Yogesh Kumar Meena
Department : Computer Science and Engineering (Affiliated to Cognitive and Brain Sciences)
Research Interests
● Human-Computer Interaction
● Brain-Computer Interface
● Eye Tracking
● Motor Control and Rehabilitation
● Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
● Internet of Things
● User Experience and Usability
Professional Summary
Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, India (Feb 2023 to Present)
Senior AI Software Development Engineer, University of Essex, Mersea Home Ltd, UK (Jan 2022 – Feb 2023)
AI Software Development Engineer, University of Essex, Mersea Home Ltd, UK (Feb 2021 – Dec 2021)
Postdoctoral Researcher, Swansea University, UK (Sep 2018 – Feb 2021)
Postdoctoral Researcher/Research Assistant, Ulster University, UK (Jun 2017 – May 2018)
Visiting Researcher, Lala Lajpat Rai Hospital (Hallett Hospital), India (Jan 2018 – March 2018)
Visiting Researcher, Regency Healthcare Ltd, India (Aug 2016 – Sep 2016)
Visiting Research Fellow, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India (June 2015 – March 2018)
Teaching Assistant, Swansea University, UK (Sept 2019 – Jan 2020)
Teaching Assistant, Ulster University, UK (Sept 2014 – May 2016)
Publications
1. Meena, Y. K., Cecotti, H., Bhushan, B., Dutta, A., Prasad, G. (2022). Detection of Dyslexic Children Using Machine Learning and Multimodal Hindi Language Eye-Gaze Assisted Learning System. IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems, 53(1), 122 – 131.
2. Raju, D.K., Seunarine, K., Reitmaier, T., Thomas, G., Meena, Y. K., Zhang, C., Pockett, A., Pearson, J., Robinson, S., Carnie, M., Sahoo, D., Jones, M. (2021). PV-Pix: Slum Community Co-design of Self-Powered Deformable Smart Messaging Materials. In Proceedings of the ACM annual conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. (Yokohama, Japan May 8-13, 2021). CHI ‘21. ACM, New York, NY.
3. Meena, Y. K., Seunarine, K., Sahoo, D., Robinson, S., Pearson, J., Zhang, C., Carnie, M., Pockett, A., Prescott, A., Thomas, S., Lee, K., Jones, M. (2020). PV-Tiles: Towards Closely-Coupled Photovoltaic and Digital Materials for Useful, Beautiful and Sustainable Interactive Surfaces. In Proceedings of the ACM annual conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (Honolulu, Hawaii, USA April 25 – 30, 2020). CHI ‘20. ACM, New York, NY.
4. Meena, Y. K., Cecotti, H., Wong-Lin, K., Prasad, G. (2019). Design and evaluation of a time-adaptive multimodal virtual keyboard. Journal on Multimodal User Interfaces, 13(4), 343-361.
5. Meena, Y. K., Cecotti, H., Wong-Lin, K., Dutta, A., Prasad, G. (2018). Toward optimization of gaze-controlled human–computer interaction: application to Hindi virtual keyboard for stroke patients. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 26(4), 911-922.
6. Chowdhury, A., Meena, Y. K., Raza, H., Bhushan, B., Uttam, A. K., Pandey, N., Hashmi, A. A., Bajpai, A., Dutta, A., Prasad, G. (2018). Active physical practice followed by mental practice using BCI-driven hand exoskeleton: a pilot trial for clinical effectiveness and usability. IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, 22(6), 1786-1795.
7. Chowdhury, A., Raza, H., Meena, Y. K., Raza, H., Dutta, A., Prasad, G. (2018). An EEG-EMG correlation-based brain-computer interface for hand orthosis supported neuro-rehabilitation. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 312, 1-11.
Patents
Meena, Y. K., Cecotti. H., Wong-Lin, K., Prasad, G. “System for augmentative and alternative communication for people with severe speech and motor disabilities”. Indian Patent No. 340756. February 27, 2020.