Oshin Tyagi

• Fatigue
• Stress
• Aging
• Mind-Motor-Machine Interactions (Exoskeletons, Virtual Reality-based Trainings)
• Neuroergonomics
• Neuromodulation
• Occupational Biomechanics
• Graph Theory for Neural Data

• Human Factors and Ergonomics Society,
• American Society for Biomechanics

• Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (SWCOEH) 2022-2023 Pilot/Small Projects Research Training Grant, NIOSH (PI Tyagi; $10,000; 8/2022-6/2023) Received extramural research funding for project titled “Task Based evaluation of Exoskeleton fit, use, and associated neurophysiological costs”. I am the Principal Investigator for this study where I am conducting comprehensive biomechanical, subjective, and physiological assessments of commercially available low-back exoskeletons for tasks commonly performed by Emergency Medical Technicians in naturalistic settings.
• HFES Student member with Honors (2022) Recognized by the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society for outstanding contributions to the HF/E research and service to the HFES as a student.
• The Human Factors Prize (2022) Awarded for excellence in human factors and ergonomics research on Equity and Inclusivity for my paper titled “Uncovering Neuromuscular Fatigue Difference in Older Women and Men: Shedding Light on Causal Brain Dynamics”.
• Abbott Science and Society Award for Emerging Scientists (2022) Recognized for my research contributions in the field of neuroergonomics and my record of service to the field.
• Dr. Milden J Fox Jr. ’69 and Mary P. Fox ’73 fellowship from Industrial and Systems Engineering Department in Texas A&M University (2022)
• Inaugural graduate student awardee in the ISEN department with good academic standing and history of substantial contributions to research and the department.
• First runner-up, The Arnold Small Award, Aging Technical Group of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (2021) Awarded for the significant knowledge impact of my proposal titled “Mechanisms of neuromuscular Fatigue under acute cognitive stress in older adults”.
• Institute Medal for the Best B. Tech Project, IIT Roorkee (2016) Project title: An investigation on Electrochemical Discharge Machining. The project involved a parametric study of ECDM machining of borosilicate glass to determine optimum conditions for machining.

Journal Publications

• Tyagi, O., & Mehta, R. K. (2023). Sex-specific neural strategies during fatiguing work in older adults. Human Factors.
• Ye, Y., Shi, Y., Xia, P., Kang, J., Tyagi, O., Mehta, R. K., & Du, J. (2022). Cognitive characteristics in firefighter wayfinding Tasks: An Eye-Tracking analysis. Advanced Engineering Informatics, 53, 101668.
• Shi, Y., Johnson, C.*, Xia, P., Kang, J., Tyagi, O., Mehta, R. K., & Du, J. (2022). Neural Basis Analysis of Firefighters’ Wayfinding Performance via Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy. Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, 36(4), 04022016.
• Tyagi, O., & Mehta, R. K. (2022). Mind over body: A neuroergonomic approach to assessing motor performance under stress in older adults. Applied Ergonomics, 101, 103691.
• Tyagi, O., Hopko, S., Kang, J., Shi, Y., Du, J., & Mehta, R. K. (2021). Modeling Brain Dynamics During Virtual Reality-Based Emergency Response Learning Under Stress. Human Factors.
• Tyagi, O., & Mehta, R. K. (2021). A Methodological Framework to Capture Neuromuscular Fatigue Mechanisms Under Stress. Frontiers in Neuroergonomics, 2, 37.
• Shi, Y., Kang, J., Xia, P., Tyagi, O., Mehta, R. K., & Du, J. (2021). Spatial knowledge and firefighters’ wayfinding performance: A virtual reality search and rescue experiment. Safety science, 139, 105231.
• Abujelala, M., Karthikeyan, R., Tyagi, O., Du, J., & Mehta, R. K. (2021). Brain Activity-Based Metrics for Assessing Learning States in VR under Stress among Firefighters: An Explorative Machine Learning Approach in Neuroergonomics. Brain Sciences, 11(7), 885.
• Tyagi, O., Zhu, Y., Johnson, C.*, Mehta, R. K., Sasangohar, F., Erraguntla, M., & Qaraqe, K. (2020). Neural Signatures of Handgrip Fatigue in Type 1 Diabetic Men and Women. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 14, 477.
• Cheema, M. S., Singh, P. K., Tyagi, O., Dvivedi, A., & Sharma, A. K. (2016). Tool wear and form accuracy in ultrasonically machined microchannels. Measurement, 81, 85-94.

Peer-reviewed Presentations and Posters

• Tyagi, O., Mehta, R. K. (2022). Sex Differences in Neuromuscular Fatigue Mechanisms in Older Adults. Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting. Atlanta Oct 10-14.
• Tyagi, O., Zhang, X., Zheng, L., Mehta, R. K. (2022). Insights on “neck up” impacts of low back exoskeletons for patient handling tasks: Shedding light on the brain. Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting. Atlanta Oct 10-14.
• Tyagi, O., Mehta, R. K. (2022). TMS applications to uncover central mechanisms of fatigue under stress. Joint meeting of Neuroergonomics & NYC Neuromodulation. New York, July 8- August 4. Poster selected for oral highlights
• Nguyen H.*, Tyagi, O., Mehta, R. K. (2022) Central mechanisms of fatigue during exercise under the influence of cognitive stress. HFES Symposium, Houston April 29.
• Tyagi, O., Wang, J. *, Hardjadinata, J. *, Mehta, R. K. (2022). Mind over Body: Factors influencing exoskeleton adaptations, acceptance, and use. In Applied Ergonomics Conference. Orlando, March 21-24.
• Shi, Y., Kang, J., Xia, P., Tyagi, O., Mehta, R. K., & Du, J. (2022). The Role of Spatial Information in Search and Rescue: A Virtual Reality Experiment. In Computing in Civil Engineering 2021 (pp. 1285-1292).
• Tyagi, O., & Mehta, R. K. (2021). The role of the prefrontal cortex on motor performance under stress in older adults. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting (Vol. 65, No. 1, pp. 26-26). Sage CA: Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications.
• Tyagi, O., Mehta, RK. (2021). Neuroergonomic assessment of gender differences in motor performance and fatigue. Applied Ergonomics Conference. Virtual. March 22-25.
• Wang, J. , Tyagi, O., Kang, J., Kothari, M., Ji, H., Hardjadinata, J., & Mehta, R. K. (2021) Capturing Shoulder Exoskeleton-based Neural Adaptations during Upper Extremity Tasks. Neuroergonomics conference. Virtual. September 11-16.
• Tyagi, O., Zhu, Y., Johnson, C., Mehta, R. K., Sasangohar, F., Erraguntla, M., & Qarake, K. (2020). Neuromuscular Fatigue mechanisms in Type 1 diabetic men and women. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting (Vol. 64, No. 1, pp. 960-961). Sage CA: Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications.
• Tyagi, O., Hopko, S., Mehta, RK. (2020). Learning under stress in Virtual reality for firefighters: A Neuroergonomics Perspective. IISE Annual Conference & Expo 2020. Virtual. Nov 1-3.
• Kang, J., Tyagi, O., Shi, Y., Du, J., & Mehta, R. K. (2020). Learning Under Stress in Virtual Reality-based Emergency Scenarios. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting (Vol. 64, No. 1, pp. 1702-1702). Sage CA: Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications.