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Dr. Pradeep Gururaj Yammiyavar
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Academic background

  • B.Tech (Civil Engineering)
  • Master of Design (Product Design) IIT Bombay, Mumbai
  • PhD (Product Design - Engineering) IISc, Bangalore

Academic Experience

  • Project Assistant - National Institute of Design, Ahemdabad -1983.
  • Member of the Faculty - CEDT, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore -1984 to 2002
  • Visiting Scientist - IMT, University of Neuchatel, Switzerland.- 1996
  • Initiated the M.Des program at the Center for Product Design and Manufacture -IISc 1998.
  • Coordinated International Research projects in Transportation Design at IISc - 2000.

Professional Experience

  • Worked as Design Assistant at Trinome Design Studio, Paris. 1986
  • Served as consultant Designer and Design Management expert to several Government organizations and Corporate bodies such as Infosys, Sasken, DASSAG, TVS, Featherlite, HMT, BPL, Ponds (India) etc.

Research Interests

  • Design Semantics
  • Design Management
  • Useability Engineering
  • Experiential Design
  • Transportation Design and Design Pedagogy

IPRs and Publications

  • Author of 9 Design Patents
  • Published over 20 research papers in national / international conferences and journals.
  • Awarded Swiss Fellowships in 1986 and 1996
  • Recipient of ICSID Design prize in 1989 Honoured by the Chulalongkorn University , Thailand.1990
  • Distinguished Alumni Award -IDC-IIT Bombay in 1999