Design Thinking & Creativity; Design for Education & Problem-based Learning; Sustainable Smart Cities
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ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | since FEB 2020
Research Areas & Activities: Design for Smart Sustainable Cities; Design for Education and Pedagogy; Design for Children with Disability & Development of Design Methods and Tools
Academic Responsibilities : Problem-based Learning through design, Systems thinking, Design Analysis, Design Evaluation, Introduction to Design (core & minor), Art and Aesthetics, Game Design
Associate to Editor-in-Chief, Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing (AIEDAM) Journal, Cambridge Publication
Administrative Roles: Departmental TimeTable Coordinator (2021-24), MDes EPD Curriculum Committee Member,
Research Projects & Industry Engagements: Erasmus+ funded project ‘Strengthening Problem-based Learning in South Asia’; DST funded “Boosting underwater tourism through 3D printing”, under TIH-IITG
POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE | APR 2019 – FEB 2020
Work Package Lead and Program Management Team Member for Erasmus+ funded project, ‘Strengthening Problem-based Learning in South Asia’; aimed at Capacity-building in Higher Education through development of PBL best practices and MOOC, training of trainers in PBL methodologies, mentoring design of courses, and supporting regional networking.
Assistant to Editor-in-Chief, Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing (AIEDAM) Journal, Cambridge Publication
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE | JAN 2018 – APR 2019
Research Associate overlooking development of InDeaTe (version 3.0) into a web-tool for designers and design researchers, and as Mentor of design thinking workshops
Architect liaison for the design, project planning and execution of CEFC ‘Smart Factory’ – India’s first i4.0 facility, IISc and New CPDM department building, IISc.
Assistant to Editor-in-Chief, Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing (AIEDAM) Journal, Cambridge Publication
ARCHITECT | JUN 2009 - DEC 2009
Architect and Brand designer under private practice in Bangalore, responsible for all activities from design to execution, of residences, playschools and restaurants, such as, – D’Costa Residence, “āshray”, Urban Café, MehaK Boutique.
JUNIOR ARCHITECT | SEPT 2007 - JUNE 2008
Architect and interior designer at ThirdSpace Studio, Bangalore (Mar – Jun 2008) responsible for all activities from design to execution, for prominent brands and clients - Titan showroom, Amanvana Resort and Spa, office of Amarchand and Mangaldas, and German Express.
Architect - Landscape and Heritage Conservation, at BeyondBUILT Ltd., Bangalore (Sept 2007 – Feb 2008) : Responsible for research and documentation, conceptualisation and presentation of design, detailing and site overview. Awarded ‘winner’ of design competition for a 36-acres public park developed by Amritsar Improvement Trust, Punjab.
Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (Ph.D)
2019
Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology (CEPT), Ahmedabad
MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE (M.Arch.) in Theory and Design
2009
School of Architecture, R.V. College of Engineering, Bangalore (Affiliated to VTU, Belgaum)
BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE (B.Arch.)
2002-2007
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Semester |
Course No. |
Course Title |
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Jan – May 2020 |
DD 312 |
Design Evaluation (1-2-0-6) |
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Jul – Nov 2020
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DD 302 DD 210M |
Design Analysis (1-2-0-6) Introduction to Design Minor (3-0-0-6) |
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Jan – May 2021 |
DD 312 DD 398 |
Design Evaluation (1-2-0-6) Design Project / STP (0-1-8-10) |
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Jul – Nov 2021
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DD 302 DD 210M DD 710 |
Design Analysis (1-2-0-6) Introduction to Design Minor (3-0-0-6) Design-based Project (0-0-6-6) |
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Jan – May 2022 |
DD 312 DD 398 DD 507 DD 710 |
Design Evaluation (1-2-0-6) Design Project / STP (0-1-8-10) Design Project / STP (0-1-6-8) Research-based Project (0-0-6-6) |
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Jul – Nov 2022
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DD 501 DD 542 DD 210M DD 216 DD 710 |
Design - An Introduction (2-0-3-7) Introduction to Industrial Design (2-0-0-4) Introduction to Design Minor (3-0-0-6) Design Project / STP(0-0-8-8 ) Research-based Project (0-0-6-6) |
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Jan – May 2023 |
DD 302 DD 312 DD 542 DD 710 |
Design Analysis (1-2-0-6) Design Evaluation (1-2-0-6) Systems Thinking (1-1-0-4) Research-based Project (0-0-6-6) |
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Jul – Nov 2023 |
DD 542 DD 712 |
Introduction to Industrial Design (2-0-0-4) Problem-based Learning through Design (2-1-0-6) |
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Jan – May 2024 |
DD 213 DD 531 DD 710 |
Art and Aesthetics (2-0-2-6) Game Design (2-0-2-6) Research-based Project (0-0-6-6) |
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Jul – Nov 2024
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DD 501 DD 542 DD 712 |
Design - An Introduction (2-0-3-7) Introduction to Industrial Design (2-0-0-4) Problem-based Learning through Design (2-1-0-6) |
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Jan – May 2025 |
DD 712 DD 398 |
Problem-based Learning through Design (2-1-0-6) Design Project /STP (0-1-8-10) |
1. Chakrabarti, A., Singh, V., and Acharya, S., Editors, (2025). The Future of Design Education – Proceedings of InFuSED’23. Springer Nature Singapore. [e-book ISBN 978-981-97-7363-3] [April, 2025]
2. Acharya, S., (2023) Civil Engineering - Societal & Global Impact, AICTE-Technical Book for 4th Semester Engineering, All India Council for Technical Education. New Delhi. [ISBN 978-81-963773-7-3] [November, 2023]
1. Acharya, S. (2025). The D in Design : What drives design student. In Chakrabarti, A., Singh, V., and Acharya, S., Editors, The Future of Design Education – Proceedings of InFuSED’23. Springer Nature Singapore. [e-book ISBN 978-981-97-7363-3] [April, 2025]
1. Acharya, S., & Chakrabarti, A. (2020). A conceptual tool for environmentally benign design: Development and Evaluation of a “proof of concept”. Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing, 34(1), 30-44. [January, 2020], doi:10.1017/S0890060419000313
2. Acharya, S., Ghadge, K., Ranjan, B., Devadula, S., & Chakrabarti, A. (2020). Evaluating the effectiveness of InDeaTe tool in supporting design for sustainability. Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing, 34(1), 45-54. [January, 2020], doi:10.1017/S0890060419000337
JAN 2025 Distinguished Paper for “Codesign of a Foot Health Monitoring solution for Special Needs Populations (Cerebral Palsy)”, In International Conference on Research into Design (ICoRD’25)
JAN 2021 Distinguished Paper for “Design Thinking as a strategy to inculcate Problem-based Learning (PBL) in undergraduate education across South Asian Universities”, In International Conference on Research into Design (ICoRD’21)
MAY - JUL 2017 JASSO Scholarship under ‘JAIST-India Program for Frontier Scientist/Engineers with Global Sense’, from Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST), Japan
OCT - NOV 2015 IUSSTF Scholarship under Indo-US Joint Center of Excellence for Sustainable Products, Service and Manufacturing Systems (NIST, Maryland; UC Berkeley, California; Syracuse University, New York and WSU, Washington State)
2025 | “Monitoring Device for Individuals and Method Thereof” ; New Indian Provisional Patent Application No. 202531001740 (Filed on : 08-01-2025); Inventors : Vernekar, S.R., Venkatesh, K., & Acharya, S.
Abdul Mohsin Ali, Ph.D
Title of project /Area of research: Supporting Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) Assessment for Naturally Ventilated Educational Building
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Duration: 2020
Trisha Bordoloi, Ph.D
Title of project /Area of research: Supporting Sustainable Smart City Planning in Northeast India
Email:
Duration: 2021
Kavyashree Venkatesh, Ph.D
Title of project /Area of research: Framework for Design of Affordable Assistive Devices for Children with Disability in resource-constraint settings
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Duration: 2022
