Computational neuroscience

Dr. Abhishek U. Patil
Brain · Signal · Intelligence.

PhD · EEG · fMRI · Multimodal AI · BCI

I build brain encoding models that map between sensory and cognitive stimuli and the neural representations they evoke, using EEG and fMRI as primary modalities. My work spans functional connectivity, network dynamics, and cognitive/affective biomarkers — extended into multimodal AI integrating physiological signals with language, speech, and audio for personalized human-state estimation and neuroadaptive systems.

6+
Publications
6
First author
2021
PhD awarded
4+
Post-PhD years
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Research statement

My research focuses on brain encoding models that map between sensory and cognitive stimuli and the neural representations they evoke, using EEG and fMRI as primary measurement modalities. I develop computational methods to characterize functional connectivity, network dynamics, and cognitive and affective biomarkers in healthy and clinical populations.

Building on this foundation, I extend encoding and decoding frameworks to multimodal settings — integrating physiological signals (EEG, PPG) with language, speech, and audio representations — to support personalized human-state estimation, neuroadaptive AI systems, and digital therapeutics.

My broader interests span computational neuroscience, brain–computer interfaces, and medical imaging AI.

Brain encoding modelsEEGfMRI Functional connectivityNeurofeedback Multimodal AIPPG Human-state estimationBCI Medical imaging AIDepression ADHDCreative cognitionCognitive aging
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Positions & education

May 2025 – Apr 2026
Taipei, Taiwan
AI Backend Engineer
Exebrain Co. Ltd.
  • Built and deployed production-grade LLM systems for real-time text and voice interaction
  • Implemented RAG pipelines with embedding-based vector search and LLM-driven query rewriting
  • Designed multimodal AI pipelines integrating EEG, PPG, speech/audio, and text for human-state modeling
  • Developed models linking speech/text representations with EEG-derived biomarkers (alpha-band activity, stress indicators)
  • Built cross-modal learning frameworks combining physiological signals and language embeddings
Aug 2024 – Jun 2025
Taipei, Taiwan
AI Researcher — Medical AI Systems
MAI AI
  • Developed LLM-based medical AI systems integrating indexed biomedical content and external APIs
  • Built DICOM processing pipelines for 3D model generation from CT and MRI data
  • Migrated voice AI pipelines across model providers, integrating transcription and speech synthesis
Jan 2024 – Jul 2024
Taipei, Taiwan
Assistant Research Fellow
Taipei Medical University · TIRC, TMU
  • Developed Vision Transformer models for low-dose CT and medical image processing
  • Implemented deep learning pipelines for medical image preprocessing, training, and evaluation
  • Co-PI on TMU–TMUH Special Research Project (NTD 300,000): AI-based pericoronary adipose tissue biomarker for coronary artery disease using Vision Transformers
Oct 2021 – Dec 2023
Hsinchu, Taiwan
Postdoctoral Scientist
Brain and Cognitive Science Laboratory, NYCU · Mentor: Dr. Chih-Mao Huang
  • Conducted research in cognitive neuroscience, EEG, and functional neuroimaging
  • Investigated brain network connectivity, neurofeedback, and cognitive and mental health biomarkers
  • Applied computational methods and machine learning to EEG and fMRI data analysis
Jul 2017 – Aug 2021
Vellore, India
PhD — Computational Neuroscience
Vellore Institute of Technology · Mentors: Dr. Deepa Madathil, Dr. Chih-Mao Huang
  • Dissertation: Individual differences and alterations in functional connectivity of the aging brain
  • NSF-funded travel award (2019) · NYCU Taiwan Elite Research Internship (2018–19)
Aug 2012 – May 2014
Vellore, India
M.Tech — Biomedical Engineering
Vellore Institute of Technology · GPA: 8.34 / 10
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Selected publications

2023

Review of EEG-based neurofeedback as a therapeutic intervention to treat depression

Patil, A. U., Lin, C., Lee, S.-H., Huang, H.-W., Wu, S.-C., Madathil, D., & Huang, C.-M.

Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
2022

Neurofeedback for the education of children with ADHD and specific learning disorders: A Review

Patil, A. U., Madathil, D., Fan, Y.-T., Tzeng, O. J. L., Huang, C.-M., & Huang, H.-W.

Brain Sciences
2021

Age-related and individual variations in altered prefrontal and cerebellar connectivity associated with internet addiction tendency

Patil, A. U., Madathil, D., & Huang, C.-M.

Human Brain Mapping Journal
2021

Healthy aging alters the functional connectivity of creative cognition in the default mode network and cerebellar network

Patil, A. U., Madathil, D., & Huang, C.-M.

Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience 13:607988 Journal
2021

Static and dynamic functional connectivity supports the configuration of brain networks associated with creative cognition

Patil, A. U., Ghate, S., Madathil, D., Tzeng, O. J. L., Huang, H.-W., & Huang, C.-M.

Scientific Reports 11, 165 PDF
2019

Classification and comparative analysis of control and migraine subjects using EEG signals

Patil, A. U., Dube, A., Jain, R. K., Jindal, G. D., & Madathil, D.

Springer · Book chapter Information Systems Design and Intelligent Applications, pp. 31–39
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Recent news

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Skills & tools

Programming
PythonR MATLABCC++
AI & computation
PyTorchTensorFlow scikit-learnFastAPI NumPySimpleITK
LLM & GenAI
RAG pipelinesVector search Prompt engineering Function callingASR / TTS
Research domains
EEGfMRI PPGMultimodal AI Medical imagingML / DL
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Collaborators & references

Dr. Chih-Mao Huang
Associate Professor, Dept. of Psychology
The University of Hong Kong
cmhuang@hku.hk
Lab site →
Dr. Hsu-Wen Huang
Assistant Investigator
National Center for Geriatrics & Welfare Research, NHRI, Taiwan
hwhuang@nhri.edu.tw
Dr. Deepa Madathil
Professor and Director, Outreach
Vellore Institute of Technology, Bangalore
deepa@vitb.in
Academia Sinica · NTNU
Taiwan — partner institutions on Scientific Reports (2021) and NYCU postdoctoral research