Area of Practice |
Design Generalist, Facilitator, Human Centred Designer |
Education |
Bachelors in Architecture, College of Engineering and Technology Bhubaneswar Masters in Industrial Design, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay Certified Usability Analyst, Human Factors International (Credential ID 2014-334) |
Work Experience |
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Interest Areas |
designing for well-being; embodied experiences; humanising technology and reimagining current paradigms of design pedagogy; service and experience design; cognitive psychology and persuasion |
Current Practice at Srishti |
reimagining and experimenting with the current paradigms of design pedagogy – especially in ‘designing for experiences’, exploring ‘BodyFirst’ - a somaesthetic approach to design, service design, experience design, interaction design, fundamentals of human centered design, persuasive and emotional design ideas to prototype |
Creative Practice and Outreach |
Faculty Sponsor for the ACM SIGCHI Student Chapter of Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology, since its inception in 2018 Mentoring students for portfolios and for competitions. Co-Mentored 2020’s winning team at the Stanford Longevity Design Challenge 2020 – ‘Reducing the Inequity Gap – Designing for Affordability’ for the project Shishu, Sui aur Dhaaga by Daksha Dixit and Kavya Murugan, which beat out 159 other entries from 35 countries over the course of the competition Delegate Representative at the Thanima 3 Conference, International Conference on Design Pedagogy and Contextual Aesthetics, along with a 6-member student delegation from the Srishti UG Programme, at NIT Calicut Conducted the 'Opportunities for AI Integration' Workshop as a part of the 'Developing Innovation Strategies for Organizational Transformation Open Innovation Workshop - Ideating AI for your company' by Swissnex India Consulate General Of Switzerland, at IISER Pune Student Volunteer Chair, IndiaHCI 2018 Conference, hosted by Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology, at Bangalore |
Recent Units facilitated
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BodyFirst Industry Exposure |
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