People

Our team is a diverse group, bringing together individuals from various parts of the world, each with unique cultural and scientific perspectives. This diversity is the cornerstone of our creativity and innovation as we integrate different approaches, methodologies, and ideas.

Achilleas Savva – PI

Achilleas earned his BSc and MSc with cum laude in chemical engineering from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece, in 2010. He obtained a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from Cyprus University of Technology in 2014, where he focused on organic optoelectronic materials and devices. In 2017 he joined KAUST, Saudi Arabia, as a postdoc, and expanded his research on organic bioelectronics. In 2019, he joined the University of Cambridge where he secured the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship. As of September 2023, he is an Assistant Professor in Dept. of Microelectronics at Delft University of Technology, in The Netherlands. In his spare time Achilleas enjoys playing music, exercising and travelling. He is originally from Cyprus.

Liwen Wang – PhD candidate

Liwen Wang was born in China, on 2000. She received her B.Sc. in Chemistry from Dalian University of Technology and M. Sc. in Advanced Materials Science from University College London. Currently, she is a PhD student in the section of Bioelectronics of the Microelectronics department, supervised by Prof. Achilleas Savva. Her research interest is focused on in-vitro platform based on functional hydrogels for stem cell engineering.

Mustafeez Shah – PhD candidate

Mustafeez hails from the Himalayan region of Kashmir. He obtained his Bachelor’s Degree in Electronics from the National Institute of Technology, Srinagar, India in 2020, followed by a Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from TU Delft in 2022. Subsequently, he contributed to research at Microsoft Quantum, Delft, working as a Nanofabrication Engineer, where his work focused on fabricating high-yield quantum devices for the development of a scalable quantum computer based on topological qubits. Currently affiliated with the Department of Bioelectronics since April 2024, he joined the #ReBooT group under the mentorship of Dr. Achilleas Savva as a PhD student with his primary research pursuits centered around leveraging organic bioelectronic devices for applications in stem cell engineering/regenerative medicine.

Tawab Karim – PhD candidate

Tawab, from around the corner in Rotterdam, obtained his BSc. in Mechanical Engineering at TU Delft and continued at the same faculty to obtain his MSc. degree in Biomedical Engineering. Always showing keen interest in biomedical applications, he continued his career working at Bi/ond, a start-up developing sophisticated Organ-on-Chip devices. He worked here for 3 years as a Process Engineer, developing several silicon-based microfluidic solutions for Organ-on-Chip applications. Currently, he is a PhD candidate in the section of Electronic Components, Technology and Materials (ECTM) and Bioelectronics (BE) in the department of Microelectronics at Delft University of Technology. In his spare time, Tawab enjoys boardgames, bouldering or climbing and appreciates a good Scotch!

Patrīcija Kristiāna Ozoliņa – MSc student

Patrīcija Kristiāna Ozoliņa was born in Riga, Latvia. She earned her BSc in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Groningen, where she joined Prof. Romana Schirhagl’s lab to validate a novel technique, nanodiamond-based quantum sensing, in tissue, and to assess the antioxidant potential of a natural extract. Patrīcija is now pursuing a MSc in Biomedical Engineering at Delft University of Technology, specializing in medical devices. There, she discovered her passion for the intersection of neuroscience and bioelectricity and joined the Bioelectronics Group under Dr. Achilleas Savva. She is currently doing an internship at Erasmus MC in de Vrij’s lab, where her project focuses on optimizing the protocol for a human iPSC-derived neuron-astrocyte co-culture system and characterizing it, with an emphasis on electrophysiology. Her research interests include neuroscience, biomaterials, regenerative medicine, and bioelectronics. Outside the lab, Patrīcija enjoys painting and crafting.

Nikolas Konstantinou – MSc student

Hello, I’m Nikolas! I was born and grew up in Cyprus, where I completed my BSc in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science at the Cyprus University of Technology in 2024. I’m now pursuing my MSc in Biomedical Engineering at Delft University of Technology, focusing on medical devices and how they can make a real difference in people’s lives. In my free time, I love playing chess, gaming, exercising, and football.

Juliet Nneka Obuseh – MSc student

Juliet Nneka Obuseh obtained her BSc in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Groningen. She is now a 1st year MSc student in Biomedical Engineering at the TU Delft, specialising in medical devices. She is currently discovering engineering at the intersection of living and manmade systems, toward her thesis at the Bioelectronics section in 2025. In her free time, she is a talented digital artist and writer.

Zeyu Guan – MSc student

Zeyu Guan was born in Shandong, China. He received his Bsc degree of Microelectronics from Xidian University in 2024. Currently, he is pursuing his Msc degree of Microelectronics at TU Delft, in the Bioelectronics group. His research focuses on the fabrication and characterization of PDMS/PEDOT:PSS microelectrode arrays (MEAs), with the goal of enhancing their electrochemical performance and transparency. In his spare time, he enjoys spontaneous travel, listening to music, and playing video games.

Alba Casero Sánchez – MSc student

Alba was born and grew up in Barcelona (Spain). She earned her BSc in biomedical engineering at the University of Barcelona in 2023, studying a semester abroad at Trinity College Dublin. During her BSc she also carried out some internships: in her 3rd year she spent the summer working in Luminate Medical as Clinical Engineer Intern and in her last year she did an internship in Hospital Clínic Barcelona, being able to see how technology was applied in the hospital to save patients’ lives. After her BSc degree, she did a postgraduate course in computer-aided product design at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia while she was an R&D Intern in Aortyx. After that, she worked as a Biomedical Engineer in Ventura Medical Technologies. Currently, she is pursuing her MSc in biomedical engineering with a specialization in medical devices at Delft University of Technology. In her free time, she likes to play football and travel.

Mina Mi – MSc student

Mina was born in China in 2002. She obtained her B.Sc. degree in Measurement & Control Technology and Instrumentation from Beijing University of Chemical Technology in 2024. Currently, she is pursuing her Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering at TU Delft, working on the project “Electroacoustic platform for stem cell stimulation and characterization” in collaboration with the group of Professor Tomás Manzaneque. Her research interests focus on applying microelectronics to biomedical applications in order to advance healthcare. In her free time, she enjoys music and playing Go.

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