Experience

1.  Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Designation: Associate Professor

Department: Design

Duration: From February 28, 2022 – till date

2.  Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Designation: Assistant Professor

Department: Design

Duration: From January 14, 2015 – February 27, 2022

3. National Institute of Miners’ Health

Designation: Sceintific Assistant

Duration: From September 4, 2013 – January 9, 2015

4. Shri Ramdeobaba College of Engineering and Management

Designation: Research Associate

Duration: From October 1, 2012 – April 30, 2013

5. RECOUP Neuromuculoskeletal Rehabilitation Center

Designation: Manager - Research & Academics and Ergonomics

Duration: From July 16, 2011 – June 15, 2012

6. National Institute of Industrial Engineering (IIM Mumbai)

Designation: Research Fellow

Duration: From January 5, 2004 – January 31, 2008, and

                  From November 19, 2010 – July 12, 2011

Education Details

Courses

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​DD 205:           Ergonomics in Design

DD 213:           Fundamentals of Ergonomics

DD 402:           Design Research and Technical Writing

DD 503:           Ergonomics

DD 704:           Ergonomics Research Techniques

DD 220M:       Introduction to Ergonomics

DD 310M:       Product Design

DD 710:           Research Based Project

DD 498:           BDes Project III (coordinator)

DD 499:           BDes Project IV(coordinator)

List of Projects

1. Design intervention to reduce muscular fatigue during backpack mode of load carriage by Indian Army personnel, DRDO, TC/Task-212/DIPAS/2016, 9,75,000.00 (Role: Co-PI)

Funding Agency :
Principal Investigator: Sougata Karmakar
Co-investigator:
Duration/Starting Year: 2016 - 2017
Status: Completed

2. Ergonomic Intervention in Traditional Jewellery Manufacturing Workstation in Assam, Startup grant, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, xDESSUGIITG01094xURS001, 5,00,000.00 (PI)

Funding Agency :
Principal Investigator: Urmi R salve
Co-investigator:
Duration/Starting Year:
Status: Completed

Book Chapter

1. Chellappa, V., & Salve, U. R. (2023, August). Redesigning safety helmet for Indian construction workers: User-centered design approach. In Human Factors and Ergonomics Malaysia Biennial Conference (pp. 243-251). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland. [, 2024]

Journal Publications

1. Thatcher, A., Acquah, A. A., Aublet-Cuvelier, A., Becker, R., Bentley, T., Boatca, M. E., ... & Zhang, W. (2026). Ergonomics/human factors and the future of work: A global systems perspective. Applied Ergonomics, 131, 104665. [January, 2026], 10.1016/j.apergo.2025.104665

2. Chellappa, V., & Salve, U. R. (2025). Exploring causes of falls and preventive measures in vertical formwork operations in Indian construction. Built Environment Project and Asset Management, 15(6), 1089-1105. [, 2025]

3. Chellappa, V., Salve, U. R., & Al-Bayati, A. J. (2025). Knowledge Management Strategies Employed during the Safety Risk Assessment Process in Construction Organizations. Journal of Structural Design and Construction Practice, 30(4), 05025009. [, 2025]

4. Chellappa, V., & Salve, U. R. (2025). Improving safety performance through a user-centric knowledge-based system for fall risk assessment. Work, 80(4), 1719-1732. [, 2025]

5. Chellappa, V., & Salve, U. R. (2025). Identification of causes and individuals at risk of falls during vertical formwork operation in construction. ASCE-ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, Part A: Civil Engineering, 11(1), 04024092. [, 2025]

6. Chellappa, V., & Salve, U. R. (2023). Fall risk assessment for vertical formwork activities in construction. ASCE-ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, Part A: Civil Engineering, 9(4), 04023027. [, 2023]

7. Virmani, N., & Salve, U. R. (2021). Significance of human factors and ergonomics (HFE): mediating its role between industry 4.0 implementation and operational excellence. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 70(11), 3976-3989. [, 2023]

8. Chellappa, V., & Salve, U. R. (2023). Exploring barriers to effective safety risk assessment in Indian construction projects. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Management, Procurement and Law, 176(3), 122-130. [, 2023]

9. Virmani, N., Salve, U. R., Kumar, A., & Luthra, S. (2021). Analyzing roadblocks of Industry 4.0 adoption using graph theory and matrix approach. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 70(2), 454-463. [, 2023]

10. Jadhav, G. S., Salve, U. R., Kumar, R., Vashist, S., Kumar, V., Kumar, D., ... & Dhulekar, A. (2023). Empirical study on design and development of hand-crafted footwear. International Journal of Experimental Research and Review, 30, 87-99. [, 2023]

Conference Publications

1. Dubesh Sai, M., & Salve, U. R. (2025, January). Exploring the Relationship Between Product Innovation and Human Factors. In International Conference on Research into Design (pp. 127-135). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. [, 2025]

2. Sandal, V., Salve, U. R., & Karmakar, S. (2025, January). Human-Centric Industrialisation in Developing Countries: A Bibliometric Analysis. In International Conference on Research into Design (pp. 175-185). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. [, 2025]

3. Parasaram, K. C. P., & Salve, U. R. (2023, January). Spotting Potential Raw Sporting Talent in India at Grass Root Level for Gun-Shooting Sport: Proposed Methodology. In International Conference on Research into Design (pp. 621-633). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. [, 2023]

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Awards

1. IDC award from International Ergonomics Association, 2018         

2. International Travel grant from DST – SERB, 2018                                     

3. Prof. Satipati Chaterjee Oration lecture award from Physiology Society of India, 2022

Patents

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Completed