Experience and Teaching

I have a cumulative experience of over 22 years of working in academic as well as professional domains. Given below are the details of my contributions in both the domains:

In the academic domain

As Instructor

  • 7 Invited workshops on Active Learning in classrooms at various institutes (since Dec 2018)
  • MOOC Designing Learner Centric MOOCs, on NPTEL (Feb -Mar 2019) and IITBombayX (Aug-Oct 2018)
  • Semester course on HCI for MCA IInd year, as a visiting faculty for SIMSR, Somaiya Vidyavihar, Mumbai (Aug-Dec 2016)
  • MOOC ‘3D Architectural visualization‘, on IITBombayX, (Nov 2016-Jan 2017)
  • MOOC ‘Basic 3D animation using Blender‘, on IITBombayX (Jul-Sep 2015, Feb-Apr 2016, Jun-Oct 2016)
  • 15 workshops on 3D animation using Blender, at various institutes (Since 2009)
  • 2 courses on Digital animation and Special effects, ZICA Studios (1998-2002)

As Co-Instructor

  • MOOC 3D visualization on IITBombayX (Oct -Dec 2018)
  • 1 PG course on Communication skills (HS699 and CS792) with Profs. Arya and Phatak, IIT Bombay (Jan 2013, July 2014 and July 2015)
  • Workshop on ‘Considering touch gestures and sensor based affordances‘, T4E 2015
  • 6 workshops on Instructional Design with Prof. Sahana Murthy, IIT Bombay (2010-09)
  • 1 workshop on eLearning post-production with Prof. Deepak Phatak, IIT Bombay (2009)

As Co-Guide (with Prof. Sridhar Iyer, IIT Bombay)

  • 1 PG project (2009)
  • 9 UG projects (Since 2009)

In the professional domain

As Senior Project Manager, Dept of Computer Science and Engg., IIT Bombay, Mumbai (2002 onwards)

  • Educational content creation for Low Cost Access Device (LCAD): Aakash (Since 2013)
    2 Publications; 3 Android applications; 2 UG Projects
  • Repository of learning objects (LOs) for engineering and science concepts (2009-2013)
    4 Publications; 4 ID Templates; 279 LOs; 6 Workshops
  • Create educational content using open source 3D animation tool: Blender
    3 Publications; 15 Tutorials, 9 Workshops; 1 PG & 7 UG Projects
  • Creation of audio-video educational content resource of IIT Bombay (2002-2009)
  • Design and implement methodology to capture live lectures in classrooms
    1 Publication; 5 Documentary films; ~500 hours of video content; 5 Awards

As Sequence Director, Head of post-production, ZICA Studios, Mumbai (1998-2002)

  • Core team member of India’s first animation and live feature film: Bhagmati (126 mins)
  • Technical supervision of digital department for post-production and special effects
  • Faculty member for digital animation and special effects

As Senior Visualizer, Market Missionaries (I) Pvt Ltd, Pune (1993-1995)

  • Visualize and design press advertisement campaigns, and outdoor advertising