BiCoNeS

I work and play with data received from our body and brain. I analyse this data and use it to design/develop systems for patients’ monitoring and rehabilitation. I am an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Space Technology since September 2016, and an Adjunct Research Associate at Monash Uinversity (two year from September 2019). Recently, I am awarded the prestigious Grace Hopper Celebrations (GHC) faculty scholarship for 2020.

My research focus is on human biosignals. I completed my PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology with Dr. Chin-Hui Lee and Dr. Shella Keilholz in 2016 after securing a Fulbright Scholarship. My focus during my PhD was on resting-state functional connectivity dynamics. I used algorithms and methods from various domains such as signal processing, machine learning, information theory, and pattern recognition to study functional magnetic resonance ima

ging (fMRI) data during my PhD.I completed a one-year postdoctoral fellowship (February 2019) in ‘Computational Connectomics’ with Dr. Randy McIntosh at the Rotman Research Institute in Toronto after securing a Schlumberger Faculty for the Future Fellowship. During my postdoc, my research focus was to understand the relationship between brain and naturalistic behavior using EEG data collected during music listening. I worked on extracting the topologies in brain and behavior data using manifold learning, partial least squares and topological data analysis. I additon to working with brain data, my current research also involves the design and development of low-cost harware devices/systems for monitoring and rehab with patients population.

I am passionate about mentoring young minds and volunteering for various causes. I love long walks, hiking, and solving puzzles 🙂

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Research is to see what everyone else has seen, and think what nobody has thought.

– Albert Szent-Györgyi