Research Portfolio

Projects

Selected research and technology projects exploring human behavior, intelligent systems, immersive interaction, physiological computing, and human-centered AI.

Human BehaviorExperimental ResearchHCI / HAI / HRIPhysiological DataVR / RoboticsIntelligent Systems
01IIT Mandi Course Project

Alien Battle

A multiplayer interactive system developed in Unity that combined gameplay, physiological sensing, real-time HRV feedback, and computational modeling of human gameplay behavior.

Physiological ComputingMachine Learning

2024 - 2025

02HST Grand Challenge Finalist

VR & Social Robots for IKS Based Storytelling

An interdisciplinary framework integrating AI, VR, and social robotics with Indian Knowledge Systems to create interactive multimodal cultural storytelling experiences, recognized as a Finalist at the HST Grand Challenge.

VR / XRHuman-AI / HCI

2025

03Govt. of India Funded

Indian Knowledge System & Mental Health Application

A Government of India funded experimental research project examining cognitive, affective, and moral-reasoning outcomes using VR stimuli derived from Indian traditional narratives, with EEG, eye-tracking, and HRV measurement pipelines.

VR / XRPhysiological ComputingBehavioral Research

2025 - 2026

04

Human–Robot Interaction

A human-subject behavioral research study examining engagement patterns, experiential responses, and interaction quality during interactions with embodied social robots including Pico and Loona.

HRIBehavioral Research

2024 - 2025

05IEEE ICCCNT Conference

Immersive Cultural Storytelling in Virtual Reality

A VR research project investigating affective, physiological, and experiential responses to interactive cultural storytelling, presented at the IEEE ICCCNT Conference.

VR / XRPhysiological ComputingHuman-AI / HCI

2025

06Featured in Gujarat Samachar

MindfulGamer Dynamics

A quantitative behavioral study examining relationships between mindfulness, self-control, aggression, and gaming engagement, featured in Gujarat Samachar.

Behavioral Research

2023 - 2024

07Computing Conference 2026

Cross Media Emotional Engagement

A comparative experimental series investigating emotional and physiological engagement differences across text, comics, and immersive VR storytelling, using HRV and self-report measures with a culturally grounded narrative.

VR / XRPhysiological ComputingHuman-AI / HCIBehavioral Research

2025

08

Focus-Adaptive Racing

A real-time neurofeedback racing game built in Unity that couples a player's live attentional state, measured through a Muse EEG headband, directly to gameplay difficulty, creating a closed biofeedback loop between brain state and game world.

Physiological ComputingHuman-AI / HCIMachine Learning

2025 - 2026

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