Mechanical engineer & PhD researcher · Sydney, Australia

Mohammad
Houkan

I'm a mechanical engineer turned materials-science researcher, working on next-generation nanomaterials for bioelectronics and organic photovoltaics. I care about rigorous engineering, sustainability, and making advanced technology more accessible.

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Research

Three pillars of my work

I'm investigating how nanoscale structure shapes the behaviour of devices that have to interact with the body, with sunlight, and — eventually — with each other.

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Organic Photovoltaics

Donor–acceptor nanoparticles, blend morphology, and charge separation to push OPV efficiency and operational stability.

Bioelectronics

Soft, low-voltage nanomaterials interfacing with neural tissue — including artificial retina and neural-interface devices.

Microscopy & Imaging

Cryo-TEM, STEM-EDX, and synchrotron X-ray microscopy to connect nanoscale structure to device behaviour.

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Projects

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2022

Embedded 3D-Printed CO₂ Sensors

Designed and tested embedded CO₂ sensors integrated into 3D-printed housings for low-cost indoor air-quality monitoring. Calibrated drift, thermal response, and signal conditioning.

Sensors3D PrintingPython

2021

Biometric Sensor System for Contactless Interfaces

Built the hardware and signal-processing stack for a contactless biometric interface, integrating sensing, filtering, and gesture classification into a usable prototype.

BiometricsSensorsSignal Processing

2020

Autonomous Driving Robustness Research

Worked on uncertainty-driven adversarial test-input generation to probe robustness of deep-learning models used in autonomous-driving perception stacks.

AI/MLRobustnessAutonomous Driving

Publications

Recent work

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Embedded 3D-Printed CO₂ Sensors for Indoor Monitoring

M. Houkan, O. Shehata, et al. · Sensors embedded in 3D-printed structures for indoor air quality monitoring

2022

Nanocellulose-Based Materials for Sensors

J. Ansari, S. Hegazy, M. T. Houkan, et al. · Nanocellulose-Based Composites for Electronics, Elsevier

2021

Introduction to 3D and 4D Printing Technology: State of the Art and Recent Trends

K. Deshmukh, M. T. Houkan, et al. · 3D and 4D Printing of Polymer Nanocomposite Materials, Elsevier

2020

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January 1, 2024

Welcome to My Blog

An introduction to what I'll share here: research notes, engineering projects, and AI experiments.

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