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AI and Disability Studies

Thematic Areas

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  • AI for Empowering Visual Abilities
  • Assistive Technologies for the Deaf community
  • AI-Enhanced Solutions for Neurodiversity
  • Assistive Innovation for Cognitive Impairment and Locomotory Skills
  • Assistive Technologies Transforming Speech Impairment
  • AI-Driven Solutions for Cognitive and Intellectual Differences
Sl No Thematic Areas Lead Members
1 AI for Empowering Visual Abilities Ms. Selina Marianna Shah Ms. Jasmine, Dr. Aiswarya S. Kumar
2 Assistive Technologies for the Deaf community Dr. Geetha M Dr. Prema
3 AI-Enhanced Solutions for Neurodiversity Dr. Rajlakshmi Kanjilal Selina Marianna Shah, Bri. Neetha, Dr. Sumi Suresh, Ms. Sahana R
4 Assistive Innovation for Cognitive Impairment and Locomotory Skills Dr. Divya Udayan  
5 Assistive Technologies Transforming Speech Impairment Ms. Remya M S  
6 AI-Driven Solutions for Cognitive and Intellectual Differences Mr. Amal Krishnan Dr. Namitha K

Our Vision

We envision a world where advanced artificial intelligence empowers individuals with disabilities, enhancing their quality of life and promoting inclusivity by addressing their unique needs and challenges with cutting-edge AI solutions, fostering inclusivity, accessibility, and a world where everyone can lead a fulfilling life without barriers

People

Dr. Prema Nedungadi
Dr. Prema Nedungadi

Associate Dean,
Director, AmritaCREATE

Dr. Geetha M
Dr. Geetha M

Asst Professor( Sl Grade)

Dr. Divya Udayan J.
Dr. Divya Udayan J.

Assistant Professor (Sl.Gr)

Dr. Rajlakshmi Kanjilal
Dr. Rajlakshmi Kanjilal

Project Manager, Amrita CREATE

Selina Marianna Shah
Selina Marianna Shah

Research Associate/Scholar

Jasmine T Bhaskar
Jasmine T Bhaskar

Assistant Professor (Sr. Gr)

Dr. Aiswarya S Kumar
Dr. Aiswarya S Kumar

Assistant Professor

Neetha J.
Neetha J.

Assistant Professor (Sr. Gr), Research Scholar

Dr. Namitha K.
Dr. Namitha K.

Assistant Professor

Dr. Sumi Suresh M. S.
Dr. Sumi Suresh M. S.

Assistant Professor,
Postdoc Fellow at Buffalo

Amal Krishnan U. C.
Amal Krishnan U. C.

Project Coordinator, Amrita CREATE

Remya M. S.
Remya M. S.

Research Associate

Sahana Rangasrinivasan
Sahana Rangasrinivasan

Dual PhD Student (Amrita, Buffalo)

Collaborations & Mou’s

Name of Collaborator/Mou’s University/Govt Agency/Industry
Sonali Nag University of Oxford (UK)
Peter Daniels USA
Dr. Lynnea Erickson Colorado State University  (USA)
Dr. Ramaraju Rudraraju Assistant Professor of Computer Science, University of Alabama at Birmingham (USA) 
Berger, Ingrid Department of Urology and Andrology, St. John of God Hospital Vienna, Austria
Böhler, Judith Department of Urology and Andrology, St. John of God Hospital Vienna, Austria
Böhm, Reinhard Department of Urology and Andrology, St. John of God Hospital Vienna, Austria
Hartig, Nikolaus Department of Surgery, St. John of God Hospital Vienna, Austria
Koller, Daniel Department of Urology and Andrology, St. John of God Hospital Vienna, Austria
Ajith Moorkoth HOD, NIMS,UAE
Mr. Ajith Head of Vigyan Valley Special Education School
Prof. David Share Edmond J. Safra Brain  Research Center for the Study  of Learning Disabilities (Israel)
Prof. Anand Patwardhan Professor, School of Public Policy  University of Maryland (USA)
Dr. Mark Stokes Associate Professor Deakin University (Australia)
Dr.Bharathi Kaushik Associate Professor, MPD,CIET,NCERT
Dr. Ricardo Vinuesa Associate Professor  KTH Royal Institute of  Technology (Sweden)
Marianne Kinnula OULU (Finland)
Markku Turunen University of Tampere (Finland)
Nizet, Victor Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, La Jolla, San Diego, CA, United States
Lenart, Sebastian Department of Urology and Andrology, St. John of God Hospital Vienna, Austria
Lamche, Michael Department of Urology and Andrology, St. John of God Hospital Vienna, Austria
Madersbacher, Stephan Department of Urology, Kaiser Franz Josef I Spital, Vienna, Austria
Stolzlechner, Michael Department of Urology and Andrology, St. John of God Hospital Vienna, Austria
Claudia Elisa Department of Urology and Andrology, St. John of God Hospital Vienna, Austria
Ponholzer, Anton Department of Urology and Andrology, St. John of God Hospital Vienna, Austria
Dietrich, Aljoscha Saarland University, Saarland Informatics Campus, Saarbrücken, Germany
Steffes, Bianca Saarland University, Saarland Informatics Campus, Saarbrücken, Germany
Sorge, Christoph Saarland University, Saarland Informatics Campus, Saarbrücken, Germany
Dr.Anup Thakkar Director, ITRA & Vice Chacellor, Gujurat Ayurved University
Dr.Priyadarshini Mishra P Addl Professor, AIIMS-BBSR
Dr. Ruth Mizoram University
Dr. (Col) Vishal Marwaha AIMS Kochi
Dr. Sanjeev Singh AIMS Faridabad
Dr. Ram Manohar Amrita School of Ayurveda
Dr. Deepa Gupta Amrita School of Computing, Bangalore 
Dr. K. P. Soman Director CEN
Dr. Sajeev GP Govt Engineering College, Wayanad
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) US Agency
UNICEF UN Agency
Tampere University (Finland) Institution
Rashtriya Ayurved Vidyapeeth Institution
MeitY, Government of India Govt Agency
MoE Govt Agency
NISH, Haryana Welfare Society for Persons with Speech & Hearing Institution
C-DAC Society under MeiTy
MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Govt Agency
IIIT Delhi Institute
Ministry of AYUSH Govt Agency
Sri Vivekananda Medical Mission (SVMM) for tribal youth outreach  
NCERT, Delhi Govt Agency
Directorate (Special Education) Govt Agency
Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda (ITRA, Jamnagar)  Govt Agency
Blind Schools India

Conference Paper

Automated Speech Correction Assistive Technology for Malayalam Articulation Errors

Authors : Dr. Prema Nedungadi, Remya, M, S., Jyothiratnam., Mohith, S,R,R.,Sahith, M.

Publisher : IEEE

Year : 2023

A computational dual-route model for processing spelling of bilingual learners in Kerala

Authors : Dr. Prema Nedungadi, Dr. Georg Gutjahr, Surendran, S., Haridas, M., Devika Krishnan, A.

Year : 2022

Researchers’ Toolbox for the Future: Understanding and Designing Accessible and Inclusive Artificial Intelligence (AIAI)

Authors : Dr. Krishnashree Achuthan, Dr. Prema Nedungadi, Kinnula, M., Iivari, N., Sharma, S., …Thankachan, B., Tulaskar, R.

Year : 2021

Mudra: Convolutional Neural Network based Indian Sign Language Translator for Banks

Authors : Dr. Geetha M., G. Jayadeep, Vishnupriya, N. V., Venugopal, V., Vishnu, S.

Publisher : IEEE, Madurai

Year : 2020

An Ensembled Scale-Space Model of Deep Convolutional Neural Networks for Sign Language Recognition

Authors : Dr. Geetha M., N. Aloysius

Publisher : Advances in Artificial Intelligence and Data Engineering, Springer Singapore

Year : 2020

Comparing English and Malayalam Spelling Errors of Children using a Bilingual Screening Tool

Authors : Mithun Haridas, Dr. Nirmala Vasudevan, Prof. Raghu Raman, Dr. Prema Nedungadi

Publisher : Springer Singapore.

Year : 2020

Inter-Rater Reliability of a Dyslexia Screening Test

Authors : Mithun Haridas, Dr. Nirmala Vasudevan, Dr. Georg Gutjahr, Prof. Raghu Raman, Dr. Prema Nedungadi, L. Sasikumar

Publisher : 2019 IEEE Tenth International Conference on Technology for Education (T4E) .

Year : 2019

Analyzing the Responses of Primary School Children in Dyslexia Screening Tests

Authors : Dr. Prema Nedungadi, Mithun Haridas, Vasudevan, N., Iyer, A., Menon, R.

Publisher : 5th IEEE International Conference on MOOCs, Innovation and Technology in Education (MITE)

Year : 2017

Journal Article

On Neurodiversity and Popular Culture

Authors : Dr. Rajlakshmi Kanjilal

Publisher : Economic and Political Weekly

Year : 2023

Incorporating Relative Position Information in Transformer-Based Sign Language Recognition and Translation

Authors : Dr. Geetha M., Dr. Prema Nedungadi, Neena Aloysius

Publisher : IEEE

Year : 2021

Understanding vision-based continuous sign language recognition

Authors : Dr. Geetha M., N. Aloysius

Publisher : Multimedia Tools and Applications

Year : 2020

A scale space model of weighted average CNN ensemble for ASL fingerspelling recognition

Authors : Dr. Geetha M., N. Aloysius

Publisher : International Journal of Computational Science and Engineering

Year : 2020

A 3D stroke based representation of sign language signs using key maximum curvature points and 3D chain codes

Authors : Dr. Geetha M., Dr. M. R. Kaimal

Publisher : Multimedia Tools and Applications, Springer New York LLC

Year : 2017

Book Chapter

CNN and Stacked LSTM Model for Indian Sign Language Recognition

Authors : Dr. Geetha M., C. Aparna

Publisher : Machine Learning and Metaheuristics Algorithms, and Applications

Year : 2020

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