People

Assistant Professor

Email: vishnu[dot]sreekumar[at]iiit[dot]ac[dot]in

Vishnu is a cognitive neuroscientist and directs the MANDA lab at IIIT Hyderabad. He enjoys thinking about human behavior and the brains and environments that enable it, with a special focus on the dynamics of this complex system. Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with his wife and daughter, playing and studying chess, playing tennis, and playing the piano. CV 

PhD Scholar/Vedant Kidambi Fellow (Cognitive Science, IIITH)

Pooja is pursuing a PhD at IIIT Hyderabad. She completed a master’s in Cognitive Science from IIT Gandhinagar and spent a year at IIT Kanpur further developing her research skills prior to joining IIITH. She is currently exploring the domains of event segmentation, sense of agency, and temporal context and their role in memory. Outside of academics she enjoys music, movies, and food.

PhD Scholar/UGC JRF (Cognitive Science, IIITH)

Gargi is working towards a PhD at IIIT Hyderabad after completing her master's in Neuropsychology from NFSU, Gandhinagar. A newbie to coding, she is learning and developing her analytical skills in human memory, with a keen interest in neuroimaging. She enjoys good humour, reading, and trying out new cuisines to cook.

PhD Scholar (Cognitive Science, IIITH)

Ozo recently transitioned from a career in semiconductors and IT to academia to explore neuroscience from a computational perspective, with hopes of advancing brain-computer interfaces to serve humanity. Her research interests focus on the neural dynamics of learning, memory, and consciousness. Currently, Ozo is learning neuroimaging analysis methods to investigate temporal context in episodic memory and exploring the role of intentionality in memory retention. Outside the lab, you'll find her immersed in postmodern philosophy, historical or sci-fi fiction, or at the gym.

Research Associate/Lab Manager

A. Biswas is the lab manager and an RA in the lab. He is working on characterizing different types of propagating neural wave patterns in the human brain. He enjoys reading books on politics and history in his spare time.

MS by research (CSE, IIITH)

Pritha joined IIIT Hyderabad as an M.Tech. student but was bitten by the research bug and converted to an MS by research program. She is interested in understanding the interplay between emotion and memory. She enjoys playing badminton, TT, and watching movies during her free time.

MS by research (CSE, IIITH)

Anuska is working on understanding the effects of context on word memorability. Anuska also enjoys singing, writing, and exploring spiritual places.

BTech/MS dual degree (computational linguistics, IIITH)

Prajneya is a dual degree student, pursuing B. Tech in computer science and a master's in computational linguistics at IIIT, Hyderabad. He is primarily interested in studying the interaction between memory and language and is working on understanding what makes some words more memorable than others. Outside of the lab, Prajneya loves backpacking, singing and jamming in random cafés, and reading books. He has submitted his MS thesis and is at Adobe currently. His first paper has been accepted to WACV 2025 and he is working on a second exciting paper on Hindi word memorability and expects to defend this MS thesis soon. 

MTech (CSE, IIITH)

Ayan is a postgraduate student pursuing MTech in CSE. He is interested in understanding the factors that drive event segmentation and its consequences for memory and decision-making in real world scenarios. Outside of work, Ayan is interested in sketching and reading detective novels.

BTech/MS dual degree (computational linguistics, IIITH)

Prayush Rathore is a 5th-year student at IIIT pursuing a BTech in computer science and an MS in computational linguistics. Prayush is working on understanding word memorability. In his free time, he enjoys watching and playing football.

BTech/MS dual degree (CSE, IIITH) 

Amal is a 5th year dual degree student pursuing a B.Tech + MS by research in computer science at IIIT-H. He is currently working on temporal segmentation algorithms for egocentric videos. Outside of work, he's an avid gamer (fps, RPGs, anything goes), occasionally plays the keyboard (allegedly), and reads books (mostly just fiction)

BTech/MS dual degree (CSE, IIITH) 

Atharva is a 5th year dual degree student pursuing a B.Tech + MS by research in computer science at IIIT-H. He is currently working on behavioral and neural data analysis to answer key questions about the role of temporal context in episodic memory. 

BTech/MS dual degree (computational linguistics, IIITH)

Yash is a final year dual degree student, pursuing B. Tech in computer science and a master's in computational linguistics at IIIT, Hyderabad. He is working on understanding word memorability. In his free time he loves listening to music and watch tech Youtube content.

BTech/MS dual degree (CSE, IIITH) 

Advay is a dual degree student, pursuing B. Tech and a master's in computer science at IIIT, Hyderabad. He has just joined the lab and is currently exploring the new (to him) topic of human memory. Outside of the lab, he's interested in reading fiction and fantasy, cricket and just spending time with friends.