Faculty Profile

About

Dr. Abhishek Appaji, a passionate educator and researcher, currently serving as Associate Professor at B.M.S. College of Engineering, Bengaluru. He is also serving as Guest faculty at Maastricht University, the Netherlands. He is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Global Entrepreneurship Bootcamp specializing in new ventures leadership. He obtained his Bachelor of Engineering in Medical Electronics with University Rank from BMSCE, Masters of Technology in Information Technology, and a Masters of Engineering (M.E) in Bioinformatics from University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering, Bengaluru. His Ph.D. was in Mental Health and Neurosciences from Maastricht University, the Netherlands which received the best thesis award. Abhishek is a Senior Member of IEEE. He has served in various volunteering positions at IEEE. Currently, he is the Treasurer of the IEEE Education Society, and Chair, IEEE SPS Bangalore Chapter. He is also in MGA and Global Conference committees of IEEE. Abhishek has received various grants from Indian agencies like DST, DBT, BIRAC, and from abroad. Abhishek has also worked as a research associate at the Centre for Nanoscience and Engineering (CeNSE), Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru. He has a patent granted in Medtech Space. He has more than 50 International/National journal publications and conferences to his credit. He has been a part of more than 150+ Invited expert talks at various conferences, forums, and events. He has renowned laurels including IEEE International Best Paper Award in Malaysia, MGH CamTech Jugadathon Awards, Best Nodal Coordinator award, Gandhian Young Technological Innovation Award 2016 at Rastrapathy Bhavan (President of India House) New Delhi, Elderly care Hackathon (the Netherlands), Winner of Class 5 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Global Entrepreneurship Bootcamp, IEEE MGA Young Professional Achievement Award, R10 YP achievement award, DST Inspire Award, IEEE CS Chief of Disruption Award, IEEE SPS Bangalore Outstanding Award, IUCEE TLC Award, etc. His research interest includes Neuroscience, AI, Deep Learning and Entrepreneurship.

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) - Neuroscience
  Maastricht University, the Netherlands
  Passed Year: 2020 | Program Type: PartTime
• Master of Engineering (M.E) - Bioinformatics
  University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering
  Passed Year: 2013 | Program Type: FullTime
• Bachelors of Engineering - Medical Electronics
  B.M.S. COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
  Passed Year: 2010 | Program Type: FullTime

Selected Publications

• Journal | Published On : 28-07-2025
  Turner, M.D., Appaji, A., Ar Rakib, N., Golnari, P., Rajasekar, A.K., Anitha Rathnam, K.V., Sahoo, S.S., Wang, Y., Wang, L. and Turner, J.A.
  Large Language Models Can Extract Metadata for Annotation of Human Neuroimaging Publications, Frontiers in Neuroinformatics, Vol 19, 2025
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• Journal | Published On : 12-07-2025
  J Debnath, A S U K Pranta, A Hossain, A Sakib, H Rahman, R Haque, Md R Ahmed, A W Reza, S M M R Swapno, A Appaji
  LMVT: A hybrid vision transformer with attention mechanisms for efficient and explainable lung cancer diagnosis, Informatics in Medicine Unlocked, Volume 57, 101669, 2025.
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• Journal | Published On : 07-07-2025
  E I Ramírez, M Montes, R A Urrutia, D Reginensi, Edwin A. S González, L E Petrocelli, A Vega, A Appaji, and J Molino
  Metallic Nanoparticles Applications in Neurological Disorders: A Review, International Journal of Biomaterials, Jul 2025.
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• Journal | Published On : 17-06-2025
  V Harish, A Padmanabha, A Appaji, P Palaniappan, R Nayak, A Jacob, P Kamaraj, S Ummar, R Sureshkumar, V Kumar, S Varambally, M Kesavan, G Venkatasubramanian, S V Rao, CAB Webers, TTJM Berendschot, N P Rao,
  A multicentric study examining a deep-learning-based computer model for classifying bipolar disorder using retinal vascular images, Journal of Affective Disorder, June Vol 389, 119718.
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• Journal | Published On : 27-05-2025
  Siddiqui, M.I.H., Khan, S., Limon, Z.H., Rahman, H., Khan, M.A., Al Sakib, A., Swapno, S.M.R., Haque, R., Reza, A.W. and Appaji, A*
  Accelerated and Accurate Cervical Cancer Diagnosis Using a Novel Stacking Ensemble Method with Explainable AI”, Informatics in Medicine Unlocked, p.101657
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• Journal | Published On : 25-04-2025
  V Rangaraj, U H Jawad, S Kedia, M Rawooth, U Mohan, P Kadambi, A Appaji
  “Optimal Ballistocardiography Sensor Placements for Vascular Health Monitoring”, Journal of Computational Methods in Science and Engineering, 191, June 2025.
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• Journal | Published On : 17-04-2025
  R Haque; M A Khan; H Rahman; S Khan; Md I H Siddiqui; Z H Limon; S M M R Swapno; A Appaji
  “Explainable Deep Stacking Ensemble Model for Accurate and Transparent Brain Tumor Diagnosis”, Computers in Biology and Medicine, 191, Jun 2025
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• Journal | Published On : 27-01-2025
  SMMRahman Swapno, S.M.N Nobel, P.K. Meena, V.P. Meena, J Bahadur, A Appaji
  "Accelerated and precise skin cancer detection through an enhanced machine learning pipeline for improved diagnostic accuracy", Results in Engineering, Volume 25, 104168, 2025.
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• Conference | Published On : 17-01-2025
  Nithara P. V, Anand R, J Ramprabhakar, V P Meena, S K Gupta and A Appaji
  “Nonlinear Disturbance Observer-based Passivity Controller for an Interleaved Boost Converter Feeding a Constant Power Load”, 3rd IEEE International Conference on Intelligent and Innovative Technologies in Computing, Electrical, and Electronics (ICIITCEE2025), Jan 16-17, 2025, Bengaluru.
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• Conference | Published On : 17-01-2025
  U Kumaran,, Sreeraag G, A Narendran, V. P. Meena, S K Gupta, and A Appaji
  “Understanding Cybercrime: A Study of Malware Analysis, Phishing Attacks and Sentiment Trends”, 3rd IEEE International Conference on Intelligent and Innovative Technologies in Computing, Electrical, and Electronics (ICIITCEE2025), Jan 16-17, 2025, Bengaluru.
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• Journal | Published On : 09-11-2024
  Lavanya, B. N., Anitha Rathnam KV, Abhishek Appaji, K. Kiran, P. Deepa Shenoy, and K. R. Venugopal
  LLM GPT-3.5 Study for Sentiment Analysis across Utkarsh Server, Ohio Supercomputer, Google Colab and PC, Results in Engineering, 103218, 2024
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• Conference | Published On : 14-07-2024
  Lavanya B. N; Anitha Rathnam K. V; Abhishek Appaji, Kiran. K, P. Deepa Shenoy, K R Venugopal
  "Leveraging LLM GPT-3.5 for Sentiment Analysis: A Comparative Study Across PC and Google Colab," 2024 IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Computing and Communication Technologies (CONECCT), Bangalore, India, 2024, pp. 1-7
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• Journal | Published On : 08-07-2024
  K C Usha, HN Suma, Abhishek Appaji
  Regional-based static and dynamic alterations in Alzheimer disease: a longitudinal study. Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2024 Jul;82(7):1-11. English. doi: 10.1055/s-0044-1787761.
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• Conference | Published On : 03-01-2024
  Pooja Kadambi, Rahul Seshadri, Chengappa M R, A Appaji
  “Public Insight and Policy Foresight: A Policy Review of AI Governance in India”, 16th International Conference on COMmunication Systems & NETworkS (COMSNETS) NetHealth, January 3 - 7, 2024, Bengaluru.
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• Journal | Published On : 24-11-2023
  E.N.M.M. von Scheibler, Abhishek Appaji, T.T.J.M. Berendschot, Noël J.C. Bauer, Naren P. Rao, Agnies M. van Eeghen, T.A.M.J. van Amelsvoort, Erik Boot
  Optometry in adults with microdeletion 22q11.2: The eye as a window to the brain, Biomarkers in Neuropsychiatry, 100081, 2023
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• Conference | Published On : 20-11-2023
  Lavanya B. N; Anitha Rathnam K. V; Kiran, K., A Appaji, P. Deepa Shenoy, K R Venugopal
  Sentiment Analysis of Textual Data using Word Embedding and Deep Learning Approaches." 2023 IEEE North Karnataka Subsection Flagship International Conference (NKCon), 2023.
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• Journal | Published On : 01-08-2023
  L Wang, J L Ambite, A Appaji, J Bijsterbosch, J Dockès, R H, Alex K, H. M. Lander, P Lenzini, D Marcus, S M. Moore, J B Poline, A Rajasekar, S S. Sahoo, M D. Turner, X Wang, Y Wang, J A. Turner,
  NeuroBridge: a prototype platform for discovery of the long-tail neuroimaging data, Front. Neuroinform. Vol 17, 2023.
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• Journal | Published On : 24-07-2023
  Sahoo SS, Turner MD, Wang L, Ambite JL, Appaji Abhishek, Rajasekar A, Lander HM, Wang Y and Turner JA
  NeuroBridge ontology: computable provenance metadata to give the long tail of neuroimaging data a FAIR chance for secondary use. Front. Neuroinform. Vol 17: 1216443, 2023.
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• Conference | Published On : 25-06-2023
  Kilgore, B., & Estrada Petrocelli, L. C., & Molino, J., & Ibarra Ramirez, E. A., & Appaji, A. M., & Garcia Contreras, R., & Rao, R. R.
  Board 20: Work in Progress: Investigating the Impact of International Education on Cultural Understanding, Health Disparities and Collaboration through Project-based Learning Paper presented at 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore, Maryland. https://peer.asee.org/42602
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• Journal | Published On : 29-05-2023
  Malini, S., Raj, Kalyan, Kumari, Latha, Jayant, Lakshmi, Shettihalli, Ashok Kumar and Appaji, Abhishek.
  "Chloramine-T-induced oxidation of Rizatriptan Benzoate: An integral chemical and spectroscopic study of products, mechanisms and kinetics" Open Chemistry, vol. 21, no. 1, 2023, pp. 20220341.
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• Conference | Published On : 29-04-2023
  Wang, X., Wang, Y., Ambite, J. L., Appaji, A., Lander, H., Moore, S. M., Rajasekar, A. K., Turner, J. A., Turner, M. D., Wang, L., & Sahoo, S. S.
  Enabling Scientific Reproducibility through FAIR Data Management: An ontology-driven deep learning approach in the NeuroBridge Project. AMIA Annual Symposium proceedings. AMIA Symposium, 2022, 1135–1144.
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• Journal | Published On : 29-04-2023
  Radhika, N. P., Malini, S., Raj, K., Anantharaju, K. S., & Appaji, A
  Acmella oleracea induced nanostructured Ca2Fe2O5 for evaluation of photo catalytic degradation of cardiovascular drugs and bio toxicity, Heliyon, Apr 2023
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• Journal | Published On : 18-04-2023
  A. Prasannakumar, V. Kumar, P. Mailankody, A. Appaji, R. Battu, T.T.J.M. Berendschot & N. P. Rao
  A systematic review and meta-analysis of Optical coherence tomography studies in Schizophrenia, Bipolar disorder and Major depressive disorder, The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry, Apr 2023
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• Conference | Published On : 14-04-2023
  B. Kilgore, L C E Petrocelli, J. Molino, E A I Ramirez, A. Appaji, R. G. Contreras, R. R. Rao
  Project-based Learning Course for Addressing Global Healthcare Needs and Biomedical Innovation, 2023 Institute of Biological Engineering (IBE) Annual Conference, Apr 13 to 15, 2023, Iowa State University, USA
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• Conference | Published On : 08-01-2023
  Jawad, U.R., Rangaraj, V., Kumar, A., Shetty, R.K., Kedia, S., Appaji, A., Rawooth, M., Kadambi, P., Kaushik, P.K. and Singh, V.
  Micro-Vibration Based Health Monitoring: Effect of External Factors on Ballistocardiogram Signals, 15th International Conference on COMmunication Systems & NETworkS (COMSNETS), pp. 25-30, IEEE, January 2023
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• Conference | Published On : 10-12-2022
  Shriraksha M, Ojasvi Bhasin, Ananya Markande, Lisanne M Jenkins, Lei Wang and Abhishek Appaji
  Analysis Of Effects Of Substance Use On Brain Morphometry, 9th Annual Conference of Cognitive Science (ACCS9), 8 to 10 Dec 2022, IIT Delhi.
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• Conference | Published On : 10-12-2022
  Shriraksha M, Ojasvi Bhasin, Ananya Markande, Lisanne M Jenkins, Lei Wang and Abhishek Appaji
  Variation In Gray Matter Nonsuicidal Self-Injury (NSSI) Individuals, 9th Annual Conference of Cognitive Science (ACCS9), 8 to 10 Dec 2022, IIT Delhi.
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• Conference | Published On : 16-09-2022
  J. A. Turner, M. D. Turner, A. Appaji, A. K. Rajasekar, L. Wang, and S. Sahoo
  NeuroBridge ontology development for shared neuroimaging datasets, INCF Neuroinformatics Assembly, Sept 12 to 16 2022, USA (Virtual).
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• Conference | Published On : 04-09-2022
  S. Dabir, A. Mohan Kumar, S. Munusamy, A Appaji, TTJM Berendschot, M Rajan
  Correlation between fractal dimensions in babies with and without retinopathy of prematurity, World ROP congress 2022, Sept 1 to 4, 2022, Dubai.
• Journal | Published On : 22-07-2022
  S Shah, Aa Venkataraman, A Appaji, M Prabhushanker, G Ganesan
  Evaluation of macular perfusion in eyes with proliferative diabetic retinopathy using optical coherence tomography - Angiography following panretinal photocoagulation. Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, Jul 2022.
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• Conference | Published On : 01-07-2022
  E.N.M.M. von Scheibler, A. Appaji, T.T.J.M. Berendschot, N.J.C. Bauer, N. P. Rao, T.A.M.J. van Amelsvoort, A. M. van Eeghen, E. Boot
  Retinal vessel geometry: A biomarker for major neurocognitive decline in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome?, 12th Biennial International 22q11.2 Scientific Conference, Split, Croatia, 29 Jun to 1 Jul 2022.
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• Conference | Published On : 30-03-2022
  M. D. Turner, S. Sahoo, A Appaji, H. Lander, Y. Wang, A. K. Rajasekar, L. Wang, and J. A. Turner
  Iterative Development of Gold-Standard Data for Machine Curation, NLM Curation at Scale Workshop, March 28 - 30, 2022, USA (Virtual).
• Journal | Published On : 19-03-2022
  Korann V, Suhas S, Appaji A, Nagendra B, Padmanabha A, Jacob A, Devi P, Bharath RD, Kumar V, Varambally S, Venkatasubramanian G.
  Association between retinal vascular measures and brain white matter lesions in schizophrenia. Asian Journal of Psychiatry:103042.
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• Journal | Published On : 14-02-2022
  Abhishek Appaji, Vaishak Harish, Vittal Korann, Priyanka Devi, Arpitha Jacob, Anantha Padmanabha, Vijay Kumar, Shivarama Varambally, Ganesan Venkatasubramanian, Shyam Vasudeva Rao, H.N. Suma, Caroll A.B. Webers, Tos T.J.M. Berendschot, Naren P. Rao
  Deep learning model using retinal vascular images for classifying schizophrenia, Schizophrenia Research, Volume 241, Pages 238-243, March 2022.
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• Book Chapter or Books | Published On : 31-10-2021
  Dr. Abhishek Appaji, Dr. Ramya Hariharan
  “Good Research Practices in Academics: A Perspective for Developing Countries” Dr. Abhishek M. Appaji; Dr. Ramya Hariharan, IEEE USA, 2021.
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• Conference | Published On : 09-10-2021
  Raj R. Rao, Abhishek Appaji, Rogelio Garcia Contreras
  “Enabling Social Entrepreneurship and Service Learning Opportunities Between India and the US, BMES Annual Meeting, Oct 6-9, 2021, USA
• Journal | Published On : 27-05-2021
  Vittal, Abhishek Appaji, Arpitha Jacob, Priyanka Devi, Bhargavi Nagendra, Dona Maria Chako, Ananth Padmanabha et al
  Association between retinal vascular caliber and brain structure in schizophrenia." Asian Journal of Psychiatry 61 (2021): 102707.
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• Conference | Published On : 01-08-2020
  Berendschot, T, Appaji, Abhishek ; Rao, Naren ; Webers, C
  Retinal vascular abnormalities in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder: A window to the brain, Acta Ophthalmologica
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• Journal | Published On : 10-02-2020
  Appaji A, Bhargavi Nagendra, Dona Maria Chako, Ananth Padmanabha, Arpitha Jacob, Chaitra V Hiremath, Shivarama Varambally, Muralidharan Kesavan, Ganesan Venkatasubramanian, Shyam Vasudeva Rao, Carroll A.B. Webers, Tos T.J.M. Berendschot, Naren P. Rao
  Relation between retinal vascular abnormalities and working memory impairment in patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, Asian Journal of Psychiatry, Volume 49, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2020.101942.
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• Conference | Published On : 10-10-2019
  Micheal Friebe, Abhishek Appaji, HN Suma
  “From Idea Generation to Validation — experiences and lessons learned from a weeklong Biomedical Engineering Innovation Lecture in Bangalore”, 1th Conference of the International Society for Medical Innovation and Technology (iSMIT), October 10 – 11, 2019, Heilbronn, Germany.
• Journal | Published On : 26-08-2019
  Appaji A, Bhargavi Nagendra, Dona Maria Chako, Ananth Padmanabha, Arpitha Jacob, Chaitra V Hiremath, Shivarama Varambally, Muralidharan Kesavan, Ganesan Venkatasubramanian, Shyam Vasudeva Rao, Carroll A.B. Webers, Tos T.J.M. Berendschot, Naren P. Rao
  Retinal vascular tortuosity in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Schizophrenia Research, 212, 26-32, 2019.
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• Journal | Published On : 19-08-2019
  Appaji A, Bhargavi Nagendra, Dona Maria Chako, Ananth Padmanabha, Arpitha Jacob, Chaitra V Hiremath, Shivarama Varambally, Muralidharan Kesavan, Ganesan Venkatasubramanian, Shyam Vasudeva Rao, Carroll A.B. Webers, Tos T.J.M. Berendschot, Naren P. Rao
  Retinal Vascular Fractal Dimension In Bipolar Disorder And Schizophrenia. Journal of affective disorders., 259, 98-103, 2019.
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• Journal | Published On : 10-08-2019
  Appaji A, Bhargavi Nagendra, Dona Maria Chako, Ananth Padmanabha, Arpitha Jacob, Chaitra V Hiremath, Shivarama Varambally, Muralidharan Kesavan, Ganesan Venkatasubramanian, Shyam Vasudeva Rao, Carroll A.B. Webers, Tos T.J.M. Berendschot, Naren P. Rao
  Examination of Retinal Vascular Trajectory in Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder. Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences, 73 (12), 738-744, 2019
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• Journal | Published On : 11-07-2019
  Alagumalai, V., Kadambi, P, & Appaji, A.
  Interdisciplinarity in New Product Development in an Indian MedTech Perspective: Gap and the Solution. Health and Technology, 9(5), 817-827, 2019.
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Guest Faculty at Maastricht University, the Netherlands

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