Dr. KUMAR SAMBHAV

Dr. Kumar Sambhav has done his B.Tech., M.Tech. and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Kanpur. Specializes in Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing. Has teaching experience of over 8 years. Chaired the M.Tech. Program in Mechanical Engineering at Galgotias University for over five years. Worked at Tata Motors, Lucknow for over one year. Also worked at MechSE, Univeristy of Illinois, Urbana Champaign under Indo-US Centre for Research Excellence in Fabrionics. Area of Study & Interest :Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing, Reverse Engineering and Rapid Prototyping, Design of Machine Elements, Engineering Graphics, Universal Human Values and Ethics.

Mr. SHANKHA SUVRO GHOSH

Shankha Suvro Ghosh is an Architect (B.Arch) from MANIT, Bhopal & Industrial Designer (M.Des) from IITD, New Delhi.Has industry experience of 18+ years and had worked in Royal Enfield, Chennai, TCE Jamshedpur et al. He has designed and manufactured educational equipment, software and apps for educational use and memory enhancement. Area of Study & Interest :Futuristic transportation, Embedded systems & control, Building automation; History and Design in antiquity.

Mr. ABHISHEK SRIVASTAVA

Abhishek Srivastava is an Architect (B.Arch) & Industrial Designer (M.Des) from School of Planning & Architecture, New Delhi. Having work experience of 5+ years, he has worked at Infosys, Bangalore and Think Design, New Delhi as Senior Designer. He was Founding director at Welava Design and worked majorly in the area of Design consultancy and Upcyling. He has taught previously at Department of Industrial Design, SPA New Delhi and School of Design, World University of Design. He was selected among top 20 designers under 35 in Design x Design '17, exhibition showcase in Delhi. Area of Study & Interest :Creative Thinking, Design for Senses, Universal Design, Upcycling

Mr. ASHISH KATIYAR

Ashish Katiyar is an Architect(B.Arch.) from UPTU, Lko and Urban - Rural Planner from I.I.T., Roorkee. Having work experience of 8+ years in Industry and Academics, he has worked as a Senior Architect in Arch-en-Design, Prodesigners and NorthPoint. He is the proprietor of Beyond Design Studio.

Mrs. SUGANDHA JAIN

Sugandha Jain is an Architect (B.Arch) from Aayojan school of Architecture, Jaipur & Industrial Designer (M.Des) from IDC, IIT Bombay, Mumbai. Have work experience of 3+ years, has worked with Design Habit on various exhibits of museums like Virasat –e-khalsa, chinmaya pradeep, Golden temple Plaza. Has also worked with craft artisans of Dharavi in developing a range of products. Area of Study & Interest :Design intervention in Indian craft, Exhibition design

Ms. AWANI SANKRITYA

Awani Sankritya is craft oriented designer with B.des in leather goods and accessories design and M.des in hard material specialization . After completing her masters in hard material specialization from IICD Jaipur , she has worked with Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (ministry of culture) . She has also worked with different craft clusters , artisans and master artisans on various projects . Her other areas of interest are design sketching , design research , art history, jewellery design .

Ms. SHRADDHA CHADHA

Shraddha Chadha is a Leather designer and Design researcher. She has completed her Bachelor’s of Leather Design from NIFT, Raebareli and Master of Design from NIFT, Kannur. She has worked with a few craft clusters for different craft oriented projects and has worked as an Accessory designer in the industry as well.

Area of Study & Interest :Design research, design process and content writing.

Ms. PRERNA NARAYAN

Ms. Prerna Narayan is a Graduate in Textile Design from NIFT, Bengaluru and Post graduate in Design Space from NIFT, Delhi. She has 4+ years of industrial experience as a Textile Designer, Visual Merchandiser, Graphic Designer and Technical (Design). She had significantly contributed in Indian Handicrafts while being a part of Office of Development Commissioner (Handicrafts), Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India. She had been invited as a Jury member for the evaluation of graduates and postgraduates students at NIFT, Delhi along with delivery of guest lectures at NIFT, Delhi on areas of packaging and handicrafts . Her post graduation dissertation was on Lohar community, where she worked with Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment for the upliftment of females. Ms. Narayan holds interests in visual merchandising and communication, textile designing, handicrafts, product development, etc. Apart from these, she has two papers publication on her name along with conference presentation (both national and international).