WORK-EDUCATION-SKILLS

WORK EXPERIENCE

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• 01/10/2018–Present Post doctoral researcher

UCLouvain, Brussels (Belgium)

Institute of Neurosciences- Cognitive & Systems Neuroscience

Institute of Applied Mathematics

Research in Robotic & Readaptation Lab on sensorimotor control

Developing computational models for hand movement control

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• 01/10/2015–30/09/2018 Doctoral Researcher

Institut de Neurosciences de la Timone , CNRS, Marseille (France)

Research in theoretical and neural basis of predictive mechanisms in brain (Neuroscience –cognitive motor control)

Psychophysics experiments on eye-hand coordination with Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

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• 01/04/2014–30/08/2015 Research Assistant

University Hospital Tuebingen, Tuebingen (Germany)

Implementing real time pattern recognition and classification algorithms for brain computer interface

Brain stimulation techniques for motor neural rehabilitation

Assisting in development of Brain Computer Interface therapy protocols with MRI guided magnetic & electric stimulation

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• 01/09/2013–31/03/2014 Research Fellow

Raman Research Institute, Bangalore (India)

Study on imaging techniques for scattered light.

Implementing brain computer interface using matched filtering technique on visual evoked potential

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• 27/08/2012–31/08/2013 Research Engineer

ITIE knowledge solutions, Bangalore (India)

Developing algorithm for artificial intelligence, brain computer interface; image processing, machine learning and pattern recognition.

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• 01/12/2011–31/05/2012 Health care assistant

Etheldred House Care Center, Cambridge (England)

Assisting in development of brain training techniques for dementia rehabilitation

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• 01/07/2011–30/11/2011 Radio webcasting assistant

Abbs Networks Ltd, London (England)

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• 01/10/2010–31/05/2011 Administrative Officer

Asianet Europe Ltd, London (England)

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

• 01/10/2015–30/09/2018 PhD

Aix-Marseille Universite, Marseille (France)

Doctoral Degree in Integrated and Clinical Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine

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• 01/01/2009–31/03/2010 MSc

University of Plymouth, Plymouth (England)

Masters in Communication Engineering & Signal Processing ,Faculty of Computing & Mathematics

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• 01/09/2004–31/06/2008 BTech

Mahatma Gandhi University, Kothamangalam (India)

Bachelors of Technology in Electrical & Electronics Engineering

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• 01/07/2002–31/05/2004

Kerala State Board, Muthalakodam (India)

Higher Secondary

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• 01/06/1996–31/05/2002

Kerala State Board, Thodupuzha (India)

Secondary

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Communication skills

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• Spoken languages : Malayalam, English, French, German, Hindi

• Excellent communication skills gained by working in international environment

• Experience in conducting experiments on healthy & stroke patients, working with older people, running clinical trials

• Good networking skills, active in european funded Initial Training Network of 15 partners in 7 countries

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Organisational / managerial skills

• Good organisational & teaching skills :

• Conducted workshop lectures in ‘Neural Networks & Fuzzy Logic-Mimicking Perception and Reasoning with Matlab hosted by AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education),India

• Conducted TMS practical sessions for Masters students, Graduate Training Center, Tübingen

• Guided research interns to conduct experiments in 1D and 2D signal processing using Matlab in Bangalore, India

• Assisted masters students in thesis on multiple projects in France and Belgium

• Participated in group activities by european multisensory integration network

• Good team player :- played violin in university orchestra for classical concerts

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Job-related skills

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• Experience in MRI guided non-invasive stimulation techniques

• Good knowledge in supervised and unsupervised machine learning algorithms

• Experience in application oriented intelligent systems

• Proficient in dealing large data set, data mining and clustering

• Very good team player, worked with international groups & networks

• Excellent research skills- very good publication record in peer reviewed journals

• Great experience in experimental design & set up, data collection, analysis and formulating manuscript

• Good mentoring/teaching skills

• Excellent programming skills ( Matlab, Simulink, R, Python, Embedded C, Statistica, MS office, platforms - Docometre, ICE)

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Hobbies

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• Reading literature

• Playing violin - played in Aix Marseille symphony orchestra in France & Plymouth University Orchestra in England

• Travelling, hiking

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