Vinayak J. Bhat studied Instrumentation Technology and graduated with a B.E. at the JSS Academy of Technology, Bengaluru, India, in 2013. Afterwards he worked as a software engineer at the Capgemini India Private Limited company. In 2015, he decided to continue working on his scientific career by studying Micro and Nano Systems at the Technische Universität Chemnitz, Germany, where he received is M. Sc. degree in 2018. Since 2021 he is working as a PhD student at the Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology in the quantum detection group of Prof. Dr. Heidemarie Schmidt, Jena, Germany. His work is mainly focused on the determination of cell concentration and cell viability of different bacteria, enzymes and algae suspended in a medium using a silicon-based impedance biochip.