About Myself

I research and teach User Experience (UX) design. I approach all entities from experiential perspective. In my vision, everything that exists has no other purpose than to provide an experience. I wish to understand and design the human experiences. I play several different roles at DoD IITD. Some of my roles are:

I research. Being a researcher is like being an ant, nibbling the mountain of sugar, tasting and enjoying it. The mountain I am nibbling is the study of human consciousness and I wonder how the physiological and psychological structures have been created that leads to different experiences. Every time I crack a bit of this underlying structure and I enjoy it, I publish for others to know about it as well. Some of my publications are below.

I design. Being a designer is like being a tiny little confident god. Creating things from intuitive confidence and realizing next possibilities upon creation. I design products, mostly digital products but some physical as well. I offer these products as constancy services or share with others for the joy of work. Links to some of my work are in this page below.

I teach. Being a teacher is like completing a full circle. It’s like holding your child in your arms and remembering where you started. It is the joy of starting the journey of life again, with a new child and again completing the life's full circle of exploration. Understanding, designing, living, experiencing, fulfilling and finally getting to the mental state of surrendered service as the pure joy of being alive. The objective of my teaching is to complete this full circle with as many willing individuals as possible. A list of courses that I have enjoyed teaching are below.

I manage. I manage a UX lab at DoD IITD. With UG, PG and research students, I study human experiences from neurophysiological perspective. We study the cognitive, affective and aesthetic experiences of digital and physical products using neuroscience. A brief of our lab's assets are mentioned below. I also manage a social innovation lab called DIVINE lab (Design and Innovation in Villagepreneurs' Indigenous Network Ecosystem) studies new entrepreneurial possibilities using design thinking in the rural Indian context.

I collaborate. I collaborate on UX design for wellbeing. Please do drop a mail if you have an idea to work upon. There is always room for well-meaning people and bright ideas at UX lab

My current research interests are in following topics:

1. Design Academics of User Experience

How can UX design be taught across the educational system in Indian cultural context ? How can aesthetic sensitivity, colour sensitivity, user centred empathy and other design competencies, essential for UX design profession, be taught to young (and not so young) ? How can UX design ethics be taught ? How to assess the improvements in each competency ? What are the societal impacts of UX design ? How to study the societal impacts of the UX design academics ?

2. UX Design Thinking for Rural Entrepreneurs

What are the opportunities for UX design professionals in rural entrepreneurial ecosystem ? How to enhance rural entrepreneurial ecosystem of India through UX design thinking ?  Study of UX research methods for Indian rural ecosystems, design competency enhancement of rural youth, design of early childhood educational tools for rural India etc.

3. Yogic neuroscience of value based design

Modern cognitive neuroscience is facing limitations in explaining some of the human faculties related to consciousness. Ancient yogic neuroscience had models of some of these aspects like Samskara (Motivational analysis of the cognitive processes as described in Puranas and Itihassas), Rasotpatti (Evocation of emotions as per Natya Shastra of Bharata Muni), Saundaryanubhuti (Aesthetic experience of divine as in Saundarya lahri of Sri Shankaracharya) etc. UX lab at IITD is studying some of these ancient models in context of value based design for future world. For example, we are exploring how a designer's ideation process gets affected by his or her samskaras (value systems) ? How yogic lifestyles influences the decision making process and choice behaviours in product consumption process ? How creative processes of designers get value biased ?

PhD,

Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, India

Thesis Title: Comparative Study of User's Experiential Data Collection Techniques For Human Computer Interaction Design In Cross Cultural Settings

PhD Supervisor: Prof. Pradeep Yammiyavar

2004 – 2008

B.Des. (Bachelor of Design),

Department of Design,

Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, India

1998 – 2002

School (Std 1-12th)

St. Michael's High School,

Digha, Patna, Bihar, India

 CE Lead,

 Human Factors International,

 2008 – 2010,

 Puducherry, India

 Design Consultant,

 Kamyab Infotech Limited,

 2002 - 2004

 New Delhi, India

2021

• Priyanka Rai, Prakhar Verma, Abhishek Dahiya, & Jyoti Kumar. (2022). Factors affecting product design process in traditional societies: a thematic content analysis of novice designers' self-reports. International Journal of Business and Systems Research, 16(2), 240-258.
• Tiwari A, Kujur A, Kumar J, Joshi D. Investigating the Effect of Real-Time Center of Pressure (CoP) Feedback Training on the Swing Phase of Lower Limb Kinematics in Transfemoral Prostheses with SACH foot. J Biomech Eng. 2021 Dec 24. doi: 10.1115/1.4053364. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34951460.
• Amalkrishna P.S., Surabhi Pratap, Jyoti Kumar. Observing the Influence of Cultural Differences Within India on User Experience of an E-Commerce Application: An Experimental Investigation. In International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (2021).
• Jyoti Kumar, Abhishek Dahiya, Prakhar Verma, Priyanka Rai. Factors affecting product design process in traditional societies: A thematic content analysis of novice designers self reports (2021).
• Christy Vivek Gogu, Jyoti Kumar, Social Connectedness and Online Design Education Outcome: A Relationship Model. HCII Conference (2021).
• Sanju Ahuja, Jyoti Kumar, How Ethical are Persuasive Design Practices? A Proposal for Assessment of Ethics in HCI Design. 8th International Conference on Research into Design (ICoRD'21), Mumbai (2021).
• Christy Vivek Gogu, Jyoti Kumar, Social Connectedness in Online versus Face to face Design Education:  A comparative study in India. 8th International Conference on Research into Design (ICoRD'21), Mumbai (2021)
• Christy Vivek Gogu, Jyoti Kumar. (2021) Student Experience of Perceived Connectedness in Online Design Education. In: Grierson, Hilary; Bohemia, Erik; Buck, Lyndon (eds) Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education (E&PDE 2021), VIA Design, VIA University in Herning, Denmark. Continuity and Adaptability in Design and Engineering Education. doi.org/10.35199/EPDE.2021.26
• Christy Vivek Gogu, Jyoti Kumar. (2021). Social Connectedness and Online Design Learning Experience in the Indian Context. Design and Technology Education: an International Journal, 26(3), 325-340.

2020

• Sanju Ahuja, Jyoti Kumar, Surveillance based Persuasion: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. 4th International Conference on Computer-Human Interaction Research and Applications (CHIRA'20), (Virtual) Budapest (2020).

• Sanju Ahuja, Jyoti Kumar, The Influence of Business Incentives and Attitudes on Ethics Discourse in the Information Technology Industry. Philosophy & Technology.

• Abhishek Dahiya, Abhijeet Kujur, Jyoti Kumar (2020). A Neurophysiological investigation of Design Thinking process in Human Computer Interaction Design.
• Surbhi Pratap, Abhishek Dahiya, Jyoti Kumar (2020). From Studios to Laptops: Challenges in Imparting Design Education Virtually.
• Surbhi Pratap, Jyoti Kumar (2020, July). CIAM: A New Assessment Model to Measure Culture’s Influence on Websites. In International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (pp. 389-408). Springer, Cham.
• Abhishek Dahiya, Jyoti Kumar (2020). User centric data shaping designer centric creativity: Observations from experimental study. 10.13140/RG.2.2.35755.26409.
• Pooja Sahni and Jyoti Kumar. Effect of Nature Experience on Fronto-parietal Correlates of Neurocognitive Processes involved in Directed Attention: An ERP study.’ Annal of Neurosciences, Sage Publications
• Pooja Sahni and Jyoti Kumar.( 2020) Re-exploring the relationship of Human-Nature Interaction and Mindfulness:  An experimental study’, Journal of Mental health, Religion, and Culture, (under review)
• Jyoti Kumar and Surbhi Pratap. "Detriments to Cultural Sensitivity in HCI Design Processes: Insights from Practitioners’ Experiences in India". International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction. Springer, Cham, 2020.

2019

• Pooja Sahni and Jyoti Kumar (2019) ‘Neuro-Cognitive Effects of Nature Experience’, The Science of Consciousness, Interlaken, Switzerland, 2019, Switzerland
• Abhishek Dahiya, Jyoti Kumar (2019). Observations on Design Thinking in Novice Designers While Empathizing With Persona. In Handbook of Research on Human-Computer Interfaces and New Modes of Interactivity (pp. 21-39). IGI Global.
• Naveen Kumar, Jyoti Kumar (2019). Efficiency 4.0 for Industry 4.0. Human Technology. 15. 55-78. 10.17011/ht/urn.201902201608.
• Sunny Bairisal, Jyoti Kumar (2019). Design and Development of a New Instrument for Measuring Aesthetic Sensitivity: Proceedings of ICoRD 2019 Volume 2. 10.1007/978-981-13-5977-4_24.
• Surbhi Pratap, Jyoti Kumar (2019). A Dimensional Analysis Across India to Study How National Cultural Diversity Affects Website Designs: Proceedings of ICoRD 2019 Volume 2. 10.1007/978-981-13-5977-4_55.
• Vinod Kotwal, Satya Santosh, Naik Satya, Abhishek Dahiya, Jyoti Kumar (2019). Street Food Cart Design: a critical component of Food Safety. Rural Technology Development and Delivery.
• Abhishek Dahiya, Jyoti Kumar (2019). Do Design Outcomes Get Influenced by Type of User Data? An Experimental Study with Primary and Secondary User Research Data. 191-197. 10.1007/978-3-030-02053-8_30.

2018

• Pooja Sahni and Jyoti Kumar (2018) ‘Nature and Brain : Integrated Study of Inner Experience and Brain Oscillations’,The Science of Consciousness, University of Arizona, Tuscon, Arizona, USA
• Abhishek Dahiya, Jyoti Kumar, ग्रामीण आवास के लिए सूचना और संचार प्रौद्योगिकी का उपयोग (2018), Jigaysa Patrika, IIT Delhi Press:
• Abhishek Dahiya, Jyoti Kumar, What motivates rural entrepreneurs? Findings from a qualitative study in Raigarh, Maharashtra,1st International Conference of Rural Technology Action Group (RuTAG), (2018), IIT Delhi.
• Abhishek Dahiya, Jyoti Kumar(2018), Innovation through Novelty and Aesthetics for increasing profit and product acceptance in handicraft products: A Case Study with Marble Products, 1st International Conference of Rural Technology Action Group (RuTAG), IIT Delhi.
• Abhishek Dahiya, Jyoti Kumar (2018), How Empathizing with persona helps in design thinking: An experimental study with novice designers, 12th International Conference on Interfaces and Human-Computer Interaction, Madrid, Spain.
• Jyotish Kumar, Jyoti Kumar. (2018, October). Investigation of Usability Issues through Physiological Tools: An Experimental Study with Tourism Websites. In International Conference on Human Systems Engineering and Design: Future Trends and Applications (pp. 365-371). Springer, Cham.
• Sumer Singh, Jyoti Kumar, P. V. M Rao, (2018). Parameters for environmental impact assessment of product packaging: a Delphi study. Journal of Packaging Technology and Research, 2(1), 3-15.
• Sumer Singh, Jyoti Kumar, P. V. M Rao, (2018). Environmental impact assessment framework for product packaging. Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal.
• Abhishek Dahiya, Jyoti Kumar, (2018). How empathizing with persona helps in design thinking: An experimental study with novice designers. In 12th International Conference on Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction.
• Abhishek Dahiya, Jyoti Kumar, (2018). Use of information and communication technology (ICT) for rural housing.
• Jyotish Kumar, Arati Prakash Khare & Jyoti Kumar, An Experimental Study to Evaluate Influence of usability on Learning Behaviour, 12th International Conference on Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction 2018 (IHCI 2018).

2017

• नवीन कुमार, ज्योति कुमार (2017), तकनिकी जटिलता के संज्ञानात्मक भार के तंत्रिका मापक: Jigaysa Patrika, IIT Delhi Press, pp- 31-35, ISBN:2349560
• Pooja Sahni and Jyoti Kumar (2017) ‘ The  benefits of Eco- human interaction: Integrating Eastern  beliefs and Western Science ’,The Science of Consciousness, University of Arizona,Tuscon, San Deigo, USA

2016

• Naveen Kumar, Jyoti Kumar, (2016, March). Measurement of efficiency of auditory vs visual communication in HMI: A cognitive load approach. In 2016 International Conference on Advances in Human Machine Interaction (HMI) (pp. 1-8). IEEE.
• Naveen Kumar, Jyoti Kumar (2016). Measurement of cognitive load in HCI systems using EEG power spectrum: an experimental study. Procedia Computer Science, 84, 70-78.
• Naveen Kumar, V Maheshwari, Jyoti Kumar, (2016, March). A comparative study of user experience in online social media branding web pages using eye tracker. In 2016 international conference on advances in human machine interaction (HMI) (pp. 1-8). IEEE.
• Pooja Sahni and Jyoti Kumar ( 2016) ‘ Nature relatedness and directed attention- an experimental study’, presented at NAOP Allahabad
• Abhishek Dahiya, Jyoti Kumar, A New Approach to Interaction Design of ICT Systems as a Special Category of ill-defined Problems.
• Sunny Bairisal, Naveen Kumar, Jyoti Kumar,. (2016). A Framework to Measure the Role of Users' Aesthetic Attitude in Visual Appreciation of ICT Products. Journal of Basic and Applied Engineering Research. 3. 2350-77.
• Jitesh Khatri, Naveen Kumar, Jyoti Kumar,(2016, March). Product form design suggestion using soft computing. In 2016 International Conference on Advances in Human Machine Interaction (HMI) (pp. 1-5). IEEE.
• Jyotish Kumar, Jyoti Kumar (2016). Affective Modelling of Users in HCI Using EEG. Procedia Computer Science. 84. 107-114. 10.1016/j.procs.2016.04.073.

2015

• Naveen Kumar, Aarati Khare, Jyoti Kumar, (2015). A Framework for Combined Evaluation by Usability and User Experience in E-learning Systems. Advances in Computer Science and Information Technology (ACSIT). 2. 15-18.
• Pooja Sahni,and Jyoti Kumar (2015) ‘Phenomenology of Higher Order Conscious Experiences and Spiritually Oriented Ecology’ In: Pratibha Rai, Prem Kumari Srivastava. Eds. ‘Spiritual Ecology and Sustainability: Practice and Confluence' ISBN 978-93-5207-386-3
• Jyotish Kumar, Jyotish Kumar, (2015). Machine learning approach to classify emotions using GSR. Advanced Research in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 2(12), 72-76.
• Pooja Sahni,and Jyoti Kumar (2015), ‘Nature and Brain’, NIAS, IISc, Banglore  (Invited Young Scholar Award)
• Aarati Khare, Jyoti Kumar, (2015). A framework for evaluation of e-learning applications in developing countries. Adv. Comput. Sci. Inf. Technol, 2, 62-67.
• Jitesh Khatri and Jyoti Kumar, “Soft computing technique for product design suggestion in the smart manufacturing industry,” in Asian Review of Mechanical Engineering, 2015, pp. 38–42. https://doi:10.16962/elkapj/si.arimpie-2015.30

2013

• Naveen Kumar, Jyoti Kumar, (2013). A Framework for Human Efficiency Measurement in Advanced Manufacturing: HCI in INDUSTRY4. 0. Guwahati, India.

2011

• Hertzum Morten, Hornbæk, Kasper, Jyoti Kumar, Shi, Qingxin, Pradeep Yammiyavar, (2011). Personal usability constructs: How people construe usability across nationalities and stakeholder groups. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, 27(8), 729-761.

2009

• Jiang, Yun, Sun, Xianghong, Li Huiyang, Pradeep Yammiyavar, Jyoti Kumar, Hertzum M. Clemmensen, T. (2009). A cross-cultural study of how usability professionals experience the usability of everyday systems.

2008

• Pradeep Yammiyavar, Torkil Clemmensen, Jyoti Kumar (2008). Influence of cultural background on non-verbal communication in a usability testing situation. International Journal of Design, 2(2).

2007

• Shi Qingxin, Jyoti Kumar, Li Huiyang, Sun, Xianghong, Pradeep Yammiyavar (July 2007). Cultural usability tests–How usability tests are not the same all over the world. In International Conference on Usability and Internationalization (pp. 281-290). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg.
• Hertzum Morten, Hornbæ Kasper, Jyoti Kumar, Shi Qingxin, Pradeep Yammiyavar  (2007) Usability Constructs: A Cross-Cultural Study of How Users and Developers Experience Their Use of Information Systems. In: Aykin N. (eds) Usability and Internationalization. HCI and Culture. UI-HCII 2007. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 4559. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-73287-7_39
• Jyoti Kumar, Nielsen Janni, Pradeep Yammiyavar (2007). Tracing Cognitive Processes for Usability Evaluation: A Cross Cultural Mind Tape Study. In International Conference on Usability and Internationalization (pp. 336-345). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg.10.1007/978-3-540-73287-7_41.
• Jyoti Kumar, Pradeep Yammiyavar, Nielsen Janni (2007). Mind Tape technique-a usability evaluation method for tracing cognitive processes in cross cultural settings. Eminds, 1(3), 83-99.
• Hertzum Morten, Clemmensen T. Hornboek, Jyoti Kumar, Shi Qingxin, Pradeep Yammiyavar (2007). Part II-International and Intercultural Usability-Usability Constructs: A Cross-Cultural Study of How Users and Developers Experience Their Use of Information Systems. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 4559, 317-326.
• Pradeep Yammiyavar, Clemmensen T. Jyoti Kumar (2007, July). Analyzing non-verbal cues in Usability Evaluation Tests. In International Conference on Usability and Internationalization Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, 4559. 462-471. 10.1007/978-3-540-73287-7_55.

2006

• Nielsen Janni, Kumar, Jyoti Kumar, Pradeep Yammiyavar (2006). Designing HCI Techniques Targeting Cultural Diversity. DHRS 2006, 45.
• Pradeep Yammiyavar and Jyoti Kumar, Use, User, Usability: Bounded rationality perspectives in cross cultural framework. Proceedings - Indo –Danish HCI Research Symposium 14th –15th May 2006, Department of Design, IIT Guwahati

2021

• Design for User Experience
• Design for Usability

2020

• Design for User Experience

2019

• Design for User Experience
• Social Immersion
• Form and Aesthetics(Co-ordinator)
• Major Project(Co-ordinator)

 2018

• Framework of Design
• Professional Ethics and Social Responsibility-I
• Design for Usability
• Social Immersion
• Design for User Experience

 2017

• Framework of Design
• Media Studies
• Applied Ergonomics
• Social Immersion
• Design for User Experience
• DESIGN FOR USABILITY

• Professional ETHICS, SOCIAL Responsibility

 2016

• Framework of Design
• Design for Usability
• Applied Ergonomics
• Social Immersion-I
• Social Immersion-II
• Design for User Experience
• Design In Indian Context
• Special Module In Design

 2015

• Framework of Design
• Advanced Form Studies
• Placement/Degree Show
• Professional Ethics and Social Responsibility-I
• Professional Ethics and Social Responsibility-II
• Design for Usability
• Applied Ergonomics
• Summer Internship
• Major Project

 2014

• Framework of Design
• Applied Ergonomics
• Advanced Form Studies
• Studies In Product configuration and Detailing
• Professional Ethics and Social Responsibility-I
• Professional Ethics and Social Responsibility-II
• Seminar (Product In Usage)
• Invited Faculty Seminars
• Project-III

 2013

• Framework of Design
• Applied Ergonomics
• Advanced Form Studies
• Studies In Product Configuration and Detailing
• Professional Ethics and Social Responsibility-I
• Professional Ethics and Social Responsibility-II
• Invited Faculty Seminars
• Project-III

 2012

• Framework of Design
• Applied Ergonomics
• Advanced Form Studies
• Studies In Product Configuration and Detailing
• Placement/Degree Show
• Project-III
• Major Project

 2011

• Framework of Design
• Applied Ergonomics
• Advanced Form Studies
• Advanced Materials Manufacturing Process and Finishes
• Studies In Product Configuration and Detailing
• Animation
• Project-III
• Major Project

 consultancy Projects

• Impact assessment study OF E-LaksHyAvahini(2021).
• Impact analysis of digital India platform(2019).
• Impact Assessment Study for Digital gaon(2019).
• Impact Assessment Study for Digital village(2019).
• Impact Assessment Study for Skilling of Persons with Disabilities(2018).
• Design of Log, collaterals and USB for promotion of Investments in ESDM sector for communication and international companies(2018).
• Social Innovation for women entrepreneurship(2018).
• Rural Housing Knowledge Network (2018).

 conferences organized:

• ux now (2016)
• India hci (2014)
• ux now

 Invited Talks:

• Social immersion as a design thinking tool’ at AICTE faculty development program on  "Cognitive skills and design thinking", 27-31 March 2021, Department of Information Technology, J&K.
• Introduction to Human Computer Interaction Design, AICTE faculty development program onHuman centred computing, Feb 15-19, 2021, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Gauhati University
• Digital msme Delhi panel discussion (2020)
• ux now (2019)
• Saas design (2019)
• Human Factors International

 national level committee member of:

• member of constituting Committee for evaluation of performance for National Awards-2019 for PMAY-G (2019)
• MHRD Logo and tag-line evaluation committee (2019)
• Republic day tableau design committee (2019)

departmental Administration

•     Department of design concept note committee convener (2018-19)
•     M. Des program coordinator (2016-2020)
•     M. Des curriculum revision committee convener (2016-17)
•     M.Des Placement Coordinator (2012-20)
•     M.Des Admission Coordinator (2012-21)
•     Departmental faculty board convener (2012-2015)

Institute Administration

•     BAP member (2019-2021)
•     Brca president (2015- 2020)
•     open house (2012-15)
•    brca vice president (2012-13)
•     Brca club president (Dance and drama, 2011-12)

Institute Level Committee Member of

•     Committee to recommend Convocation Awards and Prizes to be given during Convocation 2020
•     Committee to outline the programme of Gandhi Jayanti, 2020 celebration
•     Diamond jubilee committee 2020
•     IIT Delhi vision committee
•     convocation committee (2015-2020)
•     Raa nodal officer- iitd
•     Institute vision committee (2017-2018)

Student Research committee

•     Anchal Sharma
•     Gulshan Kumar
•     Gouri Naik
•     Shivam Jaiswal
•     Kanika Jolly
•     Sachin Tanwar
•     Ganesh S.
•     Rajas Phophale
•     Rahul Tirpude
•     Amav Kumar Tripathy
•     Vishal Shrivastava
•     Amit Patel