Prof. Anirban Chowdhury , Ph.D. Focus on Nation Building — Product Manager
Prof. Anirban Chowdhury is a design researcher and UX designer. He is the first implementer of NEP and OBE in Design Education and he is an author of the book titled "A Pocket Guide to HCI and UX Design"; and, "Neurodesign and Neuromarketing Startup Guide". Advisor at Centre of Excellence in Neurodesign and Neuromarketing (CoE-NDNM), dronaseeker.co.in He is a trainer of Generative Design & AI, Design Thinking & Innovation and Data Analytics. He is an inventor of Non-parametric Mediation Statistics and Transition State Design Economics. He is a practitioner of Value-Based Design Education. He has served as a Dean of the Graphic Era School of Design, GEHU, Dehradun; and, Associate Dean (Acad.) of NMIMS School of Design, Mumbai. He has joined as Faculty and Head of UX & IxD and Asst. Dean R & D to School of Design, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, from 2017-2022. He worked for MIT Institute of Design, Pune from January 2015 to September 2017 as an Assistant Professor of User Experience Design. He is an alumnus of the University of Calcutta. He was recently awarded the 'Springer Young Researcher Award 2015 (Doctoral)' given by the Indian Society of Ergonomics (ISE) for his research work in the area of cognitive ergonomics and user experience design. He was also awarded the “Young Scientist Award” (2014) by The Physiological Society of India for his Usability Engineering Research . He awarded his PhD degree from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati. Area of his PhD research was Cognitive Ergonomics and Anthropomorphic Product Experience Design. His areas of research and teaching focuses on Neurodesign and Neuromarketing Techniques, Cognitive Ergonomics, User Experience Design, Data Analytics, Virtual Ergonomics, Applied Ergonomics, Affective Design & Entrepreneurship. He has extensively worked on OHS at Regional Occupational Health Centre (E), Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). He is a member of the Design Research Society (DRS), The Design Society (DS), Design Management Institute (DMI), American Psychological Association (APA), USA; Indian Society of Ergonomics (ISE), Association of Designers of India (ADI), Design Management Institute (DMI), UK; Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA), American Physiological Society (APS), USA; the Physiological Society of India (PSI), and the International Association of Engineers (IAENG). He has served as a Reviewer and as an editorial board member of several journals. He has 85+ Publications in National/ International Peer Reviewed Conferences/ Journals.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Design Researcher and UX Designer with expertise in Cognitive Ergonomics and Neuromarketing.
Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Experience: 17 yrs 10 mos
Career Highlights
- Pioneered NEP and OBE in Design Education.
- Authored multiple influential books on HCI and UX Design.
- Recipient of prestigious research awards in cognitive ergonomics.
Work Experience
Alliance University
Professor (0 mo)
Indian Institute of Creative Technologies
Dean (3 mos)
Alliance University
Professor and In-charge (IxD and Design R & D) (1 yr 8 mos)
Head of Research (1 yr 8 mos)
Graphic Era Hill University
Professor (6 mos)
Symbiosis Institute of Design (SID)
Associate Professor (7 mos)
SVKM's NMIMS School of Design
Associate Professor and Associate Dean (Academic) (3 mos)
UPES
Sr. Associate Professor and Assoc. Dean Research (SoD) (3 mos)
Associate Professor and Assoc. Dean Research (SoD) (2 yrs 11 mos)
Assistant Professor and Asst. Dean Research (SoD) (1 yr 8 mos)
National Institute of Design Bhopal
Guest faculty (3 yrs 10 mos)
University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES)
Senior Associate (4 yrs 9 mos)
National Institute of Design Andhra Pradesh
Guest Faculty (2 yrs 2 mos)
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
Served as Guest Faculty at IDC School of Design (0 mo)
National Institute of Design (NID)
Visiting Professor (2 yrs)
Industrial Design Centre (IDC), IIT Bombay
Guest Professor (1 mo)
MIT Institute of Design
Assistant Professor (2 yrs 8 mos)
MIT Art, Design and Technology University
Assistant Professor (2 yrs 8 mos)
Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
Associate Project Engineer (3 mos)
Senior Research Fellow (11 mos)
Junior Researcher (2 yrs 11 mos)
Junior Research Fellow (1 yr 11 mos)
Regional occupational health centre (E), NIOH, ICMR
Junior Research Fellow (8 mos)
Regional Occupational Health Centre (ROHC), ICMR
Junior Researcher (8 mos)
St. Xavier's College (Autonomous), Kolkata
Research Intern (2 mos)
Sent Xavier’s College
Research Intern (2 mos)
Era Coaching Centre
Science Educator (2 yrs 11 mos)
Science Teacher (2 yrs 11 mos)
Education
Certified Virtual Teacher at UC Irvine
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Design at Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
Master of Science (M.Sc.) at University College of Science and Technology, University of Calcutta
Bachelor of Science at University of Calcutta
