People

Assistant Professor

Email: vishnu[dot]sreekumar[at]iiit[dot]ac[dot]in

Vishnu is a cognitive neuroscientist and directs the MANDA lab at IIIT Hyderabad. He enjoys thinking about human behavior and the brains and environments that enable it, with a special focus on the dynamics of this complex system. Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with his wife and daughter, playing and studying chess, playing tennis, and playing the piano. CV 

PhD Scholar/Vedant Kidambi Fellow (Cognitive Science, IIITH)

Pooja is pursuing a PhD at IIIT Hyderabad. She completed a master’s in Cognitive Science from IIT Gandhinagar and spent a year at IIT Kanpur further developing her research skills prior to joining IIITH. She is currently exploring the domains of event segmentation, sense of agency, and temporal context and their role in memory. Outside of academics she enjoys music, movies, and food.

PhD Scholar/UGC JRF (Cognitive Science, IIITH)

Gargi is working towards a PhD at IIIT Hyderabad after completing her master's in Neuropsychology from NFSU, Gandhinagar. A newbie to coding, she is learning and developing her analytical skills in human memory, with a keen interest in neuroimaging. She enjoys good humour, reading, and trying out new cuisines to cook.

PhD Scholar (Cognitive Science, IIITH)

Ozo recently transitioned from a career in semiconductors and IT to academia to explore neuroscience from a computational perspective, with hopes of advancing brain-computer interfaces to serve humanity. Her research interests focus on the neural dynamics of learning, memory, and consciousness. Currently, Ozo is learning neuroimaging analysis methods to investigate temporal context in episodic memory and exploring the role of intentionality in memory retention. Outside the lab, you'll find her immersed in postmodern philosophy, historical or sci-fi fiction, or at the gym.

Research Associate/Lab Manager

A. Biswas is the lab manager and an RA in the lab. He is working on characterizing different types of propagating neural wave patterns in the human brain. He enjoys reading books on politics and history in his spare time.

MS by research (CSE, IIITH)

Pritha joined IIIT Hyderabad as an M.Tech. student but was bitten by the research bug and converted to an MS by research program. She is interested in understanding the interplay between emotion and memory. She enjoys playing badminton, TT, and watching movies during her free time.

MS by research (CSE, IIITH)

Anuska is working on understanding the effects of context on word memorability. Anuska also enjoys singing, writing, and exploring spiritual places.

MS by research (CSE, IIITH)

Mafruz studies human memory using computational and behavioral methods. He is also interested in decision-making, emotions, and consciousness, mostly out of curiosity. Convinced that life has no inherent meaning, he does most things because they are funny and help pass the time until he dies.

MS by research (CSE, IIITH)

Prajwal joined the lab after working as a software engineer for two years (a pivot driven by his lifelong interest in computational neuroscience). He studies traveling waves in the brain and the methods used to detect, quantify, and characterize them. Beyond neural dynamics, he also has an interest in studying neuropsychiatric disorders and computational psychiatry. In his spare time, he enjoys reading science fiction and working out at the gym.

BTech/MS dual degree (computational linguistics, IIITH)

Yash is a final year dual degree student, pursuing B. Tech in computer science and a master's in computational linguistics at IIIT, Hyderabad. He is working on understanding word memorability. In his free time he loves listening to music and watch tech Youtube content.

BTech/MS dual degree (CSE, IIITH) 

Advay is a dual degree student, pursuing B. Tech and a master's in computer science at IIIT, Hyderabad. He has just joined the lab and is currently exploring the new (to him) topic of human memory. Outside of the lab, he's interested in reading fiction and fantasy, cricket and just spending time with friends.

BTech/MS dual degree (computational linguistics, IIITH)

Prayush Rathore is a 5th-year student at IIIT pursuing a BTech in computer science and an MS in computational linguistics. Prayush is working on understanding word memorability. In his free time, he enjoys watching and playing football.

BTech/MS dual degree (computational natural sciences, IIITH) 

Rohit is a dual degree student pursuing B. Tech in computer science and an MS in computational natural sciences at IIIT Hyderabad. He is currently investigating the mechanisms underlying traveling waves of neural activity. He enjoys watching motorsports and listening to music in his free time.

BTech/MS dual degree (computational linguistics, IIITH)

Sankalp is pursuing a dual degree in computational linguistics and is currently working on memorability and semantic search. As an active member of the Campus Canine Council, he helps care for the strays on campus. A rock music enthusiast and a chatterbox, it is not uncommon to find him curled up with a good book (or with good music, often with both a good book and good music ;)).

BTech, Hons (CSE, IIITH) 

Amritha is a third-year B.Tech student in Computer Science at IIIT-Hyderabad. She joined the lab as part of the honors program and is currently exploring memory for affective experiences. She is an avid Bharatanatyam dancer and enjoys listening to music.

Sahishnu is a dual degree student pursuing B.Tech in Computer Science and an MS in computational natural sciences at IIIT Hyderabad. He is currently working at determining the functional role of traveling waves in memory and cognition and describing the characteristics of complex waves. He enjoys supporting Liverpool Football Club and Williams F1 team in his free time and reading science fiction and detective novels.

Anushka is a second year B.Tech student in Computer Science joining the lab to pursue honours. She enjoys singing, is an avid reader and says the worlds she discovers through books and movies become a part of her.

B.Tech/MS Dual Degree (computational natural sciences, IIITH)

Pragati is a dual degree student pursuing a B.Tech in computer science and an MS in computational natural sciences at IIIT Hyderabad. She is currently working on a neurodynamic model to understand the mechanisms of complex trauma on the brain, and additionally is interested in early detection of mild cognitive impairment for neurodegenerative diseases. She enjoys public speaking and debate, reading and writing, trivia, and animal and environmental conservation.