2026
Microchemical Journal
An automated portable dual-mode optical device for on-site detection and chemometrics-enhanced discrimination of pesticides
K. S. Deepak, P. R. Priya, A. Balapure, A. Javed, S. Goel, S. K. Dubey
MICROSYSTEMS / ANALYTICAL SCIENCE / SENSOR TECHNOLOGY
K S Deepak, PhD
Making sensing matter.
Engineering intelligent sensing systems for a world beyond the laboratory.
I work across microfluidics, optical and electrochemical sensing, embedded instrumentation, and analytical science to develop portable technologies for food safety, environmental monitoring, and diagnostics.
Researcher · Engineer · Innovator
From sensing principles to deployable technologies.
01 / ABOUT
Built at the intersection of science and engineering.
My doctoral work focused on integrating sensing chemistry, microfluidics, optics, electrochemistry and instrumentation. I am interested in translating these principles into precise and accessible analytical tools.
RESEARCH PHILOSOPHY
Technology becomes meaningful when a promising measurement principle can be integrated, validated and used where decisions are made.
RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
Integrated microsystems
Microfluidics, fabrication and embedded systems
Multimodal chemical sensing
Optical, electrochemical and data-driven readouts
Technology translation
Validated prototypes for practical settings
02 / SELECTED RESEARCH
Research translated into devices.
From handheld optical systems to flexible electrochemical sensors, each project connects scientific principles to integrated experimental platforms.
01RESEARCH / PLATFORM
01 / 07Food safety · Microfluidics
PestiSafe 1.0
Microfluidic colorimetric pesticide sensing
A handheld pesticide screening platform integrating PDMS passive micromixing, a colorimetric assay, LED–photodiode detection, signal conditioning and IoT-ready instrumentation.
Explore case study02RESEARCH / PLATFORM
02 / 07Food safety · Multimodal optics
PestiSafe 2.0
Dual-mode optical sensing and chemometrics
A portable dual-channel optical system combining fluorescence and colorimetric signals with embedded electronics, digital acquisition and chemometric discrimination for pesticide monitoring.
Explore case study03RESEARCH / PLATFORM
03 / 07Wearable sensing · Electrochemistry
PestiSafe 3.0
Machine-embroidered electrochemical lab-on-glove
A glove-integrated sensing platform built using programmable textile embroidery, conductive electrodes, hydrophobic surface treatment and acetylcholinesterase inhibition chemistry.
Explore case study03 / SCHOLARLY OUTPUT
Ideas tested, documented and shared.
A selection of peer-reviewed contributions across microfluidics, pesticide sensing and wearable systems.
2026
Lab on a Chip
Machine-Embroidered Textile Electrodes: Parametric Engineering for Lab-on-Glove Electrochemical Pesticide Detection
K. S. Deepak, A. Javed, S. Goel, S. K. Dubey
2026
Advanced Materials Technologies
Molecular-to-Device Integration: A Turn-On Polymeric Receptor for IoT-Enabled Detection of Explosive TKX-50
S. Bej, A. Balapure, S. Dutta, K. S. Deepak, et al.
04 / ACADEMIC JOURNEY
Engineering foundations. An evolving research agenda.
2027 — 2028 · FORTHCOMING
Postdoctoral appointment
SenSys Lab · University of Manitoba
2023 — 2026
PhD in Mechanical Engineering
BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus · MMNE Lab
2019 — 2021
MTech in Chemical Engineering
NIT Durgapur
2015 — 2019
BTech in Chemical Engineering
NIT Arunachal Pradesh