Research

Research Labs

The Department of Design consists of well-equipped labs that serve to both research and teaching. The following are the labs in the department:

User Experience Lab

Faculty in charge: Prof. Jyoti Kumar

Welcome to User Experience Lab @ Department of Design, IIT Delhi! We study human experiences in context of digital product usage. Some of the questio…

Design for Sustainability Lab

Faculty in charge: Prof. Sumer Singh

The design for sustainability Lab (DFS))works for interdisciplinary research that empowers innovators, designers, and communities to co-create sustai…

Media Technology Lab

Faculty in charge: Prof. Charu Monga

The Media Technology Lab at IIT Delhi is a cutting-edge research space focused on exploring the intersection of immersive technology, design, art, an…

G.A.M.E.S. lab

Faculty in charge: Prof. Aakash Johry

The Gaming, Augmented & Mixed-reality Experiences and Simulations lab is an experimental collective of designers and researchers that explores the tr…

DeSH Lab

Faculty in charge: Prof. Saurabh Tewari

The Design Studies/History Lab (DeSH Lab) at IIT Delhi advances Design Studies and Design History through research, pedagogy, and public disseminatio…

DESCINED Lab

Faculty in charge: Prof. Srinivasan Venkataraman

Design Science, Innovation and Education (DESCINED; pronounced di-zined) Laboratory was created for undertaking design science, producing design inno…

Makerspace

Faculty in charge: Prof. Jay Dhariwal

Makerspace is a DIY facility for people who like to make things, are curious about how stuff works, or would like to learn new skills in tinkering. M…

QuEST Lab

Faculty in charge: Prof. Jay Dhariwal

The quest of our research lab is to design solutions for Quality of Life Enhancement using Science (Design Science, Architectural Science, Social Sci…

Human Factors and Ergonomics

The Ergo Lab is designed as a flexible facility for research work on usability, human performance, comfort, health, environmental simulation and user…

DIVINE Lab

Faculty in charge: Prof. Jyoti Kumar

Welcome Design And Innovation Lab For Village-Level Entrepreneurs @ IIT Delhi DIVINE Lab or Design and Innovation in Villagepreneurs' Indigenous Netw…

Rekhi Mind Lab

Faculty in charge: Prof. Jyoti Kumar

Mind Lab at DoD, IIT Delhi, has been funded by Rekhi Foundation. The goal of the lab is to design and develop evidence-based pedagogical intervention…

Phygital Humanics Lab (PH Lab)

Faculty in charge: Prof. Nilakshi Yein

Human-Centered Design, Serious Gaming, Cultural Ergonomics & Experiential Learning The Phygital Humanics Lab (PH Lab) is an interdisciplinary researc…

WAH Studio (Wellbeing + AI + Humanity)

Faculty in charge: Prof. Mritunjay Kumar

WAH Studio designs and studies AI systems that support human wellbeing. We examine how emotions influence thinking, creativity, learning, and everyda…

Image and Narratives Lab

Faculty in charge: Prof. Subir Dey

Image and Narratives Lab explores how images shape and communicate thoughts, ideas, and information across contexts. Situated at the intersection of …

Social Innovation Lab

Social Innovation Lab at Department of Design, undertakes projects relevant to larger social good and is a breeding ground of rural entrepreneurial i…