Publications

Journals

Title Year
Chandra, S.; Mukherjee, B.; Salam, A.; Anjum, F.; Nandi, C.K.; Behera, L. “Synchronized Chromatin Reorganization as a Key Biomarker in Anaesthetic Effects on Plants.” Chem. Biomed. Imaging, 2026. 2026
Pandey, D., Bhavsar, A., & Bajpai, A. (2026). Understanding social media addiction through Ayurveda, Yoga, and Neuroscience: A narrative review anchored in Indian Knowledge Systems. Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine, 17(1), 101293. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaim.2025.101293 2026
Pandu et al., 2026, Santhoju, P. Behera, L. Venkatesvara, R Pai, Computation of Planetary Geocentric Latitudes and Declinations based on the Sūryasiddhānta Algorithm. IJHS, Accepted 2026
Sharma, R., Dutt, V., Sharma, S., Kumar, Y., Bhavsar, A., Kapur, R., Kumar, B., & Kanwar, V. (2026). An IoT-Enabled, Multi-Sensor Platform for Non-Invasive Blood Glucose Monitoring via Breath Analysis. Discover Artificial Intelligence (Accepted) 2026
Chandra, S.; Chouhan, S.; Mukherjee, B.; Salam, A.; Behera, L.; Nandi, C.K. “A Hierarchical Cascade of Organellar Silencing and Their Regeneration Under Anaesthetic Stress in Plants.” Adv. Biology 9, no. 12 (2025): e00486.2025
Sankhyan, S., Kumar, A., Kumar, P., Sharma, A., Uday, K. V., & Dutt, V. (2025). FDRL: a data-driven algorithm for forecasting subsidence velocities in Himalayas using conventional and traditional soil features. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 29742. 2025
Sankhyan, S., Uday, K. V., & Dutt, V. (2025). Bridging traditional and conventional knowledge for soil classification in landslide-prone areas using exploratory factor analysis. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 13, 1730654. 2025
Gupta KV, Beuria J, Vijanapalli LK, Sethi A, Behera L. Self-reflection, sense of agency, and underlying neural correlates: A pilot study. PLoS One. 2025 Dec 26;20(12):e0335276. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0335276. PMID: 41452904; PMCID: PMC12742732. 2025
Beuria, Jyotiranjan, and Laxmidhar Behera. "Non-local interaction in discrete Ricci curvature-induced biological aggregation." Royal Society Open Science 11.9 (2024): 240794.2024
Beuria, Jyotiranjan. "Intrinsic geometry of collider observations and forman Ricci curvature." Physical Review D 110.3 (2024): 035023.2024
Accepted---JOAA (Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy); Pandu Santhoju, Punit Bhalla, Laxmidhar Behera, R. Venketeswara Pai; A Mathematical Model as per the Algorithm of Surya-siddhanta for the Computation of the location-Specific True Position of the Planets, 2024
Mathematical Model as per the Algorithm of Surya-siddhanta for the Computation of the location-Specific True Position of the Planets, 2024 2024
Chand, K., Chandra, S., & Dutt, V. (2024). Raga Bhairavi in virtual reality reduces stress-related psychophysiological markers. Scientific Reports, 14(1). 2024
Chand, K., Chandra, S., & Dutt, V. (2024). A comprehensive evaluation of linear and non-linear HRV parameters between Paced Breathing and Stressful Mental State. Heliyon, 10(11), e32195. 2024
Gupta, Kurusetti Vinay, Jyotiranjan Beuria, and Laxmidhar Behera. "Characterizing EEG signals of meditative states using persistent homology and Hodge spectral entropy." Biomedical Signal Processing and Control 89 (2024): 105779. 2024
GlucoBreath: Non-Invasive Glucometer to Detect Diabetes using Breath. Ritu Kapur, Yashwant Kumar, Ritik Sharma, Dhruv Rohilla, Shivani Sharma, Vikrant Kanwar, Tarun Sharma, Arnav Bhavsar, and Varun Dutt. in IEEE Access, vol. 12, pp. 59346-59360, 2024, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3392015. (SCI indexed, Q1), 2024 2024
Psychometric Evaluation of SHAIP: A Questionnaire for Assessing Healthcare Professionals' Perceptions of Artificial Intelligence: Shivani Sharma, Ritu Kapur, Vikrant Kanwar, Arnav Bhavsar and Varun Dutt (under review in Heliyon Journal), 2024 2024
Beuria, Jyotiranjan. "Persistent homology of collider observations: When (w) hole matters." Physics Letters B 846 (2023): 138188. 2023
Pandu et al., 2025, Santhoju, P., Bhalla, P., Behera, L. et al. Mathematical model as per the algorithm of Sūryasiddhānta for computation of location specific true position of the planets. J Astrophys Astron 46, 9 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12036-024-10018-8 2023
DiabeticSense: A Non-Invasive, Multi-Sensor, IoT-Based Pre-Diagnostic System for Diabetes Detection Using Breath. Ritu Kapur, Yashwant Kumar, Swati Sharma, Vedant Rastogi, Shivani Sharma, Vikrant Kanwar, Tarun Sharma, Arnav Bhavsar, and Varun Dutt. Journal of Clinical Medicine 2023, 12, 6439 (SCI & PubMed Indexed, Q1). 2023 2023

Conferences

Title Year
Shaktija, M., & Govindaraj, R. (2026, Feb). Modern and ancient perspectives on circadian rhythm and cognition: A narrative review. Two-Day International Conference on Hindu Studies in India: Dharma, Civilisation and Science, Centre for Health, Culture and Personality Development (CHCPD), Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, India. 2026
Pandu Santhoju, Laxmidhar Behera and Venketeswara R. Pai, Reconstruction and Analysis of the Rsine Algorithm in the Sūryasiddhānta: A Mathematical Framework for Ancient Planetary Computations, ISM Dhanbad and Springer 2026
Pandu Santhoju, Laxmidhar Behera and Venketeswara R. Pai, Planetary Motion in Sūryasiddhānta: Geometrical Models of the Manda and Śīghra Epicycles, ISM Dhanbad and Springer 2026
Ranga, S., Vasudev, T., Sankhyan, S., & Kumar, P. (2026). for High-Precision Temperature Prediction in Medical Logistics. Computing and Machine Learning: Proceedings of CML 2025, Volume 1, 1, 435. 2026
Bhardwaj, N., Verma, Y., & Bhavsar, A. (2026). Rhythms of the Doshas: Music-Induced Emotional Responses and Heart Rate Analysis from rPPG Across Ayurvedic Prakriti Types. International Symposium: SDGs through Hindu Worldviews – Spiritual Care in a VUCA–BANI World, IIT (BHU), Varanasi, February 25–26, 2026.2026
Premchand, Kalra, J., Kumar, A., Sankhyan, S., & Dutt, V. (2025, September). ECGGoDevice: A Low-Cost Multifunctional Wearable for Integrated Real-Time Cardiac and Mobility Monitoring. In World Conference on Information Systems for Business Management (pp. 339-349). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland. 2025
Shaktija, M., Chowdhary, P., Govindaraj, R., Suman, S., Sharma, D., Sasidharan, A., PN, R., & Kutty, B. M. (2025, June). Mind wandering is qualitatively different in meditators: An experience sampling method-based study. Mind-Body Consciousness Conference (MBCC), Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India. 2025
Shaktija, M., Govindaraj, R., & Sharma, D. (2025, April). Autonomic effects of meditation with lyric-based music: An HRV-based study. International Symposium on Sleep, Well-being & Consciousness, NIMHANS, Bengaluru, India. 2025
Sharma, R., Sharma, S., Kumar, Y., Kanwar, V., Bhavsar, A., & Dutt, V. (2025, July). VOCPressNet: An Innovative System for Breath-Based Blood Pressure Prediction. In 2025, IEEE 15th International Conference on Power Electronics and Drive Systems (PEDS) (pp. 1-5). IEEE. 2025
Kumar, A., Sankhyan, S., Rao, A. K., Aggarwal, P., & Dutt, V. (2025, September). Neurofeedback training for cognitive optimization: Effects on performance and workload in a simulation task. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting (Vol. 69, No. 1, pp. 141-146). Sage CA: Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications. 2025
Katta, S. S., Soni, V., Gupta, L., & Dutt, V. (2025). Predicting dark web inclination: A regression analysis of Dark Triad traits and age. Proceedings of the 16th International IEEE Conference on Computing, Communication and Networking Technologies (ICCCNT). IIT Indore, Indore, MP, India. (In press) 2025
Kumar, A., Sankhyan, S., Singh, A., Bhavsar, A., & Dutt, V. (2025, March). Virtual Reality Meets Machine Learning: Predicting HRV and Stress Outcomes for Mental Well-Being. In 2025 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW) (pp. 971-975). IEEE. 2025
Bhardwaj, N., Verma, Y., & Bhavsar, A. (2025). A new diverse dataset for rPPG estimation and benchmarking with standard frameworks. Presented at the 16th Indian Conference on Computer Vision, Graphics and Image Processing (ICVGIP 2025), IIT Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India, December 17–20, 2025 (accepted). 2025
Bhardwaj, N., Sharma, D., & Bhavsar, A. (2025). Remote photoplethysmography: Techniques, limitations, and future directions. Presented at the Mind, Brain, and Consciousness Conference, IIT Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India, June 4–7, 2025 2025
Shaktija, M., Govindaraj, R., Sharma, D., & Chowdhury, P. (2025, June). Development and validation of yoga-based inner power wellness scale. Mind-Body Consciousness Conference (MBCC), IIT Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India. 2025
Sankhyan, S., Kumar, P., & Priyanka, K. V. U. (2025, September). MultiModel and Multi-step LSTM Model. In Proceedings of Tenth International Congress on Information and Communication Technology: ICICT 2025, London, Volume 4 (Vol. 4, p. 243). Springer Nature. 2025
Ranga, S., Vasudev, T., Sankhyan, S., Kumar, P., Uday, K. V., & Dutt, V. (2025, March). X-STEP: A Stacked XGBoost Model for High-Precision Temperature Prediction in Medical Logistics. In International Conference on Computing and Machine Learning (pp. 435-444). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore.2025
Garg, A., Sasidharan, A., Behera, L., & Dutt, V. Meditation-Based Cognitive Therapy: A Study on EEG Band Power and Sleep Quality Improvement in University Students with Insomnia Mind, Brain, and Consciousness Conference, IIT Mandi, June 2025 2025
Kumar, N., Prabhath, L. V., Kumar, H., & Chembrolu, V. H. (2025, Nov). The Dharma-Adharma Dichotomy in Leadership: A Comparative Analysis of Rama and Ravana in Contemporary Corporate Governance. International Conclave on Globalizing Indian Thought, GIT25/144. 2025
Prabhath, L. V., Kumar, N., & Chembrolu, V. H. (2025, Nov). Experiential learning for sustainable futures: Behavioral study of localized, ethical consumption. International Conclave on Globalizing Indian Thought, GIT25/122. 2025
R. K. Roy, A. Chandla, A. Bhavsar, and V. Dutt, “Bridging Psychometrics and Ayurveda Using Explainable Machine Learning,” Proc. 16th Int. Conf. Communication and Computational Networking Technologies (ICCCNT 2025) 2025
R. K. Roy, A. Chandla, A. Bhavsar, and V. Dutt, “PRAK-XGBoost: Interpretable Two-Level Stacking for Multiclass Ayurvedic Personality Classification from Psychometric Data,” Proc. 16th Int. Conf. Communication and Computational Networking Technologies (ICCCNT 2025) 2025
R. K. Roy, A. Chandla, A. Bhavsar, and V. Dutt, “PRAK-ExtraTrees: Interpretable One-Level Stacking Ensemble for Ayurvedic Personality Classification from Psychometric Measures,” Proc. 16th Int. Conf. Communication and Computational Networking Technologies (ICCCNT 2025) 2025
Priyankari, & Bhavsar, A. (2025). Nādānveṣaṇa: A multiscale exploration of acoustic cues in Indian traditional music, their neuro-biophysical and cognitive impacts (Review paper). Paper presented at the Mind Brain Consciousness Conference (MBCC), IIT Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India. 2025
Priyankari, & Bhavsar, A. (2025). Renewing temple-centric performing art traditions of Bhārat: Sound, rhythm and geometry for contemporary well-being. A concept note presented at the 6th International Conference on Globalizing Indian Thought (GIT) 2025, Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode, India. 2025
Chandra, S.; Mukherjee, B.; Salam, A.; Behera, L.; Nandi, C.K. “Exploring Plant Consciousness: A Fusion of Indian Knowledge System and Scientific Discovery”. Mind, Brain, and Consciousness Conference, IIT Mandi, June 2025. 2025
Ansul Agarwal, Venkatesh Chembrolu, Akhaya Kumar Nayak. Integrating principles from Bhagavad Samkhya into Modern Management for Ethical Leadership, Organizational Efficiency and Societal harmony. A Three-Day International Conference on - SCIENCE, SPIRITUALITY & HEALTH: EXPLORING THE INTERSECTIONS – 2025. 2025
Can low-cost social robots enhance understanding and engagement? An investigation via heart-rate variability (Under Review) 2024.2024
Devi, A., Uttrani, S., Singla, A., Jha, S., Dasgupta, N., Natarajan, S., ... & Dutt, V. (2024, June). Automating Clinical Trial Eligibility Screening: Quantitative Analysis of GPT Models versus Human Expertise. In Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments (pp. 626-632).2024
Devi, A., Uttrani, S., Singla, A., Jha, S., Dasgupta, N., Natarajan, S., ... & Dutt, V. Quantitative Analysis of GPT-4 model: Optimizing Patient Eligibility Classification for Clinical Trials and Reducing Expert Judgment Dependency.2024
SugarControl: An Integrative Mobile App for Type 2 Diabetes Management through Yoga, Meditation, and Lifestyle Interventions. Ritu Kapur, Ritik Sharma, Vikrant Kanwar, Arnav Bhavsar, Varun Dutt. In proceedings of the 17th ACM International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments (PETRA), June 2024, pp. 647 - 653, New York, US.2024
Singh, A., Tripathi, K., Sharma, P., Choudhary, G., Bhavshar, A., & Dutt, V. (2024). Predicting Personality Traits via Psychometric Assessments: Insights from Machine Learning. ICCCNT. In press. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/382143273_Predicting_Personality_Traits_via_Psychometric_Assessments_Insights_from_Machine_Learning2024
Tripathi, K., Swaroop, S., Arya, A., Pandey, D., Bhavsar, A., & Dutt, V. (2024, June). Exploring the Effects of Yoga on Self-Esteem and Emotional Well-Being in Stressed College Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial. In Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments (pp. 640-646).2024
Chauhan, S., Choudhary, G., Bhavsar, A., & Dutt, V. (2024, June). Retention from ancient Indian scriptures: Evaluating VR-based storytelling against the traditional methods. In Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments (pp. 619-625).2024
Exploring Moral Learning through Bhagavad Gita: A Comparative Study of Social Robot Interaction and Tra-ditional Reading (Under Review) ICSR. 20242024
Bhardwaj, N., Tiwari, S., Bhavsar, A., & Aggarwal, G. (2024). Automated tool for Prakriti assessment involving image analysis (Abstract). Presented at the International Conference on Unraveling Indian Knowledge Across Asia (UNIKAA 2024), Centre for Indian Knowledge Systems, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India. 2024
Nagpal, M., Chauhan, S., Choudhary, G., Saini, S., & Dutt, V. Could human-robot interaction enhance English comprehension skills compared to traditional text reading? A behavioral-thermographic analysis. (ACCEPTED) IEEE SMC. 20242024
Enhancing Moral Education through Virtual Reality: A Study on Retention and Engagement Using Indian Scriptures (UNDER REVIEW) TEI 20242024
Kumar, A., Sankhyan, S., Tripathi, K., Thakur, S., Bhavsar, A., & Dutt, V. (2024, October). VRZM: Exploring the Effect of Zen Meditation on EEG Patterns in Immersive Environments. In 2024 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC) (pp. 4632-4637). IEEE. 2024
Ghosh, S., Tripathi, K., Garg, A., Singh, D., Prasad, A., Bhavsar, A., & Dutt, V. (2024, June). Predicting Stress among Students via Psychometric Assessments and Machine Learning. In Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments (pp. 662-669).2024
Ansul Agarwal, Jyotiranjan Beuria, Venkatesh Chembrolu. Hierarchy of abstractions – A Bhagavad Samkhya perspective on causality. Samkhya System in Srimad Bhagavatam 2024. 2024
Ansul Agarwal. The profound wisdom of Bhagavad Gita and its application in individual’s holistic growth, organizational excellence and overall societal harmony. UNIKAA - 2024. Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati 2024
Kumar, A., Sankhyan, S., Tripathi, K., Rao, A., Bhavsar, A., & Dutt, V. (2024, October). VRZM: Exploring the Psycho-physiological Benefits of Zen Meditation in Immersive Environments. In 2024 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality Adjunct (ISMAR-Adjunct) (pp. 265-272). IEEE. 2024
Garg, A., Kumar, A., Garg, S., Behera, L., & Dutt, V. (2024, October). VR-based mantra meditation for Mental Wellness. In 2024 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC) (pp. 5415-5421). IEEE.2024
Chandra, S., Chand, K., & Dutt, V. (2023). Impact of Indian Classical Raga in Immersive Environments on Human Psycho-physiological Parameters. Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments, 746–753. 2023
Garg, A., Tripathi, K., Goyal, S., Behera, L., & Dutt, V. (2023, July). The impact of Odissi dance on stress, anxiety, and depression levels among young adults. In Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments (pp. 754-759).2023
Ameta, D., Garg, A., Kumar, P., Behera, L., & Dutt, V. (2023, July). Evaluating the Effectiveness of Mantra Meditation in a 360 Virtual Reality Environment. In Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments (pp. 766-772).2023
Bhatt, Nisargendu, and Jyotiranjan Beuria. "Differentiating Causality from Correlation in Artificial Intelligence models: A Bhagavat Samkhya Perspective." Paper presented at the Mind, Brain and Consciousness Conference 2023, IIT Mandi, 16-18 Dec.2023
Chauhan, S., Sankhyan, S., Kirti, Bhavsar, A., & Dutt, V. (2023, December 14-16). Comparative Study of Novice and Experienced Meditators: Exploring the Effect of Zen Meditation on Physiological and Psychological Parameters. In Proceedings of the 1st mind, brain, and consciousness conference. Mandi, India.2023
Sankhyan, S., Uday, K. V., & Dutt, V. (2023, December 14-16). Classification of Soils in landslide-prone areas according to Vrikshayurveda. In Proceedings of the 1st mind, brain, and consciousness conference. Mandi, India. 2023
Exploring the Impact of Rural Indian Lifestyle, Eating Habits, and Exercise on Diabetes: A Survey-Based Study. Swati Sharma, Shivani, Ritu Kapur, and Varun Dutt. (accepted in MBCC 2023) 2023
Non-Invasive Diabetes Detection Using Breath. Ritu Kapur, Yashwant Kumar, Swati Sharma, Vedant Rastogi, Shivani Sharma, Vikrant Kanwar, Tarun Sharma, Arnav Bhavsar, and Varun Dutt. (accepted in MBCC 2023)2023
Agarwal, Ansul and Jyotiranjan Beuria. "The Hierarchy of Abstractions and Causality in Mind and Matter". MBCC (2023), IIT Mandi.2023

Book Chapters

Title Year
Sankhyan, S., Chand, M., Kumar, P., Uday, K. V., & Dutt, V. (2025). Smart Landslide Monitoring and Warning Systems with IoT Technologies. Internet of Things A to Z: Technologies and Applications, 345-367. 2025
Ranga, S., Vasudev, T., Kumar, P., Sankhyan, S., Kumar, Y., Uday, K. V., & Dutt, V. (2025). IoT-MediGuard: An Advanced Monitoring and Predictive Analytics System for Transportation of Medical Supplies. In Advances in the Internet of Things (pp. 165-180). CRC Press. 2025
Ansul Agarwal, Jyotiranjan Beuria, Venkatesh Chembrolu. Hierarchy of abstractions – A Bhagavad Samkhya perspective on causality. Samkhya System in Srimad Bhagavatam 2024. (Pg 75-200) ISBN 978-9334123821 2024
Comparative Analysis of HRV Measurement Accuracy: Evaluating ECG and PPG-based Devices. Internet of Things Challenges, Advances, and Applications. Yashwant Kumar, Ritu Kapur, Premchand, Shivani Sharma, Arnav Bhavsar, Varun Dutt (in CRC press).2023