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Venkatesh Swaminathan

Also known as: Maya's Nexus, Venky, Venkat, Harinarayana, Narasimha Dasan

Immanis Praeses Niralamba Learning Labs, Nexus Learning Labs, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, Symbiosis, Accenture (Ireland), Bangalore University

ORCID iD 0000-0002-3315-7907
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About

I have spent the last decade studying how humans learn, designing AI-powered adaptive learning ecosystems. Today, I am taking everything I know about human cognition and hardcoding it into silicon.

As an AI Systems and Neuromorphic Researcher currently pursuing my M.Sc. in Data Science and AI at BITS Pilani, my goal is to build autonomous systems that don't just process data, but actually learn how to survive, adapt, and gracefully let go of obsolete information.

At Nexus Learning Labs, my primary research focuses on affective Spiking Neural Networks (SNNs). I am the architect of the Maya framework, which introduces what I call "Dual Epistemic Framing." I take ancient cognitive concepts from Advaita Vedanta—like Shraddha (trust), Bhaya (fear), and Vairagya (wisdom)—and translate them into mathematical parameters. My published work proves that AI models learn faster when they experience a computational form of "pain," and that they can avoid catastrophic forgetting by using "wisdom" to selectively protect critical memories while overwriting the rest. I have also successfully deployed these same emotional dynamics as a real-time Operating System arbiter to create emergent safety rules.

I don't just write theoretical papers; I build physical systems. Through my 42-episode open-source engineering series, Project Budha, I document the raw, hands-on engineering of multimodal embodied AI, GPU-accelerated physics engines, and autonomous hardware. This can be viewed on my YouTube channel link provided under 'Websites & social links'.

My ultimate mission is to move Artificial Intelligence beyond rigid, deterministic rules. I am dedicated to building cognitively governed systems that balance the preservation of what truly matters with the wisdom to release what no longer serves them.

Employment

  • Immanis Praeses Niralamba Learning Labs CEO
    2026 - Present
  • Nexus Learning Labs Principal AI Researcher
    2025 - 2026
  • Accenture (Ireland) Learning Experience Development & Design Specialist
    2024 - 2025
  • JB Poindexter & Co E-Content Developer
    2023 - 2024
  • Myntra Associate Instructional Designer
    2021 - 2023
  • Amazon.com ERC Sr Associate
    2021 - 2021
  • CMR University Assistant Professor
    2019 - 2020
  • Seshadripuram First Grade College Assistant Professor
    2018 - 2019

Education

  • Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani M.Sc., Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
    2026 - 2027
  • Symbiosis Post Graduate Diploma in Instructional Design
    2021 - 2024
  • Bangalore University Master of Commerce
    2016 - 2018
  • Jain University Bachelor of Business Management
    2013 - 2016

Projects & Funding

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Publications (49)