Faculty at School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Lalit Kumar Das

Lalit Kumar Das

Distinguished Visiting Professor


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  • 1964 – 1969 – B.Tech Civil Engineering, Civil Engineering from IIT Kanpur.
  • 1969 – 1971 - Master of Technology in Design Engineering from IIT Delhi
  • 1972 – 1974 – Master of Art in Industrial Design from the Royal College of Art, London.

  • 2018 – Present – Distinguish Honorary Faculty, Department of Design, Delhi Technological University
  • 2014 – Present – Director, BETQ Data Analytics Pvt Ltd.
  • 2012 – 2013 – Chief Project Manager, RITES LTD.
  • 2006 – 2009 – Head, IDD Centre, IIT Delhi
  • 1996 – 2008 – Coordinator, Industrial Design Program, IIT Delhi

  • Sustainable Design, Non-parochial non-partisan framework for study of design, Values in decision making for Sustainable Product Design; Forecasting Future Design Possibilities; Citizen-Centric E-governance, Control system Quadcopters and Automated Detection of Potholes & Cracks.

 

  • Engaged in the development of the National Design Policy
  • Founding editor of Design for All India newsletter
  • External expert on the senate of NID Ahmedabad
  • Member of the GOI Design Clinic Scheme for MSME

  • Member of the National Committee on Design and Artisan development.
  • Expert Member in the ‘Science & Society’ Programme and Technopreneur Promotion Programme (TePP) of Department of Science & Technology.