Tomer Lewi is an Associate Professor currently serving as the Head of the Electro-Optics Track in the Faculty of Engineering at Bar-Ilan University. He received his Ph.D. in physics from Tel Aviv University, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the California Nanosystems Institute (CNSI) at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). In August 2018, he joined the Faculty of Engineering and the Bar-Ilan Institute for Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials (BINA)

Sukanta completed his Master of science (M.Sc.) in Physics from Sikkim University in 2014, during which he was awarded the gold medal for securing first position. He then received his MSc (Engg) along with Ph.D. from the Department of Instrumentation and Applied Physics (IAP) at Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, in the year 2020. His research interests include understanding and engineering light-matter interactions in advanced quantum and chalcogenide materials for applications in metaphotonics, mid-infrared optics, active metasurf

Dr. Leeju Singh is a scientist working at the intersection of photonics, nanophotonics, and quantum optics. She earned her Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Physics from Dayalbagh Educational Institute and her Master of Technology (M.Tech.) in Solid State Electronics Materials from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee, where she was awarded the Gold Medal for Best Thesis. She subsequently served as a Research Associate in the Nano Fabrication Laboratory at IIT Kanpur, where she gained extensive hand on experience in lithography.
 

Vaswati Biswas holds a Bachelor’s degree (B.Sc.) with a major in Physics from Barasat Government College, affiliated with West Bengal State University (WBSU), and a Master’s degree (M.Sc.) in Physics from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi). She subsequently pursued her Ph.D. in Physics at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur), India. Her research interests span nanophotonics, plasmonics, photonic crystals, metamaterials, metasurfaces, light–matter interactions, and quantum materials. 

Shany obtained her dual B.Sc. degree in Materials Engineering and Physics from the Technion. Following her graduation, she spent several years in Industry including 5 years in Carl Zeiss Inc. as an algorithm and software engineer for optics and lithographic modules and systems. Shany joined the group in 2020, working on temperature invariant metasurfaces. She received her M.Sc. in April 2022 (summa cum laude) and is currently perusing her Ph.D.

Luna received her B.Sc. (2019) and M.Sc. (2022) in Physics, from Bar-Ilan University. Her MSc research focused on investigating the magnetoresistance properties of isolated antiferromagnets. Luna joined the group in October 2022 as a Ph.D. student, working on electrically reconfigurable nanophotonics using phase transition materials. 

Upasha Acharyya hails from Jorhat, Assam, India. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in Chemical sciences from Tezpur University (a Central University), Tezpur, India, and completed her M.S. (Research) in chemical science at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, India. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. at the Alexander Kofkin Faculty of Engineering, Bar-Ilan University, under the joint supervision of Prof. Doron Naveh and Prof. Tomer Lewi. 

Naama obtained her B.Sc. degree in Physics from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. She joined our group in 2024 and is currently pursuing her M.Sc. Her research focuses on understanding and engineering ultrafast carrier dynamics at the nanoscale by combining pump-probe techniques with near-field nanospectroscopy using s-SNOM.

Haggai completed his undergraduate studies from Ben-Gurion University (BGU) in 2022, with a B.Sc. in Materials Science. After one year of working as a process engineer at Vishay int. He is currently a M.Sc. student working on polaritonics in MoO3.

Oz earned his B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Bar-Ilan University (2026), specializing in Electro-Optics and Nano-Electronics. He joined the group in October 2026 as an M.Sc. student. Additionally, he holds an LL.B. in Law from Bar-Ilan University (2016) and is an active licensed attorney with the Israeli Bar Association. He practiced complex civil and commercial litigation for several years.  

Noa has completed her B.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering at Bar-Ilan University. Prior to her academic studies, she completed her National Service at the Nuclear Research Center Soreq (NLF), gaining hands-on expertise in high-power laser systems, optical setups, and pulse shaping. Noa joined the group to pursue her M.Sc. in Electro-Optics under the joint supervision of Prof. Tomer Lewi and Prof. Boris Desiatov .Her research focuses on nanophotonics, metasurfaces, and silicon photonics devices.

Tamir Shimoni completed  his bachelor's degrees in Physics and electrical engineering from Bar-Ilan University in 2023. During his last year, he achieved dean's honor. Apart from research, he has keen interest in American football and music.

Now an Assistant Professor at IIT Ropar, India

Now PhD student at Moti Fridman's group, Bar-Ilan University

Now working in Elisra

Now working in a Bird Aerosystems