Faculty Research Profiles
Dr. Sanjeevani Ayachit
Director
Heritage Indian textiles and costumes, fashion design process, design thinking and inclusive design.
Orcid ID:
0000-0002-9775-7960Scopus ID:
55943926600Google Scholar ID:
J1h3jgMAAAAJVidwan ID:
276633Web of Science Researcher ID:
AGQ-4396-2022
Dr. Pranita Ranade
Deputy Director
User Experience, Interface Design, Design Thinking, Layout and Composition Design, System Design, Service Design
Orcid ID:
0000-0002-0100-8480Scopus ID:
58266441400Google Scholar:
https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=h8nGV38AAAAJ&hl=enWeb of Science Researcher ID:
EYB-0723-2022Research ID:
rid46564 and usranade
Dr. Manohar Desai
Associate Professor
Basic Design, Calligraphy and Typography, Branding and Advertising, Packaging Design and Product rendering, Wayfinding Signage systems, User Interface Graphic Design, Craft studies.
Orcid:
https: 0000-0001-8559-1046Scopus ID:
58929463500Vidwan ID:
511579SSRN ID:
4453559Web of Science Researcher ID:
HLX-6248-2023Research Gate:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Manohar_Desai2
Dr. Neetu Singh
Associate Professor
Fashion Marketing, Fashion Branding, Retail Management, and Supply Chain management in fashion business.
Orcid ID:
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0338-9846Scopus ID:
57340612800Google Scholar:
VpwmKX4AAAAJVidwan ID:
276649WOS ID:
ACR-6658-2022
Dr. Nitin Hadap
Associate Professor
Indian costumes, the history of Indian art, and contemporary Indian design and art practices.
Orcid ID:
0000-0002-8945-8733Web of Sciences:
38578037Researcher ID :
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Nitin-Hadap-2
Prasanna Halbe
Associate Professor
Product Design, Emotional Design, Design and Development, Design for the Future, Design Thinking, Systems Thinking, Design Education, and Curriculum Development.
Orcid ID:
0009-0003-2151-6401Google Scholar ID:
hcyUE7oAAAAJ&hlVidwan ID:
367673Researcher ID:
HTQ-5631-2023
Ajay Bhave
Assistant Professor
Sustainability and waste management, product development, and entrepreneurship.
Scopus identifier
57211395871
Akashdeep Sharma
Assistant Professor
Concrete, Architecture, Interior and Landscape Design.
Orcid ID:
0009-0004-6222-3485Google Scholar ID:
djUK344AAAAJ&hlVidwan ID:
510650Researcher ID:
IYS-9487-2023
Amita Sahgal
Assistant Professor
Character Animation, Acting for Animation, Storytelling and Cinema Appreciation
Anandita Ballal
Assistant Professor
Marketing and Consumer Behavior, General Management, Retail, and Indian Handicrafts.
Orcid ID:
0000-0001-6002-6729Google Scholar ID:
9eWWXC8AAAAJResearcher ID:
GLT-0179-2022Vidwan ID:
280049
Arya Singh
Assistant Professor
Omnichannel & Experiential retailing, consumer sentiment analysis, Phygital experience and proximity marketing.
Bharat Santhalia
Assistant Professor
3D Animation, Animated short films, Game Design, Gameplay, motion graphics, and product promotion
Charuta Palsodkar
Associate Professor
Product Design, Sustainability, Frugal Design, Biomimicry, Game Design, Automobile Design, Design for Special Needs, Ergonomics, Systems Thinking, Design Thinking, Design Education, and Curriculum Development.
Orcid ID:
0009-0001-1786-6148Google Scholar ID:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=RrYy4koAAAAJVidwan ID:
367681Researcher ID:
IYS-9863-2023
Dr. Indresh Kumar Verma
Assistant Professor
User Experience Design, Cognitive workload, Gamification, Cognitive Ergonomics and Interaction Design
Orcid:
0000-0002-4101-2548Scopus ID:
57193511113Vidwan:
342535
Dr. Leeladhar Ganvir
Assistant Professor
Keyur Sahasrabudhe
Associate Professor
Integration of photography in design education, user experience in visual communication, and innovative teaching methodologies in higher education.
Orcid :
0000-0003-2289-006XGoogle Scholar:
https://scholar.google.com/citationsuser=_9pQXUwAAAAJ&hl=enWeb of Science:
https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/basic-search?state=%7B%7DPublons:
GLR-6479-2022
Madhuri Bhosle
Assistant Professor
Cinema appreciation, psychological dimensions of cinema, investigating how these elements shape the narrative and evoke deep emotions in the audience.
Orcid ID:
0000-0002-4110-9219
Mansi Saraf
Assistant Professor
in Fashion Illustration, Children's Book Illustration, Contemporary Weaving, Creative Surface Ornamentation Techniques, and Creative Painting.
Dr. Meeta Siddhu
Assistant Professor
Design fundamentals, traditional handicrafts and handlooms, surface ornamentation, sustainability and artisan training.
Orcid:
0000-0003-1222-4450
Nitin Gawai
Assistant Professor
Brand Identity Design, Packaging Design, User Experience Design, Wayfinding Design, and Publication Design.
Orcid ID:
0000-0002-1222-0348Web of Science:
HLX-5844-2023Research gate:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Nitin-Gawai-2
Omkar Rane
Assistant Professor
Product design, Indian crafts, and design methodology.
Orcid ID:
0000-0002-3563-616XVidwan-ID :
367680Web of Science ResearcherID:
KHD-7620-2024
Rahul Deshpande
Assistant Professor
Illustration, Drawing and its use in design education, and how traditional arts and crafts
Orcid ID:
0009-0004-7168-1736
Ranjit Jagtap
Assistant Professor
Brand Identity design, Advertising & Branding, Publication design and Packaging design.
Orcid ID:
0009-0003-5251-2702Google Scholar Profile:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=20UTJ4IAAAAJ
Rasika Bhoj
Assistant Professor
Sustainable, eco-friendly crafts, clothing and human psychology, AI in design, UX in fashion, revival and sustenance of traditional crafts to the effects of subcultures on social media.
Orcid ID:
0000-0001-6893-7527Scopus ID:
58910474900WOS ID:
GLN-7240-2022Google Scholar :
Prof. Ruchi Srivastav
Assistant Professor
Branding and Sustainable packaging.
Orcid ID:
0009-0007-8438-6324Google Scholar:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=e0cSQK8AAAAJ&hl=enVidwan Id:
367687
Sailee Shewale
Assistant Professor
Design Pedagogy, Typography, Branding, User Experience Design, and Art & Culture.
Orcid ID:
0000-0002-7164-0983Google Scholar Profile:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=SKKt1YQAAAAJ&hl=en
Sameer Sutar
Assistant Professor
Sustainability in Fashion, Zero waste Pattern making and Embroideries.
Orcid ID:
0000-0002-4509-0981Vidwan ID:
276798Researcher ID:
FBC-6296-2022
Shagun Swaroop
Assistant Professor
Sustainable fashion and indigenous crafts of India.
Sharath T V
Assistant Professor
Cultural and Social Impact of Cinema and Film and Philosophy
Orcid ID:
0009-0003-4034-6874.
Shehwar Mohibi
Assistant Professor
Fashion Illustration, Textile Design, Indian Crafts
Vidwan ID:
530813Web of Science:
KUF- 2455-2024
Shubhamkar Charhate
Assistant Professor
Intersections of design, psychology, and spirituality.
Siddhali Doshi
Assistant Professor
Intersection of fashion and technology
Orcid ID:
0000-0003-2942-5814Scopus ID:
57559673100Google Scholar ID:
bof6qvUAAAAJ&hlVidwan ID:
27806Researcher ID:
FBE-2948-2022
Smruti Raghani
Assistant Professor
Intersection of Spirituality and Architecture
Orcid ID:
0000-0003-0369-7053Scopus ID:
58307909100Google Scholar:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=CmSqZMUAAAAJ&hl=enWOS ID:
HTQ-6871-2023
Sonali Gupta
Assistant Professor
Human-Centered Design, Sustainable Design, Interaction Design, and Speculative Design.
Orcid ID:
0009-0002-1689-6684Web of Science ID :
KPB-2583-2024Google Scholar profile :
https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=new_profile&hl=en
Tanmay Kulkarni
Assistant Professor
Exploring the power of visuals to communicate ideas and influence behavior, developing innovative teaching methods to nurture the next generation of creative professionals and understanding customer needs and translating them into impactful design solutions
Orcid ID:
0000-0001-9114-6010Researcher ID:
GLT-2474-2022Vidwan ID:
280274
Tanmayee Puntambekar
Assistant Professor
Physical Ergonomics, Cognitive Ergonomics and perception, Ergonomics in Design, Design research, and Manual Material Handling.
Orcid ID:
0000-0002-8886-0712Scopus ID:
57226323331Vidwan ID:
278907Google scholar Link:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=sYE82pMAAAAJ&hl=en&authuser=1&oi=ao
Tushar Amin
Assistant Professor
Architecture and interior design, user-centric innovation, and multi-disciplinary design
Orcid ID:
0000-0003-1437-5850Scopus ID:
57226320457Google Scholar ID:
Nz--lCMAAAAJVidwan ID:
367766Researcher ID:
HTQ-6778-2023
Ashwini Ayachit
Teaching Assistant
Pattern Making, Garment Construction, Textile and Surface Craft, Draping, and Advanced Pattern making Techniques
Orcid ID:
0000-0001-7184-0531Vidwan ID:
276780Research ID:
rid45552
Divyesh Deshmukh
Teaching Assistant
Typography, logo design, colour theory, and brand strategy
Suyash Malwadkar
Teaching Assistant
Artificial Intelligence, 3-D Printing in Advertising, Branding and Fashion Industry.
Orcid ID:
https://kksu.org/
Abhijeet Nene
Adjunct Faculty
Animation
Prasanna Khamitkar
Adjunct Faculty
Dr. Sonika Soni Khar
Associate Professor
research on design process/pedagogies
Orcid ID:
0000-0001-5281-4653Scopus ID:
55943843400Vidwan ID:
250986Research ID:
KWT-9454-2024
Dr. Kedar Dicholkar
Assistant Professor
research focuses on UX design interventions in Traditional music practices, sensory processing in digital interfaces, and cultural preservation through design.
Orcid ID:
0000-0003-0329-4078Vidwan ID:
563843
Saili Sonar
Assistant Professor
Craft and Technology focusing on the aspect of Color in Crafts and Spaces.