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Dr. Asha Vijayan

Assistant Professor (Sr. Gd.) ,Mind Brain Center, Amritapuri

Qualification: MSc, Ph.D
ashavijayan@am.amrita.edu
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Research Interest: Neuro-inspired Algorithms, Computational Neuroscience, Brain-Computer Interfaces, Bioinformatics, Structural and Systems Biology

Bio

Dr. Asha Vijayan currently serves as an Assistant Professor (Senior Grade) at the Amrita Mind Brain Center in Amritapuri. She earned her Ph.D. in Computational Neuroscience from the School of Biotechnology at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham in 2019. Her doctoral research focused on the development of a Cerebellum-Inspired Spiking Neural Network, addressing both prediction and motor control. This interdisciplinary endeavor seamlessly blended neuroscience and artificial intelligence.

With over 15 years of dedicated academic, research, and teaching experience, Dr. Vijayan has been an integral part of the School of Biotechnology and Engineering. Her expertise spans areas such as bioinformatics, systems biology, and computational neuroscience. Throughout her academic journey, she has contributed significantly, evident in numerous publications in esteemed journals, book chapters, and conferences.

Dr. Vijayan’s commitment to staying abreast of cutting-edge developments is demonstrated through her active participation in workshops, seminars, and training programs. Currently serving as the Principal Investigator for one of the extended Phase III VALUE projects, a prominent virtual labs initiative supported by the Sakshat mission of MHRD, Government of India, she continues to drive advancements in education.

With a Post Graduation in Bioinformatics and an Undergraduation in Biotechnology, where she majored in Biotechnology, Chemistry, and Zoology, Dr. Vijayan’s academic journey showcases her diverse and well-rounded background. Her research interests encompass neuro-inspired algorithms, computational neuroscience, and bioinformatics, particularly in the realms of structural and systems biology. Dr. Vijayan’s multifaceted expertise reflects her passion for advancing knowledge at the intersection of neuroscience and technology.

Publications

Journal Article

Year : 2022

A Cerebellum Inspired Spiking Neural Network as a Multi-model for Pattern Classification and Robotic Trajectory Prediction Front

Cite this Research Publication : Vijayan A and Diwakar S. A Cerebellum Inspired Spiking Neural Network as a Multi-model for Pattern Classification and Robotic Trajectory Prediction Front. Neurosci. Sec. Neural Technology, 2022 doi: 10.3389/fnins.2022.909146

Year : 2021

Computational Modelling of Cerebellum Granule Neuron Temporal Responses for Auditory and Visual Stimuli

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. Bipin G. Nair, Arathi G. Rajendran, Asha Vijayan, Chaitanya Medini, and Dr. Shyam Diwakar, “Computational modelling of cerebellum granule neuron temporal responses for auditory and visual stimuli”, International Journal of Advanced Intelligence Paradigms, vol. Vol.18 No.3, pp.356 - 372, 2021.

Publisher : International Journal of Advanced Intelligence Paradigms.

Year : 2017

Enabling a Freely Accessible Open Source Remotely Controlled Robotic Articulator with a Neuro-inspired control Algorithm

Cite this Research Publication : Asha Vijayan, Chaitanya Nutakki, Dhanush Kumar, Dr. Krishnashree Achuthan, Dr. Bipin G. Nair, and Dr. Shyam Diwakar, “Enabling a freely accessible open source remotely controlled robotic articulator with a neuro-inspired control algorithm”, International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 61-75, 2017.

Publisher : International Journal of Online Engineering (iJOE), pp: 61-75.

Year : 2013

Classifying Movement Articulation for Robotic Arms via Machine Learning

Cite this Research Publication : Asha Vijayan, Chaitanya Nutakki, Chaitanya Medini, Hareesh Singanamala, Dr. Bipin G. Nair, Krishnasree Achuthan, and Dr. Shyam Diwakar, “Classifying Movement Articulation for Robotic Arms via Machine Learning”, Journal of Intelligent Computing, vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 123-134, 2013.

Publisher : Journal of Intelligent Computing.

Year : 2011

Audio steganography using modified LSB and PVD

Cite this Research Publication : R. Darsana and Asha Vijayan, “Audio steganography using modified LSB and PVD”, Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol. 197 CCIS, pp. 11-20, 2011.

Publisher : Communications in Computer and Information Science

Conference Paper

Year : 2023

Implementing a Student-Centric Free and Open-Source Virtual Laboratory in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

Cite this Research Publication : Sreelekshmi Sreekumar, Rakhi Radhamani, Asha Vijayan, Krishnashree Achuthan and Shyam Diwakar, 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). 

Year : 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)

Cite this Research Publication : Bhavya Ottappurakkal, Dhanush Kumar, Asha Vijayan, Rakhi Radhamani, Krishnashree Achuthan and Shyam Diwakar, 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

Year : 2020

Signal Processing in Yoga-Related Neural Circuits and Implications of Stretching and Sitting Asana on Brain Function

Cite this Research Publication : Dhanush Kumar, Akshara Chelora Puthanveedu, Mohan, K., Lekshmi Aji Priya, Anjali Rajeev, Athira Cheruvathe Harisudhan, Asha Vijayan, Sandeep Bodda, and Dr. Shyam Diwakar, “Signal Processing in Yoga-Related Neural Circuits and Implications of Stretching and Sitting Asana on Brain Function”, in Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Cybernetics, Cognition and Machine Learning Applications, Goa, India, August 29-30, 2020

Publisher : Springer

Year : 2017

Computational Modelling of Apoptosis in Parkinson’s Disease using Biochemical Systems Theory

Cite this Research Publication : Hemalatha Sasidharakurup, Pyaree Dash, Asha Vijayan, Dr. Bipin G. Nair, and Dr. Shyam Diwakar, “Computational modelling of apoptosis in parkinson's disease using biochemical systems theory”, in Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Advances in Computing, Communications and Informatics (ICACCI-2017), Manipal University, Karnataka, India, Sept 13-16, 2017.

Publisher : ICACCI-2017

Year : 2017

Comparing Robotic Control using a Spiking Model of Cerebellar Network and a Gain Adapting forward-inverse Model

Cite this Research Publication : Asha Vijayan, Vivek Gopan, Dr. Bipin G. Nair, and Dr. Shyam Diwakar, “Comparing robotic control using a spiking model of cerebellar network and a gain adapting forward-inverse model”, in 2017 International Conference on Advances in Computing, Communications and Informatics (ICACCI), Udupi, India, 2017

Publisher : ICACCI

Year : 2016

Low-Cost Robotic Articulator as an Online Education tool: Design, Deployment and Usage

Cite this Research Publication : C. Nutakki, Vijayan, A., Sasidharakurup, H., Nair, B., K. Achuthan, and Diwakar, S., “Low-cost robotic articulator as an online education tool: Design, deployment and usage”, in International Conference on Robotics and Automation for Humanitarian Applications, RAHA 2016 - Conference Proceedings, 2017.

Publisher : Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation for Humanitarian Applications, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham.

Year : 2015

Spike Encoding for Pattern Recognition: Comparing Cerebellum Granular Layer Encoding and BSA algorithms

Cite this Research Publication : Chaitanya Medini, Asha Vijayan, Ritu Maria Zacharia, Lekshmi Priya Rajagopal, Dr. Bipin G. Nair, and Dr. Shyam Diwakar, “Spike Encoding for Pattern Recognition: Comparing Cerebellum Granular Layer Encoding and BSA algorithms”, in Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Advances in Computing, Communications and Informatics (ICACCI-2015), Aug 10-13, 2015, Kochi, India.

Publisher : Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Advances in Computing, Communications and Informatics (ICACCI-2015), Kochi, India

Year : 2015

Modeling Pattern Abstraction in Cerebellum and Estimation of Optimal Storage Capacity

Cite this Research Publication : Asha Vijayan, Chaitanya Medini, Anjana Palolithazhe, Bhagyalakshmi Muralidharan, Dr. Bipin G. Nair, and Dr. Shyam Diwakar, “Modeling Pattern Abstraction in Cerebellum and Estimation of Optimal Storage Capacity”, in Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Advances in Computing, Communications and Informatics (ICACCI-2015), Aug 10-13, 2015, Kochi, India.

Publisher : Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Advances in Computing, Communications and Informatics (ICACCI-2015), Kochi, India .

Year : 2014

Neural Control using EEG as a BCI Technique for Low Cost Prosthetic Arms.

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. Shyam Diwakar, Sandeep Bodda, Chaitanya Nutakki, Asha Vijayan, Dr. Krishnashree Achuthan, and Dr. Bipin G. Nair, “Neural Control using EEG as a BCI Technique for Low Cost Prosthetic Arms”, in Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Neural Computation Theory and Applications (NCTA 2014), Rome, Oct 22-24, 2014.

Publisher : In Proceedings of the International Conference on Neural Computation Theory and Applications (NCTA-2014), Rome, Italy .

Year : 2014

Computationally Efficient Bio-realistic Reconstructions of Cerebellar Neuron Spiking Patterns

Cite this Research Publication : Chaitanya Medini, Asha Vijayan, Egidio D'Angelo, Dr. Bipin G. Nair, and Dr. Shyam Diwakar, “Computationally Efficient Bio-realistic Reconstructions of Cerebellar Neuron Spiking Patterns”, in Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on Interdisciplinary Advances in Applied Computing, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore, India, 2014.

Publisher : Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on Interdisciplinary Advances in Applied Computing, ACM, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore, India .

Year : 2013

Classification of robotic arm movement using SVM and Naïve Bayes classifiers

Cite this Research Publication : Asha Vijayan, Chaitanya Medini, Hareesh Singanamala, Chaitanya Nutakki, Dr. Bipin G. Nair, and Dr. Shyam Diwakar, “Classification of robotic arm movement using SVM and Naïve Bayes classifiers”, in Proceedings of Third International Conference on Innovative Computing Technology (INTECH 2013), London, Aug 29-31, 2013.

Publisher : Proceedings of Third International Conference on Innovative Computing Technology (INTECH 2013), London.

Year : 2010

Wireless intrusion detection based on different clustering approaches

Cite this Research Publication : A. M. Nambiar, Asha Vijayan, and Nandakumar, A., “Wireless intrusion detection based on different clustering approaches”, in Proceedings of the 1st Amrita ACM-W Celebration of Women in Computing in India, A2CWiC'10, Coimbatore, 2010.

Publisher : A2CWiC'10

Year : 2010

Evol optimer- tool for gene expression analysis

Cite this Research Publication : G. L. Sairam, Asha Vijayan, Gerald H Lushington, and Mahesh Visvanathan, “Evol optimer- tool for gene expression analysis”, in Proc. IEEE Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine Workshop (BIBMW), 2010, pp. 169-172.

Publisher : IEEE

Conference Proceedings

Year : 2015

Implementing Cerebellar Biophysics for Trajectory planning in Robotic arms

Cite this Research Publication : Chaitanya Nutakki, Asha Vijayan, Dr. Bipin G. Nair, and Dr. Shyam Diwakar, “Implementing Cerebellar Biophysics for Trajectory planning in Robotic arms”, in Proceedings of the International symposium on Translational Neuroscience & XXXIII Annual Conference of the Indian Academy of Neurosciences, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India, Oct 31-Nov 2, 2015.

Publisher : Proceedings of the International symposium on Translational Neuroscience XXXIII Annual Conference of the Indian Academy of Neurosciences

Year : 2014

Implementing Cerebellar Neural Network in FPGA

Cite this Research Publication : L. Ramakrishnan, Aarathi Krishna, Asha Vijayan, Dr. Bipin G. Nair, and Dr. Shyam Diwakar, “Implementing cerebellar neural network in FPGA”, 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.

Year : 2013

A Cerebellum-like Approach for Neuromorphic Hardware based on Bio-realistic Model of Cerebellar Microcircuitry

Cite this Research Publication : Asha Vijayan, Dr. Bipin G. Nair, and Dr. Shyam Diwakar, “A cerebellum-like approach for neuromorphic hardware based on bio-realistic model of cerebellar microcircuitry”, in Proceedings of International workshop on Hippocampus: From synapses to behaviour, INCF workshop - IISER, Pune, India, 2013.

Publisher : Proceedings of International workshop on Hippocampus: From synapses to behaviour, INCF workshop - IISER

Year : 2013

Inverse Kinematics with Cerebellar Spiking Neurons

Cite this Research Publication : Asha Vijayan, Dr. Bipin G. Nair, and Dr. Shyam Diwakar, “Inverse Kinematics with cerebellar spiking neurons”, Amrita Bioquest . 2013.

Publisher : Amrita Bioquest

Year : 2012

Cerebellar neural dynamics with spiking neurons show generalization for inverse kinematics problem

Cite this Research Publication : Asha Vijayan and Dr. Shyam Diwakar, “Cerebellar neural dynamics with spiking neurons show generalization for inverse kinematics problem, INCF workshop”, INCF workshop - India, Nov. 5-7, 2012.

Publisher : INCF workshop

Book Chapter

Year : 2017

Computational Neuroscience of Timing, Plasticity and Function in Cerebellar Microcircuits

Cite this Research Publication : Diwakar S., Medini C., Nair M., Parasuram H., Vijayan A., Nair B. (2017) Computational Neuroscience of Timing, Plasticity and Function in Cerebellum Microcircuits. In: Érdi P., Sen Bhattacharya B., Cochran A. (eds) Computational Neurology and Psychiatry, Volume 6, Springer Series in Bio-/Neuroinformatics, pp 343-371, 02 Feb 2017. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49959-8_12

Publisher : Springer

Year : 2017

Mathematical Modelling of Cerebellar Granular Layer Neurons and Network Activity: Information Estimation, Population Behaviour and Robotic Abstractions

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. Shyam Diwakar, Chaitanya Nutakki, Sandeep Bodda, Arathi Rajendran, Asha Vijayan, and Dr. Bipin G. Nair, “Mathematical Modelling of Cerebellar Granular Layer Neurons and Network Activity: Information Estimation, Population Behaviour and Robotic Abstractions”, in Mathematical and Theoretical Neuroscience: Cell, Network and Data Analysis, Giovanni Naldi and Nieus, T., Eds. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2018, pp. 61–85.

Publisher : Mathematical and Theoretical Neuroscience: Cell, Network and Data Analysis, Giovanni Naldi and Nieus, T., Eds. Cham: Springer International Publishing,

Earlier Affiliation
  • Teaching Assistant, Amrita School of Biotechnology (09/09/09-30/06/10)
  • Junior Lecturer, Amrita School of Biotechnology (01/07/10-01/07/12)
  • Lecturer, Amrita School of Biotechnology (01/07/12-01/01/14)
  • Senior Lecturer, Amrita School of Biotechnology (01/01/14 – 01/07/15)
Education
  • B. Sc. Biotechnology, Chemistry, Zoology (triple main) from Fatima Mata National College, Kollam
  • M. Sc. Bioinformatics from Amrita School of Biotechnology, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kollam
  • Ph. D., Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
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