Publications and Patents

 JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

1.     Inam, A. K. M. S.; Riam, S. Z.; Islam, Md N.; Galib, A. R.; Sangmen, E. D.; Ott, B. D.; Tabassum, S. Integrated Sensor Platform for Real-time Monitoring of Nitrate, Ammonium, Temperature, and pH in Aquatic Environments, Talanta 2026, 296, 128466. DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2025.128466.

2.     Solaiman, M.; Galib, A. R.; Riam, S. Z.; Inam, A. K. M. S.; Tabassum, S. Real-time potentiometric sensing of soil nitrate: Depth-resolved monitoring across plant species with varying root structures, Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 2025, 239, 110929. DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2025.110929. 

3.     Kakaraparty, K.; Solaiman, M.; Pineda, E. A.; Galib, A. R.; Inam, A. K. M. S.; Riam, S. Z.; Mahbub, I.; Tabassum, S. Advanced In Situ Nitrate Sensing and Wireless Data Transmission Prototype for Precision Soil Fertility Monitoring, IEEE Sensors. J. 2025, 25(17), 32084 – 32096. DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2025.3592875.  

4.     Ahamed, Md S.; Chowdhury, M.; Inam, A. K. M. S.; Kar, K. A.; Islam, Md N.; Karimzadeh, S.; Tabassum, S.; Kabir, Md S.; Akter, N.; Momin, A. A comprehensive review of advances in sensing and monitoring technologies for precision hydroponic cultivation, Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 2025, 237, 110601, ISSN 0168-1699. DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2025.110601.

5.     Noushin, T.; Parvez, M. S.; Biswas, P.; Bhuiyan, Md E. H.; Rumon, Md A. al; Tabassum, S. MEMS in Twenty-First-Century Healthcare 2025, In: Pachkawade, V., Guha, K. (eds) Micro- and Nano-Systems in 21st-Century. Springer Tracts in Electrical and Electronics Engineering. Springer, Singapore. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-96-4659-3_3.

6.     Um, D.; Koram, C.; Nethala, P.; Kasu, P. R.; Tabassum, S.; Inam, A. K. M. S.; Sangmen, E. D. Beyond Color: Phenomic and Physiological Tomato Harvest Maturity Assessment in an NFT Hydroponic Growing System, Agronomy 2025, 15(7), 1524. DOI: 10.3390/agronomy15071524.

7.     Riam, S. Z.; Islam, Md N.; Inam, A. K. M. S.; Tabassum, S. AQUA-FINS: Advanced Quantitative Underwater Analysis by a Flexible Integrated Nitrate Sensor, Adv. Sensor Res. 2025, 4(5), 2500010. DOI: 10.1002/adsr.202500010. 

8.     Noushin, T.; Hossain, N. I.; Tahrin, R.; Islam, Md. N.; Tabassum, S. An integrated kirigami-patterned skin patch for multiplexed detection of inflammatory biomarkers along with transdermal drug delivery, Sensing Biosensing Research. 2025, 47, 100772. DOI: 10.1016/j.sbsr.2025.100772.

9.     Tiwari, V. K., Tabassum, S. Toward Predictive Modeling of Microneedle Design: Establishing a Correlation Between CAD Models, 3D Printed Arrays, and PDMS Molds, bioRxiv 2025.04.05.647392. DOI: 10.1101/2025.04.05.647392.

10.     Tiwari, V. K., Indic P., Tabassum, S. A study on machine learning models in detecting cognitive impairments in Alzheimer’s patients using cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers. American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementias 2024, 39. DOI: 10.1177/15333175241308645.

11.     Hossain, N. I.; Noushin, T.; Tabassum, S. StressFIT: a hybrid wearable physicochemical sensor suite for simultaneously measuring electromyogram and sweat cortisol, Scientific Reports 2024, 14(1), 1-14. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-81042-5. 

12.  Franulovic, F.; Tabassum, S. A Miniature Potentiostat for Impedance Spectroscopy and Cyclic Voltammetry in Wearable Sensor Integration, arXiv:2410.02142. DOI: 
10.48550/arXiv.2410.02142

13.  Rahman, S.; Haque, M. A.; Solaiman, M.; Ratul, R. H.; Ahmed, I.; Tabassum, S.; Wrobel, I. C. Wireless Power Transfer Using Electronic Textiles: A Comparative Review, Journal of Engineering Research 2024, 12(4), 806-824. DOI: 10.1016/j.jer.2024.02.008

14.  Tiwari V. K., Indic P., Tabassum, S. Machine learning classification of Alzheimer’s disease stages using cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers alone. arXiv:2401.00981 2024.

15.  Hossain, N. I.; Hossain, K. Z.; Monwar, M.; Apon, M. S.; Shaw, C.; Ahmed, S.; Tabassum, S.; Khan, M. R. Gold Nanoparticles Coated Optical Fiber for Real-time Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance Analysis of In-situ Light-Matter Interactions. arXiv: 2401.01050 2024. 

16.  Hossain, N. I.; Noushin, T.; Tabassum, S. Tattoo-like flexible ethylene sensor for plant stress monitoring in real-time, IEEE Sensors J. 2023. DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2023.3327547. 

17.  Yadav, A. K.; Verma, D.; Tabassum, S.; Solanki, P. R. Functionalized graphitic carbon nitride based aptasensing platform for electrochemical detection of Helicobacter Pylori, IEEE Sensors Letters 2023, 7(12), 1-4. 

18.  Kundu, S.; Tabassum, S.; Kumar, R. A.; Abel, D.; Kumar, R. Plasmonic optical fiber based continuous in-vivo glucose monitoring for ICU/CCU setup, IEEE Transactions on NanoBioscience 2023, 23(1), 157-166. DOI: 10.1109/TNB.2023.3303345

19.  Hossain, N. I.; Nayemuzzaman, S. K.; Tabassum, S. Dual localized surface plasmon resonance sensors on a single optical fiber, IEEE Sensors Letters 2023, 7(9), 3501904.

20.  Inam, A. K. M. S.; Islam, Md N.; Riam, S. Z.; Perez, F.; Delhom, C.; Noureddine, A.; Tabassum, S. Circular sensing of nitrate levels in water with flexible screen-printed sensors on biodegradable cellulose substrate, IEEE Sensors Letters 2023, 7(9), 4502104.

21.  Dutta, T.; Noushin, T.; Tabassum, S.; Mishra, S. K. Roadmap of semiconductor metal oxide based sensors: a review, Sensors 2023, 23(15), 6849. 

22.  Hossain, N. I.; Tabassum, S. A Hybrid Multifunctional Physicochemical Sensor Suite for Continuous Monitoring of Crop Health, Sci. Rep. 2023, 13(1), 9848. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-37041-z. 

23.  Noushin, T.; Tabassum, S. Kirigami-shaped dual-functional strain and temperature sensors for monitoring body movements and hyperthermia toward physiotherapy applications, IEEE Sens. J. 2023, 24(6), 7253-7263. DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2023.3272622 (Invited Paper).

24.  Neelam, A.; Tabassum, S. Optical sensing technologies to elucidate the interplay between plant and microbes, Micromachines 2023, 14(1), 195. 

25.  Pereira, A. N.; Thomas, F.; Curry, E. T.; Butler, J.; Johnson, A.; Tabassum, S. Flexible sensor suite integrated into textile for calcium ion and fall detection, IEEE Sensors Letters 2022, 6(10), 1-4.

26.  Tabassum, S.; Nayemuzzaman, S. K.; Kala, M.; Mishra, A. K.; Mishra, S. K. Metasurfaces for sensing applications: gas, bio and chemical, Sensors 2022, 22(18), 6896 (Invited Paper).

27.  Chu, S. S.; Nguyen, H. A.; Zhang, J.; Tabassum, S.; Cao, H. Towards multiplexed and multimodal biosensor platforms in real-time monitoring of metabolic disorders, Sensors 2022, 22, 5200 (Invited Paper).

28.  Noushin, T.; Hossain, N. I.; Tabassum, S. IoT-enabled integrated smart wound sensor for multiplexed monitoring of inflammatory biomarkers at the wound site, Frontiers in Nanotechnology 2022, 4, 851041 (Invited Paper).

29.  Kundu, S.; Tabassum, S.; Kumar, R. Plasmonic point-of-care device for sepsis biomarker detection, IEEE Sensors Journal 2021, 21, 18837 - 18846.

30.  Tabassum, S.; Divyesh, R.; Kumar, R. Copper complex-coated nanopatterned fiber-tip guided mode resonance device for selective detection of ethylene, IEEE Sensors Journal 2021, 21, 17420 – 17429.

31.  Hoffmann, D. S.; Kelly, L.; Bovenmyer, K.; Tabassum, S.; Kumar, R.; Rohde, L.; Drane, L.; Gonin, M.; Kearns, K; Cumming, P. Transforming your research into teaching (TYRIT): A pilot program to explore teaching course design in a multi-institutional, cross-network approach, Teaching and Learning Enquiry 2021, 9(1), 218-240.

32.  Kundu, S.; Tabassum, S.; Kumar, R. A perspective on sepsis pathogenesis, biomarkers, and diagnosis: a concise survey, Medical Devices and Sensors 2020, e10089.

33.  Tabassum, S.; Kumar, R. Advances in lab-on-a-fiber technology for point-of-care diagnosis and in-vivo biosensing, Advanced Materials Technologies 2020, 5, 1900792.

34.  Tabassum, S.; Dong, L.; Kumar, R. Determination of dynamic variations in optical properties of graphene oxide in response to gas exposure based on thin-film interference, Opt. Express 2018, 26, 6331-6344.

35.  Ali, Md. A.; Tabassum, S.; Wang, Q.; Wang, Y.; Kumar, R.; Dong, L. Integrated dual -modality microfluidic sensor for biomarker detection using lithographic plasmonic crystal, Lab Chip 2018, 18, 803-817.

36.  Tabassum, S.; Kumar, R.; Dong, L. Nanopatterned optical fiber tip for guided mode resonance and application to gas sensing, IEEE Sensors Journal 2017, 17, 7262-72 (Invited Paper).

37.  Tabassum, S.; Kumar, R.; Dong, L. Plasmonic crystal-based gas sensor toward an optical nose design, IEEE Sensors Journal 2017, 17, 6210-23.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS—ORAL 

1.     Sarker, T.; Sangmen, E.; Solaiman, M.; Sarker, T.; Somenahally, A.; Tabassum, S. Chemiresistive Sensor With Metal-Oxide Heterojunction for Monitoring Isoprene Emissions from the Rhizosphere. in the Proceedings of the IEEE NMDC Conference, Delhi, India, October 9-11, 2025, pp. 29-33, doi: 10.1109/NMDC64551.2025.11234421. 

2.     Tahrin, R.; Galib, A. R.; Solaiman, M.; Tabassum, S. Self-Healing PEDOT:PSS Electrodes with Multilayer Architecture for Long-term Sensing Applications. in the Proceedings of the IEEE NMDC Conference, Delhi, India, October 9-11, 2025, pp. 22-27, doi: 10.1109/NMDC64551.2025.11234606.

3.     Islam, M. N.; Tabassum, S. A Three Dimensional-printed Biofuel Cell Architecture for Sustainable Energy Harvesting from Plant-Derived Glucose. in the Proceedings of the IEEE NMDC Conference, Delhi, India, October 9-11, 2025, pp. 1-5, doi: 10.1109/NMDC64551.2025.11234108.

4.     Hossain, Md A.; Solaiman, M.; Rana, Md M.; Tabassum, S. AI-Enhanced Wearable Sensing Platform: Real Time Physiological Monitoring and Nanogenerator Material Optimization for Self Powered Operation. Accepted for presentation at the 41st Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference, Tyler, USA, September 11- 14, 2025.  

5.     Perez, F.; Lacerda, C.; Tabassum, S. Development of pH Responsive Hydrogels for Plant Stress Sensing Applications. Accepted for presentation at the 41st Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference, Tyler, USA, September 11- 14, 2025.

6.     Karavadi, A.; Tahrin, R.; Tabassum, S. Chitosan-Hydrogel Supplements for Enhanced Plant Tolerance: A Computational Framework for Temperature-Triggered Water and Nutrient Release. Accepted for presentation at the 41st Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference, Tyler, USA, September 11- 14, 2025. 

7.     Habib, A. K. M. A.; Tabassum, S. Effect of Nanomaterial Surface Morphology on the Sensing Performance of Agricultural VOC Sensors: A Review. Accepted for presentation at the 41st Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference, Tyler, USA, September 11- 14, 2025. 

8.     Pali, M.; Islam, Md N.; Hale, A.; Todd, J.; Arbelo, O. C.; Hulse-Kemp, A.; Corak, K.; White, P.; Scheffler, B.; Islam, M. S.; Tabassum, S. Measuring Brix directly in the sugarcane stalk with a regenerative plant sensor. Accepted for presentation at the International Society of Sugarcane Technologists, Cali, Colombia, August 22- 31, 2025.  

9.     Solaiman, M.; Inam, A. K. M. S.; Tabassum, S. In-situ Sensors to Monitor Stress Responses in Plants in Real Time. in the NASA MOSAICS Summer Student Symposium, Virtual, July 10, 2025.

10.  Pali, M.; Hossain, Md A.; Sangmen, E. D.; Tabassum, S. WISE-AgFF: Wearable Innovative Sweat sEnsor for Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing Workers. in the SW Centers Occupational Health Research Symposium, Virtual, June 20, 2025.

11.  Sangmen, E. D.; Tabassum, S. Optimizing the Laser Beam Spot Size for Laser-assisted Manufacturing Applications. in the Proceedings of IEEE Dallas Circuits and Systems conference, Dallas, TX, April 11-13, 2025.

12.  Tahrin, R.; Woo, K. A.; Tabassum, S. Three-Dimensional Printed Soft and Smart Actuator for Controlled Release of Salicylic Acid. in the Proceedings of IEEE Dallas Circuits and Systems conference, Dallas, TX, April 11-13, 2025.

13.  Sangmen, E.; Solaiman, M.; Galib, A. R.; Inam, A.K.M.S.; Sarker, T.; Somenahally, A.; Tabassum, S. Sensors for in situ monitoring of methanol and terpene gas emissions from nitrogen-stressed cotton plants throughout their lifecycle​. in the Proceedings of Beltwide Cotton Conferences, New Orleans, LA, January 14- 16, 2025. (Selected for graduate student competition). 

14.  Solaiman, M.; Sangmen, E.; Galib, A. R.; Inam, A.K.M.S.; Sarker, T.; Somenahally, A.; Tabassum, S. In situ monitoring of soil nitrate levels using a potentiometric sensor in cotton rhizosphere under varying nitrate treatments​. in the Proceedings of Beltwide Cotton Conferences, New Orleans, LA, January 14- 16, 2025. (Selected for graduate student competition). 

15.  Pali, M.; Islam, Md N.; Poudyal, C.; Wheeler, W.; Rajan, N. Tabassum, S. SMART-PH: Sensing Modality to Assist Real-time Tracking of Plant Health in spaceflight-like conditions. in the American Society for Gravitational and Space Research (ASGSR) Conference, San Juan, PR, Dec 3-7, 2024.

16.  Poudyal, C.; Wheeler, W.; Pali, M.; Islam, Md N.; Tabassum, S.; Rajan, N. Exploring the Phytohormonal Responses of Plants for Space Agriculture Using in-Situ Sensor Technology. in the ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, Nov 10-13, 2024.

17.  Riam, S. Z.; Islam, Md N.; Sarker, T.; Budhraja, V.; Tabassum, S. Flexible Organic Electrochemical Transistor Based on Conjugated Conducting Polymers. in the Proceedings of ECS Transactions, 113 (6), San Francisco, CA, May 2-30, 2024.

18.  Islam, Md N.; Gonzalez, M. B.; Tabassum, S.; Billah, K. Md M. 3D printed Shape Memory Alloy Wire Embedded Actuator. in the Proceedings of IEEE Dallas Circuits and Systems conference, Dallas, TX, April 19-21, 2024.

19.  Rana, Md M.; Khan, A. A.; Bagheri, M. H.; Islam, Md R.; Tabassum, S.; Ban, D. Chemically Functionalized High-Performance Lead Free Piezoelectric Nanogenerator for Flexible Electronics. in the Proceedings of IEEE Dallas Circuits and Systems conference, Dallas, TX, April 19-21, 2024.

20.  Poudyal, C.; Pali, M.; Islam, Md N.; Wheeler, W.; Rajan, N.; Tabassum, S. Real-time Monitoring of Plant Stress Hormones for Extra-terrestrial Agriculture, at the Data Science Space Week at From Earth to Mars, Observations in Biological and Physical Sciences, College Station, TX, April 1-5, 2024. 

21.  Riam, S. Z.; Islam, Md N.; Inam, A. K. M. S.; Tabassum, S. A low-cost, flexible electrochemical sensor for nitrate detection in water. in the Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Flexible, Printable Sensors and Systems (FLEPS), Boston, MA, July 9-12, 2023.

22.  Scarlett, J.; Ferdin, C.; Tabassum, S. Laser induced graphene as a cost-effective and bioagent-free tactile pressure sensor. in the Proceedings of IEEE Dallas Circuits and Systems conference, Dallas, TX, April 14-16, 2023.

23.  Hossain, N. I.; Noushin, T.; Mukherjee, R.; Hannoun, M.; Tabassum, S. MOSFET-based H-bridge inverter for wirelessly charging implantable medical devices. in the Proceedings of IEEE Dallas Circuits and Systems conference, Dallas, TX, April 14-16, 2023.

24.  Tiwari, V. K.; Hossain, N. I.; Tabassum, S. Laser-induced graphene sensor interfaced with machine learning classifiers for hand tremor identification. in the Proceedings of IEEE Dallas Circuits and Systems conference, Dallas, TX, April 14-16, 2023.

25.  Tabassum, S.; Sundaravadivel, P. Blending entrepreneurial education in senior and graduate-level electrical engineering courses. in the Proceedings of IEEE Dallas Circuits and Systems conference, Dallas, TX, April 14-16, 2023.

26.  Noushin, T.; Tabassum, S. Kirigami-patterned IoT-enabled smart anklet to aid physiotherapy of patients with foot injury, in the Proceedings of IEEE Sensors conference, Dallas, TX, October 31 - November 2, 2022.

27.  Hossain, N. I.; Tabassum, S. Kirigami architecture for ultra-flexible biosensor design. Presented at the 38th Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference, New Orleans, LA, August 25-28, 2022.

28.  Hossain, N. I.; Nayemuzzaman, SK; Tabassum, S. Designing a multi-parametric fiber-optic biosensor. Presented at the 38th Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference, New Orleans, LA, August 25-28, 2022. 

29.  Galvan, C.; Montiel, R.; Lorenz, K.; Carter, J.; Hossain, N. I.; Tabassum, S. A microneedle-based leaf patch with IoT integration for real-time monitoring of salinity stress in plants, in the Proceedings of IEEE 15th Dallas Circuits and Systems Conference (DCAS), June 17- 19, 2022. 

30.  Karna, S.; Noushin, T.; Tabassum, S. IoT based smart helmet for automated an multi-parametric monitoring of underground miners’ health hazards, in the Proceedings of IEEE 15th Dallas Circuits and Systems Conference (DCAS), June 17- 19, 2022.

31.  Hossain, N. I.; Tabassum, S. Stem-FIT: a microneedle-based multi-parametric sensor for in situ monitoring of salicylic acid and pH levels in live plants, in the Proceedings of IEEE Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems (NEMS), Virtual, April 14- 17, 2022. (Best Student Paper Award). DOI: 10.1109/NEMS54180.2022.9791212

32.  Hossain, N. I.; Tabassum, S. An IoT-enabled electronic textile-based flexible body sensor network for real-time health monitoring in assisted living during pandemic, in the Proceedings of 23rd International Symposium on Quality Electronic Design (ISQED'22), Santa Clara, CA, April 6-8, 2022. DOI: 10.1109/ISQED54688.2022.9806281

33.  Ozudogru, F.; Koca, S.; Kinden, S.; Tabassum, S. Multilayered triboelectric energy harvester as a smart floor mat, in the Proceedings of 23rd International Symposium on Quality Electronic Design (ISQED'22), Santa Clara, CA, April 6-8, 2022. DOI: 10.1109/ISQED54688.2022.9806204

34.  Noushin, T.; Hossain, N. I.; Tabassum, S. Kirigami-patterned highly stable and strain insensitive sweat pH and temperature sensors for long-term wearable applications, in the Proceedings of IEEE Healthcare Innovations and Point-of-care Technologies, Houston, TX, March 10-11, 2022. DOI: 10.1109/HI-POCT54491.2022.9744070

35.  Tabassum, S. Real-time quantification of salicylic acid with a copper-based metal-organic framework functionalized plasmonic fiber-optic probe, in the Proceedings of Sensing for Agriculture and Food Quality and Safety XIV, SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing, Orlando, FL, April 3-7, 2022.

36.  Pereira, A. N.; Tabassum, S. A wearable, multiplexed sensor for real-time and in-situ monitoring of wound biomarkers, in the IEEE R5 Conference, Houston, TX, April 1-3, 2022. (Best Student Poster Award).

37.  Perez, F.; Hossain, N. I.; Tabassum, S. Plants as the first responder to adverse environmental conditions, in the Proceedings of Sensing for Agriculture and Food Quality and Safety XIV, SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing, Orlando, FL, April 3-7, 2022.

38.  Tiwari, V. K.; Indic, P.; Tabassum, S. Correlation between cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers and cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s patients and classification of stages with artificial neural network, presented at Texas Academy of Science Meeting, Houston, TX, February 25-27, 2022.

39.  Hossain, N. I.; Tabassum, S. Sewable reduced graphene oxide coated nylon fibers for electronic textile-based strain sensing, presented at Texas Academy of Science Meeting, Houston, TX, February 25-27, 2022. (Best Student Paper Award Finalist).

40.  Noushin, T.; Tabassum, S. WRRIST: A Wearable, Rapid, and Real-time Infection Screening Tool for dual-mode detection of inflammatory biomarkers in sweat, in the Proceedings of SPIE Photonics West, San Francisco, CA, January 22-27, 2022.

41.  Tabassum, S.; Aryal, S. Real-time quantification of CD63 with anti-CD63 functionalized plasmonic fiber-optic probe, in the Proceedings of SPIE Photonics West, San Francisco, CA, January 22-27, 2022.

42.  Tabassum, S. WRRIST: A Wearable, Rapid, and Real-time Infection Screening Tool with potential to break down the wall of diagnostic disparities in rural populations, presented at Health Disparities Conference, Tyler, TX, September 16, 2021.

43.  Hossain, N. I.; Tabassum, S. An Internet-of-things enabled flexible strain sensor for stem growth measurements. in the Proceedings of IEEE Sensors Conference, Oct 31- Nov 4, 2021.

44.  Pereira, A. N.; Noushin, T.; Tabassum, S. A wearable, multiplexed sensor for real-time and in-situ monitoring of wound biomarkers. in the Proceedings of IEEE Sensors Conference, Oct 31- Nov 4, 2021.

45.  Larrieux, C.; Shaikh, Z.; Gonzalez, M. G.; Otieno, A.; Trevino, L. Tabassum, S. A point-of-care sensor for rapid and real-time monitoring of inflammatory biomarkers, presented at Excellence in Senior Design Showcase, University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, TX, May 21, 2021 (Won ‘Making a Difference Award’)

46.  Noushin, T.; Tabassum, S. Real-time monitoring of a panel of inflammation biomarkers by a point-of-care sensor, presented at 2021 Lyceum Research Showcase, Tyler, TX, April 2021, http://hdl.handle.net/10950/3123 .

47.  Hossain, N. I.; Tabassum, S. A wearable plant biosensor for real-time detection of salinity stress, presented at 2021 Lyceum Research Showcase, Tyler, TX, April 2021, http://hdl.handle.net/10950/3125.

48.  Tiwari, V. K.; Tabassum, S. Correlation between CSF biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease and cognitive decline toward a machine learning based predictive model, presented at 2021 Lyceum Research Showcase, Tyler, TX, April 2021, http://hdl.handle.net/10950/3132 

49.  Pereira, A. N.; Tabassum, S. Continuous monitoring of wound healing with a novel four-in-one smart wound patch, presented at 2021 Lyceum Research Showcase, Tyler, TX, April 2021, http://hdl.handle.net/10950/3097. 

50.  Larrieux, C.; Shaikh, Z.; Gonzalez, M. G.; Otieno, A.; Trevino, L. Tabassum, S. A miniature potentiostat for integration with wearable biosensors toward rapid and continuous monitoring of disease biomarkers, presented at 2021 Lyceum Research Showcase, Tyler, TX, April 2021, http://hdl.handle.net/10950/3098 

51.  Tabassum, S.; Kumar, R. Selective detection of ethylene using a fiber-optic guided mode resonance device: in-field crop/fruit diagnostics, in Proc. CLEO: Applications and Technology, San Jose, CA, USA, 2020, ATu41.6. 

52.  Tabassum, S.; Kumar, R. Nanostructured devices for biological sensing, in Proc. BMES ABioM, College Park, MD, USA, 2020. 

53.  Tabassum, S.; Dong, L.; Kumar, R. Tunable mid-infrared optical resonator on nanopatterned chalcogenide glasses, in Proc. SPIE Optics Photonics, San Diego, CA, USA, 2018, 107660F. 

54.  Tabassum, S.; Dong, L.; Kumar, R. Heater integrated nanopatterned optical fiber-tip to realize a reusable gas sensor, in Proc. SPIE Optics Photonics, San Diego, CA, USA, 2018, 107550G.  

55.  Oren, S.; Wang, Z.; Wang,  X.; Tabassum, S.; Jiao, Y.; Montgomery, B. J.; Neihart, N.; Mcninch, C. M.;  Schnable, P. S.; Dong, L. Tracking of water movement dynamics inside plants using leaf surface humidity sensors, in Proc. IEEE 12th Int. Conf. Nano/Micro Eng. Mol. Syst. (IEEE-NEMS), Los Angeles, CA, USA , 2017, 402-405. 

56.  Ali, Md. A.; Jiao, Y.; Tabassum, S.; Wang, Y.; Jiang, H; Dong, L. Electrochemical detection of nitrate ions in soil water using graphene foam modified by TiO2 nanofibers and enzyme molecules, in Proc. 19th Int. Conf. Solid-State Sens. Actuators Micro Syst. (Transducers), Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 2017, 238-241. 

57.  Tabassum, S.; Wang, Y.; Qu, J.; Wang, Q.; Oren, S.; Weber, R. J.; Lu, M.; Kumar, R.; Dong, L. Patterning of nanophotonic structures at optical fiber tip for refractive index sensing, in Proc. IEEE Sensors, Orlando, Fl, USA, 2016, 1-3 (Best Student Paper Award Finalist).

58.  Oren, S.; Tabassum, S.; Jiao, Y.; Ceylan, H.; Ali, Md. A.; Dong, L. Wearable graphene sensors on adhesive tapes, in Proc. Hilton Head Workshop, Hilton Head Island, SC, USA, 2016. 

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS—POSTER 

1.     Pali, M.; Hossain, M. A.; Tian, C.; Bao, J.; Sangmen, E.; Tabassum, S. Feasibility Analysis of Integrating Wearable Cortisol Sensor Data with Machine Learning for Physical Fatigue Identification in Construction Workers. Presented at the IEEE BSN Conference, Los Angeles, CA, November 3-5, 2025.

2.     Pali, M.; Tabassum, S. WRIST-BIT [Wearable Realtime Inflammation Sensing Technology for Brain Injury Tracking]. Accepted for presentation at the UT System Trauma Research Symposium, Austin, TX, February 10- 11, 2025.  

3.     Tabassum, S.; Sangmen, E.; Inam, AKM S.; Solaiman, M.; Sarker, T.; Sarker, T.; Somenahally, A. A plant-wearable gas sensor for monitoring plant stress in resource-constrained spaceflight conditions. in the American Society for Gravitational and Space Research (ASGSR) Conference, San Juan, PR, Dec 3-7, 2024.

4.     Islam, Md. N.; Inam, AKM S.; Thakur, A. K.; Ahamed, M. S.; Ott, B.; Tabassum, S. A Cost-Effective Electrochemical Sensor for Real-Time Nitrate Monitoring in Hydroponics. in the Lunar Surface Science Workshop 2024, 3065, 5102.

5.     Tahrin, R.; Perez, F.; Solaiman, M.; Islam, Md N.; Riam, S. Z.; Tabassum, S. Integration of Hydrogel Microfibers for Hybrid Lead Sequestration and Sensing in Crop Plants: A Novel Approach for Phytoremediation. in the Proceedings of Hilton Head Workshop: A Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems Workshop, June 2- 6, 2024.

6.     Sangmen, E.; Inam, A.K.M.S.; Riam, S. Z.; Islam, Md N.; Siddiqui, A.; Bhattacharjee, M.; Tabassum, S. Flexible biodegradable leaf-wearable sensor for monitoring stress-induced methanol emission from plants​. in the Proceedings of Hilton Head Workshop: A Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems Workshop, June 2- 6, 2024.

7.     Woo, K. A.; Mahgoub, Y.; Tabassum, S. The development of IoT-enabled Kirigami-structured soft actuation systems for the seed laboratory, presented at IEEE Dallas Circuits and Systems Conference, Dallas, TX, April 14-16, 2023. (Best Poster Award—Undergraduate Category)

8.     Noushin, T.; Tabassum, S. Real-time tracking of physiotherapy progress with Kirigami-shaped dual-functional strain and temperature sensors, presented at IEEE Dallas Circuits and Systems Conference, Dallas, TX, April 14-16, 2023. (Best Graduate Poster Award—Third Place)

9.     Riam, S. Z.; Islam, N.; Tabassum, S. A low-cost flexible electrochemical sensor for real-time detection of nitrate levels in water, presented at IEEE Dallas Circuits and Systems Conference, Dallas, TX, April 14-16, 2023. 

10.  Riam, S. Z.; Islam, N.; Tabassum, S. Flexible screen-printed electrochemical sensor for underwater nitrate detection, presented at East Texas Research Conference, Tyler, TX, April 21, 2023. 

11.  Perez, A.; Perez, F.; Sulthana, S.; Tabassum, S.; Aryal, S. 3D printing cancer: Bioprinting of human breast cancer cells in a hydrogel scaffold to replicate tumor formation, presented at Lyceum Research Showcase, Tyler, TX, April 14, 2023. 

12.  Woo, K. A.; Nguyen, H.; Tsegay, P.; Tabassum, S. Electronic textile-based smart sensors to monitor body temperature, humidity, and body movements. Presented at the IEEE Metrocon conference, Dallas, TX, November 3, 2022. (Won ‘Best Undergraduate Student Poster Award—Second Place’)

13.  Hossain, N. I.; Tabassum, S. Performance analysis of a Kirigami-shaped temperature sensor, in the Proceedings of IEEE Metrocon conference, Dallas, TX, November 3, 2022.

14.  Hossain, N. I.; Tabassum, S. Fruit-FIT: Drone interfaced multiplexed sensor suite to determine the fruit ripeness, in the Proceedings of IEEE Sensors conference, Dallas, TX, October 31 - November 2, 2022.

15.  Noushin, T.; Tabassum, S. Smart tattoo patch for long-term monitoring and drug delivery. Presented at the IEEE Sensors conference, Dallas, TX, October 31 - November 2, 2022.

16.  Hossain, N. I.; Tabassum, S. Plant-FIT: Wearable sensor technology for plants. Presented at the IEEE Sensors conference, Dallas, TX, October 31 - November 2, 2022.

17.  Hossain, N. I.; Tabassum, S. Leaf-mounted microneedle-based multisensory platform for multiplexed monitoring of phytohormones in live plants. in the Proceedings of Hilton Head Workshop: A Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems Workshop, June 5- 9, 2022.

18.  Karna, S.; Tabassum, S. Design of hollow core photonic crystal fiber-based sensor for in vivo monitoring of biomarkers and cancer cells. presented at Electrical Engineering Design Expo, April 20, 2022.

19.  Tiwari, V.; Tabassum, S.; Indic, P. Machine learning models for the classification of Alzheimer’s stages based on cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers. presented at Electrical Engineering Design Expo, April 20, 2022.

20.  Woo, K. A.; Hossain, N. I.; Noushin, T.; Tabassum, S. Kirigami-inspired net-like graphene strain sensor for motion detection, presented at Louis Stokes Midwest Regional Center of Excellence (LSMRCE) Conference, Oct. 23-24, 2021. (Selected in the top 15 and nominated for the Eaton Tech Poster Competition)

21.  Akpan, C.; Hossain, N. I.; Tabassum, S. Flexible graphene interdigitated strain sensor for early diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis, presented at Louis Stokes Midwest Regional Center of Excellence (LSMRCE) Conference, Oct. 23-24, 2021. (Selected in the top 25)

22.  Noushin, T.; Tabassum, S. A rapid and point-of-care device for real-time monitoring of pulmonary hypertension biomarkers. in the Proceedings of American heart Association’s Scientific Session, Nov 13-15, 2021.

23.  Hossain, N. I.; Noushin, T.; Tabassum, S. Leaf-FIT: a wearable leaf sensor for in-situ and real-time monitoring of plant phytohormones. in the Proceedings of IEEE Sensors Conference, Oct 31- Nov 4, 2021.

24.  Noushin, T.; Tabassum, S. Multiplexed electrochemical sensor for real-time monitoring of inflammatory biomarkers. in the Proceedings of IEEE Sensors Conference, Oct 31- Nov 4, 2021.

25.  Larrieux, C.; Shaikh, Z.; Gonzalez, M. G.; Otieno, A.; Trevino, L. Tabassum, S. A point-of-care sensor for rapid and real-time monitoring of inflammatory biomarkers, presented at Excellence in Senior Design Showcase, University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, TX, May 21, 2021 (Won ‘Making a Difference Award’)

26.  Tabassum, S. Nanostructured devices for biological sensing, presented at BMES Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 2019.

27.  Tabassum, S.; Hoffmann, D. S.; Bovenmyer, K.; Kumar, R. Outcomes of a course design workshop series implemented in a team-based and diverse classroom setting, presented at CIRTL Forum, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 2019. 

28.  Hoffmann, D. S.; Kelly, L.; Bovenmyer, K.; Tabassum, S.; Kumar, R.; Rohde, L.; Drane, L.; Gonin, M.; Kearns, K; Cumming, P. Transforming your research into teaching (TYRIT): Implementation and outcomes of a hybrid, multi-institutional course design workshop series, presented at CIRTL Forum, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 2019. 

29.  Tabassum, S.; Kumar, R. Plasmonic crystal-based sensor toward detection of promising therapeutic gas hydrogen, presented at BMES Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 2019.

30.  Tabassum, S.; Dong, L.; Kumar, R. Dynamic variations in optical properties of graphene oxide in response to gas exposure as determined from thin-film interference, in Proc. SPIE Commercial Sci. Sensing Imaging, Orlando, FL, USA, 2018, 106541J. 

31.  Ali, Md. A. *; Tabassum, S. *; Wang, Q.; Wang, Y.; Kumar, R.; Dong, L. Plasmonic-electrochemical dual modality microfluidic sensor for cancer biomarker detection, in Proc. IEEE 30th Int. Conf. Micro Electro Mech. Syst. (MEMS), Las Vegas, NV, USA, 2017, 390–393. 

32.  Tabassum, S.; Wang, Q.; Wang, W.; Oren, S.; Ali, Md. A.; Kumar, R.; Dong, L. Plasmonic crystal gas sensor incorporating graphene oxide for detection of volatile organic compounds, in Proc. IEEE 29th Int. Conf. Micro Elctro Mech. Syst. (MEMS), Shanghai, China, 2016, 913-916. 

33.  Tabassum, S.; Parveen, F.; Rashid, A. B. M. H. Low power high speed ternary content addressable memory design using 8 MOSFETs and 4 memristors-hybrid structure, in Proc. Int. Conf. Elect. Comp. Eng. (ICECE), Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2014, 168-171. 

34.  Tabassum, S.; Parveen, F.; Rashid, A. B. M. H. Low power high speed ternary content addressable memory design using MOSFET and memristors, in Proc. Int. Conf. Electronics Com. Syst. (ICECS), Coimbatore, India, 2014, 1-6. 

PATENT

1.     Tabassum, S.; Ott, B.; Inam, AKMS. An integrated sensing system for water quality monitoring and management. U.S. Serial No. 63/720,978, Filed on Nov 15, 2024. 

2.     Tabassum, S.; Islam, M.S.; Todd, J.; Pali, M.; Islam, M.N. Regenerative plant sensor. U.S. Serial No. 63/720,980, Filed on Nov 15, 2024. 

3.     Tabassum, S. Integrated soil sensor for measuring nutrient ions at varying depths. U.S. Serial No. 63/718,981, Filed on Nov 11, 2024. 

4.     Tabassum, S. Flexible multiparametric plant sensors and methods of making and using thereof. U.S. Serial No. 63/340,166, Filed on May 10, 2022. International Patent Application No. PCT/US2023/021683, Filed on May 10, 2023.

5.     Tabassum, S. Microneedle-based plant sensors and methods of making and using thereof. U.S. Serial No. 63/336,409, Filed on April 29, 2022. International Patent Application No. PCT/US2023/020228, Filed on April 28, 2023.

6.     Tabassum, S.; Kumar, R.; Dong, L. Nano-patterning methods including: (1) patterning of nanophotonic structures at optical fiber tip for refractive index sensing and (2) plasmonic crystal incorporating graphene oxide gas sensor for detection of volatile organic compounds, U.S. Patent No. 10725373, July 28, 2020.

7.     Ali, Md. A.; Tabassum, S.; Wang, Q; Kumar, R.; Dong, L. Integrated dual-modality microfluidic sensor for biomarker detection, U.S. Patent No. 11022610, June 1, 2021.

*Authors contributed equally