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RESEARCH INTEREST<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Creativity and reasoning:<\/span> Understanding cognitive process involved in the creativity, modeling creativity support tools and design process<\/p>\n

Visual Metaphor:<\/span> Theory of Visual Metaphors, Behavioral and Brain imaging studies on multimodal metaphors <\/p>\n

Multimodal Communication:<\/span> Multimodal interaction and effect on cognition and learning, empirical research on effective multimodal communication, gestures and facial expressions<\/p>\n

Education, Intelligence:<\/span>  Alternative methods of determining intelligence and developing multimodal instructional material for better learning<\/p>\n

Augmented Cognition:<\/span>  Modeling emotions and intention using various sensors (GSR, Temperature, Heartbeat) for augmented cognition. <\/p>\n

EDUCATION and TRAINING<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

2013:<\/span> PhD in Cognitive Science  International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad, India
\nThesis Title: An Experimental Study on Visual Metaphor <\/em>Advisor: Prof. Bipin Indurkhya<\/p>\n

2007:<\/span> Master in Philosophy  University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India
\nDegree with 9.75\/10 (Gold Medal)  Subjects: Logic, Philosophy of Mind, Science and Language, Indian Philosophy  <\/p>\n

2002:<\/span> Bachelor of Commerce Patna University, Patna, India
\nDegree: 65% with Honors Subjects: Accounting, Economics, Auditing <\/p>\n

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

2013 \u2013 2016:<\/span> PostDoctoral Fellow School of Electronics and Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Korea. Involved in alternative methods (Brain imaging and bio sensors) to determine intelligence and augmented cognition based on emotion and intention recognition <\/p>\n

May 2011 – July 2011:<\/span> Visiting Fellow at Gestion de Scientifique, Ecole des Mines, Paris, France. Worked with Prof. Armand Hatchuel and his team to explore the creativity in design process. <\/p>\n

July 2009 – November 2009:<\/span> Research Fellow Short Stay Fellow at Utrecht University, The Netherlands. Worked with Prof. Frans Verstraten, Department of Experimental Psychology, Utrecht University, Conducted eye-movement studies to explore the role of perceptual process during visual metaphor comprehension. <\/p>\n

TEACHER EXPERIENCE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Feb 2014 – June 2016:<\/span> Co-Instructor Artificial Brain Research Lab, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea<\/p>\n

Nov 2010 – July 2013:<\/span> Lecturer International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad, India <\/p>\n

Jan 2013 – June 2013:<\/span> Visiting Faculty B. V. Raju Institute of Engineering College, JNTU, Hyderabad, India <\/p>\n

COURSES DESIGNED and TAUGHT <\/strong><\/span>(Graduate and Undergraduate level)<\/em> <\/p>\n

Introduction and Cognitive Science: Fall 2011, Fall 2012 (IIIT-H), Spring 2013 (JNTU); <\/p>\n

Philosophy of Mind: Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Sprint 2013 (IIIT-H);<\/p>\n

Usability Engineering: Spring 2013 (IIIT-H);<\/p>\n

Brain and Engineering: Spring 2014, Spring 2016 (KNU). <\/p>\n

RESEARCH SKILLS and COMPETENCIES  <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Eye-tracking studies  Conducting Eye-movement studies using various eye tracking devices. Good with SR Research, Tobii, SMI and Eye-Tribe eye trackers.<\/p>\n

Brain imaging (EEG, fMRI, fNIRS) Conducting EEG and fMRI studies on creativity and intelligence. Good with SPM tool, coherence, PLV and band oscillation analysis using MATLAB (EEG lab, ERP lab).<\/p>\n

Creativity support Tool Building creativity support system to generate new ideas and metaphors for various domains.<\/p>\n

Computational modeling of Gestalt Conducting experiments on the role of gestalt principles in part to whole image Principles  recognition and building computational models for image recognition system. <\/p>\n

TECHNICAL SKILLS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Programming: Python, Perl <\/p>\n

Operating systems: Macintosh, Linux, Windows<\/p>\n

Others: HTML<\/p>\n

Eye Tracker: SR Research, SMI and Tobii remote eye trackers <\/p>\n

EEG: Coherence, PLV, Band oscillation analysis using MATLAB (EEG lab, ERP lab) <\/p>\n

fMRI: SPM analysis tool <\/p>\n

Psychology software: Direct RT, E-prime, Psychopy, Presentation Statistical analysis:  SPSS, MATLAB<\/p>\n

AWARD and RECOGNITIONS  <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Best Poster paper award: 10th AEARU workshop in 2015 by AEARU at University of Tsukuba, Japan<\/p>\n

Best student paper award: Best student paper award at 2nd analogy conference in 2009 by Cognitive Science Society at Sophia University, Sophia, Bulgaria <\/p>\n

Gold Medal: Gold Medal for academic achievements in Philosophy by University of Hyderabad, 2007 <\/p>\n

PUBLICATION and CONFERENCES<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Peer Reviewed Journals<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n

To appear and submitted:<\/span><\/p>\n