BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Kolkata BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:19451014T230000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0630 TZOFFSETTO:+0530 TZNAME:IST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251226T145019Z UID:5DD5269F-5558-4C13-AA28-3CFEA16B5E3A DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20251015T111500 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20251015T121500 DESCRIPTION:Dr. Manaswini Kar is an accomplished neuroscience researcher sp ecializing in cognitive and behavioral mechanisms through integrative appr oaches that combine behavioral studies\, electrophysiology\, and computati onal modelling. She earned her Ph.D. in Neurobiology from the University o f Pittsburgh’s Center for Neuroscience (CNUP) and the Center for Neural Basis of Cognition (CNBC)\, where her doctoral work explored the laminar o rganization of vocalization processing and attentional modulation in the a uditory cortex. She also holds an Integrated M.Sc. in Life Science from NI SER\, Bhubaneswar.\n\nDr. Kar has published seven peer-reviewed papers\, i ncluding first-author articles in eLife and PLOS Biology. Her research exc ellence has been recognized with the McClelland Prize (2022) and Best Post er Award at APAN (2020). Proficient in in-vivo electrophysiology\, behavio ral training\, multivariate analysis\, and machine learning\, she utilizes tools such as MATLAB and Python in her research.\n\nCurrently\, Dr. Kar s erves as Program Officer for Biomedical Research & Consultant at Health Re sources in Action (HRIA)\, Boston\, overseeing biomedical grant programs t otaling around $30 million annually and promoting health equity through re search translation. She has also contributed to science policy leadership as Vice President of Allegheny Science Policy and Governance\, earning rec ognition at UCLA’s science policy competition.\n\nDr. Kar is prepared to teach courses in Systems Neuroscience\, Auditory Neuroscience and Languag e Processing\, and Computational Approaches in Neuroscience\, emphasizing integration of foundational concepts with hands-on research experiences.\n \nDepartment Of Cse\, Iiit Campus\, Iiit Bhubaneswar\,\, Bhubaneswar\, Ori ssa\, India\, 751029 LOCATION:Department Of Cse\, Iiit Campus\, Iiit Bhubaneswar\,\, Bhubaneswar \, Orissa\, India\, 751029 ORGANIZER:puspanjali@iiit-bh.ac.in SEQUENCE:9 SUMMARY:Expert Talk on "Using computational tools to understand vocalizatio n processing and attentional modulation in auditory cortex " URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/507291 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justi fy\;">Dr. <strong>Manaswini Kar</strong> is an accomplished neuroscience r esearcher specializing in cognitive and behavioral mechanisms through inte grative approaches that combine behavioral studies\, electrophysiology\, a nd computational modelling. She earned her <strong>Ph.D. in Neurobiology</ strong> from the <strong>University of Pittsburgh&rsquo\;s Center for Neur oscience (CNUP)</strong> and the <strong>Center for Neural Basis of Cognit ion (CNBC)</strong>\, where her doctoral work explored the <em>laminar org anization of vocalization processing and attentional modulation in the aud itory cortex</em>. She also holds an <strong>Integrated M.Sc. in Life Scie nce</strong> from <strong>NISER\, Bhubaneswar</strong>.</p>\n<p class="Mso Normal" style="text-align: justify\;">Dr. Kar has published <strong>seven peer-reviewed papers</strong>\, including first-author articles in <em>eLi fe</em> and <em>PLOS Biology</em>. Her research excellence has been recogn ized with the <strong>McClelland Prize (2022)</strong> and <strong>Best Po ster Award at APAN (2020)</strong>. Proficient in <strong>in-vivo electrop hysiology\, behavioral training\, multivariate analysis\, and machine lear ning</strong>\, she utilizes tools such as <strong>MATLAB and Python</stro ng> in her research.</p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify\ ;">Currently\, Dr. Kar serves as <strong>Program Officer for Biomedical Re search &amp\; Consultant</strong> at <strong>Health Resources in Action (H RIA)</strong>\, Boston\, overseeing biomedical grant programs totaling aro und <strong>$30 million annually</strong> and promoting <strong>health equ ity</strong> through research translation. She has also contributed to <st rong>science policy leadership</strong> as Vice President of <strong>Alleg heny Science Policy and Governance</strong>\, earning recognition at UCLA& rsquo\;s science policy competition.</p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="text -align: justify\;">Dr. Kar is prepared to teach courses in <strong>Systems Neuroscience\, Auditory Neuroscience and Language Processing</strong>\, a nd <strong>Computational Approaches in Neuroscience</strong>\, emphasizing integration of foundational concepts with <strong>hands-on research exper iences</strong>.</p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify\;">& nbsp\;</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR