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Ms. Rakhi R. currently serves as a Research Associate at the Virtual Labs Project at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham. Rakhi has expertise in biotechnology and microbiology techniques and served as a subject matter expert for developing virtual laboratory experiments in the Biotechnology and Biomedical Engineering disciplines. She plays a key role in pedagogy-based education research on the diffusion of virtual laboratories for bringing education reforms to the current education system. She has conducted several virtual laboratory-based workshops for teachers and students across India. Along with virtual laboratory experiences, she has been involved in various research activities including Neurophysiological Imaging on Integrated yoga-meditation practices, decoding motor behavior biosignatures of arm movement tasks using electroencephalography techniques at Amrita Mind Brain Center.

Rakhi has authored numerous research articles, many of which are published in Scopus-indexed high-impact journals, and international and national conferences. For her significant research contributions, she was honored with the Chancellor’s Publication Excellence Award in 2024 as part of the Amrita Innovation and Research Award (AIRA) in the category of Tier 1 journals. Her contributions marked outstanding achievements in education perspectives and research articles co-authored by her received the iJOE Outstanding Paper Award in 2016. She also received a Certificate of Recognition for her research paper presentation at the International Conference on Technology for Education (T4E), in 2014, and Received the Best Poster Presentation Award at Amrita BioQuest 2013. She has attended several international conferences and presented her research papers based on pedagogy and neuroimaging techniques. She has 20 + publications that have added significant contributions to the university.

Research Area: Education and Innovation, memory and cognition, neuroimaging

Education 

  • B.S.c Microbiology, School of Biotechnology, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, 2009 
  • M.S.c Microbiology, School of Biotechnology, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, 2011 

Experience 

  • June 17th , 2011 to Present – Research Associate at Amrita Virtual Laboratories, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri Campus 

Journals 

  • Radhamani, R., Kumar, D., Nizar, N., Achuthan, K., Nair, B. and Diwakar, S., 2021. What virtual laboratory usage tells us about laboratory skill education pre-and post-COVID-19: Focus on usage, behavior, intention, and adoption. Education and information technologies, 26(6), pp.7477-7495. 
  • Kumar, D., Radhamani, R., Nizar, N., Achuthan, K., Nair, B. and Diwakar, S., 2018. Virtual and remote laboratories augment self-learning and interactions: Development, deployment and assessments with direct and online feedback (No. e26715v1). PeerJ Preprints. 
  • Diwakar, S., Kumar, D., Radhamani, R., Sasidharakurup, H., Nizar, N., Achuthan, K., Nedungadi, P., Raman, R. and Nair, B., 2016. Complementing education via virtual labs: Implementation and deployment of remote laboratories and usage analysis in South Indian villages. Int. J. Online Eng., 12(3), pp.8-15. 
  • Sasidharakurup, H., Radhamani, R., Kumar, D., Nizar, N., Achuthan, K. and Diwakar, S., 2015. Using Virtual Laboratories as Interactive Textbooks: Studies on Blended Learning in Biotechnology Classrooms. EAI Endorsed Trans. e Learn., 2(6), p.e4. 
  • Achuthan, K., Radhamani, R., Kumar, D., Nizar, N., Nair, B., & Diwakar, S., 2012. Design and Implementation of ICT Based Virtual Labs for Laboratory Skill Education. CSI CommunICatIonS. 
  • Nair, B., Krishnan, R., Nizar, N., Radhamani, R., Rajan, K., Yoosef, A., Sujatha, G., Radhamony, V., Achuthan, K. and Diwakar, S., 2012. Role of ICT-enabled visualization-oriented virtual laboratories in Universities for enhancing biotechnology education–VALUE initiative: Case study and impacts. FormaMente, 7(1-2), pp.1-18. 

Conferences 

  • Ottappurakkal,B., Kumar, D., Vijayan,A., Radhamani, R., Achuthan, K. and Diwakar, S.,2023. Developing and Deploying Open Access Web-Based Educational tools for Teaching Data Preprocessing and Classification in Bioinformatics, Sixth Symposium on Advances in Applied Informatics (SAI’23), Fifth International Conference on Computing and Network Communications (CoCoNet’23), December 18- 20, 2023, Bangalore, India( Accepted). 
  • Sreekumar, S., Radhamani, R., Vijayan,A., Achuthan, K. and Diwakar, S.,2023. Implementing a Student-Centric Free and Open-Source Virtual Laboratory in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, International Conference on Technology 4 Education(T4E) 2023, 24-26, November, Mumbai, India (Accepted) 
  • Radhamani, R., Anil, A., Manoj, G., Ambily, G.B., Raveendran, P., Hari, V. and Diwakar, S., 2021. Decoding Motor Behavior Biosignatures of Arm Movement Tasks Using Electroencephalography. In Cybernetics, Cognition and Machine Learning Applications: Proceedings of ICCCMLA 2020 (pp. 109-116). Springer Singapore. 
  • Radhamani, R., Nizar, N., Kumar, D., Pillai, G.S., Prasad, L.S., Jitha, S.S., Kuniyil, M.K.V., Sekhar, A.A., Kumar, V.S., Pillai, S. and Diwakar, S., 2020. Computational analysis of cortical EEG biosignals and neural dynamics underlying an integrated mind-body relaxation technique. Procedia Computer Science, 171, pp.341-349. 
  • Santhosh, A.K., Sangilirajan, M., Nizar, N., Radhamani, R., Kumar, D., Bodda, S. and Diwakar, S., 2020. Computational exploration of neural dynamics underlying music cues among trained and amateur subjects. Procedia Computer Science, 171, pp.1839-1847. 
  • Diwakar, S., Radhamani, R., Nizar, N., Kumar, D., Nair, B. and Achuthan, K., 2019. Using learning theory for assessing effectiveness of laboratory education delivered via a web-based platform. In Smart Industry & Smart Education: Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Remote Engineering and Virtual Instrumentation 15 (pp. 639-648). Springer International Publishing. 
  • Radhamani, R., Divakar, A., Nair, A.A., Sivadas, A., Mohan, G., Nizar, N., Nair, B., Achuthan, K. and Diwakar, S., 2018, September. Virtual laboratories in biotechnology are significant educational informatics tools. In 2018 international conference on advances in computing, communications and informatics (ICACCI) (pp. 1547-1551). IEEE. 
  • Krishnan, M., Edison, L., Radhamani, R., Nizar, N., Kumar, D., Nair, M., Nair, B. and Diwakar, S., 2018, September. Experimental recording and computational analysis of EEG signals for a squeeze task: assessments and impacts for applications. In 2018 International Conference on Advances in Computing, Communications and Informatics (ICACCI) (pp. 1523-1527). IEEE. 
  • Nizar, N., Radhamani, R., Kumar, D., Nair, B., Diwakar, S. and Achuthan, K., 2017, September. Implementation of analog electrical neurons as virtual labs for neuroscience education. In 2017 International Conference on Advances in Computing, Communications and Informatics (ICACCI) (pp. 549-554). IEEE. 
  • Diwakar, S., Radhamani, R., Sasidharakurup, H., Kumar, D., Nizar, N., Achuthan, K. and Nair, B., 2016. Assessing students and teachers experience on simulation and remote biotechnology virtual labs: A case study with a light microscopy experiment. In E-Learning, E-Education, and Online Training: Second International Conference, eLEOT 2015, Novedrate, Italy, September 16-18, 2015, Revised Selected Papers 2 (pp. 44-51). Springer International Publishing. 
  • Radhamani, R., Kumar, D., Achuthan, K., Nair, B. and Diwakar, S., 2016. Implementing and Deploying Magnetic Material Testing as an Online Laboratory. In Intelligent Systems Technologies and Applications 2016 (pp. 925-934). Springer International Publishing. 
  • Diwakar, S., Kumar, D., Radhamani, R., Nizar, N., Nair, B., Sasidharakurup, H. and Achuthan, K., 2015, September. Role of ICT-enabled virtual laboratories in biotechnology education: Case studies on blended and remote learning. In 2015 International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning (ICL) (pp. 915-921). IEEE. 
  • Radhamani, R., Sasidharakurup, H., Kumar, D., Nizar, N., Achuthan, K., Nair, B. and Diwakar, S., 2015, November. Role of Biotechnology simulation and remotely triggered virtual labs in complementing university education. In 2015 International Conference on Interactive Mobile Communication Technologies and Learning (IMCL) (pp. 28-32). IEEE. 
  • Kumar, D., Sasidharakurup, H., Radhamani, R., Nizar, N., Achuthan, K., Nair, B. and Diwakar, S., 2015, November. Mobile learning and biotechnology education via remote labs: Deployment-based study on real time shared resources. In 2015 International Conference on Interactive Mobile Communication Technologies and Learning (IMCL) (pp. 39-43). IEEE. 
  • Radhamani, R., Sasidharakurup, H., Sujatha, G., Nair, B., Achuthan, K. and Diwakar, S., 2014. Virtual labs improve student’s performance in a classroom. In E-Learning, E-Education, and Online Training: First International Conference, eLEOT 2014, Bethesda, MD, USA, September 18-20, 2014, Revised Selected Papers 1 (pp. 138-146). Springer International Publishing. 
  • Radhamani, R., Sasidharakurup, H., Kumar, D., Nizar, N., Nair, B., Achuthan, K. and Diwakar, S., 2014, December. Explicit interactions by users form a critical element in virtual labs aiding enhanced education–a case study from biotechnology virtual labs. In 2014 IEEE Sixth International Conference on Technology for Education (pp. 110-115). IEEE. 

Book Chapters 

  • Diwakar, S., Radhamani, R., Sujatha, G., Sasidharakurup, H., Shekhar, A., Achuthan, K., Nedungadi, P., Raman, R. and Nair, B., 2019. Usage and diffusion of biotechnology virtual labs for enhancing university education in India’s urban and rural areas. In Virtual Reality in Education: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice (pp. 433-453). IGI Global. 
  • Radhamani, R., Kumar, D., Achuthan, K., Diwakar, S., Transformational Impact and Role of Virtual Laboratories in Higher Education: Overview of Development, Assessment and Studies on Students and Teachers, In Springer Nature Book -Virtual Laboratories in Engineering Education: An Inside-Out View of Research and Innovations(Accepted), 2024 

Abstract 

  • Radhamani R., Presannan A., Diwakar S., Achuthan, K., Nair, B. Learner Perception and Preferences of Using Virtual Laboratories in STEM education pre- and post-COVID -19 Pandemic, 8th Annual Conference of Cognitive Science (ACCS8),20-22 January 2022, online.
  • Radhamani R., Bodda, S. and Diwakar S. Exploring neural oscillations underlying grasp and grasped movement tasks using surface electroencephalography, 7th Annual Conference of Cognitive Science (ACCS), 23-25 January 2021, online. 
  • Nizar N., Radhamani R., and Diwakar S.. Evaluating cortical EEG activity during Indian raga perception for varying auditory stimuli, 7th Annual Conference of Cognitive Science (ACCS), 23-25 January 2021, online 
  • Kumar, D., Radhamani R., and Diwakar S. EEG-based neural activity underpinnings during an Integrated Yoga Asana and meditation technique characterizing practitioners and non-practitioners, 7th Annual Conference of Cognitive Science (ACCS), 23-25 January 2021, online. 
  • Sasidharakurup H., Radhamani R., Nizar N., Achuthan K., Nair B., Diwakar S., Neuroscience Virtual Lab decreases teaching time and improves students’ perception in blended learning environment, Proceedings of the International symposium on Translational Neuroscience & XXXII Annual Conference of the Indian Academy of Neurosciences, NIMHANS, Bangalore , India, Nov 1-Nov 3,2014. 
  • Radhamani R, Nair B., Achuthan K., Diwakar S, Biotechnology Virtual Labs: Usage Case Studies, Proceedings of International Conference on Biotechnology for Innovative Applications (Bioquest 2013), Elsevier publications, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kerala, India, Aug 10-14, 2013. 
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