Jul 2021 – Present · 4 yrs 11 mos · Guwahati, Assam, India · On-site

• Area of research: 3D User Interface Design for Immersive Virtual Reality
• Other academic activities:
• Conducted a 3-day "Designing for Virtual Reality" workshop for NIFT Shillong's 7th semester BDes Fashion Communication batch at EI Lab, IIT Guwahati, in September 2023 and December 2024.
• Invited as a jury member for the "AR & VR Design" course for final year BDes FC students at NIFT Shillong in December 2023.
• Given lectures on "Visual Design Principles and Native App Design" in "Residential Program on UX Design and HCI at IIT Guwahati" — a comprehensive 15-day program designed and conducted by Dr Keyur Sorathia at IIT Guwahati in July 2023.
• Guided 30 Bangladeshi professionals in practical learning on VR as part of a 2-week professional training program on "UX and HCI in VR" conducted by Dr Keyur Sorathia at IIT Guwahati, 2022.
• Assisted Dr Keyur Sorathia in conducting lectures for the "DD 301: Interaction Design" and “DD 402: Design Research and Technical Writing” courses for BDes students.

May 2019 – Jul 2021 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Gurgaon, India

• Designed and delivered a web application for the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) observatory which will help the scientists configure and operate the upcoming telescope to run observations.
• Designed and delivered responsive user interfaces for clients like Lenovo and METRO.digital.
• Designed iconography of weather feature for Lenovo Smart Widget launched in June 2020.
• Designed and supervised identity and branding for the largest yet ThoughtWorks India Away Day event in 2019, spanning over 2 days in Kochi Bolgatty for 1700+ attendees.

Jan 2019 – Apr 2019 · 3 mos · New Delhi Area, India

• Responsible for designing and implementing a bespoke iconography system for Hike on both Android and iOS platforms. Designed a set of 200+ carefully crafted icons.
• Revamped Latin typography across app which improved legibility and readability on Hike and set a base for scalable font system.

May 2018 – Dec 2018 · 7 mos · New Delhi Area, India

Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 · 0 mo · Noida Area, India

• • Member of the jury panel of the undergraduate design program.

Mar 2018 – Mar 2018 · 0 mo · New Delhi Area, India

• • Mentored the under-graduate design students of IIAD at Portfolio Day by IndieFolio.

Jan 2018 – May 2018 · 4 mos · Gurgaon, India

• Supervised and mentored a team of advertising designers.
• Designed and enhanced the overall brand language and iconography.
• Designed logos, illustrations for multiple platforms.
• Enhanced visual experiences of interaction workflows and wireframes.

Aug 2017 – Sep 2017 · 1 mo · Gurgaon, India

• Designed logos for India base 'Uber Academy Plus' and 'Uber Vector'.
• Introduced a new Devanagari font in all media for better regional communication.
• Worked on campaigns for Uber SA – India, Sri Lanka and Dhaka.
• Worked on Uberversity campaigns.

May 2016 – May 2016 · 0 mo · Mumbai Area, India

• Designed visual identity of a self-initiated project under guidance of late Mr. Sudarshan Dheer—Founder, Graphic Communication Concepts.
• → www.designinindia.net/design-thoughts/masters/sudarshan-dheer/

Jul 2015 – Jun 2017 · 1 yr 11 mos · Mumbai Area, India

• Designed forms for IDC.
• Designed logo for the Bhil Art project (project by Prof. Nina Sabnani with
• Tata Centre of Technology and Design).
• Designed visuals for the Bhil Art board game.
• Assisted in teaching typography course to B.Des. students.
• Co-headed visual design for Design and Degree Show.

May 2012 – Jun 2012 · 1 mo · New Delhi Area, India

• Worked with the team handling brands—Toshiba, Yakult, Hindware and Daikin. Designed logos and illustrations for pitch.
• → www.perceptindia.in