Faculty at School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Lalit Kumar Das

Lalit Kumar Das

Distinguished Visiting Professor


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Prof. Lalit Kumar Das holds a Master of Technology in Design Engineering from IIT Delhi (1969-1971) and a Master of Art in Industrial Design from the Royal College of Art, London (1972-1974). He currently serves as Distinguished Honorary Faculty in the Department of Design at Delhi Technological University and as a Distinguished Visiting Professor at Shiv Nadar University. His research interests encompass sustainable design, non-parochial non-partisan frameworks for the study of design, values in decision making for sustainable product design, forecasting future design possibilities, citizen-centric e-governance, control systems for quadcopters, and automated detection of potholes and cracks. Among his achievements, he has been involved in the development of the National Design Policy, served as the founding editor of the Design for All India newsletter, acted as an external expert on the senate of NID Ahmedabad, and been a member of the Government of India's Design Clinic Scheme for MSME.

  • 1964 – 1969 – B.Tech Civil Engineering, Civil Engineering from IIT Kanpur.
  • 1969 – 1971 - Master of Technology in Design Engineering from IIT Delhi
  • 1972 – 1974 – Master of Art in Industrial Design from the Royal College of Art, London.

  • 2018 – Present – Distinguish Honorary Faculty, Department of Design, Delhi Technological University
  • 2014 – Present – Director, BETQ Data Analytics Pvt Ltd.
  • 2012 – 2013 – Chief Project Manager, RITES LTD.
  • 2006 – 2009 – Head, IDD Centre, IIT Delhi
  • 1996 – 2008 – Coordinator, Industrial Design Program, IIT Delhi

  • Sustainable Design, Non-parochial non-partisan framework for study of design, Values in decision making for Sustainable Product Design; Forecasting Future Design Possibilities; Citizen-Centric E-governance, Control system Quadcopters and Automated Detection of Potholes & Cracks.

 

  • Engaged in the development of the National Design Policy
  • Founding editor of Design for All India newsletter
  • External expert on the senate of NID Ahmedabad
  • Member of the GOI Design Clinic Scheme for MSME

  • Member of the National Committee on Design and Artisan development.
  • Expert Member in the ‘Science & Society’ Programme and Technopreneur Promotion Programme (TePP) of Department of Science & Technology.