I joined as an Assistant Professor at the Centre for Brain Science and Applications (CBSA) in the School of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science (SAIDE) at Indian Institute of Technology-Jodhpur in 2021. Prior to this, I worked as a Post-doc Researcher at European Neuroscience Institute, Goettingen, Germany. I obtained a PhD in Neuroinformatics from Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi in 2018. 

My research interests lie in understanding and simulating human cognition using computational modelling of behavioral data. My broad area of research is "Reward processing and how it interacts with perception and cognition".  I investigate interactions among brain areas underlying distinct processes and how they give rise to global dynamics. I am really fascinated by the idea that "Cognition can reveal itself in the pupil, as latent cognitive processes map onto specific pupil responses". For instance, the pupil dilates when we make decisions and these pupil size fluctuations reflect decision-making computations during and after a choice. As a preliminary tool of investigation, pupillometry can be very helpful and reflect the underlying latent brain dynamics which can further be explored in detail using fMRI.

“We’ll never have true AI without first understanding the brain”