About me

Welcome to my homepage about my ongoing research and teaching activities.

I am an India-born British computer scientist and currently working as a Senior Lecturer in Artificial Intelligence at the School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering (CSEE), University of Essex (UoE). From Nov 2020-Nov 2022, I worked as a Lecturer in CSEE and from Nov 2017-Nov 2022, I worked as a Post-doctoral Research Fellow at the Institute for Analytics and Data Science (IADS), UoE. Prior to joining UoE, I worked as Post-Doctoral Research Officer in Machine Learning at The Farr Institute of Health Informatics Research, Swansea University, UK (July 2016 - Present). Before joining Swansea, I worked as a Post-Doctoral Research Assistant in Machine Learning for EEG-based Brain-Computer Interfacing at the Intelligent Systems Research Centre (ISRC), School of Computing and Intelligent Systems, Ulster University, UK (December 2015-June 2016). My doctoral (PhD) dissertation was under the supervision of Professor Girijesh Prasad and Dr Hubert Cecotti and looked at adaptive learning for modelling for non-stationary systems and its application to EEG-based brain-computer interfaces (October 2012-December 2015).

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Biography

I received a PhD in Computer Science from University of Ulster, Northern Ireland, UK; Master’s degree in Computer Engineering from Manav Rachna International University, India; and a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Engineering from Integral University, India. I completed my primary and secondary education during 1991-2003 from Colvin Taluqdars’ College in Lucknow, which is one of the oldest private schools in India. I was born in the city of Lucknow and spent nearly 24 years. Here is a YouTube video if you want to see Lucknow.

I am also associated with following professional bodies:

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA).
Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (SMIEEE).

Research interests

My research interests include a range of fields within Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML), including Artificial Neural Networks, Deep Learning, Vision Transformers (ViT), Domain Adaptation, Non-stationary Learning, and Electroencephalography (EEG)/Magnetoencephalography (MEG)-based Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCI). I also researched in Robotics related to BCI-based Neuro-Rehabilitation. With substantial expertise, I have been involved in the development, testing, and deployment of intelligent learning systems across diverse applications. These applications span from robotics to medical imaging (EEG & MEG), healthcare systems (such as skin-cancer detection and forensic dentistry), and addressing real-world challenges in the NHS, UK. My research extends across the entire spectrum, covering foundational ML and explainable AI (xAI) theories to practical implementations in real-world scenarios. One of my primary focuses is on influencing policies to ensure the safe and ethical adoption of ML technologies.

I am associated to the following research groups at the University of Essex:

Current editorial duties

Guest Associate Editor for Brain Imaging Methods: Brain-Computer Interfaces for Perception, Learning, and Motor Control, Frontiers in Neuroscience link to call
Review Editor for Medtech Data Analytics, Frontiers in Medical Technology
Guest Associate Editor in Neurotechnology and Systems Neuroergonomics: Machine Learning and Signal Processing for Neurotechnologies and Brain-Computer Interactions Out of the Lab link to call