ARCHI BANERJEE

About

Archi Banerjee, a student of Physics and Music, is currently working as an Assistant Professor (Grade - I) at Indian Knowledge System and Mental Health Applications Centre, IIT Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India. Her primary area of research and teaching is neuro-cognition of Indian music and arts, and their mental health applications. Previously she has worked as a "Consultant - Mind Lab Research and Implementation" at the Rekhi Foundation, USA, where she was taking classes and conducting workshops at various colleges and universities across India on the applications of modern technologies and neuro-bio sensors in the premises of happiness and wellbeing research. After completing her B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Physics, she completed her Ph.D. in Neuro-cognitive Physics from Jadavpur University, Kolkata in 2018 and pursued her post-doctoral research (2019-2025) at IIT Kharagpur, India, in the field of Indian classical music and spiritual music cognition, visual arts cognition, emotion, and aesthetics. She has been awarded the prestigious INSPIRE Fellowship by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. She has authored the book “Musicality of Human Brain through Fractal Analytics” (2018) and has published more than 50 high-quality papers in peer-reviewed International Journals and Conferences in the domain of music signal processing and cognitive neuroscience. She is also a student of vocal music for the past 23 years at Shrutinandan school of Music under the patronage of her Guru, Padma Bhushan Awardee Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty and has performed in several academic and musical conferences, university fests and other cultural gatherings in different parts of India.

Employment

• Indian Institute of Technology Mandi Assistant Professor Grade - I
  2025 - Present
• Rekhi Foundation for Happiness Consultant - Mind Lab Research and Implementation
  2025 - 2025
• Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Research Associate
  2024 - 2025
• Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Post Doctoral Fellow (Co-Principal Investigator)
  2022 - 2024
• Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur DST CSRI Individual Post Doctoral Fellow
  2019 - 2022

Education

• Jadavpur University Ph.D.
  2013 - 2018
• Jadavpur University Master's Degree (M.Sc.)
  2010 - 2012
• Jadavpur University Bachelor's Degree (B.Sc. Honours)
  2007 - 2010

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (68)

• Impact of Circadian Rhythm and Personality on Music Preference and Musical Engagement
  2026 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-95-1896-8_5
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• A study on the combined effect of Trataka and Kapalbhati on EEG waves
  Indian Journal of YOGA Exercise & Sport Science and Physical Education 2025 DOI: 10.58914/ijyesspe.2024-9.spl.52
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• A Nonlinear EEG Study on the Effect of Music-Yoga Protocol on School Going Children
  Current Research in Systematic Musicology 2025 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-03729-9_23
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• A Subjective Response-Based Exploration of the Relationship Between Musical Improvisation Training with Personality Type, Creative Orientation, and Attitude Towards Uncertainty and Ambiguity
  Current Research in Systematic Musicology 2025 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-03729-9_24
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• Acoustic and Neural Correlates of Different Musical Transitions in Indian Classical Music
  Current Research in Systematic Musicology 2025 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-03729-9_17
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• Songs to Emptiness: Exploring the Problem of Embodiment in Poet-Saint Bhima Bhoi’s and Other’s Works
  Current Research in Systematic Musicology 2025 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-03729-9_22
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• Identifying Correlations Between Hindustani Music and the Brain: A Nonlinear EEG-Based Exploration
  Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing 2024 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-97-1549-7_15
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• Understanding melodic transitions: A neuro-acoustical study with Indian Classical Music
  Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics 2024 DOI: 10.1121/2.0001994
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• Styles and Rhythms of Musical Transitions in Indian Ragas: An Acoustical Exploration
  Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing 2024 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-97-1549-7_18
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• Perception of Devotion and Happiness in Indian Spiritual Music: An Acoustical and Audience Response Exploration
  Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing 2024 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-97-1549-7_14
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