Teaching & Mentoring
Formal instruction and extensive project mentorship spanning machine learning, computational neuroscience, EEG, fMRI, and neuromodulation.
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Research, training & professional experience.
More than six years of interdisciplinary research in neuroimaging and three years of industry experience in predictive analytics and software development.
Research appointments
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Multimodal Functional Brain Imaging · St. Jude Children's Research Hospital · Advisor: Dr. Ranganatha Sitaram
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Neural Processing and Control Lab · University of Rhode Island · Advisor: Dr. Yalda Shahriari
Doctoral Researcher
Brain & Informatics Lab · IIT Gandhinagar · Advisor: Dr. Krishna Prasad Miyapuram
Education
PhD, Computer Science
Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar · Prime Minister's Research Fellow
Thesis: Decoding Cognitive States from Brain Rhythms: Insights from Media Perception and Meditation Studies
MTech, Computer Science
International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore
BTech, Information Technology
Punjab Technical University
Selected recognition
Honors & awards
- Prime Minister's Research Fellowship, 2020–2023
- Society for Neuroscience Travel Grant, 2025
- IEEE Brain Discovery and Neurotechnology Workshop Travel Grant, 2024
- Registration grants: Brain Informatics 2021 and IJCNN 2020
Industry
Data & software experience
- Data Engineer, American Express, 2016–2018
- Software Engineer, Reckitt Benckiser / Diverse Infotech, 2012–2013
- Experience in predictive analytics, anomaly detection, ETL, big data, and visualization
Technical expertise
Methods & tools
Open science
Datasets & software
- Open EEG datasets for drumbeats, movie-evoked emotions, and naturalistic music listening
- CompNeuroTools: resources for brain data, signal processing, and machine learning
- Resonance-Toolbox and ScienceOfMeditation research resources
Teaching & service
A broader academic record
Service & Leadership
Peer review, outreach leadership, proposal development, scientific volunteering, and conference presentations.
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