Dr. R. Siddhart Srivatsav

Assistant Professor

Department of Optometry

Qualification: PhD

CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

    Dr. Siddhart has completed his doctorate in colour vision, blur perception and has experience in conducting behavioural and electroencephalography experiments. He conducts basic science research in vision science and in childhood visual impairments. 

SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING

Subject Semester / Year
Ocular Basic Science-II 2nd Semester
Visual perception 4th Semester
Ocular Microbiology and Pharmacology 4th Semester
Occupational and Community Optometry 6th Semester

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Degree Specialisation Institute Year of passing
PhD Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Psychology University of Nevada, Reno 2018
Masters in Optometry Optometry Elite School of Optometry, Chennai/BITS, Pilani 2009
Bachelors in Optometry Optometry Elite School of Optometry, Chennai/BITS, Pilani 2007

Experience

Institution / Organisation Designation Role Tenure
Atlas Skilltech University, India Associate Professor, uGDX School of Technology Associate Dean - Research September 2021 – January 2024
LVPrasad Eye Institute, India Research Associate Post-doctoral fellow July 2018 – August 2021
University of Buraimi, Oman Lecturer of Optometry Faculty Aug 2012 – July 2014

AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH

Area of Interest

Visual psychophysics, visual perception

Area of Expertise

Colour vision, EEG, psychophysics, blur perception, visual development

Area of Research

Colour vision, Blur Perception, life with longterm visual impairment

Audiovisual spatial recalibration but not integration is shaped by early sensory experience.

2 June 2022 Patrick Bruns Lux Li Maria J.S. Guerreiro Idris Shareef Siddhart S. Rajendran Kabilan Pitchaimuthu Ramesh Kekunnaya Brigitte Röder

Steady state evoked potentials indicate changes in nonlinear neural mechanisms of vision in sight recovery individuals

2021 Aug 21 Kabilan Pitchaimuthu Giulia Dormal Suddha Sourav Idris Shareef Siddhart S Rajendran José Pablo Ossandón Ramesh Kekunnaya Brigitte Röder

The magnitude of monocular light attenuation required to elicit the Pulfrich illusion

October 2021 C Vijay Reena Durai Siddhart Rajendran Michael A. Webster Sandeep Vempati Shrikant R. Bharadwaj

COLOR VARIANCE AND ACHROMATIC SETTINGS

2021 Apr 1 Siddhart S. Rajendran Michael A. Webster

Ensemble coding of color and luminance contrast

06 October 2020 Siddhart Rajendran John Maule Anna Franklin Michael A. Webster

Biological Action Identification Does Not Require Early Visual Input for Development

15 October 2020 Siddhart S. Rajendran Davide Bottari Idris Shareef Kabilan Pitchaimuthu Suddha Sourav Nikolaus F. Troje Ramesh Kekunnaya Brigitte Röder

Sensory experience during early sensitive periods shapes cross-modal temporal biases

Aug 25, 2020 Stephanie Badde Pia Ley Siddhart S Rajendran Idris Shareef Ramesh Kekunnaya Brigitte Röder