Research
What I work on.
My research focuses on advanced materials for clean energy applications, with growing interest in bio-derived materials and biomimetic architectures. I also work on integrated renewable energy systems and computational approaches for designing sustainable engineering solutions.
Interests
- Materials
- MXenes & 2D Nanomaterials; Bio-derived and Biomimetic Nanostructures; Composites; Structure-Property Relationships.
- Systems
- Energy Storage; Renewable Energy Systems; Metaheuristic Optimization.
- Manufacturing
- Electrode Fabrication and Processing; Additive Manufacturing; Manufacturing Process Optimization.
- ML
- Data-Driven Materials Design; Structure-Property Prediction; Physics-Informed Machine Learning.
Journal articles
2026 · J.2
Saifa Siddika, A. S. M. Shahriar Rahman, Priyojit Das Gupta, Md. Dilshadul Alam Maruf, Monjur Mourshed
Energy Reviews · Vol. 5 · 2026 · 100187
2024 · J.1
Asif Jaman, Barun K. Das, Mir Mahim, Ashik Hasan, Saifa Siddika, Mim Mashrur Ahmed, Paul C. Okonkwo
Energy · Vol. 307 · 2024 · 132777
Conference
2024 · C.1
Saifa Siddika, A. S. M. Shahriar Rahman, Md Emdadul Haque
ICMIME 2024 · Rajshahi, Bangladesh
In progress
Draft
Comparative Assessment of Pumped Hydro and Battery Storage in a Hybrid Renewable Energy System with Excess-Energy-Driven Desalination.
A. S. M. Shahriar Rahman, Saifa Siddika, Asif Jaman, Md. Emdadul Hoque, Barun Kumar Das, Qingqing Liu — Under review
Hybrid Energy System · NSGA-II / NSGA-III / MOGWOA / MOSSA · Pump-hydro Storage
Active
Data-Driven Identification of Descriptors Governing Capacitance in MXene Electrodes.
With Dr. Monjur Mourshed. A prediction framework linking measurable electrode descriptors to ion and electron transport in MXene electrodes.
Ongoing Project
Active
Bio-Derived Materials and Biomimetic Architectures for Electrochemical Supercapacitor Applications.
With Dr. Monjur Mourshed. Investigating bio-derived electrode materials and nature-inspired architectures for sustainable supercapacitor design, with emphasis on porosity, surface area, ion transport, electrochemical stability, scalability, and circular-economy potential.
Under 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