Curriculum Vitae

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Current appointment

Post-doctoral Fellow, McMaster University
Dr. Christian Brodbeck’s lab: neural processing of speech and language with MEG

Previous research appointments

Research Fellow, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Okinawa, Japan
July 2024–October 2024

Graduate Student Researcher, Cognitive Robotics Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Okinawa, Japan
September 2018–June 2024

Graduate Rotation Student, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Okinawa, Japan
September 2017–August 2018

Research Assistant, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
October 2014–June 2016

Research Assistant, University of Texas at Dallas, Texas
August 2013–April 2014

Education

• PhD in Cognitive Robotics, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, 2017–2024
• MS in Applied Cognition and Neuroscience, University of Texas at Dallas, 2012–2014
• BTech in Biotechnology, Anna University, 2008–2012

Research interests

Language and the brain, neural processing of speech (MEG, neural source current response functions), cognitive science, developmental robotics, brain-inspired AI, embodied language, computational modeling, metabolic neuroscience, and the Free Energy Principle.

Skills

• Methods: embodied AI, explainable AI, biomimetic models, computational modeling, machine learning, variational recurrent neural networks, transformer networks, computer vision, planning and decision-making algorithms, high-performance computing, and ROS.
• Programming: Python, R, MATLAB, C++, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Libraries: PyTorch, CUDA, JAX, TensorFlow, NumPy, SciPy, Seaborn, pandas, h5py, and OpenCV.
• Tools: Git, Docker, Google Cloud, Hugging Face, Gazebo, CoppeliaSim, LaTeX, and VS Code.

Languages

English (bilingual), Tamil (native), Japanese (intermediate), Hindi (intermediate), and French (beginner).

Publications

1. Matsumoto, T., Vijayaraghavan, P., & Tani, J. (2026). Goal-Directed Latent Variable Inference: A Unified Active Inference Framework for Embodied Intelligence in Continuous Spatiotemporal Domains. Topics in Cognitive Science. doi:10.1111/tops.70081
2. Vijayaraghavan, P., Queisser, J. F., Flores, S. V., & Tani, J. (2025). Development of compositionality through interactive learning of language and action of robots. Science Robotics, 10. doi:10.1126/scirobotics.adp0751
3. Mani, B. K., Castorena, C. M., Vianna, C. R., Lee, C. E., Metzger, N. P., Vijayaraghavan, P., et al. (2020). Combined loss of ghrelin receptor and cannabinoid CB1 receptor in mice decreases survival but does not additively reduce body weight or eating. Neuroscience, 447, 53–62. doi:10.1016/j.neuroscience.2019.09.005
4. Rodriguez, J. A., Bruggeman, E. C., Mani, B. K., et al., Vijayaraghavan, P., et al. (2018). Ghrelin receptor agonist rescues excess neonatal mortality in a Prader-Willi syndrome mouse model. Endocrinology. doi:10.1210/en.2018-00801
5. Mani, B. K., Castorena, C. M., Osborne-Lawrence, S., Vijayaraghavan, P., et al. (2018). Ghrelin mediates exercise endurance and the feeding response post-exercise. Molecular Metabolism, 9, 114–130. doi:10.1016/j.molmet.2018.01.006
6. Mani, B. K., Osborne-Lawrence, S., Vijayaraghavan, P., et al. (2016). β1-Adrenergic receptor deficiency in ghrelin-expressing cells causes hypoglycemia in susceptible individuals. Journal of Clinical Investigation. doi:10.1172/JCI86270

For the complete publication record, see Google Scholar.

Contact

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