Dr Rimcy Palakkappilly Alikunju

Dr Rimcy Palakkappilly Alikunju

Lecturer in Electrical and Electronics Engineering
School of Computing and Engineering

I began my teaching career in 2011. Since then, I have worked in further and higher education sectors with learners from diverse cultural and educational backgrounds.

I completed my PhD from University College London, UK. I hold my Engineering Masters degree in VLSI & Embedded Systems and Bachelor’s degree in Electronics & Communication Engineering.

My research interests include Sensor Technologies, Dual-Energy X-ray Imaging, CMOS Image Sensors, Analog and Digital VLSI, and Internet of Things.

  • Qualifications

    • PhD in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, 
    • M.Tech in VLSI & Embedded Systems, 
    • B.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering.

Teaching

  • Lecturer, Electronics/Electrical Engineering, Uxbridge College, London, UK (August 2013 – December 2019)
  • Assistant Professor, Toc H Institute of Science and Technology, Kerala, India (June 2011 – July 2012)

Research

  • Research and publications

    • Alikunju, R.P., Kearney, S., Moss, R., Khan, A., Stamatis, Y., Bullard, E., Anaxagoras, T., Brodrick, J. and Olivo, A., 2023. Effect of different scintillator choices on the X-ray imaging performance of CMOS sensors. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 1050, p.168136.
    • Alikunju, R.P., Buchanan, I., Esposito, M., Morehen, J., Khan, A., Stamatis, Y., Iacovou, N., Bullard, E., Anaxagoras, T., Brodrick, J. and Olivo, A., 2024. Design and fabrication of a sandwich detector for material discrimination and contrast cancellation in dual-energy based x-ray imaging. Journal of Applied Physics, 135(15).