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Education Research Scientist, SoLEC, OfR, National Institute of Education, NTU, Singapore.

Research Fellow, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, NTU, Singapore.

Post-Doctoral Research Scholar, Neural Systems Lab, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Kentucky, USA.

Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering (SSN), Chennai, India.

Graduate Research Assistant, School of Mechatronic Engineering, UniMAP, Malaysia.
| 2023 | NIE Excellence in Service Award |
| 2019 | Visiting Fellowship, University of Exeter, UK. |
| 2019 | Visiting Fellowship, Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT), Austria. |
| 2015 | Gold Medal, Malaysian Technology Expo (international), Malaysia |
| 2014 | Special Award, Best Invention in Biomedical, Japan Intellectual Property Association, ITEX International Expo, Malaysia. |
| 2014 | Gold Medal, ITEX International Expo, Malaysia. |
| 2014 | Gold Medal, UniMAP Expo, Malaysia. |
| 2016 | Early Career Research Award, Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. |
| 2011 | Recipient, Graduate Research Assistant Scholarship, UniMAP, Malaysia. |

[Multiple Positions!] We are looking for self-motivated Ph.D. and master's students, research assistants, and visiting research students, as well as remote internships and undergraduate research positions. Here is the link for more details. Drop me an email if interested!
| Nov 2025 | A warm welcome to the new research fellow, Zhilan Zhou (Ph.D., University of North Carolina, USA) |
| Oct 2025 | Our paper titled “Classroom activity recognition using hybrid 3D-CNNs and visualization of action features with Grad-CAM“ has been accepted for publication in the Neurocomputing Journal. |
| Sep 2025 | Welcome to the new student assistant (part-time), Cameron Mavericks, Ph.D. Scholar, NTU |
| Sep 2025 | Our paper titled “EEG-based Functional Connectivity Patterns During Boredom in an Educational Context“ has been accepted for publication in the Scientific Reports Journal. |
| May 2024 | Our paper titled “Optimal EEG time window length for boredom classification through combined non-linear features” has been accepted by the 32nd EUSIPCO 2024 |
| Jan 2021 | I moved to NIE after a very happy journey at NTU! Very grateful to my postdoctoral supervisor, Dr. Justin Dauwels, and my lab mates. |
| Sep 2017 | I moved to NTU, Singapore after completing my first postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Kentucky, USA. I am very grateful to Dr. Sridhar Sundaram for hosting me. |
| Jun 2016 | I joined the Neural Systems Lab at the University of Kentucky, USA, as a Postdoctoral Scholar. |
| Sep 2015 | A proud moment — I successfully attended my convocation at UniMAP! This milestone represents not only the completion of an academic chapter but also a journey of perseverance, growth, and continuous learning. I am grateful to my mentors, peers, and family for their unwavering support along the way. |
| Feb 2015 | I joined Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering (SSN) as an Associate Professor at the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Chennai, India. |
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