Doctoral Candidates

Research

Anjana Thomas

EC Lyon and RMIT

ABOUT

Anjana Thomas is a doctoral candidate jointly hosted by École Centrale de Lyon in France and RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. Her research focuses on the realization of ferroelectric artificial synapses for the hardware implementation of neuromorphic networks. She hails from a beautiful town in Wayanad, nestled along the Western Ghats in Kerala, India.

Anjana completed her integrated master’s in physics at the Central University of Tamil Nadu, where her thesis explored the photocatalytic activity of BCZT ferroelectric thin films. After graduation, she joined the Small-Spacecraft Systems and Payload Center at the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST) as a Junior Project Fellow, working on payloads. Later, she interned with the Thin Films Group at IIST, where she further honed her experimental skills and deepened her understanding of ferroelectric materials.

Interests

Anjana is a person with diverse interests and passions. She is an artist who enjoys spending time on various arts and crafts. She also loves to travel, exploring new places, experiencing different cultures, cuisines, and architecture. Her curiosity and enthusiasm for life drive her to continuously seek out new experiences and learn from them.