Bio

Dr. Anmol Srivastava

Assistant Professor, Department of Human-Centered Design | Principal Member LITDC/P8 “Metaverse”, BIS

Dr. Anmol Srivastava is an HCI designer focused on leveraging emerging technologies to enhance utility, usability, and creative self-expression. His research centers on Bharat-Centric HCI, aiming to develop solutions tailored to India's unique needs and contexts.

Dr. Srivastava completed his Ph.D. under the guidance of Prof. Pradeep Yammiyavar at the UE and HCI Lab, Department of Design, IIT Guwahati. His doctoral research earned several accolades, including national and international travel grants and prestigious awards. In 2017, he represented the SIGCHI community and the future of HCI research as an ACM SIGCHI Student Ambassador from India at the 50th Turing Award Ceremony in San Francisco. The Turing Award, often called the Nobel Prize for Computer Science, highlights the importance of his contributions.

His primary research interests include AR/VR/MR, Tangible Interaction, UX Design, and Physical Computing.

Academic Profile

Education

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Department of Design
Ph.D. in Design (Human-Computer Interaction), 2019
Supervisor: Prof. Pradeep Yammiyavar, FDRS
Manipal Institute of Technology (Manipal University), Karnataka, India
Master of Technology in Digital Electronics and Advanced Communication (2009 – 2011)
Manipal Institute of Technology (Manipal University), Karnataka, India
Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics & Communication (2005 – 2009)

Teaching Experience

Assistant Professor at HCD, IIITD, New Delhi (Jan 2023 - Present)
Head, Creative Interfaces Lab
Assistant Professor, School of Design, UPES, Dehradun (Oct 2018 – Jan 2023)

Awards and Grants

2023 Teaching Excellence Award, IIITD
2022 Erasmus Plus Staff Mobility, CAG University
2021 Nominated for Best Researcher Award, UPES
2020 ACM SIGCHI Early Career Mentorship Grant (cancelled due to COVID-19)
2019 Abhigyaat Industrial Immersion Grant, UPES (~USD 2500)
2018 Finalist, NASSCOM Design4India Award 2018 (Immersive Category), Bangalore
2018 Ph.D. SRC Grant, 24th IFIP World Computer Congress 2018, Poznan, Poland
2017 Student Ambassador from India at the 50th ACM Turing Award Ceremony, USA
2016 Best Demonstration Award, ACM ICMI 2016, Tokyo, Japan
2015 Finalist, Samsung Innovation Award – “Augmented Reality for textbooks,” IITG

Services

Posters Track Co-Chair COMPASS 2024; Sponsorship Co-chair ACC 2024, IIITD
Principal Member from IIITD, Bureau of Indian Standards, LITDC - Panel 8/ Metaverse
Program Chair, India HCI 2023
Introduced two additional tracks – Arts Track and Women in HCI, the first of their kind at India HCI.
Placement Coordinator; Student Mentor Program Coordinator - HCD, IIITD
Faculty Sponsor IIITD ACM SIGCHI Student Chapter
Reviewer for DIS, CSCW, ISS, ICMI, HWID
Member – ACM SIGCHI, HCI Professional Association of India