Plenary Talks, Keynotes, and Seminars

1. "Advancing Research Through Partnerships, Translation, and Innovation,” Distinguished Seminar to the College of Engineering, Kansas State University, Kansas, USA (Oct 2025) 

2. “Bridging Lab, Market, and Society: Translational Research for Emerging Scholars,” Keynote, ACM/IEEE 28th International Conference on Model-Driven Engineering Languages and Systems (MODELS 25), Michigan, USA (Oct 2025). 

3. “Tech Transfer from Lab to Market,” Keynote, Connecting Research & Industry to Fuel Tech Growth at Tech Week 2025, Michigan, USA (Sep 2025).

4. "America’s Seed Fund powered by the U.S. National Science Foundation,” Fall SBIR/STTR Innovation Conference, Texas, USA (Dec 2024).  

5. "Accelerating Technology, Innovation and Partnerships," US-Taiwan Workshop on Deep Tech Innovation and Partnerships, Taiwan (Apr 2024).

6. "Accelerating Technology, Innovation and Partnerships," Texas Land Grants Day Symposium, Prairie View A&M University, Texas, USA (Feb 2024).

7. "Accelerating Technology, Innovation and Partnerships," 2023 National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE) Annual Conference, Louisiana, USA (Sep 2023).

8. "Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (TIP) Programs," 2023 National Society of Black Engineers Professional Development Conference, Texas, USA (Aug 2023).

9. "Technology, Innovation and Partnerships Programs," 2022 Engineering Innovation Leadership Council Workshop, University of Maryland, Maryland, USA (Nov 2022). 

10. "Opportunities at NSF Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (TIP)," National Society of Black Physicists 2022 Annual Meeting, Virginia, USA (Nov 2022). 

11. Plenary Talk at 2022 Faculty Research Expo, School of Engineering and Computer Science, Oakland University, Michigan, USA (October 2022)

12. Keynote Speech at the 2nd International Conference on Computing, Mathematics and Engineering Technologies - iCoMET 2019, Sukkur, Pakistan (January 2019).

13. Plenary Talk at the Ecuador Technical Chapters Meeting Conference (ETCM), Cuenca, Ecuador (October 2018).

14. Plenary Talk at IEEE International Microwave, Electron Devices & Solid-State Circuit Symposium (IMESS 2018), Penang, Malaysia (October 2018).

15. Plenary Talk at the 5th International Conference on Nanotechnology in Medicine (NanoMED), Manchester, UK (June 2018).

16. Plenary Talk at the Medical Technologies Conference (TIPTEKNO’17), Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey (October 2017)

17. Plenary Talk at BioForm IV, Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey (November 2016).

18. Keynote at The IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS) International Student Conference (ISC) 2016, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada (May 2016).

19. Keynote at Tecnotronica 2016, Morelia, Mexico (Apr 2016).

20. Keynote at International Conference on Nanoscience, Nanotechnology & Advanced Materials (NANOS2015), Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India (December 2015).

21. Plenary Talk at the First Biomedical Engineering Day, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Dammam, Saudi Arabia (April 2015).

22. Keynote, International Workshop on Nanotechnology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh (September 2012).

23. Plenary Talk at the 2nd International Conference on Pervasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments (PETRA'09), Corfu, Greece (June 2009).

24. Plenary Talk at IEEE – Electron Device Society Symposium "Nano Systems and Processes," Dhaka, Bangladesh (June 2008).

1. "Nanotechnology for Early Cancer Diagnostics," Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaaysia (May 7, 2021).

2. "Nanotechnologies for Cancer Diagnostics," Abdullah Gül University, Turkey (March 12, 2021).

3. "Nanotechnology for Biomedical Sensing," Invited Talk at 4th US International Conference on Surfaces, Coatings and Nanostructured Materials (4th NANOSMAT-USA 2018), South Padre Island, Texas, USA (October 29 – November 1, 2018).

4. "Single Cell Nano-Analytics for Disease Screening," Translational Research Seminar, University of TX School of Public Health Brownsville Regional Campus, UTRGV Department of Health and Biomedical Sciences and the South Texas Diabetes and Obesity Institute, Brownsville, TX, USA (March 2, 2018).

5. "Nanotechnology Systems for Medical Diagnostics," Research and Innovation Division, Mara University of Technology, Shah Alam, Malaysia (January 11, 2018).

6. "Biologically Inspired Microscale Systems with Nanotextured Interfaces," The Institution of Engineering and Technology Seminar, Doha, Qatar (October 10, 2016).

7. "Applications of Nanotechnology in Cancer Screening," Healthcare Science Seminar, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK, (July 20, 2016).

8. "Nanotechnology in Medicine: Opportunities and Challenges," Seminar at the College of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences, The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan), Preston, UK, (March 23, 2016).

9. "Nanotexture Tricks in Microfluidics and Lab-on-Chip to Emulate Living Systems for Early Cancer Diagnostics?," ECEN Seminar Series, Electrical and Computer Engineering Program, Texas A & M University at Qatar, Doha, Qatar (May 11, 2015).

10. "Functionalized Nanopores and Nanowires for Molecular Enrichment,” at Florida Annual Meeting and Exposition of American Chemical Society Florida Section, Palm Harbor, FL, USA, (May 7 – 9, 2015).

11. "Cell Profiles through a Micropore for Benchtop Cancer Staging," at 2nd Biennial Conference on Micro and Nanotechnology in Medicine (MNMC 2014), Oahu, HI, USA, (December 8 – 12, 2014).

12. "Nano-engineered Devices for Diagnostics," at Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-B), Powai-Mumbai, India, (August 14, 2014).

13. "Nano-Bio-Info Opportunities for Disease Diagnostics, Biosensing and Medical Applications," at Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi), Hauz Khas, New Delhi, India, (August 19, 2014) 

14. "Mimicking Submicron Features of Life in Micro+Nanotechnologies," at Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science (ICTAS) New Horizons Seminar Series, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA (July 23, 2014).

15. "Nanotextured and Tissue-Mimetic Environments for Cancer Diagnostics," in 2013 Nanobiotechnology Seminar Series at The Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford (MIPS), Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA, (November 14, 2013).

16. "Behind Enemy Lines: Learning from Cancer towards Early Diagnostics," at 2nd Conf. on Nanotechnology for Biological and Biomedical Applications (Nano-Bio-Med 2013), Trieste, Italy, (October 17, 2013).

17. "Physical Manifestations of Molecular Mutations in Chip-based Cancer Diagnostics," Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland, (June 27, 2013).

18. "Faking It:  Fooling Cancer Cells with Textured Surfaces," NSF Workshop on Micro, Nano, Bio Systems: Building on the Past and Planning for the Future, Arlington, VA, USA, (Mar 30 – 31, 2012).

19. "Nano-Engineering for Diagnostics," Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience Seminar Series, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, USA, (April 12, 2011).

20. "Nano-Devices: In Pursuit of the Omics Revolution!," Centre for Scientific Computing Colloquia, The University of Warwick, Coventry, UK, (June 16, 2009).

21. "Silicon-Based Novel Bio-Sensing Platforms at the Micro and Nano Scale", Invited Tutorial at 214th Electrochemical Society Meeting, Honolulu, HI, USA, (October 12 – 17, 2008).

22. "On the Cross-roads of Biology and Nanotechnology – Selective DNA Nanopore Sensors," Nanotechnology Seminar Series, Bindley Bioscience Center & the NASA Institute for Nanoelectronics & Computing, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA, (February 22, 2007). 

23. "DC Electrical Characterization of ds-DNA in Nanogap Junctions," Invited Talk at 3rd Molecular Conduction and Sensors Workshop, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA, (2005).

1. National Nanotechnology Workshop, Karadeniz Technical University, Turkey (2018).

2. Invited Tutorial “Nanotextured Engineered Interfaces to Living Systems” at the Second Annual IEEE Life Sciences Conference (LSC), Montreal, Canada 28-30 October (2018).

3. Invited Tutorial at the 18th IEEE International Conference on Nanotechnology Conference (IEEE NANO 2018), Cork, Ireland (2018).

4. Invited Tutorial at Second NANOSMAT School, Warsaw Univ. of Tech, Poland (2018).

5. Two-part online workshop “Developing a CV or Resume,” Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (CIRTL) Network, USA (2018).

6. Invited Tutorial on “Nanotextured Systems” at NANOSMAT School, Pierre Marie Curie University, Paris, France (2017).

7. Workshop “Academic Publishing for Student Researchers” for 2017 Summer Research Academy, UT System Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation, Arlington, Texas, USA (2017).

8. Two-part online workshop “Developing a CV or Resume,” Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (CIRTL) Network, Arlington, Texas, USA (2017). 

9. “Writing an Academic Resume” Cross-Network Workshop for Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (CIRTL) Network, Arlington, Texas, USA (2016).

10. Tutorial “Nanotextured Microfluidic Substrates to Mimic Structured Hierarchy of Living Systems” at 15th International Conf. on Nanotechnology (IEEE NANO 2015), Rome, Italy (2015).

11. Applications of Nanotechnology workshop at GITAM University, Visakhapatnam, India (2014).

12. Biomedical Engineering Society Webinar Series titled:

a. Grant Writing: Practical Approaches for Preparing and Managing Grants in BME (2013)

b. Effective Strategies for Teaching BME (2013)

c. Best Practices for Running & Managing a Lab (2013)

13. CAREER Grant Writing Workshops at UT-Arlington (Every Spring 2009-2017).

14. "Academic Integrity," Lecture Series for new graduate students, College of Engineering, UT-Arlington (2011).

15. Workshops for Science and Engineering Teaching Assistants, Purdue University, Indiana, USA (2006 – 07).  

1. "Nanotextured Microfluidic Substrates to Interface Living Systems," IEEE-Nanotechnology Council (NTC) Distinguished Lecture, IEEE Nanotechnology Chapter, Susquehanna Section, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA (October 8, 2019).

2. "Cancer Nanotechnology," IEEE-NTC Distinguished Lecture, Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA (October 8, 2019).

3. "Applications of Nanotechnology in Biomedical Engineering," IEEE- NTC Distinguished Lecture, Air University, Islamabad, Pakistan (October 8, 2019).

4. "Inter-disciplinary Engineering Approaches for Diagnostics Challenges," IEEE- NTC Distinguished Lecture, Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology, Karachi, Pakistan (Sep 30, 2019).

5. "Nanotextured Systems for Early Disease Detection," IEEE-EMBS Distinguished Lecture, Galveston Bay Section Meeting, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas, USA (November 9, 2018).

6. "Nanotextured Engineered Interfaces to Living Systems," IEEE-EMBS Distinguished Lecture, Quebec IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology / Circuits and Systems Chapter, Université Laval, Québec, Canada (October 26, 2018).

7. "Nanotextured Materials for Selective Biosensing," IEEE-EMBS Distinguished Lecture, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Malaysia (October 10, 2018).

8. "Classification of cancer cells using computational analysis of dynamic morphology," IEEE Distinguished Lecture, IEEE Jordan Section and EMBS Jordan Chapter, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan (August 5, 2018).

9. "Inter-disciplinary Engineering Approaches for Medical Diagnostics Challenges," IEEE-NTC Distinguished Lecture, Gümüşhane University, Gümüşhane, Turkey (May 30, 2018).

10. "Nanotextured Materials for Selective Biosensing," IEEE-NTC Distinguished Lecture, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey (May 29, 2018).

11. "Nanotechnology for Biosensing," IEEE-EMBS Distinguished Lecture, IEEE-EMBS Southern Alberta Section, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (November 21, 2017).

12. "Nanotechnology for Cancer Screening," IEEE-EMBS Distinguished Lecture, Seattle Chapter, Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, USA (November 9, 2017).

13. "Nanotechnology for Cancer Screening," IEEE-EMBS Distinguished Lecture, Institute for Computing, Information and Cognitive Systems (ICICS), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (November 8, 2017).

14. "Biosensors and Microfluidics," IEEE-EMBS Distinguished Lecture at the XXI Argentinean Congress of Bioengineering, and the X Clinical Engineering Workshop - SABI 2017, National University of Córdoba, Córdoba City, Argentina (October 25 – 27, 2017).

15. "Use of Nanotechnology for Better Disease Diagnostics," IEEE-EMBS Distinguished Lecture, Electronics and Advanced Design Seminar 2017, IEEE EMBS Puebla Chapter at Instituto Nacional de Astrofísica, Óptica y Electrónica (INAOE), Puebla, Mexico (September 25 – 29, 2017).

16. "Nanotechnology for Cancer Screening," IEEE-EMBS Distinguished Lecture, IEEE-EMBS Southern Alberta Section, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (April 26, 2017).

17. "Nanoscale Device Approaches for Cancer Screening," IEEE-EMBS Distinguished Lecture, Iowa State University of Science and Technology, Ames, Iowa, USA (April 21, 2017).

18. "Clinical Applications of Nanotechnology," IEEE-EMBS Distinguished Lecture, Workshop of Engineering and Innovation in Healthcare (WEIHT17), College of Medicine, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco (March 21 – 23, 2017).

19. "Nanotechnology for Single Cell Sensing and Analysis," IEEE-EMBS Distinguished Lecture at the International Convention on Nanobiosensors Technology, Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology, Karachi, Pakistan (March 17, 2017).

20. "Nanotechnology for Single Cell Analysis," IEEE-EMBS Distinguished Lecture, Portuguese Meeting of Biomedical Engineering Students, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal (March 2 – 5, 2017).