Complex Systems & Adaptive Dynamics
Mathematical and computational studies of collective dynamics, memory, nonreciprocity, pattern formation and adaptive many-body systems.
Interdisciplinary Research Center · New Delhi
Investigating mind,
matter and meaning.
CPCSci brings mathematical, empirical and philosophical inquiry together to study cognition, consciousness, complex systems and evidence-led technologies for human wellbeing.
Research areas
A structured interdisciplinary programme
Five connected areas organise the center’s work. Topological and geometric methods, signal analysis, formal modelling, responsible AI and Indian epistemology operate across them.
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Cognitive Neuroscience
Mechanistic research on attention, meditation, self-reflection, agency and affect using physiological signals and interpretable computational methods.
Consciousness, Perception & Epistemology
Philosophically informed, formally explicit research on perception, phenomenal unity, part–whole relations and consciousness-first hypotheses.
AI, Causality & Physical Computation
Research on contextual inference, causal reasoning, representational ethics and memory-rich computational architectures grounded in dynamical systems.
Wellbeing & Neurotechnology
Translational research on meditation, attention and human performance through wearable sensing, real-time biofeedback, immersive environments and AI-assisted applications.
Selected publications
Recent peer-reviewed work
Research published across complex systems, neural signal processing, contemplative science and machine intelligence.
AI, Causality & Physical Computation
↗Emergent Non-Classical Probabilistic Structure in Large Language Models Under Contextual Modulations
Scientific Reports
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-65824-7Complex Systems & Adaptive Dynamics
↗Topological Flux on a Context Manifold Generates Nonreciprocal Collective Dynamics
Physical Review E 113, 065401
https://doi.org/10.1103/kn6c-nb4lWellbeing & Neurotechnology
↗Decoding Cognitive Load Changes Induced by Mantra Meditation from Physiological Signals Using Deep Neural Networks
IEEE Sensors Journal 26(1), 1088–1102
https://doi.org/10.1109/JSEN.2025.3628683Complex Systems & Adaptive Dynamics
↗Collective Motion from Quantum-Inspired Dynamics in Visual Perception
Proceedings of the Royal Society A 481, 20250489
https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2025.0489Cognitive Neuroscience
↗Self-Reflection, Sense of Agency, and Underlying Neural Correlates: A Pilot Study
PLOS ONE 20(12), e0335276
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0335276Research team
People across disciplines
The center brings together research leadership and associates working across scientific, philosophical and translational questions.
Mr. Parveen Kumar
Director, ISS Delhi
Perception studies · Contemplative science · Indian philosophyProfile →
Dr. Jyotiranjan Beuria
Principal Investigator
Adaptive active matter · Non-equilibrium systems · Geometry and topology · Computational neuroscienceProfile →
Mr. Manish Sharma
Research Associate
Meditation research · Attention · Physiological biofeedbackProfile →
Mr. Pushkar Chitranshi
Research Associate
Contemplative science · Ramayana studies · Mental wellbeingProfile →
Mr. Shivom Gupta
Research Associate
Meditation research · Biofeedback · Cognitive technologyProfile →
Dr. Harish Kumar
Research Member
Indian Knowledge Systems · Cognitive science · Mental-health applicationsProfile →Research environment
From foundational inquiry to empirical and translational work
Category theory, topology, geometry and dynamical systems.
EEG, HRV, cognitive tasks and multimodal physiological data.
Simulation, machine learning and interpretable data analysis.
Meditation research, wearable sensing, biofeedback and responsible wellbeing applications.
Collaboration
Research enquiries and academic partnerships
We welcome conversations with researchers, students, institutions and laboratories whose work intersects with the center’s programme.