Teaching of Courses

UG PG
PSY 151 (Introduction to Psychology) PSY 775 (Fundamentals of Neuropsychology)
PSY 451 (Psychology of Adjustment) DES 631 (Psychological Principles & Design)
DES 635 (Methods for Design Research)

Post-doctoral Research

Name Topic Year
Dr. Manish Asthana (Ph.D., Würzburg University, Germany) Psychophysiological response and affective stimuli. 2016-177
Dr. Rohini Ghosh (Ph.D., Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata)

Psychosocial stress among pregnant women: An exploratory cross-sectional survey of reproductive and physical health in peri-urban India

Funding Agency: Department of Science & Technology Co-supervisor: Prof. A.K. Sharma (Department of HSS)

2014-15

Doctoral Research

Name Topic Year
Dilwar Hussain (Y5200062) Posttraumatic stress & growth among Tibetan refugees: The role of cognitive-emotional processing & spiritual belief 2010
Ruchi Gautam (Y4100066) Geriatric mental health & quality of life: The role of life events, resilience, & religiosity 2011
Sabah Haider (Y8100061) Gaze behaviour and stimulus properties: A comparison between individuals with and without intellectual disability 2015
Ahmed Sameer (11100061) The role of cognitive salience in acquisition of spatial knowledge 2016
Ujjwal Sharma (14100271) Emotion recognition ability and social behaviour in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A study of behavioural and phenotypic linkage (Co-supervisor: Prof. Sheffali Gulati, Department of Pediatrics, AIIMS, New Delhi) 2021
Ashish Gupta (15204265) Examining the neural and cognitive underpinnings of music (Co-supervisor: Prof. Laxmidhar Behera, Electrical Engineering) 2024
Umer Jon Ganai (18200277) Early detection and diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder: Gait deviations and Broad Autism Phenotype (Co-supervisor: Prof. K.S. Venkatesh, Electrical Engineering) 2024
Riya Mishra (18200273) Extraction and recognition of spontaneous micro-expressions (Co-supervisor: Prof. K.S. Venkatesh, Electrical Engineering) In Progress
Rishabh Pandy (22100274) Development and validation of intervention to augment emotion recognition in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder In Progress
Rashmi Vimal Undergoing coursework
Diksha Singh Undergoing coursework

As External Supervisor (Master of Research): University of Melbourne, Australia

Name Topic Year
Rajesh Ranjan Automatic assessment system for quantification and classification of pure and Parkinsonian tremor (Supervisors from University of Melbourne: Prof. Ampalavanapillai Nirmalathas & Prof. Marimuthu Palaniswami, e Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2019

MS by Research Theses

Name Topic Year
Priya Singh (16204404) Vision and learning based detection of autism spectrum disorder in natural environment (Co-supervisor: Prof. K.S. Venkatesh, Electrical Engineering) 2020

M.Des. Theses

Name Topic Year
Vaishali Agrawal (Y8119015) Graphical user interface (GUI) study of academic campus automation software 2010
Abhitosh Ghongade (Y9119005) Exploring vehicular movements and behaviour at T-intersections (Co-supervisor: Prof. J. Ramkumar, Mechanical Engineering Department) 2011
Anshuman Karmakar (11119003) Design of an egocentric display for low cost collision alerting systems for sports aviation (Co-supervisors: Prof. Bishakh Bhattacharya, Mechanical Engineering Department, IITK and Prof. Joachim Vogt, Institute of Psychology, Technische Universitaet Darmstadt, Germany) 2013
Pandhi Pankesh (13119021) Development of a new concept solution for shading technique of glass sunroof (Co-supervisor: Prof. Satyaki Roy, Design Programme) 2015
Midhun George (13119015) Design of the workspace envelope of a sub-compact utility tractor (Co-supervisor: Prof. Satyaki Roy, Design Programme) 2015
Jyotsana (16119006) Design of an interactive tangible toy for autistic children (Co-supervisor: Prof. Satyaki Roy, Design Programme) 2018
Conrad Anthony Bosco D'Cruz (16119004) Industrial design of an aqua-ferti seed drill with hydrogel applicator (Co-supervisor: Prof. Satyaki Roy, Design Programme) 2018
Sagar Tiwari (20119017) Designing geon centric 3D shapes tofacilitate object recognition in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder 2022
Sreenath V. R. (20119023) Illustration design for assistive application for children with dyslexia and dysgraphia (Co-supervisor: Prof. Shatrupa T. Roy, Design Programme) 2022

M.Tech. Theses

Name Topic Year
Smriti Sahu (14115013) Exploring cognitive behaviour of nuclear power plant operators (Co-supervisor: Prof. Prabhat Munshi, Nuclear Engineering & Technology Programme) 2016
Gagandeep Singh Luthra (8174830730) Threat assessment of a simulated nuclear reactor facility: Role of personality of adversary (Co-supervisor: Prof. Prabhat Munshi, Nuclear Engineering & Technology Programme) 2017
Nidhi Sen (18104066) Temporal & intensity analysis of action units in microexpressions (Co-supervisor: Prof. K.S. Venkatesh, Electrical Engineering) 2020
Lisha Kumari (18104055) Handwriting based detection of dyslexia using machine learning (Co-supervisor: Prof. K.S. Venkatesh, Electrical Engineering) 2021
Aditya Ratne (20104007) Early detection of Autism Spectrum Disorder based on image processing (Co-supervisor: Prof. K.S. Venkatesh, Electrical Engineering) 2022
Parul Sonkar (20104082) Design and implementation os set-up with analysis of generated datasets (Co-supervisor: Prof. K.S. Venkatesh, Electrical Engineering) 2022
Garima Pal (20105050) Study on child-robot interaction using NAO robot (Co-supervisor: Prof. Bishakh Bhattacharya, Mechanical Engineering) 2023

BTP

Name Topic Year
Avisha Gaur (170185) Electrical Engineering Microexpression capturing and analysis (Co-supervisor: Prof. K.S. Venkatesh, Department of Electrical Engineering) 2019
Ankita Asai (Y9101) Biological Sc. & BioEngineering A comparison between affective and cognitive processing of emotions: A psychobiological approach 2013

SURGE Research

Name Topic Mentors Year
Moulika Mandal (Banaras Hindu University) Visual stimuli & bio-behavioural indicators: The stress & premorbidity imperative Braj Bhushan, Kumar Ravi Priya, & Arvind K. Sinha 2011

Current Area of Work

  • Psychological Assessment
  • Affective Science
  • Cognitive Neuropsychology
  • Cognitive Ergonomics
  • Trauma Psychology

Constructs/ Clinical Groups working/worked with

  • Mental Health, Posttraumatic Stress & Growth Psychological Assessment, User Experience
  • Neurodevelopmental Disorders (Autism Spectrum Disorder, Specific Learning Disorder), Trauma and Stressor Related Issues
  • Traumatic Brain Injury