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Full time Faculty

  • Venkatesh Rajamanickam

    Venkatesh Rajamanickam

    Head of Department
    venkatra@iitb.ac.in
    head.idc@iitb.ac.in
    091-022-25765826
    Human-Computer Interface Design Data Visualization Technology and Learning
  • Girish Dalvi

    Girish Dalvi

    Professor (Assosiate HoD)
    girish.dalvi@iitb.ac.in
    091-022-25765817
    Typography, Type Design, Interaction Design, Research Methods in Design
  • Abhishek Verma

    Abhishek Verma

    Assistant Professor
    abhishek.verma@iitb.ac.in
    022-2576-5279
    2D Hand-Drawn Animation, Animation Writing, Animation Production Pipeline, Narrative Design, Screenplay Development and Illustration
  • Aman Rupesh Xaxa

    Aman Rupesh Xaxa

    Assistant Professor
    xaxa.aman@iitb.ac.in
    +91-022-2576 5281
    Data Visualization Indigenous Cultures Typography & Type Design Identity Design, Print & Publication Design Transmedia and multimodal Design Wayfinding Signages and Exhibition Design
  • Anirudha Joshi

    Anirudha Joshi

    Professor
    anirudha@iitb.ac.in
    091-022-25767829
    Usability Studies, Human-Computer Interface Design, Contextual Design, Interface Evaluation, Interface Design for Indian languages and more
  • Anisha Malhotra

    Anisha Malhotra

    Assistant Professor
    anisha.malhotra@iitb.ac.in
    091-022-2576 5282
  • Arman Ovla

    Arman Ovla

    Assistant Professor
    arman.ovla@iitb.ac.in
    +91-22-2576 7897
    Areas of Research : Product Design Craft Innovation Indigenous Knowledge Systems Native Design Practices Pottery, Ceramics and Kiln Design Artisan-Centred Design
  • Arun Mascarenhas

    Arun Mascarenhas

    Associate Professor
    arun.idc@iitb.ac.in
    091-022-2576 5299
    Visual Culture, Sustainable Practices, Craft Studies, Art & Design for Public Spaces
  • Avinash Shende

    Avinash Shende

    Professor
    savinash@iitb.ac.in
    091-022-2576 5278
    Poetic Synthesis, Product-Integrated Photovoltaics, Product, Furniture & Lighting Design, Bamboo Craft, Creativity
  • Bharat Parmar

    Bharat Parmar

    Assistant Professor
    bharat.parmar@iitb.ac.in
    +91-22-25767812
    Film Form, Truth in Cinema, Experimental Film, Storytelling and Narrative, Instructional Design
  • Dhimant Vyas

    Dhimant Vyas

    Professor of Practice
    dhimantvyas@iitb.ac.in
    Animation film designer, Stop motion, experimental animation, Sculpting, Drawings, Paintings, Craft, Art direction, Game art.
  • G V Sreekumar

    G V Sreekumar

    Professor and Institute Chair Professor
    gvsree@iitb.ac.in
    gvs.idc@gmail.com
    091-022-2576 7834
    Magazine Design Typography Information Design Publication Design Design Pedagogy
  • Jayesh Pillai

    Jayesh Pillai

    Associate Professor
    jay@iitb.ac.in
    jayesh.spillai@gmail.com
    (+91) 022 2576 7801
    Immersive Media Design, Virtual Reality (VR) & Augmented Reality (AR), Visual & Interactive Storytelling, Interaction Design
  • Kanika Jolly

    Kanika Jolly

    Assistant Professor
    kanika.jolly@iitb.ac.in
    Motorcycle design expert known for her leadership at Royal Enfield’s Industrial Design Studio and her broad collaborative work across automotive, lifestyle, and high-fashion sectors.
  • Kums P Kumaresan

    Kums P Kumaresan

    Assistant Professor
    kums@iitb.ac.in
    091-022-2576 7818
    Usability Studies, Human-Computer Interface Design, Contextual Design, Interface Evaluation, Interface Design for Indian languages and more
  • Mandar Rane

    Mandar Rane

    Professor
    mrane@iitb.ac.in
    91-22-25767839
    Basic Design, Graphic Design, Media (Web, Print, Video)
  • Nishant Sharma

    Nishant Sharma

    Professor and Ramakrishna Bajaj Chair Professor
    nishantsharma@iitb.ac.in
    91-22-25767815
    Automotive Design, Vehicle Design Process, Product Form and Aesthetics, Participatory Innovation
  • Phani Tetali

    Phani Tetali

    Professor
    phanit@iitb.ac.in
    091-022-25767831
    Animation , Gaming New Media in Education
  • Prasad Bokil

    Prasad Bokil

    Associate Professor
    prasad.bokil@iitb.ac.in
    091-022-2576 5276
    Graphic Design, Visual Narratives, Game design, Design semiotics, Research in AI for Design.
  • Purba Joshi

    Purba Joshi

    Professor
    purba_joshi@iitb.ac.in
    091-022-2576 7816
    – Computer Aided Design – Product form and Aesthetics – Product Prototyping
  • R Sandesh

    R Sandesh

    Associate Professor
    sandesh.idc@iitb.ac.in
    091-022-25767814
    Product / Industrial Design, Form and Expression, Systems Design, Design Thinking & Innovation for Contexts, Research in AI for Innovation, Design and Professional Applications
  • Raja Mohanty

    Raja Mohanty

    Professor
    rajam@iitb.ac.in
    091-22-25767825
    Visual Arts, Narratives and Imagery, Ceramics, Artisanal Livelihoods
  • Rajat Namdeo Patle

    Rajat Namdeo Patle

    Assistant Professor
    rajat.p@iitb.ac.in
    091-022-25767801
    Industrial Design, Form & Semanticity, Design for Care, Furniture, & Living Space.
  • Rajib Kalita

    Rajib Kalita

    Associate Professor of Practice
    rajibkalita@iitb.ac.in
    Interest Areas: Automotive Design, Form and Surfacing, Detailing Design, Speculative Design, Prototyping, Model Making
  • Shilpa Ranade

    Shilpa Ranade

    Professor
    shilpa@iitb.ac.in
    091-022-2576 7844
    Cell Animation, Illustration
  • Sudesh Balan

    Sudesh Balan

    Professor
    sudesh@iitb.ac.in
    091-022-25767810
    Filmmaker and visual artist focused on the synergy between scriptwriting, cinematography, and still photography.
  • Sugandh Malhotra

    Sugandh Malhotra

    Professor
    sugandh@iitb.ac.in
    091-022-2576 7805
    A specialist in industrial design, focusing on human-centred and sustainable design, and research-driven solutions to complex design problems.
  • Sumant M Rao

    Sumant M Rao

    Professor
    sumant_rao@iitb.ac.in
    091-022-2576 7827
    Animation Design, Animation Techniques, Social Design, Design and Culture, The Indian Chakra System, Mythology & Folklore, Visual Storytelling
  • Swati Agarwal

    Swati Agarwal

    Assistant Professor
    swati_agarwal@iitb.ac.in
    An animation filmmaker and IDC faculty member whose work spans hand-crafted stop-motion and expressive short films exploring everyday stories with warmth and detail.
  • Udaya Kumar Dharmalingam

    Udaya Kumar Dharmalingam

    Professor
    d.udaya@iitb.ac.in
    091-022-25767801
    Areas of interest : Graphic Design, Typography and Branding.
  • Ulemba Meetei Hirom

    Ulemba Meetei Hirom

    Assistant Professor
    ulemba.h@iitb.ac.in
    091-022-25767801
    Areas of Study: – Product/Industrial Design – Basic Design – Product Semantics – Service and System Design ; Areas of Research: – Creativity, Imagination and Problem solving – Multisensory Design – Design rooted in Indigenous Knowledge
  • Unni Mohan M

    Unni Mohan M

    Assistant Professor
    unnimohanm@iitb.ac.in
    091-022-25767801
    Cruise boats, Solar electric boats,Traditional house boats, Design for FRP, Scale models, Ship model making workshops. Bio-digesters and design of robotic subsystems. Assistive technology in handlooms.
  • Wricha Mishra

    Wricha Mishra

    Associate Professor
    wricha@iitb.ac.in
    091-022-2576 7801
    Research Areas : Digital Health Adoption, Conversational Interfaces, Sustainable Human Computer Interaction, Embodied Design : A focus on cognition shaped by bodily interaction and multiple sensory modalities
  • Yohan Soharb Engineer Yohan

    Yohan Soharb Engineer Yohan

    Assistant Professor
    yohan.e@iitb.ac.in
    Product/Industrial Design, White goods appliances-Product Detailing, Design in Business, Materials & Mfg. Processes, Interaction Design & Product Interfaces, UI Dark Design patterns

Adjunct Faculty

  • Aditi Chitre

    Aditi Chitre

    Adjunct Assistant Professor
    office.idc@iitb.ac.in
    Animation & Filmmaking
  • Amitesh Shrivastava

    Amitesh Shrivastava

    Adjunct Professor
    office.idc@iitb.ac.in
  • Aseef Kadir

    Aseef Kadir

    Adjunct Professor
    aseefkadir@gmail.com
  • Deepa Balsavar

    Deepa Balsavar

    Adjunct Associate Professor
    deepabalsavar@gmail.com
    091-98692 05850
    Illustration, Writing, Storytelling, Community Education.
  • Dinesh Korjan

    Dinesh Korjan

    Adjunct Professor
    dinesh@korjan.com
    091-022-2576 7801
    Product Design, Design Strategy, Concept Development, Strategic Design, Design Education, Research Design.
  • Harsh Kamble

    Harsh Kamble

    Adjunct Professor
    office.idc@iitb.ac.in
  • Ishneet Grover

    Ishneet Grover

    Adjunct Associate Professor
    office.idc@iitb.ac.in
  • Jinal Sangoi

    Jinal Sangoi

    Adjunct Professor
    office.idc@iitb.ac.in
  • K. B. Jinan

    K. B. Jinan

    Adjunct Professor
    office.idc@iitb.ac.in
  • Karthikeyan Thangamani

    Karthikeyan Thangamani

    Adjunct Professor
    office.idc@iitb.ac.in
  • Krishand R K

    Krishand R K

    Adjunct Professor
    office.idc@iitb.ac.in
  • Latha Tummuru

    Latha Tummuru

    Adjunct Professor
    office.idc@iitb.ac.in
  • Mazhar Kamran

    Mazhar Kamran

    Adjunct Professor
    mazhar@iitb.ac.in
    091-022-25767813
    A specialist in World Cinema and filmmaking (narrative and documentary), exploring storytelling, the contemporary idiom for cinema, and researching Indian styles for animation and the form of historical film.
  • Milouni Kapoor

    Milouni Kapoor

    Adjunct Professor
    office.idc@iitb.ac.in
  • Nina Sabnani

    Nina Sabnani

    Adjunct Professor
    ninamsabnani@iitb.ac.in
    091-022-25767812
    Animation Films, Visual Communication, Visual Culture, Folklore, Storytelling, Installation Art, Visual Ethnography, Word-Image Relationship, Participatory Film-making, Animation as Ethnography, Material Culture, Learning Pedagogies amongst traditional artists
  • Nishant Kamboj

    Nishant Kamboj

    Adjunct Professor
    office.idc@iitb.ac.in
  • P.M. Satheesh

    P.M. Satheesh

    Adjunct Professor
    office.idc@iitb.ac.in
  • Pankaj Jhunja

    Pankaj Jhunja

    Adjunct Associate Professor
    office.idc@iitb.ac.in
  • Parag Vyas

    Parag Vyas

    Adjunct Professor
    office.idc@iitb.ac.in

  • Pradip Save

    Adjunct Professor
    office.idc@iitb.ac.in
  • Pramod Khambete

    Pramod Khambete

    Adjunct Professor
    pramodkhambete@iitb.ac.in
    091-022-2576 7801
    Service Design, User Experience Design, Design Theory.

  • Pratap Vardhan

    Adjunct Professor
    office.idc@iitb.ac.in
  • Prosenjit Ganguly

    Prosenjit Ganguly

    Adjunct Associate Professor
    office.idc@iitb.ac.in

  • Rasagy Sharma

    Adjunct Professor
    office.idc@iitb.ac.in
  • Rashi Jain

    Rashi Jain

    Adjunct Associate Professor
    office.idc@iitb.ac.in
  • Ravi Mahamuni

    Ravi Mahamuni

    Adjunct Professor
    office.idc@iitb.ac.in
  • Ravi Rao

    Ravi Rao

    Adjunct Professor
    ravi.rao@iitb.ac.in
    +91 7045008494
  • Sampurna Chattarji

    Sampurna Chattarji

    Adjunct Assistant Professor
    office.idc@iitb.ac.in
    Literature & Writing
  • Sandeep Athavale

    Sandeep Athavale

    Adjunct Assistant Professor
    sandeepathavale@yahoo.com
    Conduct courses on game design and educational game design for M.Des Students.
  • Sanket Patil

    Sanket Patil

    Adjunct Professor
    office.idc@iitb.ac.in
  • Sanket Pethkar

    Sanket Pethkar

    Adjunct Professor
    office.idc@iitb.ac.in
  • Satyajit Vetoskar

    Satyajit Vetoskar

    Adjunct Professor
    office.idc@iitb.ac.in
  • Shyam Wanare

    Shyam Wanare

    Adjunct Professor
    office.idc@iitb.ac.in
  • Somnath Pal

    Somnath Pal

    Adjunct Professor
    office.idc@iitb.ac.in

  • Sonal Jha

    Adjunct Associate Professor
    office.idc@iitb.ac.in
  • Sridhar Mahadevan

    Sridhar Mahadevan

    Adjunct Professor
    office.idc@iitb.ac.in
  • Sudhir Bhatia

    Sudhir Bhatia

    Adjunct Assistant Professor
    office.idc@iitb.ac.in
    Bachelor’s and Master’s level classes in Interaction Design
  • Suresh Sethi

    Suresh Sethi

    Adjunct Professor
    office.idc@iitb.ac.in
  • Vidya Appu

    Vidya Appu

    Adjunct Assistant Professor
    vidhya.appu@gmail.com
    Leading UX teams and transforming complex systems into clear, human-centered digital experiences.
  • Vijay P. Bapat

    Vijay P. Bapat

    Adjunct Assistant Professor
    bapat@iitb.ac.in
    091-022-2576 7819
    Product Design, Creative Engg. Details, Rapid Prototyping.
  • Vinayak Nabar

    Vinayak Nabar

    Adjunct Professor
    office.idc@iitb.ac.in

Erstwhile Faculty

  • A.G. Rao

    A.G. Rao

    Erstwhile Professor
    agrao@iitb.ac.in
    091-022-25767828
    Product Design , Basic Design, Bamboo Craft
  • Alka Hirangoni

    Alka Hirangoni

    Erstwhile Professor
    alka@iitb.ac.in
    091-022-2576 7823
    Specialist in visual narratives and art aesthetics, researching how storytelling and collaborative design methods can be strategically enhanced by technology in educational contexts.
  • Athavankar U A

    Athavankar U A

    Erstwhile Professor
    uaa@iitb.ac.in
    091-022-25767817
    A designer–researcher exploring game design, mental imagery, communication theory, and the cultural forces shaping how people learn, play, and live.
  • B K Chakravarthy

    B K Chakravarthy

    Erstwhile Professor
    chakku@iitb.ac.in
    091-022-2576 7860
    Professor of Design Innovation exploring the intersection of product aesthetics, humanising technology, and strategic methodologies for generating novel and perceived value.
  • G.G. Ray

    G.G. Ray

    Erstwhile Professor
    ggray@iitb.ac.in
    091-022-25767821
    Muck skeletal issues and load bearing activities, Workstation Ergonomics, Design and Geriatric Needs, Design and Special Needs
  • K Munshi

    K Munshi

    Erstwhile Professor
    munshi@iitb.ac.in
    munshi999@yahoo.com
    Product Design, Design Management, Design Methods, Mobility and Vehicle Design
  • K Ramachandran

    K Ramachandran

    Erstwhile Professor (1948-2016)
    ramachandran@iitb.ac.in
    Product Design, Environmental Design, Exhibition Design
  • Kirti Trivedi

    Kirti Trivedi

    Erstwhile Professor
    kirti@iitb.ac.in
    Graphic Design, Exhibition Design Indian Design Tradition
  • M. Chattopadhyay

    M. Chattopadhyay

    Erstwhile Professor
    office.idc@iitb.ac.in
    091-044-3096 5071
    Product design, Auto Design, Lighting Design
  • Mohan Bhandari

    Mohan Bhandari

    Erstwhile Professor
    bhandari[at]iitb.ac.in
    091-22-2576 7801
    Product design, Pedagogy of Basic Design
  • N Sadhu

    N Sadhu

    Erstwhile Professor (1948-2016)
    sadhu@iitb.ac.in
    091-022-25767801
    Product Ergonomics Visual Ergonomics HCI
  • R.K. Joshi

    R.K. Joshi

    Erstwhile Professor (1936 – 2008)
    office.idc@iitb.ac.in
    Visual Design, Typography, Typeface Design, Calligraphy
  • Ravi Hazra

    Ravi Hazra

    Erstwhile Professor
    ravihaz@iitb.ac.in
    091-022-28571649
    Environmental Design, Furniture Design
  • S Nadkarni

    S Nadkarni

    Erstwhile Professor
    nadkarni36@yahoo.com
    Product Design, Environmental Design, Exhibition Design
  • Suresh Sethi

    Suresh Sethi

    Erstwhile Professor
    sureshsethi1510@gmail.com
    Product design, Basic Design, Lighting Design, Environmental Design
  • Vijay Bapat

    Vijay Bapat

    Erstwhile Professor
    bapat@iitb.ac.in
    091-022-25767819
    Product Design Creative Engg. Details Rapid Prototyping

Visiting Faculty

  • Deepak Kannal

    Deepak Kannal

    Visiting Faculty
    kanaldeepak@gmail.com
    Art History, Sculpture Fine Arts

Faculty Advisors

Professor Emeritus

  • Ravi Poovaiah

    Ravi Poovaiah

    Professor and D. L. Shah Chair Professor
    ravi@iitb.ac.in
    091-22-2576 7820
    Designing for Children – play and learn, Digital Resources for Learning, Collaborative Environments, Design, Technology and Culture, Designing for Interactions in Social Media, Information Visualization and Structuring, New Media Design and Interaction Design, Visual Language, Type and Communication Design, Wayfinding, Identity and Information Systems

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