About

Pranav Madhav Kuber is currently a Ph.D candidate at the Rochester Institute of Technology, where he also received his MS in Industrial and Systems Engineering. His work often involves design, development and evaluation of complex systems involving human interactions. Specifically, his research focuses on applying Human Factors principles for developing user-centric product designs to improve the comfort, safety and efficiency of systems.


Skills

Biomechanics, Data Science, Computer Aided Design, Motion Capture, Design of Experiments, Product Development, Mechanical Design, Industrial Design, Human Factors Engineering, Digital Human Modeling, 3D Visualization, Animation, Human Computer Interaction, Modeling and Simulation,  Concept/System Design.

Work experience

Instructor  

Rochester Institute of Technology     [Aug 2023 - May 2024]

Human Factors and Ergonomics co-op  

Amazon Global Robotics     [Jan 2023 - Jun 2023]

Graduate Teaching Assistant 

Rochester Institute of Technology     [Aug 2020 - Jan 2023], [Jan 2019 - Apr 2019], 

Graduate Research Assistant 

Rochester Institute of Technology     [Aug 2019 - Aug 2020], [Sep 2018 - Dec 2018]

Industrial Design (Human Factors) co-op

The Raymond Corporation    [May 2019 - Aug 2019], [May 2018 - Aug 2018]

Associate Engineer

Tech Mahindra    [Oct 2016 - Mar 2017]

Education

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering  

Rochester Institute of Technology     [2019 - 2024]

Master of Science (M.S) in Industrial and Systems Engineering  

Rochester Institute of Technology     [2017 - 2020]

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E) in Mechanical Engineering  

Pune University    [2012 - 2016]

 

LinkedIn

Linkedin

linkedin.com/in/pranav-kuber