Vipul Nair
Vipul Nair

Cognition & AI Researcher |
Ph.D. in Informatics

Hello

I work at the intersection of cognitive science and AI, investigating how people perceive and act in real-world contexts. With 9+ years of leading multimodal behavioral and mixed-methods AI research, I transform complex human data into actionable insights that inform intuitive, human-aware systems.

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Interests
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Cognitive Science
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Multimodal Naturalistic Interaction
  • Event/Visual/Motion Perception
Education
  • PhD Informatics

    University of Skövde, Sweden

  • MSc Cognitive Science

    Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, India

  • BTech Computer Science

    National Institute of Technology Silchar, India

Consulting & Research Services

Strategic advice, cognitive insights based on human-data and scalable solutions—translating research into practical, human-centered technologies across diverse fields. Explore services in detail →

Driving & Streetscapes

Research driver attention, pedestrian behavior, and cues for safer mobility.

Animacy & Virtual Worlds

Build realistic virtual spaces for gaming, training, and human–AI interaction.

Cognitive Media Analytics

Decode audience attention and interpretation using visuospatial cognitive methods.

Social & Cognitive Robotics

Design humanoid robots using human-centered insights and multimodal behavior data.

Human Event Recognition

Recognize and track human actions from video and multimodal data streams.

Behavioral Data Analytics

Process, annotate, and analyze multimodal human data for actionable insights.

Projects

I present a diverse selection of independent, academic, and industry projects that have driven research innovation and real-world solutions. Explore full project portfolio →

Publications

I study how people perceive events, visuals, and motion in real-world settings—from how we watch films to how we interact with each other and our environment. Explore full publication archive →

Get in Touch

Interested in consultation, collaboration or learning more about my work? I'd love to hear from you!

Reach me directly at: hello@vipulnair.org