AI · Cognitive Science · Neuroimaging

Decoding brain dynamics with responsible AI.

I am a Postdoctoral Research Associate at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, where I develop computational methods for multimodal brain imaging, sleep neuroscience, and pediatric brain health.

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Research focus

Computational methods for human neuroscience

My work combines AI with EEG, fNIRS, and fMRI to study brain dynamics across sleep, cognition, pediatric cancer survivorship, and neuromodulation.

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AI for multimodal neuroimaging

Self-supervised and deep learning approaches for fMRI, EEG, and fNIRS representations.

  • Foundation models
  • Multimodal fusion
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Sleep, memory & survivorship

Neurophysiological markers of sleep and memory in long-term pediatric cancer survivors.

  • Sleep spindles
  • EEG
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Networks & neuromodulation

Functional connectivity, real-time fMRI neurofeedback, and focused-ultrasound simulation.

  • fMRI
  • Brain stimulation

Selected work

Recent publications

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  1. 2026

    Covariance-based analysis of spindle-band EEG during declarative and non-declarative odor cueing in sleep

    Jesyin Lai*, Pankaj Pandey*, Andrea Sanchez-Corzo et al.

    Frontiers in Neuroscience · *Equal contribution

    Paper
  2. 2025

    Artificial Intelligence for Neuroimaging in Pediatric Cancer

    Josue Luiz Dalboni da Rocha, Jesyin Lai, Pankaj Pandey et al.

    Cancers, 17(4), 622

    Paper
  3. 2024

    fNIRSNET: A Multi-view Spatio-Temporal Convolutional Neural Network Fusion for fNIRS-based Auditory Event Classification

    Pankaj Pandey, John McLinden, Neela Rahimi et al.

    Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 137, 109256

    Paper

Beyond research

Teaching, mentoring & service

I support interdisciplinary training through classroom instruction, project mentorship, peer review, outreach, and open scientific resources.

Teaching & Mentoring

Experience teaching machine learning, computational neuroscience, cognition and computation, and mentoring emerging researchers across institutions.

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Service & Leadership

Journal and conference reviewing, Sci-ROI volunteering, research outreach leadership, funded grant development, and scientific presentations.

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Collaboration

Let’s investigate the brain together.

I welcome conversations about collaborative research, open-source methods, mentoring, and opportunities at the intersection of AI and human neuroscience.

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