Research

What I work on.

Designing energy systems and materials for the conditions they actually meet — coastal monsoons, intermittent supply, finite budgets, finite lithium.

Interests

Materials: MXenes & 2D materials for electrochemical energy storage; geometry-aware electrode design.
Systems: Hybrid renewable energy systems, multi-objective optimization, off-grid electrification.
Methods: NSGA-II / NSGA-III, HOMER Pro, finite-element simulation, techno-economic modeling.

Journal articles

2026 · J.2

State-of-the-Art Advancement in MXene for Energy Storage and Power System Applications.

Saifa Siddika, A. S. M. Shahriar Rahman, Priyojit Das Gupta, Md. Dilshadul Alam Maruf, Monjur Mourshed

Energy Reviews · Vol. 5 · 2026 · 100187

DOI

2024 · J.1

Techno-Econo-Environmental Analysis of Sustainable Hybrid Solar–Wind–Biogas Using Municipal Solid Waste-Based Grid-Independent Power Plant with Dual-Mode Energy Storage Strategy.

Asif Jaman, Barun K. Das, Mir Mahim, Ashik Hasan, Saifa Siddika, Mim Mashrur Ahmed, Paul C. Okonkwo

Energy · Vol. 307 · 2024 · 132777

DOI

Conference

2024 · C.1

Integrating Renewables into a Stand-Alone Hybrid Energy System and Meeting Freshwater Demand Utilizing Excess Energy.

Saifa Siddika, A. S. M. Shahriar Rahman, Md Emdadul Haque

ICMIME 2024 · Rajshahi, Bangladesh

In progress

Draft

Multi-Objective Evolutionary Optimization of a Stand-Alone Hybrid Energy System with Excess-Energy-Driven Clean Water Generation.

Saifa Siddika, et al. — Under review at Energy

Manuscript · NSGA-II / NSGA-III · HOMER Pro

Active

Geometry-Driven Multi-Objective Optimization of MXene Electrodes.

With Dr. Monjur Mourshed. A geometry-based framework linking measurable electrode descriptors to ion and electron transport, enabling Pareto-optimal MXene electrode design.

Manuscript in development

Course & design projects

2023

Smart Sensor Integration for Environmental and Flow Monitoring.

Arduino-based multi-sensor system with embedded code for real-time calibration, acquisition, and monitoring. With Dr. Md. Rokunuzzaman.

RUET · Group project

2023

Manufacture and Experimental Testing of a Flat Key — UTM Validation and FEA with Mesh Convergence.

FEA with mesh-convergence study; 3D-printed specimen; experimental load–displacement closely matched simulation. With Dr. Md. Abdul Kader.

RUET · Group project

2023

Design and Finite-Element Modeling of a Connecting Rod.

SOLIDWORKS modeling, ABAQUS static structural analysis. With Dr. Md. Abdul Kader.

RUET · Group project

Tools of the trade

Modeling: MATLAB · Simulink · HOMER Pro · ANSYS · Abaqus · COMSOL
CAD: SolidWorks (Certified Associate) · AutoCAD · Fusion 360
Code: C / C++ · Arduino · LaTeX
Other: Minitab · ArcGIS · Ultimaker Cura