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Dr. N. S. Chaitanya Kumar

Assistant Professor, Amrita Mind Brain Center, Amritapuri

Qualification: Ph.D
chaithanyakumar@am.amrita.edu
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Bio

Dr. Chaitanya Nutakki, is an Assistant professor at Amrita Mind Brain Center, he received his Ph.D. in computational neuroscience from Amrita School of Biotechnology. His research has primarily focused on mathematical modeling of neurovascular coupling and reconstructing fMRI BOLD signals from the cerebellum and interconnected circuits. This work led to the development of a tool called BOLDsim, which is part of the Human Brain Project. Additionally, Dr. Nutakki is actively engaged in a DST and DBT-funded projects, where he contributes to the design and development of a low-cost wearable device for analyzing human gait. Also, worked in EU-funded WeNet project will develop the technology to empower deeper social interactions through diversity-aware AI. In addition to his work in neuroscience and AI, Dr. Nutakki is actively engaged in community health initiatives, exploring how everyday life activities influence cognitive function and contribute to cognitive deficits.

Education
  • 2015-2023: PhD in computational Neuroscience under Faculty of Life Sciences at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham.
  • 2010-2012: Masters in bioinformatics at Amrita school of Biotechnology
  • 2007-2010: Bachelors in Bioinformatics affiliated to Acharya Nagarjuna University
Area of Interest
  • Mathematical modeling of neurovascular coupling and fMRI BOLD reconstructions in cerebellar circuits
  • Human gait analysis
  • Study on activities of daily life for better cognitive health in communities
  • Brain Machine interfaces
  • Artificial Intelligence
Recognitions
  • 2025- Amrita Innovation & Research Awards (AIRA)
  • 2023: The ACM IMWUT distinguished paper award titled “Generalization and Personalization of Mobile Sensing-Based Mood Inference Models: An Analysis of College Students in Eight Countries”.
  • 2015: John Miller travel award for presenting the paper titled “Implementing Cerebellar Biophysics for Trajectory Planning in Robotic Arms” in XXXIII annual conference of Indian Academy of neurosciences
Affiliations
  • 2024-2025: Research Scientist at Amrita Mind Brain Center
  • 2019-2024: Teaching Assistant at Amrita School of Engineering and Amrita School of Biotechnology
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