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Selected Work

Projects

Research and technology directions framed through problem, method, tools, and outcome.

Wearable EEG sleep staging interface with hypnogram and signal visualization

Wearable EEG · On-Device Inference · Physiological Computing

Deep Learning–Based Real-Time Sleep Staging

Built an end-to-end smartphone system for classifying sleep stages in real time from single-channel wearable EEG.

ProblemCan sleep stages be inferred outside a full sleep-lab setup?
MethodEEG and IMU streaming, TensorFlow Lite inference, signal visualization, and power-spectral analysis.
ToolsWearable EEG · TensorFlow Lite · Deep learning · Sleep-EDF · Muse · Power spectral analysis · BioEssence integration
Outcome
  • Co-authored papers at IEEE BSN and the ML4H/NeurIPS workshop.
  • Selected for an oral presentation at IEEE International Conference of BSN.
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MRI and PET illustration showing partial volume effects in the midbrain

Clinical Neuroimaging · PET/MRI · Neuroendocrinology

PMDD Serotonin PET Study

Contributed MRI analysis and PET × MRI scientific visualization during peer-review revision of a study on cycle-linked serotonin-transporter dynamics in Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD).

ProblemCan cycle-linked serotonin transporter changes help explain PMDD symptoms?
MethodMRI morphometry, ROI-level statistics, and PET × MRI visualization of partial-volume effects.
ToolsPET/MRI · VBM · ROI analysis · Statistical analysis · Clinical neuroimaging
Outcome
  • Presented my poster the PMDD PET study contributions helping a positive evaluation of the Max Planck School of Cognition evaluation committee.
  • Contributed as one of the co-authors to the PMDD study published in Biological Psychiatry.
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Functional brain connectivity matrices filtered using PET-derived neurotransmitter receptor maps

Multimodal Neuroimaging · Pharmacology · Biomarker Development

Neurotransmitter-Informed Connectivity

Implemented a MATLAB pipeline connecting EEG and fMRI functional connectivity with normative PET maps of neurotransmitter systems.

ProblemCan neurotransmitter geography help explain functional connectivity and pharmacologically induced network change?
MethodEEG and fMRI connectome construction, PET-map quantile filtering, randomized spatial controls, and mixed-effects modelling.
ToolsMATLAB · Simultaneous EEG–fMRI · PET receptor maps · Functional connectivity · EEG spectral power · Spatial null models · Linear mixed models · Pharmacological neuroimaging
Outcome
  • Enabled completion of the multimodal pipeline implementation investigating drug effects as part of my lab rotation
  • Contributed as a co-author to the broader Neurobiological Organization of Functional Connectivity study.
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3D face stimuli and behavioral similarity matrix visualization

Social Cognition · Online Experimentation · Behavioural Modelling

FaceSim3D Social Cognition

Co-designed and implemented an online experiment testing how depth changes human face-similarity judgments.

ProblemDo people judge facial similarity differently when faces are presented as flat images or dynamic 3D stimuli?
MethodUnity and UXF experiment design, 2D/3D facial stimuli, online behavioural testing, and representational similarity analysis.
ToolsUnity · UXF · 3D stimuli · RSA · Behavioral data
Outcome
  • Co-authored a Royal Society Open Science paper on Face Perception.
  • Contributed to research posters presented at Mind Brain Body Sympsium and Computational Cognitive Neurosciences (CCN) Conference.
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Full-body HoloSuit motion capture for yoga training alongside reconstructed emotional faces for social cognition in virtual reality

XR Product R&D · Motion Intelligence · Human Sensing

Embodied Intelligence in XR

Built motion-capture, skeletal-calibration, gesture-control, and movement-comparison modules for a full-body XR Yoga training platform. Also reconstructed and validated 3D emotional faces for social-cognition experiments in virtual reality.

ProblemHow can an interactive system represent, personalize, and compare human movement and social cognition in real time?
MethodWearable motion data, quaternion kinematics, personalized skeletal calibration, gesture recognition, and Dynamic Time Warping.
ToolsXR product development · Full-body motion capture · Wearable sensor data · Real-time data pipelines · Quaternion kinematics · Personalised calibration · Gesture recognition · Dynamic Time Warping · Deep learning · 3D face reconstruction · Unity · Blender
Outcome
  • Added a Yoga motion-intelligence training module for HoloSuit's real-time training platform.
  • Developed 3D emotional stimuli for Social Cognition and VR research at ENS Paris.
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Global Community Bio Summit fellowship and wearable EEG audio feedback visual

Neurotechnology · Collective Intelligence · Global Leadership

Global Community Bio Leadership

Developed a wearable-EEG audio-feedback workshop, helped organize the Global BioSummit, and later contributed to an MIT–Takeda Superminds project on collective intelligence for mental health.

ProblemHow can physiological feedback, community biotechnology, and collective intelligence make health and self-regulation more tangible and accessible?
MethodAndroid development, wearable EEG, alpha-band sonification, workshop design, systems thinking, and international collaboration.
ToolsGlobal leadership · Wearable EEG · Muse BCI · Android · Audio feedback · Collective intelligence
Outcome
  • Joined the organizing team of GCBS, later got selected as a Global Community Bio Fellow.
  • Contributed to MIT–Takeda Superminds work on collective intelligence for mental health.
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Award-winning prototypes spanning silent-speech sensing, generative AI, and automated microscopy cell counting

Rapid Prototyping · Computational Biology · Generative AI

Award-Winning Rapid Prototypes

Three team builds spanning magnetometer-based silent-speech sensing, early GPT-3 conservation storytelling, and automated microscopy cell counting.

ProblemHow can emerging computational technologies be turned rapidly into useful, human-centred systems across health, biology, and conservation?
MethodMagnetometer sensing, embedded hardware, Python and OpenCV, GPT-3 response steering, web applications, and cloud deployment.
ToolsMagnetometer sensing · Arduino 101 · Python · OpenCV · GPT-3 · CartoonGAN · Streamlit · Google Cloud Platform
Outcome
  • Contributed to teams awarded at HackHarvard and Stanford TreeHacks.
  • Contributed to the Paris Bettencourt iGEM team awarded Gold and Best Manufacturing Project.
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Global BioSummit conservation panel and makerspace biodiversity conservation presentation

Community Bio · Makerspaces · Conservation

Biotech Makerspace & Conservation

A science-tech and leadership project using makerspaces, panel discussions, and community biotechnology to create awareness around biodiversity conservation.

ProblemHow can community science and makerspaces make biodiversity conservation more participatory, visible, and locally actionable?
MethodStudent makerspace building, public panel discussions, conservation storytelling, science communication, and community biotechnology.
ToolsMakerspaces · Community bio · Science communication · Panel discussion · Biodiversity conservation · Public engagement
Outcome
  • Co-founded a student makerspace initiative and contributed to conservation-focused public science panels at Global Community BioSummit in 2019 and 2020.
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Warm practice hall inspired abstract image

Independent Practice · Embodied Cognition · Breath · Consciousness

Yoga as Embodied Practice

An exploration of Yoga as a living tradition—integrating breath, movement, attention, and philosophy through dedicated practice and teaching.

ProblemHow can posture, breath, and attention be studied not only externally, but also lived and refined through practice?
MethodHaṭha Yoga teaching, embodied observation, breath awareness, and practical pedagogy.
ToolsHaṭha Yoga · Breath awareness · Posture · Attention
Outcome
  • A grounded practice layer that informs the broader inquiry into mind–body intelligence.
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