Neeli TummalaPostdoctoral ResearcherAdviser: Mitra Hartmann
I study how tactile information is encoded at the interface between biomechanics and neural processing using a variety of tools, including neuromechanical simulation, biomechanical modeling, neural recordings, behavioral analysis, machine learning, and bio-inspired robotics. My current projects include developing neuromechanical simulations of peripheral sensory encoding in the rodent whisker system, analyzing head-whisker coordination during natural behavior, and quantifying the 3D statistics of natural tactile scenes.
Previously, as a graduate student researcher at UC Santa Barbara, I developed data-driven computational methods to understand the neuromechanical processes underlying touch in the human hand and to advance technologies that interface with the human sense of touch.
https://neelitummala.com/
Previously, as a graduate student researcher at UC Santa Barbara, I developed data-driven computational methods to understand the neuromechanical processes underlying touch in the human hand and to advance technologies that interface with the human sense of touch.
https://neelitummala.com/
Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2024
M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2020
B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of California, Berkeley, 2018
M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2020
B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of California, Berkeley, 2018