The Department of Design (DoD) The Department of Design(DoD), one of the thirteen departments at IIT Guwahati, was set up with a vision to enkindle some of the brightest technical minds of the country a passion for innovation in technology driven by a firm understanding, appreciation and celebration of design. The department offers an M.Des. degree, a B.Des. degree (the only undergraduate level degree of its kind in an Indian Institute of Technology) and a PhD degree in Design. The focus of the program is on the study, invention, and creative use of technologies to create effective, usable, enjoyable experiences with technology through interdisciplinary research in engineering, design, behavioral and social sciences, and to understand the impact of technology on individuals, groups, and organizations. The department envisions to produce successful graduates who will be capable of leading the changing scenarios of today and tomorrow through thought, innovation and values. The institute is situated in North Guwahati, Assam, on the north bank of the river Brahmaputra amidst breathtaking natural beauty and serenity. The full fledged campus sprawls over 285 hectares of gently undulating terrain with several hillocks covered with lush green vegetation, a few lakes and a panoramic view of the mighty river on one side and a ring of blue hills on the other. The Institute is conveniently accessible from all the transport hubs in the Guwahati city.
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PhD Scholar Neelarnab Dutta awarded the prestigious Prime Minister's Research Fellowship for May 2020. |
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Teaching methods and curriculum design innovations evolved at the UE-HCI lab since 2002-03 by Prof. Pradeep Yammiyavar have been recognized and conferred the Teaching Innovator award – 2016 by the MHRD-GOI- under Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching. |
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Anmol Srivastava, ACM SIGCHI Travel Scholarship to attend 50th Turing Award Ceremony Association of Computing Machinery - ACM SIGCHI, Representing India as ACM SIGCHI Student Ambassador in the 50th Turing Award Ceremony, San Francisco | |
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Akriti Kaur, SIGGRAPH Student Travel Scholarship Association of Computing Machinery - ACM SIGGRAPH Presentation of paper in Virtual Reality Software and Technology, Sweden | |
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