Anand Babu
Postdoctoral Researcher
AI for Materials Science

Anand Babu
Ph.D.

AI/ML · Nanofabrication · Wearable Sensors · Quantum ML

IMCN, UCLouvain, Belgium | R-C Fellow, UBx, France

MLIPGenerative AI Self-Driving LabsPiezoelectric TriboelectricQuantum ML
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Code & Demos

Active Repositories

Beyond publications — working ML deployments, open-source notebooks, and interactive demos. Research that ships.

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Python
NanoPhasePredictor
AI-driven CNN-SVM hybrid framework for nanoscale PVDF phase prediction from image data using deep feature extraction.
CNNSVM TensorFlowMaterials AI PVDF
Linked Publication ML-Enabled Nanoscale Phase Prediction in PVDF — Small 2024 · 6 citations
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Jupyter
Voicotromics
Voice biometrics using piezoelectric wearable sensors fused with a Programmable Acoustic Neural Network (PANN) and PCA analysis.
PANNPCA BiometricsWearable Python
Linked Publication Programmable Polymeric-Interface for Voiceprint — Adv. Mater. Technol. 2024 · 24 citations
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Jupyter
BreathInfo
Comprehensive ML regression pipeline for early prediction of respiratory disease biomarkers (RFR, GBR, SVM, Ridge, Linear).
Random ForestSVM Ridge RegressionHealthcare Python
Linked Publication Self-Learning e-Skin Respirometer — Adv. Sensor Res. 2024 · 6 citations
MATLAB + Python
Gest-RECOG
Gesture recognition using self-powered triboelectric sensor + DNN/SVM/KNN. ~97% accuracy. Targets humanoid robotics and prosthetics.
DNNKNN SVMMATLAB IoTGesture
Linked Publication Roadmap to Human-Machine Interaction via TENG — ACS AEM 2024 · 28 citations
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Python
TriboLexNet
Speech command recognition via acoustic signals from a polystyrene triboelectric laminate sensor. Includes RED keyword Random Forest pipeline + ROC analysis.
Random ForestAcoustic ML ROC AnalysisTriboelectric SpeechPython
Linked Publication Surface Potential Tuned TENG for Voice Recognition — Small 2022 · 68 citations
All Repositories on GitHub

About Me

Anand Babu
Anand Babu
Postdoc Researcher · UCLouvain
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I am a Postdoctoral Research Scientist at UCLouvain, Belgium, deploying generative AI models — VAEs and Diffusion Models — for multimodal machine learning and inverse design of materials.

I completed my Ph.D. at INST-IISER Mohali, India, building AI-integrated piezo-, tribo-, and flexo-electric sensors for digital health. As a Raman-Charpak Fellow at IMS, University of Bordeaux, I developed Voiceprint Biometrics, e-skin Respirometers, and Emotion Sensing devices.

My research spans AI for Materials, MLIP, Self-Driving Laboratories, Quantum ML, and Wearable Sensor Systems. I serve on the Editorial Advisory Board of APL Machine Learning and as Guest Editor for Nanotechnology (IOP).

Ph.D. Thesis Bio-Integrated Artificial Intelligence: Synergizing Nanomaterials, Machine Learning Algorithms, and Self-Powered Devices for Early-Stage Healthcare Diagnostics

Research Interests

AI for Materials

Generative models, diffusion models and VAEs for inverse design and property prediction

MLIP & Self-Driving Labs

Machine learning interatomic potentials, automated materials discovery pipelines

Wearable Health Sensors

AI-integrated piezoelectric and triboelectric nanogenerators for healthcare diagnostics

Nanomaterials

PVDF nanocomposites, perovskites, electrospun nanofibres and advanced characterization

Quantum ML

Entanglement-enhanced quantum kernels, quantum computing for data classification

Smart IoT Systems

ESP32/Raspberry Pi IoT sensor platforms for real-time biomonitoring

Technical Skills

AI / ML & Data Science

PythonTensorFlowPyTorchScikit-learnDeep Neural NetworksVAEsDiffusion ModelsRandom ForestSVMMATLABR

Device Fabrication

3D PrintingScreen PrintingLithographyElectrospinningMEMS/NEMSMicro WriterStencil Printer (Ekra X5)

Characterization

AFMPFMKPFMEFMMFMXPSUPSXRDFTIRImpedance Analysis

Electronics & IoT

ESP32ESP8266ArduinoRaspberry PiFEA SimulationHTML/JS

Publications (Scholar)

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Awards & Honors

Young Scientist Award

Materials Research Society of India (MRSI)

2023

Early Career Materials Researcher

MRS Communications — Invited recognition

2023

Raman Charpak Fellow

Indo-French Centre for Promotion of Advanced Research

2022

Best Oral Presentation Award

APA NANOFORUM

2022

Best Poster Award

65th Solid State Physics Symposium, DAE

2022

NET Qualified × 3

Joint CSIR-UGC National Eligibility Test

2018–2019

GATE Qualified × 2

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering

2018–2019

DST-INSPIRE Scholarship

Dept. of Science and Technology, Govt. of India

2013–2016

Grants & Fellowships

APS Annual Leadership Meeting Grant

American Physical Society (APS)

2024

Raman-Charpak Fellowship

IFCPAR/CEFIPRA — University of Bordeaux

2022

SERB-ITS Funding Award

Science and Engineering Research Board, India

2022

APS GERA Energy Workshop Grant

APS March Meeting

2023

UGC-JRF Fellowship

University Grants Commission, Ministry of Education, India

DST-INSPIRE Scholarship

Dept. of Science and Technology, Govt. of India

Academic Services

Peer Reviewer

Adv. Functional Materials, Small, 2D Materials, Advanced Materials, APL, APL Quantum, PRL

Committee Member — MRS

Early Career Professionals Subcommittee (ECPSC), Materials Research Society

Student Ambassador — APS

American Physical Society

Member & Volunteer

American Chemical Society (ACS) and IEEE

Conferences & Talks

AI-enabled Self-Powered Sensors

Jointly organized by Prakash Bharti and the IEEE Photonics Society

Intelligent Sensors for Next Generation Electronic Devices

Organized by IMS, University of Bordeaux, France

Indo-French Science in the Spotlight

Organized by The Ambassador of France, Emmanuel Lenain, with Dr. Antoine Petit, CEO of CNRS

IEEE Sensors Advisory Committee Leadership Summit

October 2023 — Dept. of Homeland Security and IEEE Sensors Council, Seattle, Washington

Programmable Piezoelectric Multimodal Emotional Sensors

International Conference on Health, Safety and Environment, Dec. 2023 — Institute of Fire and Safety Engineering, Haldia, India

Hands-On Training

AI/ML, QML & Data Science

RFR, Logistic Regression, SVM, DNN, Q-Learning, Quantum Kernels — Python & MATLAB

Device/Sensor Fabrication

Micro Writer, 3D Printers, Screen/Stencil Printers (Ekra X5), Electrospinning

Materials Characterization

SPM (AFM, PFM, KPFM, EFM, MFM), XPS, UPS, FTIR, Impedance Analyzer, DSO

IoT & Web Development

ESP32, ESP8266, Arduino, Raspberry Pi; JavaScript and HTML web platforms

Custom Experimental Setups

Designed setups for contact electrification studies and nanoscale laser measurements

Contact Me

Let's Collaborate

Open to research collaborations, invited talks, peer review requests, and mentorship opportunities in AI for Materials and Sensor Systems.

Current Affiliations

Active research positions

UCLouvain, BelgiumIMCN — Postdoctoral Research Scientist
University of Bordeaux, FranceIMS — Raman-Charpak Fellow
INST–IISER Mohali, IndiaPh.D. — Nanoscience & Technology
ababu.nano@gmail.comPrimary contact — responds within 48h