A TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION HUB ON INTERDISCIPLINARY DATA ANALYTICS AND PREDICTIVE TECHNOLOGY (IDAPT) UNDER NATIONAL MISSION ON INTERDICIPLINARY CYBER PHYSICAL SYSTEM (NM-ICPS)

Computational Neuroscience & Biology

A Short Term Course at IIT (BHU), Varanasi

Feb 02 - 06, 2026
Varanasi, India

Registration is now closed

Further communication will be done via mail to registered candidiates.

About the Course

This short-term course is specifically designed for UG/PG/PhD students, researchers, faculties, and technical staff interested in Computational Neuroscience, Signal Processing, AI, Transcriptomic Data Analysis, and Drug Repurposing.

About IDAPT

The Interdisciplinary Data Analytics and Predictive Technologies (IDAPT) focuses on leveraging data analytics and AI to transform healthcare, telecommunications, and power sectors under the National Mission on Cyber-Physical Systems (NM-ICPS).

About SBME

The School of Biomedical Engineering at IIT (BHU) offers unique engineering education with thrust areas in Medical Devices, Bioinstrumentation, and Computational Biology.

Course Highlights

Comp. Neuroscience & Oscillations

Computing with rhythms, trainable oscillatory neural networks, and brain function modeling.

MRI, EEG & Graph Signals

Diagnostic MRI vowels/consonants, graph signal processing, and biometrics instrumentation.

AI for Healthcare

Deep learning for brain tumor diagnosis, seizure prediction, and inner speech decoding.

Neuromorphic & Smart Sensing

Neuromorphic signal processing, EMG sensing for prosthetics, and smart wearable solutions.

Clinical & Therapeutic Apps

Cancer research trends, adaptive stimulation, and cardiovascular diagnosis with ML.

Program Schedule

09:00 - 11:30

Registration & Inaugural Program

Physical Registration, Inauguration, and High Tea

11:30 - 12:30

R&D for the Nation from C-DAC

Dr. Kalaiselvan A (CDAC Trivandrum)

14:00 - 16:00

Inner Speech Decoding & Demo

Er. Binu PJ & Er. Deepu SS (CDAC Trivandrum)

16:20 - 17:00

Seizure Detection and Prediction

Dr. Sudalaimani C (CDAC Trivandrum)

10:00 - 11:00

Clinical Anatomy of the Brain

Dr. Nidhi Sunhare (AIIMS Patna)

11:30 - 12:30

The Language of Diagnostic MRI

Dr. Ashish Verma (IMS, BHU)

14:00 - 15:00

EEG Instrumentation and Biometrics

Dr. Jac Fredo AR (IIT (BHU) Varanasi)

15:00 - 17:00

Demo on EEG, EMG, ECG Data Acquisition

CNBL Lab (IIT (BHU) Varanasi)

10:00 - 11:00

Freezing of Gait: Smart Wear Solutions

Prof. Uttama Lahiri (IIT Gandhinagar)

11:30 - 12:30

Neuromorphic Signal Processing for Healthcare

Dr. Deepesh Kumar (IIT (BHU) Varanasi)

14:00 - 15:00

EMG Sensing: Prosthesis & Wearables

Dr. Oppili Prasad (IIT (BHU) Varanasi)

15:00 - 16:00

Trends in Contemporary Cancer Research

Dr. Sabitha Ramanathan (Cancer Institute Adyar)

16:20 - 17:00

AI & Physiology Driven Computational Models

Dr. Pragathi Priyadharshini (IIT Kanpur)

10:00 - 11:00

Computing with Rhythms (Oscillatory NN)

Prof. Srinivasan Chakravarthy (IIT Madras)

11:30 - 12:30

Cardiovascular Diagnosis with ML/DL

Prof. Samarendra Dandapat (IIT Guwahati)

14:00 - 15:00

Automated Classification of Neurological Disorders

Prof. Ram Bilas Pachori (IIT Indore)

15:00 - 16:00

Graph Signal Processing for EEG

Dr. Manikandan (IIT Palakkad)

16:20 - 17:00

DL based Brain Tumor Diagnosis

Dr. Maheshkumar H. Kolekar (IIT Patna)

10:00 - 11:00

From Neural Signals to Adaptive Stimulation

Dr. Jithin Krishnan (SCTIMST Trivandrum)

11:30 - 12:30

Neural Signal Processing for Epilepsy

Dr. Karthick PA (NIT Trichy)

14:00 - 15:00

AI-driven Multimodal Sensing

Dr. Nagarajan Ganapathi (IIT Hyderabad)

15:00 - 16:00

MR Image Analysis for Dementia

Dr. Rohini Palanisamy (IIITDM Kancheepuram)

16:20 - 17:00

Surface EMG Modelling and Analysis

Prof. Venugopal G (NSS Palakkad)

17:00 - 19:00

Closing Ceremony

Vote of Thanks, Group Picture, Discussion

Distinguished Speakers

Prof. Ramakrishnan S

IIT Madras

Prof. Srinivasa Chakravarthy

IIT Madras

Prof. Samarendra Dandapat

IIT Guwahati

Prof. Ram Bilas Pachori

IIT Indore

Prof. Uttama Lahiri

IIT Gandhinagar

Dr. Kalaiselvan

CDAC Trivandrum

Prof. Venugopal G

NSS Palakkad

Dr. Sudalaimani

CDAC Trivandrum

Dr. Binu

CDAC Trivandrum

Dr. Maheshkumar H. Kolekar

IIT Patna

Dr. M Sabarimalai Manikandan

IIT Palakkad

Dr. Jithin Krishnan

SCTIMST Trivandrum

Dr. Sabitha Ramanathan

Cancer Institute Adyar

Dr. Nidhi Sunhare

AIIMS Patna

Dr. Karthick PA

NIT Trichy

Dr. Edward Jero

VIT University Chennai

Dr. Rohini Palanisamy

IIITDM Kancheepuram

Dr. Nagarajan G

IIT Hyderabad

Dr. Deepesh Kumar

IIT (BHU) Varanasi

Dr. Priya Ranjan Muduli

IIT (BHU) Varanasi

Dr. Oppili Prasad L

IIT (BHU) Varanasi

Dr. Deepak K. Agrawal

IIT Bombay

Dr. Pragathi P. Balasubramani

IIT Kanpur

Registration Details

Category Online Fee (Inc. GST) Offline Fee (Inc. GST)*
UG, PG, and PhD Students Rs. 750 Rs. 1,500
Staff (Technical/Admin) Rs. 1,500 Rs. 3,000
Faculties, Scientists, Post-docs Rs. 2,000 Rs. 4,000
Industry Participants Rs. 3,500 Rs. 7,000
International Participants USD 100 NA

Note: Food and accommodation is included for offline participants.
* The Registration Fee & GST is non-refundable to participants.

Payment Methods

Account Name: I-DAPT-HUB-FOUNDATION

Account No: 40298890505

IFSC Code: SBIN0011445

Bank: SBI, IT (BHU) Varanasi

Demand Draft in favor of: I-DAPT- HUB FOUNDATION