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Last updated: 15th December 2008

 

Department of Computer Science
Stanford University

I am a Ph.D. student at the Department of Computer Science at Stanford University. I work with the Brains In Silicon group under Prof. Kwabena Boahen, and with the Manips group under Prof. Oussama Khatib.

Previously, I worked as a Software Design Engineer with Microsoft India R&D. Prior to that, I obtained a Bachelors of Technology degree in Information Technology (with honors) at the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad.

Research Interests:

I hold an active interest in the fields of Robotics, Machine Learning and Neuroscience. I am presently working to understand and model neural muscular control, rhythmic movement-pattern generation, and neural reinforcement learning in a part of the motor control system called the basal ganglia. I am also building a model of the human musculoskeletal system to be used for human motion analysis and reconstruction.

Project details, screenshots and videos: click here.

Research spotlight on the Stanford giving site: link.

Publications:

[1] Menon. S, Shakya. J, Kumar. V. Rule-Based Mixed-Initiative Scaffolding – SW-EL at ACM K-CAP 05 Conference, pp.19, 2005.
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[2] Shakya. J, Menon. S, Doherty. L, Jordanov. M, Kumar. V. Recognizing Opportunities for Mixed-Initiative Interactions based on the principles of Self-Regulated Learning – AAAI Fall '05 Symposium on Mixed-Initiative Problem-Solving Assistants, pp.117-122, 2005.
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[3] Rao. S, Menon. S, Shakya. J, Jordanov. M, Doherty. L, Kumar. V. The Importance of Contexts in Mixed-Initiative Interactions for Online Help – AAAI Fall '05 Symposium on Mixed-Initiative Problem-Solving Assistants, pp.100-105, 2005.
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[4] Doherty. L, Whitney. M, Shakya. J, Jordanov. M, Lougheed. P, Brokenshire. D, Rao. S, Menon. S, Kumar. V. Mixed-Initiative in Computer Games: Algorithmic Content Creation in Open-ended Worlds – AAAI Fall '05 Symposium on Mixed-Initiative Problem-Solving Assistants, pp.46-50, 2005.
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[5] Goodwin. S, Menon. S, Price. B. Pathfinding in Open Terrain – Proceedings of the International Academic Conference on the Future of Game Design and Technology (Futureplay), 2006.
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    From the Human Body to Robotic Controllers

(Clockwise from the top left) Stanbot -- a CPG circuit -- Spiking Neurons -- a Human Musculoskeletal Model -- Muscle Response to Neural Innervation