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Deputy Executive Dean (Research) in the Faculty of Science

Biography

  • Professor of Nanotechnology & Microsystems
  • Deputy Executive Dean for Research, Science Faculty, Durham University 
  • Director of Next Generation Materials & Microsystems Research Challenge
  • Chair of the Durham University EU Liaison Group (2018-2023)
  • Fellow of the Institute of Engineering and Technology
  • Fellow of the World Academy of Materials and Manufacturing Engineering
  • Director of Postgraduate Studies (2014-2017)
  • Senior Research Fellow - Royal Academy of Engineering/Leverhulme Trust (2013-2014)
  • BSc Physics (University of Abidjan, Ivory Coast: 1990)
  • MPhil & PhD in Electronics (Université of Clermont-Ferrand, France: 1996)
  • Postdoctoral research: University of Ulster (Thin amorphous carbon films: 2000
  • Postdoctoral research: University of Surrey (Microfabrication: 2003)

Professor of Nanotechnology & Microsystems within the Department of Engineering, Durham University, He has research interests in nanostructured materials, micro and nanofabrication, multifunction devices, i.e. the integration of nanomaterials (carbon nanotubes and semiconductor nanowires) in devices. He has contributed to seven European Framework programme FP7 and Horizon 2020 projects, representing more than €12.5 million. He is the scientific coordinator of three Marie Curie Actions international consortia on semiconductor nanowires, FUNPROB, NanoEmbrace and the current H2020 INDEED ITN, all of which involve significant international academic and industrial collaboration across Europe. He has also led several national and international research projects.

 

Further Details
Main Research Interest: Nanotechnology & Nanomaterials Devices
 
Current research themes
  • Integration of Nanostructured Materials in Device Fabrication
  • Nanofabrication & Microfabrication
  • Carbon nanotubes Smart Devices
  • Semiconductor nanowires
  • Multifunction devices

Other activities

  • Thin Films Technology
  • Organic Electronics
  • Liquid Handling Robotic System Design

Research interests

  • Nanomaterials device integration
  • Semiconductor nanowires
  • Nanotechnology
  • Electronics Research

Esteem Indicators

  • 2000: Senior Research Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering/The Leverhulme Trust (2013-14):
  • 2000: Fellow of the World Academy of Materials and Manufacturing Engineering (2015- ):
  • 2000: Fellow of the Institute of Engineering and Technology:
  • 2000: External Degree Programme Examiner:
    • University of Exeter (2016-2020)
    • University of Bangor (2017-21)

Publications

Chapter in book

  • In-Materio Extreme Learning Machines
    Jones, B. A., Al Moubayed, N., Zeze, D. A., & Groves, C. (2022). In-Materio Extreme Learning Machines. In G. Rudolph, A. V. Kononova, H. Aguirre, P. Kerschke, G. Ochoa, & T. Tušar (Eds.), Parallel Problem Solving from Nature – PPSN XVII (pp. 505-519). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-14714-2_35
  • Organic Floating Gate Memory Structures
    Fakher, S., Sleiman, A., Ayesh, A., AL-Ghaferi, A., Petty, M., Zeze, D., & Mabrook, M. (2017). Organic Floating Gate Memory Structures. In P. Dimitrakis (Ed.), Charge-Trapping Non-Volatile Memories (pp. 123-156). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48705-2_4
  • Organic Floating-Gate Memory Structures
    Fakher, S., Sleiman, A., Ayesh, A., Al-Ghaferi, A., Petty, M., Zeze, D., & Mabrook, M. (2017). Organic Floating-Gate Memory Structures. In P. Dimitrakis (Ed.), Emerging Materials and Structures (pp. 123-156). Springer Verlag.
  • CNT-based two terminal organic nonvolatile memory devices.
    Sleiman, A., Mabrook, M., Sayers, P., & Zeze, D. (2015). CNT-based two terminal organic nonvolatile memory devices. In S. Logothetidis (Ed.), Handbook of Flexible Organic Electronics: Materials, Manufacturing and Applications (pp. 413-428). Woodhead Publishing Series.
  • Fabrication and Characterisation of MIS Organic Memory Devices
    Mabrook, M., Kolb, D., Pearson, C., Zeze, D., & Petty, M. (2009). Fabrication and Characterisation of MIS Organic Memory Devices. In P. Pietro Vincenzini & G. D’Arrigo (Eds.), Smart Materials & Micro/Nanosystems (pp. 474-479).

Conference Paper

  • Enhanced Methods for Evolution in-Materio Processors
    Jones, B. A., Al Moubayed, N., Zeze, D. A., & Groves, C. (2022). Enhanced Methods for Evolution in-Materio Processors. Presented at IEEE International Conference on Rebooting Computing (ICRC 2021), Virtual. https://doi.org/10.1109/icrc53822.2021.00026
  • Air-Gapped Current Transformer simulation and accuracy assessment
    Ceron-Oliver, L., Wang, Q., & Zeze, D. (2022). Air-Gapped Current Transformer simulation and accuracy assessment. Presented at 2022 IEEE 21st Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference (MELECON), Palermo, ITALY. https://doi.org/10.1109/melecon53508.2022.9843105
  • Confidence Measures for Carbon-Nanotube / Liquid Crystals Classifiers
    Vissol-Gaudin, E., Kotsialos, A., Groves, C., Pearson, C., Zeze, D., Petty, M., & Al-moubayed, N. (2018). Confidence Measures for Carbon-Nanotube / Liquid Crystals Classifiers. In 2018 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation (CEC) : 8-13 July 2018, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ; proceedings. (pp. 646-653). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. https://doi.org/10.1109/cec.2018.8477779
  • Training a Carbon-Nanotube/Liquid Crystal Data Classifier Using Evolutionary Algorithms
    Vissol-Gaudin, E., Kotsialos, A., Massey, M., Zeze, D., Pearson, C., Groves, C., & Petty, M. (2016). Training a Carbon-Nanotube/Liquid Crystal Data Classifier Using Evolutionary Algorithms. In M. Amos & A. Condon (Eds.), Unconventional computation and natural computation : 15th International Conference, UCNC 2016, Manchester, UK, July 11-15, 2016 ; proceedings. (pp. 130-141). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41312-9_11
  • Negative refracting materials at THz frequencies.
    Swift, G. P., Gallant, A. J., Dai, D., Kaliteevski, M. A., Brand, S., Zeze, D. A., Wood, D., Petty, M. C., Abram, R. A., & Chamberlain, J. M. (2008). Negative refracting materials at THz frequencies. In Proceedings of the 33rd International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves: 15-19 September 2008, Pasadena, California. (pp. 496-497). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. https://doi.org/10.1109/icimw.2008.4665668
  • Artificial plasmonic materials for THz applications
    Gallant, A., Levitt, J., Kaliteevski, M., Wood, D., Petty, M., Abram, R., Brand, S., Swift, G., Zeze, D., & Chamberlain, J. (2007). Artificial plasmonic materials for THz applications. In K. J. Linden & L. P. Sadwick (Eds.), Terahertz and gigahertz electronics and photonics VI : 21-22 January 2007, San Jose, California, USA.. SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.712716
  • Flexible polymer based artificial materials for terahertz applications.
    Gallant, A., Zeze, D., Wood, D., Petty, M., Dai, D., & Chamberlain, J. (2007). Flexible polymer based artificial materials for terahertz applications. In 2007 Joint 32nd International Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves and 15th International Conference on Terahertz ElectronicsDesc: 2-9 September 2007, Cardiff, Wales, UK. (pp. 961-963). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. https://doi.org/10.1109/icimw.2007.4516819

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