About Manash:
Manash Sahoo is a Graduate Student in the Developing System’s Laboratory. In 2020, he graduated from Indiana University-Bloomington with a B.S. in Psychology and was the recipient of the Department’s J.R. Kantor Senior Prize. Following graduation, as a Simons Fellow in Computational Neuroscience at the Marcus Autism Center and Emory University, he investigated how low-level features of infant-directed speech and song shape the gaze patterns of both neurotypical infants and those who later develop autism. Generally, Manash is interested in using machine learning and signal processing techniques to understand how the moment-to-moment dynamics of infant-directed speech influence infant attention, emotional regulation, and components of the autonomic nervous system like heart rate and respiration. Outside of research, Manash enjoys computer science, video games, building Gundam model kits, and spending time with his dog Holly.