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Pradeep G Yammiyavar FDRS
[Ya- me- ya -ver]
Nationality : Indian. |
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFIACTIONS
Ph.D [Industrial Design] (Faculty of Engineering, IISc, Bangalore)
M.Des [Product Design] (IIT Bombay )
B.Tech [Civil Engineering] (NIT Suratkal)
PG.Dip.MH [Professional Counseling & Psychotherapy] ( Kuvempu University ) |
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
FDRS - Fellow of the Design Research Society – UK
Life Member - Indian Academy of Applied Psychology – Chennai
Founder & Life Member- Designers Guild of India - Bangalore |
ADMINISTRATIVE & LEADERSHIP ROLES
[1] Member, Board of Governors, Senate Nominee, IIT, Guwahati 2004-2006
[2] Member, Finance Committee, IITG 2005 to 2006.
[3] Vice President – IITG Club 2002 –2004 .
[4] Professor – Design Research – DoD, IITG 2002 to date
[5] Faculty - Associate – Center for Environment - IITG
[6] Mentor , Career Counselor & Psychotherapist - Counseling Cell - IITG.
[7] Convener / Member of IITG working committees on:
i] Works & Buildings;
ii] Library,
iii] Placement & Training;
iv] Intellectual Property Rights
[8] Initiator & Coordinator of the M.Des program - CPDM at IISc, Bangalore India 1998-2000.
[9] Head – Industrial Design group – CEDT, IISc. 1985 –2002.
[10] Director (Honorary) -Intrica –a Small scale CNC based manufacturing industry. Bangalore . (up to 2002)
[11] Founder Patron & Executive Director &–Designers Guild of India -a professional Designers’ society. Bangalore 1990-99 |
EMPLOYMENT CHRONOLOGY
[1] 2002 to date : Professor, Department of Design, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati. Assam , India .
[2] 1984 to 2002 : Member of the Faculty; Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore . India
[3] 1982 to 1983 : Design Project Assistant- at National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad , India
[4] 1979 to 1980 : Assistant Engineer, PWD, Govt. of Karnataka , India . |
WORK DOMAINS :
DESIGN; ENGINEERING; PSYCHOLOGY; MANAGEMENT; EDUCATION
Professional fields of active work:
[1] Product Design & Engineering – User Centered Conceptualization, Visualization& Innovation, Product Engineering; Design for Manufacture (Medical, Automobile- Transportation, Electronics).
[2] Information & Communication Technology - Usability Engineering, Human Computer Interaction, Information Systems Design, Interaction Design, Experiential Design, Environment Design. Design & Culture.
[3] Engineering Psychology – Applied Ergonomics, Human Factors Design, Psychology, User Behavior Research & Modeling.
[4] Human Resource Development – Career & personal Counseling, Mentoring, Life & soft skills Training, Metal Health, Psychotherapy, Pedagogy. |
CURRENT AREAS OF RESEARCH INTEREST
[1] Information Technology - Usability Engineering (HCI) & Information Systems Design
[2] Product Design & Engineering.
[3] Design Semantics & Culture.
[4] Design management |
ACADEMIC & TEACHING EXPERIENCE
[1]Total teaching Experience of 23 years (1984 to date) at the UG, PG and PhD level.
[2]Number of different domain courses taught at the Undergraduate Level = 10;
[3]Postgraduate and PhD level =40
[4]Total Number of graduate projects supervised (up to 2007) = 80;
[5]Postgraduate thesis supervised (up to 2002) = 52;
[6]Total number of PhD thesis under supervision (as of 2006) = 1. |
CURRICULAM DEVELOPMENT & PEDAGOGY CONTRIBUTIONS
[1]Initiated, planned & formulated a PG -M.Des program in Product Design Engineering at IISc – Bangalore . 1995
[2]Restructured program & formulated strategic framework for B.Des & M.Des programs at IITG. 2003
[3]Regularized PhD program in Industrial Design at IIT Guwahati. 2003.
[4]Advisory inputs to State & University Curriculum committees for content in the area of Product design & Engineering. |
AREAS OF TEACHING
- spanning 23 years
[1] Designing Fundamentals (Human Centered)
[2] Design Methods, Design Theory and Research methodology.
[3] Product Design & Engineering [Plastics, Aluminum, Products]
[4] Design Management & Marketing
[5] Design Sciences.
[6] Innovation and Creativity.
[7] Human Factors, Ergonomics, HCI and Interaction Design
[8] Information Design & Technology.
[9] Experiential & Environment design.
[10] Useability Engineering |
TYPICAL LIST OF COURSES TAUGHT
[1] Product Design, Detailing & Engineering. [2] Plastics products design. [3] Conceptualization& Visualization. [4] Design Methodology. [5] Aesthetics, Culture & Design history. [6] Creativity, Innovation & IPR. [7] Applied Ergonomics & Engineering Psychology. [8] Human -Computer Interaction & Usability Engineering. [9] System Analysis & Information Design. [10] Design Semantics. [11] Transportation Design [12] Marketing, Branding [13] Design Management. [14] Project management, Presentation & Communication skills. [15] Design Research Methodology |
ORGANISATION & LEADERSHIP OF ACADEMIC EVENTS
[1]Organizer and Chairperson – National Product Design Conferences series at Bangalore (1999 – 2002)
[2]Organizer& Co-Chairperson - Inter Design School event on Innovation for local community Design at Bangalore
[3]Co-coordinator – Usability Engineering partnership project with EEC funding Bangalore
[4]Organizer and Chairperson – International Research Symposium in HCI at Guwahati.
[5]India Coordinator; Collaborative Research Project in HCI with Institutions in Denmark & China |
INTERNATIONAL INTERACTIONS, COLLABRATIONS & PROJECTS
[1] Visiting Scientist, University of Neufchatel , Switzerland 1986 & 1996.
[2] Supported by the award of a fellowship by the Government of Switzerland under a Indio- Swiss Exchange fellowship program.
[3] Visiting Faculty, EDL, Chulalongkorn University , Bangkok , Thailand . 1989.
[4] Deputed under Indo- Thai Scientific Exchange program. Taught courses, Adviser to the new Masters program in Electronics Design & Technology.
[5] Directed the setting up of the infrastructure & labs at the Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok . 1990
[6] Visiting Faculty, NTU, Throndiem , Norway 2000.
[7] Supported by an Indo- Norwegian program on Eco design using Aluminum.
[8] Project Co- coordinator: Indo- Swiss Electric Hybrid three wheeler.
[9] Project Coordinator - Indo- European Partnership in Useability. (2002-2004)
[10] India Coordinator - Cultural Usability Project supported by the Danish Science Council.
[11] Copenhagen Business School , Denmark
[12] India Coordinator - Chinese Academy of Sciences – Cultural Usability project - IT (2005 - 2008) |
INTERNSHIP EXCHANGE PROGRAM COLLABRATIONS
Institution - Institution agreement programs for collaborative work on short term research problem investigations through student & Faculty exchange with over 6 institutions in Europe . In the past five years over 40 students from IITG have been guided on Internship visits to over 30 different institutions / research labs / industry mainly in Europe under these collaborations. |
CONSULTATION, INDUSTRY INTERACTION & SPONSORED PROJECTS
Over 15 years of experience as Consultant to industries, Government bodies, & Educational institutions in the areas of Product Design & Engineering, Graphic design, Design Management & IT industries. |
INTELECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AUTHORED
[A] Six designs have been authored and registered under Intellectual Property owned by the II Sc.
[1] Hand Held Terminal 161320;
[2] Series Development Kit 161322 ;
[3]Continuity Tester 161321
[4] Computer Trainer Kit 161325;
[5]Cotton Moisture Meter 161324 ;
[6]Emergency Lamp 161323
[B] Three designs of Hybrid electric vehicle body have been given provisional IPRs with numbers [189258,18959, 189560] |
AWARDS / HONOURS / CITATIONS
[1]Awarded a Fellowship of the Government of Switzerland in 1986.
[2]ICSID prize for a presentation on Industrial Design in an International competition Japan (1989).
[3]Citation by the University of Chulalongkorn , Bangkok , Thailand (1989).
[4]Awarded a Fellowship of the Government of Switzerland in 1996 for Design Research.
[5]IIT Bombay (IDC) - Alumni award for National contribution to the field of Design in India (1999).
[6]First Indian Designer to be conferred with a PhD in the field of Industrial Design (1999-2000) in India .
[7]Elected Fellow of the prestigious Design Research Society (UK). First Indian based Designer to be honored thus. (2007)
[8]Invited as Key Note Speaker in two International Conferences.
[9]Six student projects supervised / guided have won National & International Awards for the students including Microsoft award & Motorola award for Innovation.
[10]Invited KEYNOTE Speaker – Fifth Danish HCI research Symposium- 2006 Copenhagen
[11]Invited Key note speaker: World Usability Day Function – SGCHI 2006 Denmark |
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[1] In Journals & International Refereed Conferences: As sole author: 12; as Co –author 9
[2] In National Conferences, Symposiums: As sole author: 7 ; as co-author: 11.
[3] Monographs, Texts, Manuals, Conference Proceedings Edited & Authored: 6 |
OTHER INTERESTS
Amateur artist, photographer and voracious reader. Constantly on a private spiritual journey inwards. Spare time is spent serving society as a qualified Mental Health professional providing life & soft skills support through Clinical Psychotherapy, Carrier Counseling & Mentoring. |
CONTACT INFORMATION
Pradeep Yammiyavar
Professor, Design Research,
Usability Engineering Lab,
Department of Design,
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati,
Guwahati, 781 039. Assam , India
Phone: Office +91 0361 2582451
email: pradeep[AT]iitg.ernet.in |
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