Dr. Nafisa Noor [NaNr]

Assistant Professor

PhD – Electrical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA

M.S. – Electrical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA

B.Sc. – Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh

Office: SAC 926
Office hours:

ST: 2:00 – 3:00 PM

MW: 2:00 – 4:00 PM  

W: 9:40 – 11:10 AM

Phone: +88 02 55668200 Ext – 6188
Email:
Google Scholar URL: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Izxn2EMAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
Scopus Profile: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=56875251400

Research Areas

Research Interests

  • Semiconductor Device Modeling – Phase Change Memory (PCM) & Memristive Nanodevices
  • Compact Circuit Modeling – Emerging Memory Nanodevices
  • Modeling of Interconnect Network Circuitry
  • Stochastic Circuits, Systems, Devices, and Materials for Hardware Security Applications
  • Automated Instrumentation & Measurements

Research Expertise: 

  • Electrical, Optical, and Material Characterization of Nanodevices & Nanomaterials at Micro-probe Station
  • Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) Imaging & EDX at the Nanoscale

Ongoing Research Projects:

  1. Memristor crossbar – circuit modeling and hardware security applications
  2. Resistive bridge physical unclonable functions with phase change memory nanodevices
  3. Hardware Security primitives with quantum circuits
  4. Noises in phase change memory nanodevices
  5. Air quality monitoring measurement setup
  6. Differential pair physical unclonable functions with phase change memory nanodevices
  7. Pass transistor logic multiplexers and demultiplexers
  8. Resistance evolutions in phase change memory nanodevices with voids
  9. Semiconductor Physics-based Modeling and Computational Analysis of Phase Change Memory

Teaching

Selected Publications

Journals
  • Sadid Muneer, Muhammad Aminul Haque Chowdhury, Md Kabiruzzaman, Shafat Shahnewaz, Nafisa Noor, Mainul Hossain, “Thermal Confinement by Monolayer MoS2 for Reduced RESET Current in Phase Change Memory Pillar Cells,” ACS Applied Electronic Materials, 2024
  • Nafisa Noor, Sadid Muneer, Raihan Sayeed Khan, Anna Gorbenko, Lhacene Adnane, Md Tashfiq Bin Kashem, Jake Scoggin, Faruk Dirisaglik, Adam Cywar, Ali Gokirmak, Helena Silva, “Reset Variability in Phase Change Memory for Hardware Security Applications,” IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology, 2020
  • Nafisa Noor, Sadid Muneer, Raihan Sayeed Khan, Anna Gorbenko, Helena Silva, “Enhancing Programming Variability in Multi-Bit Phase Change Memory Cells for Security,” IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology, 2020
  • Nafisa Noor, Sadid Muneer, Raihan Sayeed Khan, Anna Gorbenko, and Helena Silva, “Amorphized length and variability in phase-change memory line cells,” Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, 2020
  • Nafisa Noor, Venkata Manthina, Kadir Cil, Lhacene Adnane, Alexander G. Agrios, Ali Gokirmak, Helena Silva, “Atmospheric pressure microplasmas in ZnO nanoforests under high voltage stress,” AIP Advances, 2015
  • Nafisa Noor, Luca Lucera, Thomas Capuano, Venkata Manthina, Alexander G Agrios, Helena Silva, Ali Gokirmak, “Blue and white light emission from zinc oxide nanoforests,” Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, 2015
Conference Papers
  • Zahin Tazwar, KM Daiyan, Nafisa Noor, “Processing of Electron Microscope Images of Complex Nanoscale Devices and Materials,” 2024 IEEE Nanotechnology Materials and Devices Conference (NMDC), Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, 2024
  • Tasneem Mazhar, Sadid Muneer, Nafisa Noor, “Effects of Cell Aspect Ratio and Applied Pulse Parameters on Resistance Drift in Ge2Sb2Te5 PCM Nanodevices,” 2024 IEEE Nanotechnology Materials and Devices Conference (NMDC), Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, 2024
  • Sadid Muneer, Nafisa Noor, “Finite Element Simulations of Phase Change Memory Devices Using Semiconductor Physics,” 2024 IEEE Nanotechnology Materials and Devices Conference (NMDC), Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, 2024
  • Nafisa Noor, Helena Silva, “Optical Characterization of ZnO Nanoforest for Hardware Security Applications,” 2019 IEEE 19th International Conference on Nanotechnology (IEEE-NANO), Macao, China, 2019
  • Nafisa Noor, Raihan Sayeed Khan, Sadid Muneer, Helena Silva, “Tamper Evidence of SEM Imaging Attack in Phase Change Memory Nanodevices,” 2019 IEEE 19th International Conference on Nanotechnology (IEEE-NANO), Macao, China, 2019
  • Anna Gorbenko, Nafisa Noor, Sadid Muneer, Raihan Sayeed Khan, Faruk Dirisaglik, Adam Cywar, Bicky Shakya, Domenic Forte, Marten van Dijk, Ali Gokirmak, Helena Silva, “Resistance Drift and Crystallization in Suspended and On-oxide Phase Change Memory Line Cells,” 2019 IEEE 19th International Conference on Nanotechnology (IEEE-NANO), Macao, China, 2019
  • Raihan Sayeed Khan, Nafisa Noor, Chenglu Jin, Sadid Muneer, Faruk Dirisaglik, Adam Cywar, Phuong Ha Nguyen, Marten van Dijk, Ali Gokirmak, Helena Silva, “Exploiting lithography limits for hardware security applications,” 2019 IEEE 19th International Conference on Nanotechnology (IEEE-NANO), Macao, China, 2019
  • Nafisa Noor, Sadid Muneer, “Concentrating solar power (CSP) and its prospect in Bangladesh,” 2009 IEEE 1st International Conference on the Developements in Renewable Energy Technology (ICDRET), 2009
  • Nafisa Noor, “Invited Talk: Phase Change Memory Nanodevices for Secure Hardwares,” 2nd International Conference on Robotics, Electrical and Signal Processing Techniques (ICREST’21), 5-7 January 2021, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2021
Book Chapters
  • Nafisa Noor, Helena Silva, “Phase Change Memory for Physical Unclonable Functions,” Springer Nature Singapore, 2020
  • Raihan Sayeed Khan, Nafisa Noor, Chenglu Jin, Jake Scoggin, Zachary Woods, Sadid Muneer, Aaron Ciardullo, PHUONG HA NGUYEN, ALI GOKIRMAK, Marten van Dijk, Helena Silva, “Phase Change Memory and Its Applications in Hardware Security,” CRC Press, 2017
Others
  • Nafisa Noor, “Webinar: Phase Change Memory Nanodevices,” IEEE WIE Affinity Group, University of Dhaka, 2021

Academic Awards & Recognitions

  • Best Student Paper Award, in IEEE Nano 2019, Macau, China, July 2019
  • Predoctoral Fellowship, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA, May 2018
  • Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, The Graduate School, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA, December 2017
  • Best Student Oral Presentation Award (Devices) – 3rd place, in 2016 International Semiconductor Device Research Symposium (ISDRS), Bethesda, MD, USA, December 2016
  • General Electric (GE) Graduate Fellowship for Innovation, School of Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA, January 2016
  • Doctoral Student Travel Award, The Graduate School, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA, July 2014

Research Projects & Grants

  • OR-NSU CTRG 2020-2021 (BDT 5,00,000)
  • OR-NSU CTRG 2021-2022 (BDT 5,00,000)
  • OR-NSU CTRG 2022-2023 (BDT 5,00,000)
  • UIU-NSU 2024-2025 (BDT 4,50,000)
  • University of Connecticut – RA Fund 2022-2023 (USD 2000)

Membership in Professional Organizations

Current affiliation

Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh, September 2019 to present

Previous affiliations: 

  • Graduate Coordinator, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 2024 to May 2025
  • Research Coordinator, School of Engineering & Physical Sciences (SEPS), June 2024 to December 2024
  • Graduate Research/Teaching Assistant, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA, August 2012 to March 2019
  • Lecturer, Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Ahsanullah University of Science & Technology (AUST), Dhaka, Bangladesh, October 2008 to July 2011
  • System Engineer, Core Network Planning Department, GrameenPhone Limited, Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 2007 to September 2008

Other Academic Contributions at NSU or elsewhere

  • Evaluator: Board of Accreditation for Engineering & Technical Education (BAETE)
  • Member: IEEE (10 years) – (i) Circuits and Systems Society – 3 years, (ii) Nanotechnology Council – 4 years, (iii) Women in Engineering – 5 years, (iv) Young Professionals – 5 years
  • Member: Materials Research Society (MRS) membership 4 years (2014, 2017, 2018, 2019)
  • Member: Society of Women Engineers (SWE) membership 1 year (2014)
  • Journal Reviewer: IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology
  • Journal Reviewer: IEEE Transactions on Device and Materials Reliability
  • Journal Reviewer: AIP Applied Physics Letters
  • Journal Reviewer: Wiley physica status solidi (RRL) – Rapid Research Letters
  • Journal Reviewer: Wiley Advanced Electronic Materials
  • Journal Reviewer: Frontiers In Communications And Networks
  • Conference Reviewer: IEEE ISCAS 2025, IEEE NMDC 2024, IEEE ISCAS 2024, IEEE ICCIT 2021, IEEE ICREST 2021, IEEE ICECE 2020, IEEE TENSYMP 2020, IEEE ICAICT 2020