Centre for Rehabilitation engineering, Acoustics and bio-medical engineering
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About Us
Our focus
- Developing innovative technologies to improve health, mobility, and quality of life of persons with communication disorders
- Combining expertise in biomedical engineering, acoustics, and rehabilitation science to address clinical and healthcare challenges
- Working on assistive devices, wearable sensors, and acoustic research
- Collaborating closely with clinicians and patients to ensure practical, user-centered solutions
- Contributing to advance diagnostics, therapeutic methods, and accessibility technologies
- To facilitate processing and filing of intellectual property rights (IPR) generated by researchers working at AIISH, Mysuru
OUR VISION is to to conduct research and innovate devices that enhances health, mobility, and well-being of persons with communication disorders through advanced rehabilitation technologies, biomedical solutions, and acoustic engineering.
OUR MISSION is to develop innovative, user-centered technologies that enhance health, mobility, and quality of life by fostering interdisciplinary research and collaboration with clinicians, industry, and academic partners, the center aims to create impactful solutions in rehabilitation, acoustics, and biomedical engineering. We are committed to translating research into practical applications that address real-world challenges while also nurturing the next generation of engineers and researchers through research-led education and training.
GROWTH CHART
Objectives of CRAB
- Design and Development of Assistive Technology (AT)
- Design and Development of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
- Support system for users of AT/AAC devices
- Design & Development of Instruments and Gadgets for Diagnostic and Therapeutic purposes
- Linking Informatics and Speech Technology for Speech-based work on human computer interface
- To facilitate processing and filing of patents generated by researchers working at AIISH
Staff
Infrastructure
Training
The Centre for Rehabilitation Engineering, Acoustics, and Biomedical Engineering offers hands-on training and research opportunities for students. Under the guidance of experienced faculty and researchers, students can:
- Work on innovative projects, such as assistive devices, wearable sensors, and acoustic research.
- Collaborate with clinicians and patients to design practical, user-centered solutions.
- Contribute to advancing diagnostics, therapeutic methods, and accessibility technologies.
Training Opportunities
1. 15-day Internship Programs: Hands-on experience in rehabilitation engineering and assistive technology
2. Final Year Engineering Projects: Collaborative projects with CRAB faculty and researchers, focusing on innovative solutions for rehabilitation and mobility.
- Research internships
- Project-based learning
- Collaborative research projects with clinicians and industry partners
- Access to state-of-the-art facilities and equipment
By participating in the center’s student training programs, students can gain valuable skills, knowledge, and experience, preparing them for careers in biomedical engineering, research, and healthcare.
M.Sc. (SLP) & M.Sc. (Audiology) students attending Hands-on Training on Acoustic Measurements
Internship training to B.Tech Students
ON – GOING/COMPLETED INTERNSHIP PROJECTS (Last One Year)
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Institution |
No. of Students |
Academic year |
Course |
Status |
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Maharaja Institute of Technology, Mysuru Title: K – PAC APP |
04 |
2025 - 26 |
B. Tech (CSE - AI)
|
On - Going |
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College of Engineering, Trivandrum Title: Neuro Match |
01 |
2025 - 26 |
B. Tech (EEE)
|
Completed |
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Mysore University School of Engineering Title: Palate Control Switch
|
03 |
2024 - 25 |
B. Tech (AI)
|
Completed |
Prototypes Developed
1. Development of Interactive Tele - Consultation tool for SLPs and Audiologists (in collaboration with Engineering Students, MIT Mysuru)
2. Web - based Sign Language Translation tool (in collaboration with Diploma Students from Govt. CPC College, Mysuru)
3. Indoor Guidance Navigation System with vibrotactile stimuli (in collaboration with Diploma Students from Vidyavardhaka Polytechnic, Mysuru)
4. Two way communicating speech generating device using RFID cards (in collaboration with Engineering Students from Vidya Vikas Institute of Engineering and Technology, Mysuru)
Intramural Research
Intramural Research Projects (Last 3 years)
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SI. No. |
Title of the project |
Name of the Investigators (Pl and Co-I) |
Sanctioning / Funding Agency |
Funds (in Rs) |
Status ( completed/ Ongoing) |
|
1 |
To develop a Hybrid application which can be used both in Computer as well as Smart phone with internet connectivity (Seed Fund) |
Prof. N. Sreedevi Mr. S. Karthik Venkat, Mr. Vikram A., Ms. Hima Jacob |
SEED fund |
₹ 3 lakhs |
On – Going |
|
2 |
Development of an Automatic Speech Processing Based System for Assessment of Stuttering in Kannada Speaking Adults |
PI: Dr. Ajish K Abraham |
AIISH research fund |
₹ 12.67 lakhs |
Completed |
|
3 |
Patent landscaping of Audiological inventions and its filing status in India |
PI: Sharath Kumar P Mahesh |
AIISH research fund |
₹ 6.7 lakhs |
Ongoing |
|
4 |
Modifying the design of automated Malayalam articulation test to improve accuracy for evaluation of children with severe articulatory disorder |
PI: Dr. Ajish K Abraham & Dr. Leena Mary (RIT Kottayam) CI: Dr. N. Sreedevi |
AIISH research fund |
₹ 9.67 lakhs |
Completed |
| 5 | Development of Visual Scene Display (VSD) based Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) system | PI: Mr. Karthik Venkat Sridaran & Dr. V. Vivek, JAIN University, Bangalore CI: Dr. Ajish K Abraham CI: Dr. Reuben Varghese |
AIISH research fund |
₹ 5.40 lakhs | Completed |
Extramural Research
Extramural Research Projects (Last 3 years)
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S.N |
Title of the project |
Name of the Investigators (Pl and Co-I) |
Sanctioning/ Funding Agency |
Fund (in Rs) |
Status (completed/ Ongoing) |
|
1 |
Virtual Reality-based tool to enhance communication skills of children with Mild Autism |
PI: Dr. Ajish K Abraham |
Cardiff University, UK |
|
Ongoing |
|
2 |
Improving Communication Outcomes in Children with Cleft Palate in Rural India |
PI: Dr. Ajish K Abraham |
National Institute of Health (NIH), National Institute on Deafness & other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), USA |
849,861 USD |
Ongoing |
|
3 |
ARTICULATE+ : A system for automated assessment and rehabilitation of persons with articulation disorders”. |
PI: Dr. Ajish K Abraham |
IMPRINT, Ministry of Education and ICMR |
Rs. 137.498 |
Completed |
| 4 | Development and Validation of RoAS (Robot for Articulatory Simulation) | PI: Dr. Ajish K Abraham CI: Dr. N. Swapna & Shri. N. Manohar |
SERB, DST | Rs.32,27,309 /- | Completed |
Research Papers
Published (Last five years)
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Sl. No. |
Author (s) |
Title of the Paper |
Name of the Journal |
Year |
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1. |
Antony, Aneeta S., Nagapadma, Rohini., & Abraham, Ajish K.
|
Exploring the landscape of dysarthric speech recognition: a survey of literature |
Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
|
2024 |
|
2. |
Kalaiselvi, V. T., Vijayasarathy, S., & Abraham, Ajish K.
|
Better acoustics and intelligent algorithms: Recent trends in hearing aid performance
|
Journal of Acoustical Society of India
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2024 |
|
3. |
Deka, C., Shrivastava, A., Abraham, A., Nautiyal, S., & Chauhan, P. |
AI-based automated speech therapy tools for persons with speech sound disorder: a systematic literature review |
Speech, Language and Hearing |
2024 |
|
4. |
Reuben Thomas Varghese, Rajkumar Rimmalapudi, Rubby Viren, Karthik Venkat Sridaran, Reshma Odungattu, & Govindaraju Teja |
Barriers Faced by Deaf Individuals while Availing Speech and Hearing Services |
Auditory and Vestibular Research |
2024 |
|
5. |
Girish KS, Pushpavathi M, Abraham AK, Vikram CM
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Automatic speech processing software – New sensitive tool for the assessment of nasality: A preliminary study |
Journal of Cleft Lip Palate Craniofac Anomal |
2022 |
|
6. |
Siddhanna Janai., Shreekanth, T., Chandan, M., & Ajish K Abraham |
Speech-to-Speech Conversion: An Approach to Enhance the Speech Intelligibility of Dysarthric Speaker |
International Journal of Ambient Computing and Intelligence (IJACI) |
2021 |
|
7. |
Abraham, A. K., & Ravishankar, M. S. |
case study of acoustic intervention in classrooms |
Building Acoustics |
2020 |
|
8. |
Siddhanna Janai., Shreekanth, T., Chandan, M., & Ajish K Abraham |
Speech-to-Speech Conversion: An Approach to Enchance the Speech Intelligibility of Dysarthric Speaker |
International Journal of Ambient Computing and Intelligence (IJACI) |
2020 |
|
9. |
Swathy, Ravi., Abraham, Ajish K., Sivaramakrishnan, V., Swapna, N., & Manohar, N. |
Analysis of Kannada speaker’s tongue profile for articulatory simulation. |
Journal of Child Language Acquisition and Development |
2020 |
Presented In International Conferences (Last one year)
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Sl. No. |
Author (s) |
Title of the Paper |
Name of the Conference/ Proceedings |
Year |
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1. |
Kothadia, K., Vikram, C. M., Abraham, K. A., Pushpavathi, M., Mahadeva Prasanna, S. R., Scherer, N.
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Cross-lingual Evaluation of Hyper nasality Using Wav2Vec2 Features
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IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP), Hyderabad, India, 2025, pp. 1-5
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2025 |
|
2. |
Karthik Venkat Sridaran, Raja Praveen, Reuben T Varghese, Ajish K Abraham, Shankar R, Winnie Rachel Cherian
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Visual scene display application for augmentative and alternative communication
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Proc. Interspeech 2024, 5204-5205 |
2024 |
|
3. |
Reuben Thomas Varghese, Rajkumar Rimmalapudi, Rubby Viren, Karthik Venkat Sridaran, Reshma Odungattu, & Govindaraju Teja |
Barriers Faced by Deaf Individuals while Availing Speech and Hearing Services |
Auditory and Vestibular Research |
2024 |
Presented at National Conferences (Last One Year)
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Sl. No. |
Author (s) |
Title of the Paper |
Name of the Journal |
Year |
|
1. |
Harshada Mali, Ansuraj Vikram & K. V Nisha
|
Effect of age on Discrimination of spatial contrasts in Virtual Auditory Bisection Task
|
51st National Symposium on Acoustics (NSA-2024)
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2024 |
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2. |
Harshada Mali, Arivudai Nambi, Ansuraj Vikram & K. V Nisha
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Age-Related Effects on Auditory Spatial Discrimination: MAA AND BISECTION Accuracy in Frontal and Lateral Planes
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16th National Level Conference of Indian Speech Language & Hearing Association - Kerala State Branch |
2024 |
Dissertations
2025
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Student Name |
Guide |
Title |
Status |
Year |
|
Suruthi Laya |
Dr. Gayathri Krishnan & S. Karthik Venkat (Co – Guide)
|
Development of an E-learning module for Educating Allied Health Professionals on Early Identification Dysphagia |
On - Going |
2025 |
2021-2024
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Name of the Student |
Name of the Guide |
Topic |
Year |
Program |
University/ Institution |
|
Harshinee Krupanand |
Prof. Ajish K. Abraham& Dr. Sangeetha Mahesh |
Assessing the Validity and Reliability of Dysfluency Detection Tool: A Comparative Analysis with Perceptual Assessment in Stuttering |
2024 |
M.Sc (SLP) |
University of Mysore |
|
Dana Mariam Jacob |
Prof. Ajish K. Abraham |
A comparative analysis of storyblok and adobe experience manager (AEM) for content management solutions |
2023 |
MBA |
Amity University |
|
Priyanka G |
Prof. Ajish K. Abraham |
The role of it in strategic HRM – A study with reference to All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, Mysuru |
2023 |
MBA |
Karnataka State Open University |
|
Swathi A S |
Prof. Ajish K. Abraham & Dr. Reuben Varghese |
Challenges faced by professionals and caregivers of Indian AAC users in different settings |
2023 |
M.Sc (SLP) |
University of Mysore |
|
Bhavani V |
Prof. Ajish K. Abraham & Dr. Reuben Varghese |
Comparative Study between Grid-Based and Visual Scene Display Based AAC Systems in Children with Cerebral Palsy |
2022 |
M.Sc (SLP) |
University of Mysore |
|
Darsitha S alias Sneha S |
Prof. Ajish K. Abraham & Dr. Sangeetha Mahesh |
Development of an Automatic Speech Processing Based Procedure for Assessment of Stuttering in Malayalam Speaking Adults through Virtual Mode |
2022 |
M.Sc (SLP) |
University of Mysore |
|
Madhusudhan B.M. |
Prof. Ajish K. Abraham & Dr. Jayakumar T |
Suitability of Online Voice Acquisition for Assessment of Voice Disorders |
2021 |
M.Sc (SLP) |
University of Mysore |
|
Veda P |
Prof. Ajish K. Abraham & Dr. Sangeetha Mahesh |
Development of an Automatic Speech Processing Based Procedure for Assessment of Stuttering in Kannada Speaking Adults through Virtual Mode |
2021 |
M.Sc (SLP) |
University of Mysore |
Workshops & Seminars
Hackathon on Assistive Technology (AIISH – HAT 25) - Organized for Engineering, Diploma students
1st Round - February 21st, 2025 (23 teams from Bengaluru and Mysuru participated)
Final Round – 06th June, 2025 (04 teams Participated)
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One-day workshop “Unlock the Power of IP- An Emphasis on Copyrights” was organized on the occasion of World IP Day 2025 on 28.04.2025
84 Participants (15 faculty Members & Non-teaching staff, and 23 JRFs, 46 M.Sc. Students)
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MATLAB Fundamentals and Applications in Speech and Hearing
August 20th & 21st, 2024 - Attended by faculty, staff and JRFs of AIISH, Mysuru
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“IP ANVESHAN” - Two Days IPR Orientation Program for II M.Sc Students on 5th & 6th October, 2024
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One Day Workshop titled “Speak and Listen to IPR and its Importance”
On 30th April, 2024
on the occasion of World IP Day 2024
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FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (FDP) ON
“INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS-IPR AND ITS RELATED ASPECTS” IN CONNECTION WITH WORLD IP DAY ON 26.04.2023
WORLD IP DAY-2023 THEME : “WOMEN AND IP: ACCELERATING INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY”
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WORKSHOP ON MATLAB FUNDAMENTALS AND EXECUTION 14 – 17 MARCH 2023
Patent Cell
Patent Cell Section
Awards
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Name |
Event |
Details |
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Swathi A S, Ajish K Abraham & Reuben Thomas Varghese |
4th Conference of ISAAC India Chapter, AIISH, 2024 |
Best Paper Award for the paper entitled ‘Obstacles towards effective use of AAC systems in Indian context’ |
Public Awareness
Orientation program on the activities of the Centre
- Students from Dr. S. R. Chandrasekhar Institute of Speech and Hearing
- 24 Students attended on 24th April, 2025
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