This page is updated on a 'best effort' basis‐where 'best effort' competes with deadlines, grants, and actual research. For a reliably current list, please visit my Google Scholar

 

P. Olikkal, C. Dollo, A. Ajendla, A. Clemmensen, and R. Vinjamuri, "Reconstructing Hand Gestures with Synergies Extracted from Dance Movements",Nature Scientific Reports, 2025.

K-J. Wang, R. Vinjamuri, M. Alimardani, T. K. Reddy, Z.H. Mao, "Editorial: NeuroDesign in human-robot interaction: the making of engaging HRI technology your brain can't resist",Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2025.

F. Safavi, K. Patel and R. Vinjamuri, Facial Expression Recognition with an Efficient Mix Transformer for Affective Human-Robot Interaction,IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing, 2025.

F. Safavi, V. R. Venkannagari, D. Parikh and R. K. Vinjamuri, Deep Fusion of Neurophysiological and Facial Features for Enhanced Emotion Detection,IEEE Access, 2025.

S. M. Kaviri, and R. Vinjamuri, Decoding motor execution and motor imagery from EEG with deep learning and source localization,Biomedical Engineering Advances, 2025.

D. Pei and R. Vinjamuri, Decoding and Generating Synergy-based Hand Movements using Electroencephalography during Motor Execution and Motor Imagery,Biomedical Engineering Advances, 2025.

M.P. Chanu, G. Kumar, R. Vinjamuri, N. M. Kakoty, Computational model for control of hand movement in Parkinson's disease using deep brain stimulation,Experimental Brain Research, 2025.

A. J. Kalita, M. P. Chanu, N. M. Kakoty, R. Vinjamuri, S. Borah, Functional evaluation of a real-time EMG controlled prosthetic hand,Wearable Technologies, 2025.

C. Myrick, R. Vinjamuri, and R. Anguluri, "Robust PCA-Based Dimensionality Reduction in Human Hand Coordination",IEEE Body Sensor Networks, 2025.

 

D. Pei, S. Tirumala, K. T. Tun, A. Ajendla, and R. Vinjamuri, "Identifying neurophysiological correlates of stress",Frontiers in Medical Engineering, 2024.

S. M. Kaviri, and R. Vinjamuri, "Integrating Electroencephalography Source Localization and Residual Convolutional Neural Network for Advanced Stroke Rehabilitation",Bioengineering, 2024.

K. Chen, H. Wang, A. Satyanarayana, R. Vinjamuri, and S. P. Kadiyala, "A framework for empirical fourier decomposition-based gesture classification for stroke rehabilitation",IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 2024.

K. Chen, R. Vinjamuri, H. Wang, and S. P. Kadiyala, "Generative AI based difficulty level design of serious games for stroke rehabilitation",IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 2024.

P. Olikkal, D. Pei, B. Karri, A. Satyanarayana, N. Kakoty, and R. Vinjamuri, "Biomimetic learning of hand gestures in a humanoid robot",Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2024.

F. Safavi, P. Olikkal, D. Pei, S. Kamal, H. Meyerson, V. Penumalee, and R. Vinjamuri, "Emerging Frontiers in Human-Robot Interaction",Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems, 2024.

P. C. Maibam, D. Pei, P. Olikkal, R. Vinjamuri, and N. Kakoty, Enhancing prosthetic hand control: A synergistic multi-channel electroencephalogram,Wearable Technologies, 2024.

P. Olikkal, H. Ali, B. Pillai, J. Sukathorn and R. Vinjamuri, "A Hybrid EEG-EMG Framework for Humanoid Control using Deep Learning Transformers",IEEE ROBIO, 2024.

B. Pillai, N. Siripala, K. Sai-Aroon, D. Sirvaraman, R. Vinjamuri, S. Chumnavej, and J. Sukathorn, "Enhancing Post-Stroke Upper Limb Rehabilitation Through Haptic Feedback in Virtual Reality-Based Gaming",IEEE ROBIO, 2024.

K. Patel, F. Safavi, and R. Vinjamuri, Transformer-based emotion recognition with EEG,IEEE EMBS, 2024.

S. M. Kaviri, and R. Vinjamuri, "Decoding EEG for Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation: Integrating Source Localization with Residual CNN",IEEE HI-POCT, 2024.

S. M. Kaviri, and R. Vinjamuri, "Integrating EEG Source Localization and ResNet CNN for Advanced Stroke Rehabilitation",IEEE HI-POCT, 2024.

R. Gokhman, T. Sawdayi, R. Khan, A. Satyanarayana, R. Vinjamuri and S. P. Kadiyala, Accurate Body Pose Matching for Individuals with Stroke using Siamese Networks,IEEE/ACM CHASE, 2024.

 

S. Kadiyala, K. Chen, Z. Gui, P. Olikkal, A. Catlin, A. Satyanarayana, and R. Vinjamuri, Novel Hand Gesture Classification based on Empirical Fourier Decomposition of sEMG Signals,IEEE EMBS, 2023.

P. Olikkal, D. Pei, B. K. Karri, A. Satyanarayana, N. M. Kakoty and R. Vinjamuri, Learning Hand Gestures using Synergies in a Humanoid Robot,IEEE ROBIO, 2023.

F. Safavi, K. Patel, and R. Vinjamuri, Towards Efficient Deep Learning Models for Facial Expression Recognition using Transformers,IEEE BSN, 2023.

M. Chanu, D. Pei, P. Olikkal, R. Vinjamuri, and N. M. Kakoty, "Electroencephalogram based Control of Prosthetic Hand using Optimizable Support Vector Machine",International Conference on Advances in Robotics, 2023.

A. J. Kalita, M. Chanu, N. M. Kakoty, R. Vinjamuri, and S. Borah, "Performance Characteristics of EMG Controlled Prosthetic Hand",International Conference on Advances in Robotics, 2023.

D. Pei, P. Olikkal, M.P. Chanu, N. Kakoty, A. Satyanarayana and R. Vinjamuri, "Decoding Synergy-based Hand Grasps from Spectral Envelopes in Electroencephalography",IEEE EMBC, 2023.

 

P. Olikkal, D. Pei, T. Adali, N. Banerjee, and R. Vinjamuri. Data Fusion-Based Musculoskeletal Synergies in the Grasping Hand. Sensors 2022 (19), 7417.

V. Penumalee and R. Vinjamuri. Development of a Mobile App for Objective Assessment of Prosthesis Rejection Rates in End-Users. RESNA Annual Conference, 2022. [Link]

D. Pei, P. Olikkal, T. Adali, R. Vinjamuri. Reconstructing Synergy-Based Hand Grasp Kinematics from Electroencephalographic Signals. Sensors 2022 July 18.22 (14), 5349.

D. Pei, P. Olikkal, T. Adali, R. Vinjamuri. Dynamical Synergies of Multidigit Hand Prehension. Sensors. 2022 May 31;22(11):4177.

R. Vinjamuri (Ed.) Human-Robot Interaction – Perspectives and Applications. London, United Kingdom, IntechOpen, 2022.

K. Jambhale, B. Rieland, S. Mahajan, P. Narsay, N. Banerjee, A. Dutt, and R. Vinjamuri, “Selection of optimal physiological features for accurate detection of stress”, 44th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, 2022.

P. Olikkal, D. Pei, T. Adali, N. Banerjee, and R. Vinjamuri, “Musculoskeletal synergies in grasping hand”, 44th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, 2022. IEEE.

D. Pei, P. Olikkal, T. Adali, and R. Vinjamuri, “Dynamical synergies in multidigit hand prehension”, 44th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, 2022.

 

Pei D, Adali T, Vinjamuri R. Generalizability of Hand Kinematic Synergies derived using Independent Component Analysis. In2021 43rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC) 2021 Nov 1 (pp. 621-624). IEEE.

Burns M, Rosa R, Akmal Z, Conway J, Pei D, King E, Banerjee N, Vinjamuri R. Design and Implementation of an Instrumented Data Glove that measures Kinematics and Dynamics of Human Hand. In2021 43rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC) 2021 Nov 1 (pp. 7229-7232). IEEE.

Ortiz JH, Vinjamuri R, editors. Collaborative and Humanoid Robots. BoD–Books on Demand; 2021 Sep 29.

 

D. Pei, M. Burns and R. Vinjamuri. "Neural decoding of upper limb movements using electroencephalography" in Brain-Computer Interface Research. A State-of-the-art Summary, C. Guger, Ed. Springer, 2020.

R. Vinjamuri (Ed.), Advances in Motor Neuroprosthesis. Springer, NY, United States, 2020. [Link]

M. Burns, R. Vinjamuri. “Design of a soft glove-based robotic hand exoskeleton with embedded synergies,” In Advances in Motor Neuroprosthesis, R. Vinjamuri, Ed. Springer, 2020.

R. Vinjamuri (Ed.), Prosthesis. InTech, Croatia, 2020. [Link]

S. Madhanagopal, M. Burns, D. Pei, R. Mukundhan, H. Meyerson, and R. Vinjamuri, “Introductory Chapter: Past, Present and Future of Prostheses and Rehabilitation,” in Prosthesis, R. Vinjamuri, Ed. Intech, 2020.

Burns MK, Stika J, Patel V, Pei D, Nataraj R, Vinjamuri R. Lateralization and Model Transference in a Bilateral Cursor Task. In2020 42nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC) 2020 Jul 20 (pp. 3240-3243). IEEE.

Burns M, Zavoda Z, Nataraj R, Pochiraju K, Vinjamuri R. HERCULES: A Three Degree-of-Freedom Pneumatic Upper Limb Exoskeleton for Stroke Rehabilitation. In2020 42nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC) 2020 Jul 20 (pp. 4959-4962). IEEE.

Vinjamuri R. Advances in Neural Signal Processing. 2020. [Link]

Pei D, Vinjamuri R. Introductory Chapter: Methods and Applications of Neural Signal Processing. InAdvances in Neural Signal Processing 2020 Sep 9. IntechOpen.

 

M. Burns, D. Pei, R. Vinjamuri. “Replicating Hand Grasping Using a Torque Controller Based on Spatiotemporal Synergies,” In BMES Annual Meeting. 2019.

M. Burns, D. Pei, R. Vinjamuri. “Myoelectric Control of a Soft Hand Exoskeleton Using Neural Networks and Kinematic Synergies,” IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems 2019. [Link]

M. Burns, D. Pei, R. Vinjamuri. “Dynamic Control of Virtual Hand Grasp Using Spatiotemporal Synergies,” IEEE Access 2019. [Link]

D. Pei, V. Patel, M. Burns, R. Chandramouli, R. Vinjamuri. “Neural Decoding of Synergy-based Hand Movements using Electroencephalography,” IEEE Access 2019. [Link]

 

D. Pei, M. Burns, R. Chandramouli, R. Vinjamuri. “Decoding asynchronous reaching in electroencephalography using stacked autoencoders,” IEEE Access 6 (2018): 52889-52898. [Link]

V. Patel, M. Burns, D. Pei, and R. Vinjamuri, “Decoding Synergy-Based Hand Movements Using Electroencephalography,” in 40th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2018. [Link]

M. Burns, M. Schumacher, and R. Vinjamuri, “Introductory Chapter: Toward Near-Natural Assistive Devices,” in Biomimetic Prosthetics, R. Vinjamuri, Ed. Intech, 2018. [Link]

R. Vinjamuri (Ed.), Biomimetic Prosthetics. InTech, Croatia, 2018. [Link]

 

V. Patel, M. Burns, R. Chandramouli, R. Vinjamuri. “Biometrics based on Hand Synergies and their Neural Representations.” IEEE, Access 2017. [Link]

V. Patel, M. Burns, R. Chandramouli, R. Vinjamuri. "A Novel Biometric based on Neural Representations of Synergistic Hand Grasps." Future Technologies Conference (FTC). IEEE, 2017. [Link]

M. Burns, K. Van Orden, V. Patel, and R. Vinjamuri. "Towards a wearable hand exoskeleton with embedded synergies." 39th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. JeJu Island. S. Korea, 2017. [Link]

V. Patel, P. Thukral, M. Burns, I. Florescu, R. Chandramouli, and R. Vinjamuri. "Hand grasping synergies as biometrics." Frontiers in Bioeng. and Biotechnol., Special Topic: Applications of synergies in human machine interfaces, 2017. [Link]

M. Burns, V. Patel, I. Florescu, K. Pochiraju, and R. Vinjamuri. "Low dimensional synergistic representation of bilateral reaching movements." Frontiers in Bioeng. and Biotechnol., 2017. [Link]

V. Patel, J. Craig, M. Schumacher, M. Burns, I. Florescu, and R. Vinjamuri. "Synergy repetition training versus task repetition training in acquiring new skill." Frontiers in Bioeng. and Biotechnol. Special Topic: Applications of synergies in human machine interfaces, 2017. [Link]

 

V. Patel, M. Burns, M. Pourfar, A. Mogilner, D. Kondziolka, R. Vinjamuri. "QAPD: An Integrated System to Quantify Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease." 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Orlando. FL. USA, 2016. [Link]

V. Patel, M. Burns, R. Vinjamuri. "Effect of visual and tactile feedback on kinematic synergies in grasping hand." Medical and Biological Eng & Computing, 2016. [Link]

 

R. Vinjamuri, W. Wang, Z. H. Mao, D. J. Weber. "Human-machine interface based on task-specific temporal postural synergies." US Patent 9,034,055, 2015. [Link]

V. Patel, M. Burns, Z. H. Mao, N. Crone, R. Vinjamuri. "Linear and nonlinear kinematic synergies in the grasping hand." J Bioengineer & Biomedical Sci 5: 163. doi:10.4172/2155- 9538.1000163, 2015. [Link]

 

R. Vinjamuri, V. Patel, M. Powell, Z. H. Mao, and N. Crone. "Candidates for synergies: linear discriminants versus principal components." Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience. Vol. 9, 2014. [Link]

J. Collinger, R. Vinjamuri, A. Degenhart, D. Weber, G. Sudre, M. Boninger, E. Tyler-Kabara, and W. Wang. "Motor-related brain activity during action observation: a neural substrate for electrocorticographic brain-computer interfaces after spinal cord injury." Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience. Vol. 8, 2014. [Link]