSN-IoT-AI-based edge computing architecture for a Landslide Early Warning System, which was successfully implemented in a live landslide location in collaboration with the National Mission on Himalayan Studies (NMHS), Government of India.

Email: amrita.joshi@ntu.edu.sg

Research Fellow

Sarmad Feroze received his PhD (Dr.-Ing.) in Materials Science and Engineering from Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), Germany, in December 2024. His doctoral research focused on the development of large-area printed organic photovoltaic (OPV) modules using high-throughput roll-to-roll (R2R) manufacturing for Building-Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) applications. During his PhD, he successfully developed large-area OPV modules for BIPV applications and conducted extensive lifetime and outdoor testing to validate real-world performance, thus showcasing the commercial readiness of emerging printed thin-film solar technologies.

Email: sarmad.feroze@ntu.edu.sg

PhD Student

Yujia received his Bachelor’s degree in Engineering as a scholar from the School of Material Science and Engineering (MSE) at NTU in 2023, specializing in biomedical materials. His research focuses on the field of organic photovoltaics (OPV). Specifically, his work involves the design of organic donor and acceptor blends, as well as the development of organic solar cell devices. With knowledge in high-throughput material characterization, Yujia is also integrating machine learning techniques to optimize experimental processes in OPV development.

Email: LI0010IA@e.ntu.edu.sg

PhD Student

Maloy received his Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from NIT Agartala in Electrical Engineering. He also received his Master’s degree from IIT Jodhpur, specializing in Sensors and IoT where he worked in gas sensors. He also served 1 year in TATA Elxsi as a Senior Engineer. Currently he is serving as an assistant group leader in Prof. Leonard’s group, where he works in organic photovoltaics and integrating machine learning techniques to optimize experimental processes in OPV development.

Email: DASM0001@e.ntu.edu.sg

PhD Student

Zen Han received his Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from the School of Material Science and Engineering (MSE) at NTU in 2024, specializing in materials and artificial intelligence. His research focuses on the field of organic photovoltaics (OPV). Specifically, his work involves designing self-driving labs to automate the development and improvement of organic solar cell devices power conversion efficiency. With knowledge in large language models, Zen Han will be integrating both large language models and machine learning to optimize experimental processes in OPV development

Email: zenhan001@e.ntu.edu.sg

PhD Student

Sayan received his Bachelor’s degree (Hons.) in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Data Analytics from KIIT. He also earned his Master’s degree from IIT Indore, specializing in Advanced Manufacturing, where he worked on various additive manufacturing techniques. Additionally, he participated in an academic exchange program at École Mines Télécom in France under the France Excellence Charpak Scholarship. His current work focuses on the design and development of self-driving labs for OPV development.

Email: sayan004@e.ntu.edu.sg

PhD Student

Jiali received her Bachelor’s degree in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology in 2022, specializing in functional materials for energy and environmental catalysis, and later acquired her Master’s degree from the National University of Singapore in 2024. Her current research focuses on perovskite solar cells, specifically on passivation strategies to improve device stability and power conversion efficiency.

Email: JIALI005@e.ntu.edu.sg

PhD Student

Li Ying earned her Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from the National University of Singapore, specialising in Materials Chemistry with a minor in Forensic Science. Her current research focuses on enhancing device efficiency and stability through passivation strategies. She works on organic photovoltaics (OPV), particularly in the design of organic donor and acceptor materials, as well as the fabrication and optimisation of organic solar cell devices.

Email: liying002@e.ntu.edu.sg

PhD Student

Matthew Osvaldo received his Bachelor’s degree in Materials Science and Engineering with a specialization in Artificial Intelligence from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in 2025. His main focus is applying machine learning to predict material properties from core building blocks such as atoms, bonds, and structures. Specifically, his work involves developing graph-based and deep learning models to understand structure–property relationships in both molecules and crystals, with the goal of accelerating materials discovery through data-driven approaches

Email: MATTHEWO001@e.ntu.edu.sg

PhD Student

Rou Ern received her Bachelor’s degree in Materials Science and Engineering from the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) in 2025, where she worked on applying functional molecules to passivate defects in perovskite solar cells. Her current research focuses on using interlayer engineering to improve device efficiency and enhance stability.

Email: roernteo@gmail.com

Tan Bo Sheng