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My Resume... just in case you are thinking of hiring!
General Information
Full Name | Sayantan Mandal |
Languages | English, French, Hindi, Bangla |
Education
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2024 PhD
Université Concordia, Montréal, Quebec. - {"Dissertation Title"=>"Ghost in the Cell: Representing and Computing Phonology in the Brain."}
- {"Supervisors"=>["Prof. Tobias Scheer (CNRS, France)", "Prof. Charles Reiss (Concordia, Montréal)"]}
- {"Specialization"=>["Experimental Neurolinguistics", "Phonological Theory as Cognitive Science", "Electro-encephalography (EEG)", "Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)", "Generative Theory and Minimalism", "Biolinguistics & Psycholinguistics"]}
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2017 Post-Graduate Researcher
MARCS Institute of Brain, Behavior and Development, Sydney, Australia - {"Project Title"=>"Bilingual Phonology, Dichotic Listening & Hemispheric Integration of Information in Language Perception & Production."}
- {"Supervisors"=>["Prof. Catherine T. Best (MARCS)", "Prof. Anne Cutler (MARCS; Max Planck Institute of Psycholinguistics)", "Prof. Jason Shaw (MARCS; Yale University)"]}
- {"Specialization"=>["Experimental Psycholinguistics", "Cognitive Psychology and Linguistic Theory", "Speech perception", "Behavioral methods"]}
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2013 MA HONOURS
The University of Auckland, New Zealand - {"Dissertation Title"=>"Coronal Obstruents and Constraint Interactions in Bangla."}
- {"Supervisors"=>"Prof. Jason Brown"}
- {"Specialization"=>["Phonological Theory", "Optimality Theory", "Linguistic Field Work", "Endangered and Indigenous Language Documentation"]}
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2010 M.A.
E.F.L. University, India - {"Dissertation Title"=>"Bangla coronal assimilation."}
- {"Supervisors"=>"Prof. K.G. Vijaykrishnan"}
- {"Specialization"=>["Phonological Theory", "Generative Grammar"]}
Experience
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2024 - Present Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology, Krea University, India -
2023 - Present MITACS Globalink Research Fellow
Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS (Nice, France) - {"Project Title"=>"From Mind 2 Brain."}
- {"Description"=>"Isolating the neurophysiological signatures unique to phonological computations."}
- {"Supervisor"=>"Prof. Tobias Scheer"}
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2022-2023 Research Assistant
Université Concordia, Montréal, Quebec - {"Project"=>"Neural network learning algorithms for an NLP speech analysis system based on photonics with mental health diagnosis applications."}
- {"Supervisor"=>"Prof. Charles Reiss"}
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2020 - 2023 Graduate Teaching Assistant
Université Concordia, Montréal, Quebec. -
2017 Professional Teaching Fellow
The University of Auckland, New Zealand -
2017 Research Assistant
The University of Auckland, New Zealand - Laboratory Phonetics
Open Source Projects
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2023-now Mind-2-Brain
- A Python Script for EEG stimulus presentation with timing accuracy checks using photodiodes.
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2023 fMRI-Block-Related-Minimal-Pair-Protocols
- A set of GNU Octave scripts for visual, perceptual and production experiments using fMRI.
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2022-now The-Summer-of-Python
- A customized forked course for programming in Python for cognitive scientists.
Honors and Awards
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2022 - Mitacs Globalink Research Award (IT34244)
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2019 - Louise Dandurand Scholarship in Interdisciplinary Studies, Concordia University, Montreal. [Valued At: CAD. 15,000.]
- Concordia International Tuition Award of Excellence, Concordia University, Montreal. [Valued At: CAD. 43,211]
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2018 - Norwegian Summer Institute of Language and Mind Student Scholarship. [Valued At: 8,900 KRON]
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2016 - Research Bursary, University of Auckland (Declined). [Valued At: NZD. 15,000].
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2015 - MARCS Professional Development Award, MARCS Institute, Western Sydney University. [Valued At: AUD. 5000]
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2014 - MARCS Research Training Award, MARCS Institute, Western Sydney University. [Valued At: AUD. 5000].
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2013 - MARCS HDR Scholarship, MARCS Institute, Western Sydney University. [Valued At: AUD. 93,600]
Academic Interests
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Cognitive Neuroscience
- Neurobiology of Language.
- Transduction from sensory data to algebraic representations in the brain.
- Neural correlates and neurophysiological signatures of phonological primes and computations.
- Electrophysiological (EEG) Methods in Cognitive Neuroscience of Language.
- functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI).
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Theories of Cognition
- Computational Theory of Mind.
- Modularity of Mind.
- Cognition as Computation.
- Minimalist Grammars.
- Integrated Connectionist-Symbolism.
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Biolinguistics.
- Animal comparanda for phonological computations.
- Evolution and origins of the faculty of language.
- Role of Third-Factors in Phonology.
- Universal Generative Faculty.
- Xenolinguistics.
- Innate Endowments in Phonology.
- Articulatory Phonetics.
- Perceptual Assimilation and Sound Change.
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Linguistic Theory.
- Phonological Theory, particularly (Radically) Substance-Free Phonology.
- Phonology and Phonetics Interface & Theories of Sensory Transduction.
- Government Phonology & Strict CV.
- Universal Boundary Theory & Flat Phonology.
- Computational Models of Speech Perception and Production.
- Mathematical Linguistics & Sub-regular Phonology.
- Minimalism.
Academic & Research Skills
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Neuroimaging
- fMRI: Competent in General Electronics MR-750 scanner operation.
- Versatile in fMRI data analyses softwares, FMRIB-FSL and SPM-12.
- EEG: Fully trained in both Compumedics Neuroscan and Biosemi systems
- Competent in electro-physiological data analyses suites, both MNE and EEGLab.
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Quantitative and Mathematical
- Bayesian and Stochastic Methods in Cognitive Science.
- Descriptive and Inferential Statistics.
- Correlations Analyses.
- Classification and Regression Trees (CART).
- Cluster Analysis.
- Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA)
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Computational and Programming
- Advanced skills in Python and R.
- Versatile in e-Basic and E-Prime.
- TensorFlow and Keras.
- MNE-Python.
- PyTorch.
- Versatile in the Linux-Kernel and Bash-Shell.
- Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA)