Experience

Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences

• Research Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Doctoral Candidate

  • Sep 2022 - Present

  To a new beginning 🧠 Excited to start my Doctoral school at the MPI for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences as part of the Max Planck School of Cognition's 2022 cohort Thanks to all who've been by my side through the lows and highs of my journey! #phd #neuroscience #maxplanckschools To a new beginning 🧠 Excited to start my Doctoral school at the MPI for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences as part of the Max Planck School of Cognition's 2022 cohort Thanks to all who've been by my side through the lows and highs of my journey! #phd #neuroscience #maxplanckschools



Srishtaara Makerspace

• India
• Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder

  • Apr 2019 - Present

  SrishTaara is an Unorthodox and Interdisciplinary Rapid Prototyping Lab serving as the oasis for makers in BITS Pilani towards improving Research and Innovation. SrishTaara is an Unorthodox and Interdisciplinary Rapid Prototyping Lab serving as the oasis for makers in BITS Pilani towards improving Research and Innovation.



Global Community Bio Summit

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Core Organizer

  • Sep 2018 - Present

  Core organizing member of the Global Community Biosummit since 2018. Core organizing member of the Global Community Biosummit since 2018.



Institut du Cerveau – Paris Brain Institute

• France
• Biotechnology Research
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Graduate Research Intern

  • Jun 2022 - Sep 2022

  Thanks to Dr. Leonie Koban and Andrea Bazzani for a wonderful opportunity to collaborate on the Gut-brain project analyzing placebo-controlled controlled trials. First part of my project focuses on the Heart-rate Variability (HRV) changes in healthy individuals. Thanks to Dr. Leonie Koban and Andrea Bazzani for a wonderful opportunity to collaborate on the Gut-brain project analyzing placebo-controlled controlled trials. First part of my project focuses on the Heart-rate Variability (HRV) changes in healthy individuals.



Université Paris Cité

• France
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Student

  • Sep 2020 - Aug 2022

  Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Masters (AIRE) as part of the former Center for Research and Interdisciplinarity (CRI Paris) affiliated to Universite de Paris. Huge thanks to my mentors - Judith Amores, Prof. Pattie Maes, Prof. Ed Boyden and Prof. Prathosh AP for supporting me throughout this venture - Proud to be a Charpak Full Master Scholar! Grateful to Surya Teja for introducing me to this unique program - Cheers to all my friends and fam for being there with me! Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Masters (AIRE) as part of the former Center for Research and Interdisciplinarity (CRI Paris) affiliated to Universite de Paris. Huge thanks to my mentors - Judith Amores, Prof. Pattie Maes, Prof. Ed Boyden and Prof. Prathosh AP for supporting me throughout this venture - Proud to be a Charpak Full Master Scholar! Grateful to Surya Teja for introducing me to this unique program - Cheers to all my friends and fam for being there with me!



Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences

• Research Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Graduate Research Intern

  • Nov 2021 - May 2022

  Thanks to CRI and Université de Paris for supporting me with MIRES Scholarship of Excellence to work with my supervisors - Dr. Michael Gaebler and Simon Hofmann at the Mind Body Emotion Group in Berlin! Thanks to CRI and Université de Paris for supporting me with MIRES Scholarship of Excellence to work with my supervisors - Dr. Michael Gaebler and Simon Hofmann at the Mind Body Emotion Group in Berlin!



iGEM Paris Bettencourt 2021

• France
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• iGEM Paris Bettencourt Team Member

  • Jan 2021 - Oct 2021

  Part-time Member in the Dry Lab (Data Analysis and Modeling) and Marketing & Communications Team Part-time Member in the Dry Lab (Data Analysis and Modeling) and Marketing & Communications Team



Ecole normale supérieure

• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Feb 2021 - Aug 2021



Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Sep 2019 - Mar 2020

  Research Assistant at the Neurocomputing Lab and the Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Delhi. Research Assistant at the Neurocomputing Lab and the Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Delhi.



Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Visiting Student Researcher at MIT Media Lab

  • Aug 2018 - Jan 2019

  Student Researcher at Fluid Interfaces Group, MIT Media Lab under Prof. Pattie Maes and Judith Amores. Student Researcher at Fluid Interfaces Group, MIT Media Lab under Prof. Pattie Maes and Judith Amores.



MIT Media Lab

• United States
• Research Services
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Student Researcher

  • Aug 2018 - Jan 2019

  Senior Thesis on Brain-Computer-Interfaces towards interfacing Sleep under the guidance of Prof. Pattie Maes and Judith Amores, Fluid Interfaces. Senior Thesis on Brain-Computer-Interfaces towards interfacing Sleep under the guidance of Prof. Pattie Maes and Judith Amores, Fluid Interfaces.



Kaaya Tech

• Computers and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Student Researcher

  • Aug 2017 - Jun 2018

  Start-up based on Augmented, Virtual and Mixed Realities ● Remotely compiled a project towards Learning and Intelligence of the Holosuit, from Indian Research Office - Mysuru. ● Started Project Yoga, a research project on automated yoga training. ● Successfully simulated a classifier using Deep Artificial Neural Networks for the Holosuit to detect Yoga Postures. The dataset is recorded through Kinect Sensor. ● Developed data capture module for the HoloSuit and built… Show more Start-up based on Augmented, Virtual and Mixed Realities ● Remotely compiled a project towards Learning and Intelligence of the Holosuit, from Indian Research Office - Mysuru. ● Started Project Yoga, a research project on automated yoga training. ● Successfully simulated a classifier using Deep Artificial Neural Networks for the Holosuit to detect Yoga Postures. The dataset is recorded through Kinect Sensor. ● Developed data capture module for the HoloSuit and built gesture-recognizer for controlling the data capture. ● Developed a module for automatic calibration of bone lengths through gestures and enabled the quaternion angles data access from the HoloSuit firmware. ● Developed a data driven Yoga Training platform to compare the action sequences captured through HoloSuit using Dynamic Time Warping. Show less Start-up based on Augmented, Virtual and Mixed Realities ● Remotely compiled a project towards Learning and Intelligence of the Holosuit, from Indian Research Office - Mysuru. ● Started Project Yoga, a research project on automated yoga training. ● Successfully simulated a classifier using Deep Artificial Neural Networks for the Holosuit to detect Yoga Postures. The dataset is recorded through Kinect Sensor. ● Developed data capture module for the HoloSuit and built… Show more Start-up based on Augmented, Virtual and Mixed Realities ● Remotely compiled a project towards Learning and Intelligence of the Holosuit, from Indian Research Office - Mysuru. ● Started Project Yoga, a research project on automated yoga training. ● Successfully simulated a classifier using Deep Artificial Neural Networks for the Holosuit to detect Yoga Postures. The dataset is recorded through Kinect Sensor. ● Developed data capture module for the HoloSuit and built gesture-recognizer for controlling the data capture. ● Developed a module for automatic calibration of bone lengths through gestures and enabled the quaternion angles data access from the HoloSuit firmware. ● Developed a data driven Yoga Training platform to compare the action sequences captured through HoloSuit using Dynamic Time Warping. Show less



Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

• India
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Jan 2018 - May 2018

  ProjectBrain: Analysis and Segmentation of CT Brain ● Proposed the research project on Medical Image analysis using deep learning and computer vision. ● Collaborated with the Radiologists from MMCRI and JSS Medical colleges to prepare a CT-scan dataset of Hemorrhage and Ischemic lesions of the brain. ● Built a primary classifier to separate hemorrhagic and normal brains using deep convolutional neural network architectures. ProjectBrain: Analysis and Segmentation of CT Brain ● Proposed the research project on Medical Image analysis using deep learning and computer vision. ● Collaborated with the Radiologists from MMCRI and JSS Medical colleges to prepare a CT-scan dataset of Hemorrhage and Ischemic lesions of the brain. ● Built a primary classifier to separate hemorrhagic and normal brains using deep convolutional neural network architectures.



Cocoon Health

• United States
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Student Researcher

  • Jul 2017 - Aug 2017

  Start-up with the World's first intelligent Baby-monitor ● Was involved in the implementation of a video-based respiration rate detection algorithm. ● Based on the research paper "Real-Time Visual Respiration Rate Estimation with Automatic Scene Adaptation" by Xerox Research Center India (XCRI). ● Worked remotely under Dr. Prathosh A P, research scientist, Xerox Research Center, India and project lead at Cocoon Cam, Mountain View, CA. Start-up with the World's first intelligent Baby-monitor ● Was involved in the implementation of a video-based respiration rate detection algorithm. ● Based on the research paper "Real-Time Visual Respiration Rate Estimation with Automatic Scene Adaptation" by Xerox Research Center India (XCRI). ● Worked remotely under Dr. Prathosh A P, research scientist, Xerox Research Center, India and project lead at Cocoon Cam, Mountain View, CA.



Periyar Science and Technology Centre

• Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

• Student Research And Development Intern

  • May 2017 - Jun 2017

  Developing models to educate and arouse scientific curiosity among children who visit Science Centers. ● Developed a maze solver robot along with my team. ● The working model was made mainly to motivate and educate children who visit the science center of Birla Planetarium, a Government of Tamil Nadu initiative in Chennai. Developing models to educate and arouse scientific curiosity among children who visit Science Centers. ● Developed a maze solver robot along with my team. ● The working model was made mainly to motivate and educate children who visit the science center of Birla Planetarium, a Government of Tamil Nadu initiative in Chennai.