PrOF. Srinivasan Venkataraman

Academic Interests

Design Creativity & Innovation, Design Theory & Methodology (incl. Design Thinking), Prototyping, Functional Reasoning, AI in Design, Virtual Reality, Assistive Technologies and New Product Development

Experience

• Nov, 2024 - Current: Associate Professor, IIT Delhi

• Oct, 2017 - Nov, 2024: Assistant Professor, IIT Delhi

• Feb, 2016 - Sep, 2017: Post-doctoral Research Fellow, SUTD-MIT International Design Centre, Singapore

• Aug, 2011 - Dec, 2015: Post-doctoral Researcher, Institute of Product Development, TU Munich, Germany

• Feb, 2011 - Jul, 2011: Post-doctoral Research Associate, Centre for Product Design & Manufacturing, IISc

Academic Qualifications

• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Indian Institute of Science (IISc.), Bengaluru, India (CGPA: 6.5/8.0). Advisor: Prof. Amaresh Chakrabarti (Admitted for M.S. (Engg.), now called M.Tech (by Research), which was upgraded to PhD)

• Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering, University of Madras, India. (First class with distinction; Aggregate: 81%)

Teaching

• DDL 214: Engineering for Designers (at IIT Delhi)

• DDL 115: Design Thinking and Critique (at IIT Delhi)

• DDL 820: Special Topics in Design: Design Thinking (at IIT Delhi)

• DDP 721 (earlier DSP 721): Design & Innovation Methods (at IIT Delhi)

• DDP 722: Applied Ergonomics (at IIT Delhi)

• Capstone Design Project (at SUTD, Singapore) (Lectured, advised and mentored a set of 30+ undergrad students from the pillars of Architecture and Sustainable Design, Engineering Product Development, Engineering Systems and Design, and Information Systems Technology and Design, towards their final dissertation, in collaboration with various industries)

• Computer-aided Modelling of Products and Processes (at TU Munich, Germany) (Delivered a few lectures on Process and Solid Modelling to a selected group of undergraduate students of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering)

Design Project Coordination

• DSD 799: Design Project (for UGs at IIT Delhi)

• DSD 792: Design Project - 1 (for Masters in Design at IIT Delhi)

• DSD 891: Design Project - 2 (for Masters in Design at IIT Delhi)

Administrative Responsibilities

• Convener, Departmental Research Committee, Dept. of Design. (2018 - 2022)

• Coordinator of PhD Programme, Dept. of Design. (2018 - 2022)

Funded Projects

• PI; Systematic Development and Validation of a VR-based Game to Train Miners; 2024-2026; American Express. (ongoing)

• PI; National Design Innovation Network (NDIN) - Phase 2; 2023-26; Funding Body:  MHRD, Govt. of India; Co-PI: Prof. PV Madhusudan Rao, IITD; Collaborators: IISc. Bangalore and IIT Bombay. (ongoing)

• PI; Development of a portable rapidly adjustable camera holding device to minimize image tremor and fatigue of the camera holding assistant during minimally invasive surgery in children;  2019-2021; Co-PI: Dr. Jay Dhariwal, IITD; Collaborators: Dr. Vishesh Jain and Dr. Anjan Dhua, AIIMS. (completed)

• PI; National Design Innovation Network (NDIN) - Phase 1; 2018-23; Funding Body:  MHRD, Govt. of India; Co-PI: Prof. PV Madhusudan Rao, IITD; Collaborators: IISc. Bangalore and IIT Bombay. (completed)

• Mentor; Effey Autoclaves; IRD Student Startup Action Plan I & II; 2019-23; Funding body: IIT Delhi. (completed)

• Co-PI; Pilot Implementation of a System for Unassisted Navigation in Public Building for People with Visual Impairment; Funding body: World Health Organisation; 2020-21. (completed)

• Co-PI; Vetting of the Technical Specifications of Nehru Museum – Phase 1, Teen Murti House; 2019; Funding body: Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, Teen Murti House. (completed)

Journal Publications

1. Bhattacharya, K., Srinivasan, V., Keshwani, S., and Chakrabarti, A. (2025) Information Extraction for The SAPPhIRE Model of Causality using Dependency Parsing, Lexical Database and Rules, ASME Journal of Computing, Information Science and Engineering. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4068637

2. Bhattacharya, K., Majumder, A., Bhatt, A.N., Ranjan, B.S.C., Keshwani, S., Srinivasan, V., and Chakrabarti, A. (2024) Developing a Method for Creating Structured Representations of Working of Systems from Natural Language Descriptions using SAPPhIRE Model of Causality, Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing (AI EDAM), 38(24). doi:10.1017/S0890060424000118.

3. G. Cascini, Y. Nagai, G. V. Georgiev, J. Zelaya, N. Becattini, J. F. Boujut, H. Casakin, N. Crilly, E. Dekoninck, J. Gero, A. Goel, G. Goldschmidt, M. Gonçalves, K. Grace, L. Hay, P. Le Masson, M. L. Maher, D. Marjanović, D. Motte, P. Papalambros, R. Sosa, Srinivasan V, M. Štorga, B. Tversky, B. Yannou and A. Wodehouse (2022) Perspectives on design creativity and innovation research: 10 years later, International Journal of Design Creativity and Innovation, 10:1, 1-30, DOI: 10.1080/21650349.2022.2021480 

4. Tan, N., Sun, Z., Mohan, R. E., Brahmananthan, N., Srinivasan, V., Sosa, R., and Wood, K. (2019). A system-of-systems bio-inspired design process: conceptual design and physical prototype of a reconfigurable robot capable of multi-modal locomotion. Frontiers in Neurorobotics, 13, 78. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fnbot.2019.00078 

5. Srinivasan, V., Song, B., Luo, J., Subburaj, K., Elara, M.R., Blessing, L. and Wood, K. (2018). Does Analogical Distance Affect Performance of Ideation? ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, 140(7), p.071101. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4040165 

6. Song, B., Srinivasan, V. and Luo, J. (2017) Patent Stimuli Search and its Influence on Ideation Outcomes, Design Science, Vol. 3. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/dsj.2017.27 

7. Bohm, M., Eckert, C., Sen, C., Srinivasan, V., Summers, J., and Vermaas, P. (2017). Thoughts on benchmarking of function modelling: Why and how. Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing (AI EDAM), 31(4), 393-400. DOI:10.1017/S0890060417000531 

8. Srinivasan, V., Chakrabarti, A. and Lindemann, U. (2015) An empirical understanding of use of internal analogies in conceptual design, Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing (AI EDAM), Vol. 29, Issue 2, pp. 147-160. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0890060415000037 

9. Chakrabarti, A., Srinivasan, V., Ranjan, B.S.C., and Lindemann, U. (2013) A case for multiple views of function in design based on a common definition, Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing (AI EDAM), Vol. 27, Issue 3, pp. 271-279. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0890060413000279 

10. Srinivasan, V., Chakrabarti, A., Pal, U., Ranjan, B. S. C., Ojha, S., and Ranganath, R. (2010) Supporting process and product knowledge in biomimetic design, International Journal of Design Engineering (IJDE), Vol. 4, Issue 2, pp. 132-158. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJDE.2011.045132 

11. Srinivasan, V. and Chakrabarti, A. (2010) An integrated model of designing, ASME Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering (JCISE), Vol. 10, Issue 3, 009003CIS. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.3467011 

12. Srinivasan, V. and Chakrabarti, A. (2010) Investigating novelty-SAPPhIRE relationship in engineering design, Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing (AI EDAM), Vol. 24, Issue 2, pp. 161-178. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S089006041000003X

Conference Publications

1. Srinivasan, B. and Srinivasan, V. (2025) AI/ML-Driven Predictive Maintenance Framework for Forecasting Remaining Useful Life of Coke Drum, ASME IMECE India.

2. Jaiswal S. and Srinivasan V. Evaluation of virtual prototypes: literature and empirical findings. Proceedings of the Design Society. 2025;5:1605-1614. doi:10.1017/pds.2025.10174 (PDF)

3. Jaiswal, S., Srinivasan, V. (2025). Development and Validation of a Framework of Metrics to Evaluate Prototypes. In: Schrepp, M. (eds) Design, User Experience, and Usability. HCII 2025. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 15795. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-93224-3_6  

4. Mayookh, M., Srinivasan, V. (2025). Empirical Review of Design Method Repositories by Design Students. In: Chakrabarti, A., Singh, V., Onkar, P.S., Shahid, M. (eds) Responsible and Resilient Design for Society, Volume 12. ICoRD 2025. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-5511-3_37 (adjudicated as one of the Most Distinguished papers)

5. Mayookh, M., Srinivasan, V. (2025). Challenges in Understanding and Using Design Methods: Perspectives of Design Practitioners. In: Chakrabarti, A., Singh, V., Onkar, P.S., Shahid, M. (eds) Responsible and Resilient Design for Society, Volume 7. ICoRD 2025. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-5507-6_19  

6. Jaiswal, S. and Srinivasan, V. (2025), Metrics to Evaluate Physical Prototypes: Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives, International Conference on Research into Design 2025 (ICoRD25), Hyderabad, India. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-5491-8_10  

7. Naik, G., Jain, V., Dhua, A. and Srinivasan, V. (2025) Comparison of Human- and Design-centric sources: Discovery of Pain-points and Identification of Needs, International Conference on Research into Design 2025 (ICoRD25), Hyderabad, India.

8. Coutts, E., Wodehouse, A., Berglund, A., Grierson, H., Liikkanen, J., Parkkamäki, H., Matsumae, A., Johnsson, M., Srinivasan, V. and Konstantinos, P. (2024) Experience of globally distributed design teams in a changing world, 26th International Conference on Engineering & Product Design Education (E&PDE 2024), Birmingham, UK. 10.35199/EPDE.2024.112  

9. Srinivasan, B. and Srinivasan, V. (2024). Advancing Heat Transfer Analysis of Coke Drum Skirts Using Deep Learning and Surrogate Models. Proceedings of the Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference. Bellevue, Washington, USA. July 28–August 2, 2024. V005T07A011. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2024-125231 

10. Naik, G. and Srinivasan, V. (2024) Human- and Design centric source: Comparison using requirements checklist, DESIGN 2024, Dubrovnik, Croatia. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/pds.2024.9 (PDF)

11. Mayookh, M. and Srinivasan, V. (2024) Challenges in Design Methods: Perspectives of Design Students, DESIGN 2024, Dubrovnik, Croatia. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/pds.2024.295 (PDF)

12. Sharma, A., Srinivasan V., Rao, P.V.M. (2024) Two-dimensional attributes in tactile depictions that convey three-dimensionality of objects. Journal of Vision, 24(10):994. https://doi.org/10.1167/jov.24.10.994

13. Jaiswal, S., Mayookh, M., Srivasatava, A., Munda, P.S., Jain, D., Bagri, K. and Srinivasan, V. (2025). A Virtual Reality-Based Game to Train Mining Workers. In: Chakrabarti, A., Suwas, S., Arora, M. (eds) Industry 4.0 and Advanced Manufacturing, Volume 2. I-4AM 2024. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-6176-0_21. (adjudicated as one of the Most Distinguished papers)

14. Srinivasan, B. and Srinivasan, V. (2024) Implementation of Machine Learning Method to Quantitatively Evaluate the Local Stresses in Nozzles in Shells and Formed Heads from External Loads, Procedia Structural Integrity, Volume 60, 2024, Pages 418-432, ISSN 2452-3216, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prostr.2024.05.063  

15. Srinivasan, B. and Srinivasan, V. (2023) . A Comparative Study on AI/ML-Based Transient Temperature Predictions and Real-Time Operational Transient Temperature Data of Coke Drum. In Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference (Vol. 87509, p. V007T09A012). American Society of Mechanical Engineers.  https://doi.org/10.1115/pvp2023-106180.

16. Sharma, A., Rao, P.V.M., Srinivasan, V., and Sinha, P. (2023) Scale-based modulation of spatio-temporal integration processes during the exploration of embossed images, Vision Sciences Society, Florida. doi: https://doi.org/10.1167/jov.23.9.5208   

17. Mayookh, M., Srinivasan, V. (2023). A Review of Repositories of Design Methods. In: Chakrabarti, A., Singh, V. (eds) Design in the Era of Industry 4.0, Volume 1. ICORD 2023. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, vol 343. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-0293-4_97  (adjudicated as one of the Most Distinguished papers)

18. Jaiswal, S., Srinivasan, V. (2023). Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives on Prototypes and Prototyping in Design. In: Chakrabarti, A., Singh, V. (eds) Design in the Era of Industry 4.0, Volume 2. ICORD 2023. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, vol 342. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-0264-4_71  (adjudicated as one of the Most Distinguished papers) 

19. Sharma, A., Srinivasan, V., and Rao, P.V.M. (2022) Object recognition from two-dimensional tactile graphics: What factors lead to successful identification through touch? The 24th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility, Athens, Greece. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3517428.3550376

20. Bhattacharya, K., Bhatt, A.N., Ranjan, B.S.C., Keshwani, S., Srinivasan, V., Chakrabarti, A. (2023). Extracting Information for Creating SAPPhIRE Model of Causality from Natural Language Descriptions. In: Gero, J.S. (eds) Design Computing and Cognition’22. DCC 2022. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-20418-0_1 

21. Srinivasan, V., Singh, V., and Tilak, T. (2021). Structure Sharing and Multi-mode Integration in Successful Designs: An Empirical Study. Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Design 2021 (ICED21), 1, 2721-2730. doi:10.1017/pds.2021.533 

22. Dharani Pragada, V., Banerjee, A., and Srinivasan, V. (2021). Optimisation of Naval Ship Compartment Layout Using Genetic Algorithm. Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Design 2021 (ICED21), 1, 2339-2348. doi:10.1017/pds.2021.495 

23. Singh V. and Srinivasan V. (2021) Patterns and Insights From a Design Group’s Mobile Chat–Preliminary Findings and Commentary on Participation in Online Communities. In: Chakrabarti A., Poovaiah R., Bokil P., Kant V. (eds) Design for Tomorrow—Volume 2. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, vol 222. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-0119-4_40 

24. Singh V. and Srinivasan V. (2021) Design of Multifunctional Artefacts as Perceived by Potential Users: Findings from a Preliminary Investigation. In: Chakrabarti A., Poovaiah R., Bokil P., Kant V. (eds) Design for Tomorrow—Volume 2. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, vol 222. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-0119-4_39

25. Siddharth, L., Chakrabarti, A., and Srinivasan, V. (2018) Representing complex analogues using a function model to support conceptual design, ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers & Information in Engineering Conference (ASME IDETC/CIE), Quebec, Canada.

26. Srinivasan, V., Song, B., Luo, J., Subburaj, K., Elara, M.R., Blessing, L. and Wood, K. (2017) Understanding Effects of Analogical Distance on Performance of Ideation: Key Observations and Findings, ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers & Information in Engineering Conference (ASME IDETC/CIE), Cleveland, USA.

27. Srinivasan, V., Song, B., Luo, J., Subburaj, K., Elara, M.R., Blessing, L. and Wood, K. (2017) Investigating Effects of Stimuli on Ideation Outcomes, International Conference on Engineering Design 2017 (ICED17), Vancouver, Canada.

28. Chakrabarti, A., Acharya, S., Ranjan, BSC, Devadula, S., Ghadge, K., Madhusudanan, N., Uchil, P., Srinivasan, V., Ameta, G., and Rachuri, S. (2017) InDeaTe – A template for systematic design with a database of design methods and tools, International Conference on Research into Design 2017 (ICoRD17), Guwahati, India.

29. Muenzberg, C., Srinivasan, V., Hertrich, N., Fruehling, C., and Lindemann, U. (2015) Crisis situations in engineering product development - A method to identify crisis, International Conference on Engineering Design 2015 (ICED15), Milan, Italy.

30. Hollauer, C., Srinivasan, V., and Omer, M. (2015) A Model to Describe Use Phase of Socio-Technical Sphere of Product-Service Systems, International Conference on Engineering Design 2015 (ICED15), Milan, Italy.

31. Muenzberg, C., Bennour, E., Srinivasan, V., and Lindemann, U. (2015) Crisis situations in engineering product development - An understanding from literature, Stuttgarter Symposium für Produktentwicklung 2015 (SSP 2015).

32. d’Albert, H., Srinivasan, V., and Omer, M. (2015) Application of System Dynamics for Modelling Product-Service Systems, International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Applied Science 2015, Taiwan.

33. Srinivasan, V., Chakrabarti, A., and Lindemann, U. (2015) Do types of knowledge supported influence creativity in design solutions?, 3rd International Conference on Design Creativity, Bangalore, India. (PDF) (rated in the top-10 of all the papers presented at the 3rd ICDC)

34. Srinivasan, V., Schrieverhoff, P., Carro Saavedra, C., Gürtler, M. and Lindemann, U. (2015) Validation of methodology and tool for design for adaptability in fulfilment of project objectives, International Conference on Research into Design 2015 (ICoRD15), Bangalore, India.

35. Schenkl, S., Elser, H., Mörtl, M., Nilsson, S., Ölundh Sandström, G. and Srinivasan, V. (2014) A method for assessing the innovativeness of product-service systems, International Design Conference 2014 (DESIGN 2014), Dubrovnik, Croatia.

36. Srinivasan, V., Chakrabarti, A. and Lindemann, U. (2013) Understanding internal analogies in engineering design - observations from a protocol study, Proceedings of International Conference on Research into Design 2013 (ICoRD13), Chennai, India. (adjudicated as one of the Best Papers)

37. Srinivasan, V., Chakrabarti, A., and Lindemann, U. (2012) A framework for describing functions in design, Proceedings of DESIGN 2012, Dubrovnik, Croatia, pp. 1111-1122.

38. Hashemi Farzaneh, H., Kaiser, M.K., Schröer, B., Srinivasan, V., and Lindemann, U. (2012) Evaluation of creativity–structuring solution ideas communicated in groups performing solution search, Proceedings of DESIGN 2012, Dubrovnik, Croatia, pp. 1871-1880.

39. Srinivasan, V., Chakrabarti, A., and Lindemann, U. (2012) Towards an ontology of engineering design using SAPPhIRE Model, CIRP Design 2012: Sustainable Product Development, Ed. Chakrabarti, A., Springer-Verlag, London, pp. 17-26.

40. Ranjan, B.S.C., Srinivasan, V., and Chakrabarti, A. (2012) System-Environment view in designing, Proceedings of CIRP Design, Bangalore, India. 

41. Srinivasan, V. and Chakrabarti, A. (2011) An empirical evaluation of a framework for design for variety and novelty, Proceedings of International Conference on Engineering Design 2011 (ICED11), Copenhagen, Denmark, pp. 334-343. (PDF)

42. Chakrabarti, A., Regno, R., Sarkar, B., and Srinivasan, V. (2011) A tool for automated synthesis and side-effects detection in sensor designs, Research into Design: Supporting Sustainable Product Development (Proceedings of International Conference on Research into Design 2011 (ICoRD '11), Bangalore, India), Ed.: Chakrabarti, A., Research Publishing Services, Singapore, pp 581-589.

43. Srinivasan, V., Chakrabarti, A. (2011). Development of a Catalogue of Physical Laws and Effects Using SAPPhIRE Model. In: Taura, T., Nagai, Y. (eds) Design Creativity 2010. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-224-7_17 

44. Ranjan, B.S.C., Pal, U., Ojha, S.P., Srinivasan, V., and Chakrabarti, A. (2009) Exploring serially connected multi-tracked All-Terrain Vehicles for improved obstacle climbing performance, Proceedings of National Conference on Machines and Mechanisms 2009 (NaCoMM09), Durgapur, India.

45. Srinivasan, V. and Chakrabarti, A. (2009) A theoretical comparison of a framework for designing with existing models and approaches, Proceedings of International Association of Societies for Design Research 2009 (IASDR09), Seoul, S.Korea.

46. Srinivasan, V. and Chakrabarti, A. (2009) An empirical investigation of novelty-SAPPhIRE relationship, Proceedings of International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology (DTM), IDETC/CIE 2009, San Diego, USA. (Link)

47. Srinivasan, V. and Chakrabarti, A. (2009) SAPPhIRE: An approach to analysis and synthesis, Proceedings of International Conference on Engineering Design 2009 (ICED09), California, USA. (PDF)

48. Srinivasan, V. and Chakrabarti, A. (2009) Designing novel artefacts - A novel systematic framework, Research into Design – Supporting Multiple Facets of Product Development (Proceedings of International Conference on Research into Design 2009 (ICoRD09), Bangalore, India), Ed.: Chakrabarti, A., Research Publishing Services, Singapore, pp. 67-75. (PDF)

49. Srinivasan, V. and Chakrabarti, A. (2008) Design for novelty - A framework?, Proceedings of International Design Conference 2008 (DESIGN 2008), Dubrovnik, Croatia, pp. 227-232. (PDF)

Book Chapters

1. Naik, G., Jain, V., Dhua, A. and Srinivasan, V. (2025) Comparing Human-Centric and Design-Centric Sources: Analysing Pain- Points, Needs, and Requirements using Pahl and Beitz's Checklist, In: Gericke, K., Eckert, C., Singh, V. and Srinivasan, V. (eds) Co-evolution of design research and design practice, Springer.  

2. Srinivasan, V., Song, B., Luo, J., Subburaj, K., Elara, M.R., Blessing, L. and Wood, K. (2023). Do Analogies and Analogical Distance Influence Ideation Outcomes in Engineering Design?. In: Mukherjee, S., Dutt, V., Srinivasan, N. (eds) Applied Cognitive Science and Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-3966-4_13 

3. Ranjan, B.S.C., Srinivasan, V. and Chakrabarti, A. (2014) Perspectives on design models and theories and development of an extended - integrated model of designing. In: An Anthology of Theories and Models of Design, Eds.: Chakrabarti, A. and Blessing, L., Springer-Verlag, London, UK, pp. 305-326. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4471-6338-1_15

Other Publications

1. Camburn, B., Mignone, P., Arlitt, R., Srinivasan, V. and Wood, K. (2016) Design- and Maker-based Learning: From Known Knowledge to Creating New Knowledge. The Exchange: The Gifted Education Newsletter Issue 2, Ministry of Education, Singapore.

2. Chakrabarti, A., Srinivasan, V., Pal, U., Ranjan, B.S.C., Ojha, S.P., Ranganath, R. and Nataraju, B.S. (2009) Systematic Conceptual Design of a Lunar Vehicle Mobility System Using "IDEA-INSPIRE", Vol. 3, No. 3 & 4, E-Newsletter, Aug-Nov. (PDF)

Edited Books

1. Lindemann, U., Srinivasan, V., Kim, Y. S., Lee, S. W., Clarkson, J. and Cascini, G. (2013) Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Engineering Design, Seoul, Korea, 19-22 August, 2013, Design for Harmonies: Vol. 1 Design Processes, ISBN: 978-1-904670-44-5.

2. Lindemann, U., Srinivasan, V., Kim, Y. S., Lee, S. W., Reich,Y. and Chakrabarti, A. (2013) Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Engineering Design, Seoul, Korea, 19-22 August, 2013, Design for Harmonies: Vol. 2 Design Theory and Research Methodology, ISBN: 978-1-904670-45-2.

3. Lindemann, U., Srinivasan, V., Kim, Y. S., Lee, S. W., Cantamessa, M. and Yannou, B. (2013) Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Engineering Design, Seoul, Korea, 19-22 August, 2013, Design for Harmonies: Vol. 3 Design Organisation and Management, ISBN: 978-1-904670-46-9.

4. Lindemann, U., Srinivasan, V., Kim, Y. S., Lee, S. W., de Weck, O. and Hong, Y.S. (2013) Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Engineering Design, Seoul, Korea, 19-22 August, 2013, Design for Harmonies: Vol. 4 Products, Services and Systems Design, ISBN: 978-1-904670-47-6.

5. Lindemann, U., Srinivasan, V., Kim, Y. S., Lee, S. W., McAloone, T. and Wartzak, S. (2013) Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Engineering Design, Seoul, Korea, 19-22 August, 2013, Design for Harmonies: Vol. 5 Design for X, Design to X, ISBN: 978-1-904670-48-3.

6. Lindemann, U., Srinivasan, V., Kim, Y. S., Lee, S. W., Dong, A. and Liu, Y. (2013) Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Engineering Design, Seoul, Korea, 19-22 August, 2013, Design for Harmonies: Vol. 6 Design Information and Knowledge, ISBN: 978-1-94670-49-0.

7. Lindemann, U., Srinivasan, V., Kim, Y. S., Lee, S. W., Badke-Schaub, P. and Sato, K. (2013) Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Engineering Design, Seoul, Korea, 19-22 August, 2013, Design for Harmonies: Vol. 7 Human Behaviour in Design, ISBN: 978-1-904670-50-6.

8. Lindemann, U., Srinivasan, V., Kim, Y. S., Lee, S. W., Ion, W. and Malmqvist, J. (2013) Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Engineering Design, Seoul, Korea, 19-22 August, 2013, Design for Harmonies: Vol. 8 Design Education, ISBN: 978-1-904670-51-3.

9. Lindemann, U., Srinivasan, V., Kim, Y. S., Lee, S. W., Papalambros, P. and Chen, W. (2013) Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Engineering Design, Seoul, Korea, 19-22 August, 2013, Design for Harmonies: Vol. 9: Design Methods and Tools, ISBN: 978-1-904670-52-0.

10. Lindemann, U., Srinivasan, V., Kim, Y. S. and Lee, S. W. (2013) Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Engineering Design, Seoul, Korea, 19-22 August, 2013, Design for Harmonies: Printed Programme and Book of Abstracts, ISBN: 978-1-904670-53-7.

Bibliometric Information

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Mentionable Achievements

1. Mentored 'Immersive Brains', a multi-disciplinary group of IIT Delhi students from the Departments of Computer Science & Engineering, Design, and Mechanical Engineering in winning the Smart India Hackathon 2022 Software Edition, in the category NC737 sponsored by Coal India Ltd. The team developed a VR-based game to train miners in carrying out various operations in hazardous conditions. (Details, see: https://sih.gov.in/pdf/SIH-SOFTWARE-RESULT.pdf and  https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6969276819594207232/)

2. Co-mentored Prankur Kataria, M.Des student, 2018-20, for his design 'Kursa'. His design was a finalist in the Laureus Design Award India 2020 in the Open Category. Kursa assists the elderly in sitting and getting up from a chair.

3. Mentored Prankur Kataria and Priyanka Rai, M.Des students, 2018-20, in their project 'Praanam'. The design won the Clean Energy Challenge in What Design Can Do. Their design is an equipment that can be attached to a window to cool and purify the incoming air. (Details, see: https://www.whatdesigncando.com/praanam/)

Editorial & Review Activities

• Guest Co-editor: Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing, Special issue on  Function Modeling: Benchmark Models, Problems, and Approaches, Vol.31, No.3, 2017.  (http://aiedam.usc.edu/index.php/SpecialIssues/Vol31No3).

• Guest Editorial: Perspectives on design creativity and innovation research: 10 years later. International Journal of Design Creativity and Innovation. (https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21650349.2022.2021480?src=) 

• Reviewer:

  • Journals: 

    • ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, American Society of Mechanical Engineers

    • AI for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing, Cambridge University Press

    • Cognitive Processing, Springer

    • Computers in Industry, Elsevier

    • Design Science Journal, Cambridge University Press

    • International Journal of Design Creativity & Innovation, Taylor & Francis

    • International Journal of Product Development, InderScience

    • International Journal of Design Engineering, InderScience

    • Journal of Design Studies, Elsevier

    • Journal of Engineering Design, Taylor & Francis

    • Research in Engineering Design, Springer

  • Conferences:

    • ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences: Design Theory & Methodology 2023 (and a Review Coordinator), 2022 (and a Review Coordinator), 2017,  2015, 2014, 2010

    • International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED) 2025, 2023, 2021, 2019, 2017, 2015, 2013

    • International Conference on Research into Design (ICoRD) 2025, 2023, 2021, 2019, 2017, 2015, 2013 

    • International Design Conference (DESIGN) 2022, 2020, 2016, 2014, 2012

    • International Conference on Design Creativity (ICDC) 2018, 2014, 2012

    • International Conference on Product Lifecycle Modeling, Simulation and Synthesis (PLMSS) 2015

Notable Academic Achievements

• Conducted a workshop on 'Can prototypes be creative?' in International Conference on Engineering Design 2025 (ICED25) in Dallas, Texas.

• Chaired a podium session on 'Prototype Development and Testing' in International Conference on Engineering Design 2025 (ICED25) in Dallas, Texas. 

• Participated in Panel Discussion on Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, International Conference on Product Design, LPU, 10th April, 2025.

• Chaired the short podium session on 'Design Theory and Research Methodology' and co-chaired the 'PhD Symposium' as part of the 10th International Conference on Research into Design (ICoRD25), IIT Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India.

• Awarded a “Certificate of Merit” for the publication, “Empirical Review of Design Method Repositories by Design Students” which was recognised as one of the Most Distinguished at the International Conference on Research into Design 2025 (ICoRD25), Hyderabad, India.

• Chosen among "25 Notable Alumni" in Academia and Industry by the Department of Design and Manufacturing (erstwhile Centre for Product Design and Manufacturing), Indian Institute of Science, during its Silver Jubilee celebrations, 4th Jan, 2025.

• Co-organiser and Mentor, Design Research Methodology (DRM) GURUKOOLL 2024, Summer School on Design Research, Department of Design, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, 15-21 June, 2024.

• Awarded a “Certificate of Merit” for the publication, "A Virtual Reality-based Game to Train Mining Workers" which was recognised as one of the Most Distinguished papers at the 3rd International Conference on Industry 4.0 and Advanced Manufacturing, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.

• Chaired the sessions on 'Training & Education' and 'Policy & Entrepreneurship' as part of the 3rd International Conference on Industry 4.0 and Advanced Manufacturing, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.

• Co-organiser and Mentor, Design Research Methodology (DRM) GURUKOOLL 2023, India's First Summer School on Design Research, Centre for Product Design and Manufacturing, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 02-07 July, 2023.

• Subject Coordinator, Design, Prime Minister's Research Fellowship (PMRF) Review, Summer of 2023.

• Panel Member, 11th Episode, CPDM Silver Jubilee Celebrations, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.

• Associate Editor, International Journal of Design Creativity and Innovation, Taylor & Francis, 2022-present.

• Co-Chair, Special Interest Group on Design Creativity, The Design Society, UK, 2021-present.

• Member, Editorial Board, International Journal of Design Creativity and Innovation, Taylor & Francis, 2020-2022. 

• Awarded a “Certificate of Merit” for the publication, “A Review of Repositories of Design Methods” which was recognised as one of the Most Distinguished at the International Conference on Research into Design 2023 (ICoRD23), Bengaluru, India.

• Awarded a “Certificate of Merit” for the publication, "Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives on Prototypes and Prototyping in Design" which was recognised as one of the Most Distinguished at the International Conference on Research into Design 2023 (ICoRD23), Bengaluru, India.

• Co-organised SIG of Design Processes workshop on Co-evolution of design research and design practice: Implications of new methodological developments on future design processes, Centre for Product Design and Manufacturing, IISc., Bengaluru, India.

• Chaired the session on 'Design Modelling, Prototyping, Simulation and Visualisation' as part of the International  Conference on Research into Design 2023 (ICoRD 23), IISc., Bengaluru, India.

• Mentored a group of PhD students as part of the PhD Symposium at the International  Conference on Research into Design 2023 (ICoRD 23), IISc., Bengaluru, India.

• Chaired the session on ‘Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship’ as part of the International  Conference on Research into Design 2021 (ICoRD 21). (online)

• Chaired the session on ‘Design Methods & Tools: Case-studies in and for Industry’ as part of the  International Conference on Engineering Design 2015 (ICED15), Milan, Italy.

• Completed TRIZ level-1.

• Publication titled “Do types of knowledge supported influence creativity in design solutions?” presented at the 3rd International Conference on Design Creativity (3rd ICDC), rated in the top-10 of the papers presented at the  3rd ICDC.

• Awarded “Certificate of Merit” for the publication, “Understanding internal analogies in engineering design  – Observations from a protocol study”, presented at the International Conference on Research into Design  2013 (ICoRD13), Chennai, India.

• Member of Programme Committee, International Conference on Engineering Design 2015 (ICED15), Milan, Italy.

• Assistant Programme Chair, International Conference on Engineering Design 2013 (ICED13), Seoul, S.Korea.

• Awarded scholarship for doctoral studies by the Ministry of Human Resources and Development, Government of India.

• Awarded scholarship for post-graduate education by the Ministry of Human Resources and Development, Government of India. 

Invited Talks

• 'Design and Entrepreneurship Thinking - A Primer', Invited Lecture, Samsung Solve for Tomorrow, FITT, IIT Delhi, 6 Sep, 2025.

• 'Design Research, DRM and Sustainability', Distinguished Lecture, Skill Development Programme for PhD Scholars, Centre for Researcher Training and Administration (CRTA), Jain Deemed to-be University, Bengaluru, 30th July, 2025. (Online talk)

• 'Primer on Design Thinking and VR Applications', Keynote Lecture, Design Summer School 2025, IIIT Delhi, 21st July, 2025.

• 'Design Thinking & Innovation: Ideation', 2-day Workshop on Design Thinking & Prototyping, Institution's Innovation Council & Center for Internal Quality Assurance, Department of Distance & Continuing Education, School of Open Learning, University of Delhi, 17, Apr, 2025.

• 'Stimulating Creativity with Patents during Ideation in Conceptual Design', Keynote Talk, International Conference on Product Design, LPU, Phagwara, 10 April, 2025. 

• 'Introduction to Creative Thinking Techniques for Entrepreneurial Success', AICTE-sponsored Faculty Development Program on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Maharishi Kanad Bhawan, University of Delhi, 2 April, 2025.   

• 'Can Patents stimulate Creativity during Ideation in Conceptual Phase of Design?', Cognitive Science Lecture Series, Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Delhi, 28 Feb, 2025. 

• 'Primer on Design Thinking', Apollo Solvathon Knowledge Session, FITT-IIT Delhi, R&I Park, IIT Delhi, 21 Feb, 2025.

• 'Design Thinking: Ideation', Certificate Course on Design Thinking and Innovation, Organised by Kirori Mal College and Samarth Bharat, Kirori Mal College, New Delhi, 6 & 13 Oct, 2024.

• 'An Overview of Design Thinking, Ideation Methods and Entrepreneurship Thinking', Samsung's Solve for Tomorrow Initiative, Samsung R&D Institute, Greater Noida, 27 Aug, 2024.

• 'Design and Innovation Methods' and 'Integrating Design and Entrepreneurship Thinking', NDIN Design Education Meet 2024, Centre for Brain Research, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 23 Aug, 2024.

• 'An Overview of Design Thinking', 2-day Exposure Visit for CBSE School Principals, AKGEC Skills Foundation, Ajay Kumar Garg Engineering College, Ghaziabad, 19 Jul, 2024.

• 'An Overview of Design Research of DESCINED Group', Department of Design & Manufacturing, IISc. Bangalore, 8 July, 2024.

• 'Overview of Research on Design Creativity' and 'Quantitative Data Analysis Methods', Design Research Methodology (DRM) GURUKOOLL 2024, Summer School on Design Research, Department of Design, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, 15-21 June, 2024.

• Design Thinking and an Approach to Design Thinking, Naval Construction Wing, IIT Delhi, 5 June, 2024.

• Faculty Development Programme on Design Thinking and Innovation - Problem Definition and Ideation, Delhi University, 16 May, 2024.

• Faculty Development Programme on Design Thinking and Innovation - Empathise, Delhi University, 12 Sep, 2023.

• 'Design Teaching - Insights & Conjectures based on my experiences', CPDM Silver Jubilee Talk, IISc Bangalore, 3rd April, 2023. (Online)

• 'DRM, a methodology for Research into Design - A Primer', Invited Lecture-cum-Workshop, Department of Design, IIT Roorkee, 21st Jan, 2023.

• ‘Design Thinking, the Road, and “RIDES”, the vehicle: An Approach to Designing’, Invited Lecture, Think Startup, School of Entrepreneurship, U18 Launchpad (Winter School), Research & Innovation Park, IIT Delhi, 28th Dec, 2022.

• 'Design Thinking: What, Why and How?', Facade One International Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai (https://facadeone.com/), Thane (W), 11th July, 2022. 

• ‘Design Thinking, the Road, and “RIDES”, the vehicle: An Approach to Designing’, Invited Lecture, Think Startup, School of Entrepreneurship, U18 Launchpad (Summer School), IIT Delhi, 30th May, 2022.

• 'How to Think and Act like Designers?', Guest Lecture 2022, Global Digital Manufacturing Engineering division of Ford India, 29th April, 2022. (Online)

• 'How to Think and Act like Designers?', Short-term Training Programme (STTP), Design Thinking & Rapid Prototyping: An Entrepreneurship & Startup approach, NIT Arunachal Pradesh, 22-26 March, 2022. (Online) 

• Can patents support ideation in conceptual design?, Adhiyamaan College of Engineering, Hosur, 31 May, 2021.

• Do Patents aid Design Creativity during Ideation in Conceptual Design?, Emerging Enabling Technologies and Rising Robotics Use Cases, International webinar organized by the PRIST University, Thanjavur, India, 20-21 July, 2020.  

• Rehabilitation through VR for Spinal Cord Injury Patients, Telehealth & Virtual Reality workshop, Indian Spinal Injuries Centre (ISIC), New Delhi, 14 June, 2019.

• Exploring Virtual Reality for Rehabilitation, Clinical SpineOrtho Biomechanics Conference, Indian Spinal  Injuries Centre (ISIC), New Delhi, 26-28 April, 2019. 

• Investigating Efficacy of Patent Stimuli for Ideation, Flash Talks, Scientific Advisory Board and International Review Panel of SUTD-MIT International Design Centre, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore, 15-18 August, 2017.

• Studying Effects of Using Stimuli on Performance of Ideation, Elevator Pitch, 5th SUTD-MIT IDC Design Summit, Singapore Expo, Singapore, 16 Jan, 2017.

• An integrated model of designing and its applications, Invited Seminar, Centre for Product Design and  Manufacturing, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 22 Jan 2015.

• Towards defining and assessing design creativity, Keynote address at the Workshop on Cultures of Creativity and Innovation in Design 2015, CPDM, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 19-20 Jan 2015.

Contact Details

Room No. WS 137,

Department of Design,

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi),

Hauz Khas,

New Delhi - 110 016.

Email: srinivenk(at)iitd(dot)ac(dot)in

Phone: +91 11 2659 1447