Shamjid P

shamjid.p@duk.ac.in

Shamjid P

Assistant Professor

Working as Assistant Professor at the School of Digital Sciences, Digital University Kerala, Trivandrum, India

Research Interests:

Current Interests: Remote Sensing, Microwave/SAR Imaging, Machine Learning for Earth Observation, and ML/AI for Materials & Device Optimization

Research Background: Polymer/Organic Solar Cells and Computational Nanophotonics

Education:

PhD (2019), NIT Calicut, Kerala

MSc Physics (2012), Farook College, Kozhikode, Kerala

BSc Physics (2010), MES Mampad College, Malappuram, Kerala

Professional Development & Training:

NISAR Data Processing Workshop

  • IIST Thiruvananthapuram
  • November 19, 2025

Space Application Adoption Workshop

  • Kerala State IT Mission, IN-SPACe, KSPACE, and KSREC
  • April 25 – 26, 2025

Faculty Induction Programme (GURU DAKSHTA)

  • Hybrid Mode – Digital University Kerala (DUK) & SGTB Khalsa College
  • UGC Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Programme
  • One-month program, 13 January – 08 February 2025

Remote Sensing and GIS Applications in Agricultural Water Management

  • Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), ISRO, Dehradun
  • Two-week program, 19–30 August 2024

Python for Data Science, AI & Development

  • Coursera – IBM
  • Five-week online course, completed on 17 May 2024

Synthetic Aperture Radar Foundations

  • edX – University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA
  • Four-week online course, completed on 28 June 2024

Courses Offered:

  • Earth Observation: Principles and Applications

  • Microwave Remote Sensing

  • Geospatial Applications in Agriculture

Invited Lectures / Talks:

International Conference on Theoretical & Experimental Physics (ICTEP 2024), Farook College, Kozhikode

  • Talk: Computational Insights into Plasmonic Nanostructures for Polymer Solar Cells
  • 20 – 21 February 2024

Python Programming Workshop — Bharata Mata College, Ernakulam

  • Session: Python Primer – Unleashing the Power of Programming for Beginners
  • 25 January 2024

Workshops Conducted:

Workshop Series – Exploring Data Science: Opportunities for Graduates in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering

  • Mode: Online
  • 27 January to 8 February 2025
  • Sessions/Themes:
    1. Data Analytics and Computational Science: Tools and Techniques
    2. Machine Learning: Redefining Boundaries in Healthcare and Drug Discovery
    3. Exploring Geoinformatics through Data Science
    4. Data Science: Automating knowledge discovery, Driving Innovation & Shaping the Future

Publications:

Journals

  • Shamjid P, Anjusree S, Yoosuf Ameen M and V S Reddy, “Performance enhancement of polymer solar cells by incorporating Ag nanoparticles at an indium tin oxide/MoO3 buffer layer interface,” Semiconductor Science and Technology 32, 065010 (2017).(https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1361-6641/aa6e9e)

Conferences

  • Shamjid P and V S Reddy, “Efficiency enhancement of PCDTBT:PCBM polymer solar cells by plasmonic effects of Ag nanoparticles,” XIX International Workshop on The Physics of Semiconductor Devices (IWPSD), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, New Delhi, India (2017).
  • Shamjid P and V S Reddy, “Plasmonic effects of Ag nanoparticles for efficiency enhancement of P3HT:PCBM based polymer solar cells,” Fourth International Conference on Nanostructured Materials and Nanocomposites (ICNM), Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India, p. 213 (2017).
  • Shamjid P and V S Reddy, “Molybdenum oxide anode buffer layer for P3HT:PCBM based polymer solar cells,” International Conference on Sustainable Environment and Energy (ICSEE), Hindustan University, Padur, Chennai, India, p. 134 (2017).
  • Shamjid P, Lakshmi Rajan, Yoosuf Ameen M and V S Reddy, “Effect of substrate temperature on organic solar cell characteristics,” International Conference on Energy Harvesting, Storage and Conversion (IC-EEE), Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin, Kerala, India, p.71 (2015).
  • Abhijith T, Shamjid P and V S Reddy, “Light absorption enhancement in P3HT:PCBM based polymer solar cells by embedding Ag nanostructures within the active layer,” International Conference on Advanced Nanostructures (ICAN), Catholicate College, Pathanamthitta, Kerala, India, p.68 (2018).
  • Yoosuf Ameen M, Shamjid P, and V S Reddy, “Tris(acetylacetonato) ruthenium (III) as cathode buffer layer in CuPc/PTCDI-C8 based small molecular organic solar cells,” International Conference on Energy Harvesting Storage and Conversion (IC-EEE), Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin, Kerala, India, p. 59 (2015).
  • Abhijith T, Shamjid P and V S Reddy, “Synthesis of silver nanoparticles for organic bistable memory device applications”, International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICONN), SRM University, Chennai, India, International Journal of ChemTech Research 7, p. 1000 (2015).