Faculty at School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Pradeep Yammiyavar

Pradeep Yammiyavar

Distinguished Professor & Advisor

School of Humanities and Social Sciences


Contact Information

  • Pedagogy, Instructional Design, E-learning.
  • INTERACTION DESIGN: Usability; HCI, Augmented Reality, Virtual reality, Health, Social Systems Computing; E- Governance; E-Commerce; E- Medicine. Apps, Software.
  • DESIGN SEMANTICS; AESTHETICS; CULTURE; Products, Graphics, Visual Communication
  • DESIGN MANAGEMENT - Innovation, Product Design, Fashion, Marketing, Strategy, Packaging, Branding, and Soft skills.
  • URBAN DESIGN, Architecture design, built forms, built environment, interiors; Smart Cities;
  • PSYCHOLOGY: Engineering Psychology, Ergonomics, Cognitive Science, Mental Wellbein

  • Ph.D [Product Design & Engineering] [IISc Bangalore]
  • M.Des . [Product Design- Industrial Design] [IIT Bombay]
  • B.Tech. [Civil Engineering] [NITK Suratkal]
  • PG.Dip.MH [Counselling & Psychotherapy] [KVMP Uni-Karnataka]
  • PG.C.UIP [Urban Infrastructure Planning] [CEPET University]

 

  • 2020 to 2021: Professor Emeritus, Department of Design, IIT Guwahati, Assam. 
  • 2019 to 2020: Dean of Outreach Education Programs, IIT Guwahati, Assam. 
  • 2002 to 2020: Senior Professor, IIT Guwahati, Assam. 
  • 2012 to 2015: Professor and Head Centre for Educational Technology, & Department of Design, IIT Guwahati.
  • 1984 to 2002: Principle Research Scientist - (CEDT & CPDM); Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
  • 1982 to 1983: Design Assistant at National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, India
  • 1979 to 1980: Assistant Engineer, PWD, Govt. of Karnataka, India.

  • Fellow - Design Research Society (DRS), UK
  • Member - India Design Association (IDA)
  • Member - National Academy of Psychology & Indian Academy of Applied Psychology.(NAOP)
  • Associate Life Member - Indian Association of Clinical Psychologists (IACP)
  • Member - Product Design & Management Association (PDMA)

  • National Award for Innovation in Teaching and curriculum design in 2016
  • Elected Fellow of the Design Research Society (UK). (2007)
  • National & International Awards for  supervised Design projects in ICT including Microsoft award, Nokia,  Motorola award  for Innovation  - have been won by students under guidance  & supervision.
  • Invited Key Note Speaker in three International Conferences. (2005, 2006, 2009). Chaired International Conferences
  • IDC-IIT Bombay Alumni award for National contribution to the field of Design in India (1999).
  • First Indian Designer to be conferred with a PhD in Industrial Design (1999)
  • Awarded a Fellowship of the Government of Switzerland in 1996.
  • Citation for international cooperation by the University of Chulalongkorn, Bangkok, Thailand (1989).
  • ICSID prize for a presentation on Industrial Design in an International competition Japan (1989).