Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
ERGONOMICS LABORATORY
Faculties
Research Scholars
Staff
Prof. Debkumar Chakrabarti
Professor
Interest Areas : Ergonomics Research, Human Compatibility Factor, Design Ergonomics, Product-Environment Interface
Design, Occupational Health, Participatory Ergonomics and Training
dc[at]iitg.ac.in +91-361-2582453
Dr. Sougata Karmakar
Associate Professor
Interest Areas : Virtual Simulation (CAD and Digital Human Modeling), Physical Ergonomics (Product and Workstation design),
Cognitive Ergonomics (Information processing), Design and work environment, Design and Occupational Health
karmakar.sougata[at]iitg.ac.in, karmakar.sougata[at]gmail.com +91-361-2582464; +91-8011403513
Dr. Swati Pal (June '14 - Sept '18)
Assistant Professor
Interest Area : Ergo-design & Innovation, Physical Ergonomics, Cognitive Ergonomics, Design and Biomechanics,
Occupational Health
palswati27[at]gmail.com
Institute Post Doctoral Fellow (IPDF)
Awarded Doctorates
Ongoing Doctoral
Dr. Abhirup Chatterjee (from 2014 - 2017)
Designation : Institute Post Doctoral Fellow
Mentor : Prof. Debkumar Chakrabarti
Broad Area : Cognitive Ergonomics & Design implementation
Background : Cognitive Ergonomics & Neuropsychophysiology; Occupational & Techno Stress; Sleep, Sleep
Disturbances & Deprivation; Non-Pharmacological Interventions to Stress - Meditation/Yoga and
Cognitive Retraining; Autonomic Recovery Approaches for Stress.
abhirup2k4[at]gmail.com, drachatterjee[at]iitg.ac.in
Dr. Ashish Kumar Singh (from March, 2019 - July, 2020)
Designation : Institute Post Doctoral Fellow
Mentor : Dr. Sougata Karmakar
Broad Area : Physical and Cognitive Ergonomics
Background : Occupational health, physical ergonomics, workplace risk assessment, work system design/ redesign, physical and physiological capabilities and limitations of the human body, biomechanics, hand-arm vibration, noise exposure, data analysis.
singh.mechanical [at]yahoo.com; ashishksingh[at]iitg.ac.in
Dr. Naveen Virmani (from May, 2019 - till date)
Designation : Institute Post Doctoral Fellow
Mentor : Dr. Urmi Ravindra Salve
Broad Area : Physical and cognitive ergonomics in manufacturing industries
Background : Physical ergonomics, cognitive ergonomics, system design and ergonomics aspects in manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, data analysis and optimization.
naveenvirmani11[at]gmail.com; naveen.virmani[at]iitg.ac.in
Nandita Bhattacharyya
Roll No. : 08610502
Category : Regular
Supervisor : Prof. Debkumar Chakrabarti
Thesis Title : Ergonomically Designed Intervention towards Occupational Wellness of Women Tea Leaf pluckers in Assam.
At Present : Associate Professor, Department of Family Resource Management, Assam Agricultural University,
Assam, India
nbhatta2000[at]yahoo.com
Prakash Kumar
Roll No. : 09610510
Category : Regular
Supervisor : Prof. Debkumar Chakrabarti
Thesis Title : Ergonomic Design Intervention for pineapple pealing task in small food processing units
At Present : Assistant Professor Shiv Nadar University, Noida (U.P.)
prakash.iitg[at]gmail.com, prakash.kumar[at]snu.edu.in
Sangeeta Pandit
Roll No. : 09610510
Category : Regular
Supervisor : Prof. Debkumar Chakrabarti
Thesis Title : Assistive design intervention to reduce Occupational Ergonomic stress among Women Handloom Weavers of Assam
At Present : Assistant Professor, IIITDM Jabalpur (M. P.)
s.pandit[at]iitg.ac.in
Anirban Chowdhury
Roll No. : 126105003
Category : Regular
Supervisor : Dr. Sougata Karmakar
Thesis Title: Influence of Anthropomorphic Product Appearance on Purchase Intention: A Cognitive Ergonomics Perspective
At Present : Assistant Professor, MIT INSTITUTE OF DESIGN
chowdhuryanirban14[at]gmail.com
Thaneshwar Patel
Roll No. : 126105007
Category : QIP
Supervisor : Dr. Sougata Karmakar
Thesis Title: Ergonomic Design Modification of ‘Pedal Operated Paddy Thresher’ Adoptable for Agricultural Needs of Northeast India
At Present : Assistant Professor, NERIST, Nirjuli, Arunachal Pradesh
thaneswer[at]gmail.com
Sanjog J
Roll No. : 11610501
Category : Regular
Supervisor : Dr. Sougata Karmakar
Thesis Title : Ergonomic design interventions for improvement of shop-floor working conditions in the Indian small and medium scale injection-molded plastic furniture manufacturing industries
sanjog[at]iitg.ac.in
Preeti Yadav
Roll No. : 126105009
Category : Regular
Supervisor : Prof. Debkumar Chakrabarti
Thesis Title : Mascot and consumer perception on food product selection
y.preeti[at]iitg.ac.in
Swathi Matta Reddy
Roll No. : 10610501
Category : Regular
Supervisor : Prof. Debkumar Chakrabarti, Dr. Sougata Karmakar
Thesis Title : Influence of Colour and Form in Product Choice: Cognitive Ergonomics Perspective
At Present : Guest Faculty, NIFT, Chennai (T. N.)
m.swathi[at]iitg.ac.in, swathimr127[at]gmail.com
Surendra Kumar
Roll No. : 126105004
Category : Part Time
Supervisor : Dr. Sougata Karmakar
Thesis Title: Impact of Low illumination and High noise level on Occupational Health of Indian Hand-loom Weavers : Special Reference to Bargarh District of Odisha
At Present : Director, Indian Institute of Handloom Technology, Bargarh, Orissa
k.surendra[at]iitg.ac.in, kumars.iiht[at]gmail.com
Shilpi Bora
Roll No. : 136105008
Category : Regular
Supervisor : Prof. Debkumar Chakrabarti
Thesis Title : An Ergonomic Study on Occupational Wellbeing and Womanness Issues of Assam Police
shilpi.bora[at]iitg.ac.in
Amrita Bhattacharjee
Roll No. : 156105003
Category : Regular
Supervisor : Dr. Swati Pal
Broad Area : A Study on visual preferences for effective spotlight design: Reference to painting exhibition in Indian art galleries
amrita.2015[at]iitg.ac.in
Ganesh S. Jadhav
Roll No. : 156105018
Category : Regular
Supervisor : Dr. Urmi R. Salve
Broad Area : Design intervention to reduce the manual effort of Kolhapuri crafted footwear manufacturing without affecting the craftsmanship
j.ganesh[at]iitg.ac.in, gsjadhav[at]yahoo.co.in
Brajesh Dhiman
Roll No. : 156105014
Category : Regular
Supervisor : Prof. Debkumar Chakrabarti
Broad Area : A study of design intervention for discrete photo-voltaic home system in rural lifestyle context
brajesh.dhiman[at]iitg.ac.in
Sukanya Bor Saikia
Roll No. : 156105001
Category : Regular
Supervisor : Prof. Debkumar Chakrabarti
Broad Area : Ergonomics in Micro-Tourism
sukanya.saikia[at]iitg.ac.in
Bhaskar Saha
Roll No. : 156105004
Category : Part-time
Supervisor : Prof. Debkumar Chakrabarti
Thesis topic : A Study on Characteristic Design Elements for Cartoon and Animation: In Indian Context
b.saha[at]cit.ac.in
Susmita Nath
Roll No. : 156105008
Category : Regular
Supervisor : Dr. Sougata Karmakar
Broad Area : Ergonomic redesign of hand-held floor-polishing device for reducing the occupational exposure to vibration and improvement of usability
n.susmita[at]iitg.ac.in, susmitanath44[at]gmail.com
Wanrisa Bok Kharkongor
Roll No. : 156105011
Category : Regular
Supervisor : Prof. DebKumar Chakrabarti
Broad Area : A study on indigenous cultural exposition and interaction at touristic destinations: Reference Meghalaya in Northeast India
wanrisa89[at]gmail.com
T Ravi
Roll No. : 09610506
Category : Part Time
Supervisor : Prof. Debkumar Chakrabarti
Broad Area : Fashion & Aesthetics
t.ravi[at]iitg.ac.in, thanakodiravi[at]gmail.com
Nilakshi Yein
Roll No. : 146105008
Category : Regular
Supervisor : Dr. Swati Pal
Broad Area : Ergonomic Intervention for Elderly
y.nilakshi[at]iitg.ac.in
Indresh Kumar Verma
Roll No. : 146105005
Category : Regular
Supervisor : Dr. Sougata Karmakar
Broad Area : Cognitive Ergonomics of Driver-Vehicle Interaction.
Website indresh.verma[at]gmail.com
Arunita Paul
Roll No. : 156105002
Category : Regular
Supervisor : Dr. Urmi R Salve
Broad Area : applied ergonomics, cognitive ergonomics
arunita[at]iitg.ac.in, arunita.paul2007[at]gmail.com
Bighna Kalyan Nayak
Roll No. : 156105021
Category : Regular
Supervisor : Dr. Sougata Karmakar
Broad Area : Cognitive Ergonomics
k.bighna[at]gmail.com
M. ARUNACHALAM
Roll No. : 156105020
Category : Regular
Supervisor : Dr. Sougata Karmakar
Broad Area : Automotive ergonomics
muthiah_arunkaveri[at]yahoo.co.in, a.arunachalam[at]iitg.ac.in
Jitesh Singh Chauhan
Roll No. : 166105103
Category : Regular
Supervisor : Dr. Sougata Karmakar
Broad Area : HUMAN COMFORT IN AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY (ERGONOMICS)
jiteshsingh[at]iitg.ac.in, jiteshsingh9[at]yahoo.com
Amare Wibneh
Roll No. : 166105010
Category : Regular
Supervisor : Dr. Sougata Karmakar
Broad Area : Ergonomic Vehicle Design
amare.wm[at]iitg.ac.in
Chirapriya Mondal
Roll No. : 166105107
Category : Regular
Supervisor : Dr. Sougata Karmakar
Broad Area : To develop a framework for retention of ethnic features and pursue innovation in handloom sarees: Case studies from India
Website chirapriya[at]iitg.ac.in
Md. Sarfaraz Alam
Roll No. : 166105008
Category : Regular
Supervisor : Dr. Urmi R. Salve
Broad Area : Environmental Ergonomics
sarfaraz8665[at]iitg.ac.in, sarfaraz8665[at]gmail.com
Gurdeep Singh
Roll No. : 176105105
Category : Regular
Supervisor : Dr. Sougata Karmakar
Broad Area : Design Ergonomic Interventions in FMCG's
singh176105105[at]iitg.ac.in
K C P Parasaram
Roll No. : 166105108
Category : Part-time
Supervisor : Dr. Urmi R. Salve
Broad Area : Design and Development of Training module for firing skill improvement.
kcpiitg[at]gmail.com
Vigneshkumar C
Roll No. : 176105104
Category : Regular
Supervisor : Dr. Urmi R. Salve
Broad Area : Safety in Design: Prevention of fall from Height in Residential projects
Website c176105104[at]iitg.ac.in
Sangeeta Bhanja Chaudhuri
Roll No. : 186105007
Category : Regular
Supervisor : Dr. Sougata Karmakar and Dr. Manoj Majhi
Broad Area : Design Intervention for Occupational Health and Safety Training
sangeeta18[at]iitg.ac.in
Hijam Jiten Singh
Roll No. : 186105004
Category : Regular
Supervisor : Dr. Sougata Karmakar
Broad Area : Design intervention for Pineapple Harvesting
hijam[at]iitg.ac.in
Amitabh Bordoloi
Sr. Technical Superintendent
amitabh[at]iitg.ac.in
amitabhbordoloiiitg[at]gmail.com
+91 361 2583097
Sabyasachee Ghosh
Project Staff ( May 2017- May 2019)
ghosh.sabyasachee[at]gmail.com