Research Area

HCI & Cognitive Science

HCI and cognitive-science work brings together human-AI interaction, brain-computer interfaces, eye tracking, accessibility, multimodal systems, neuroscience, and community health.

Research Themes

What the group works on

Human-AI interaction and explainable interfaces Brain-computer interfaces, EEG, EMG, and eye tracking Assistive technologies for disability, aging, and dyslexia Cognitive modelling and neural decoding Multimodal, multilingual, and accessible interaction design

Faculty

People shaping this area

Yogesh Kumar Meena

Assistant Professor

HCI, BCI, eye tracking, motor rehabilitation, assistive systems, user experience, and community health.

Krishna Prasad Miyapuram

Affiliated Faculty

Cognitive science, computational neuroscience, EEG, brain decoding, and cognition-aware AI.

Shanmuganathan Raman

Professor

Vision, EEG-to-text collaborations, deep learning, image understanding, and multimodal perception.

Samit Bhattacharya

Visiting Associate Professor

Human-computer interaction and user-centred computing.

Selected Publications

Recent Publications

Operationalizing Self-Perceptions of Aging Using Reflection Probe and SPA Design Cards with HCI Practitioners

CHI Extended Abstracts 2026 - HCI methods for aging and design.

Design and Evaluation of a Multimodal Elevator System with Gaze and Multilingual Voice Controls

IndiaHCI 2025 - accessible multimodal interaction.

Explainable artificial intelligence approaches for brain-computer interfaces: a review and design space

Journal of Neural Engineering 2024 - XAI for BCI.

Hierarchic-EEG2Text: Assessing EEG-To-Text Decoding across Hierarchical Abstraction Levels

2026 preprint - neural decoding and language abstraction.

Projects & Outputs

Representative Projects

A Brain-Computer Interface Driven Mental Fatigue Monitoring System to Improve Stroke Rehabilitation Therapy

International project with Department for the Economy, Northern Ireland.

iGazeBuddy: Multimodal Gaze-Controlled On-Screen Assisted Learning System for Dyslexia Detection and Intervention in Regional Indian Languages

ANRF PMECRG project led by Yogesh Kumar Meena.

System for augmentative and alternative communication for people with severe speech and motor disabilities

Indian patent involving Yogesh Kumar Meena.

HAIx Lab

Lab focused on intelligent technologies and transforming community health and care.