EDUCATION

Master of Industrial Design, 2024-2026
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Providence, Rhode Island, USA
(Relevant Coursework: Computational Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Biodesign, Digital Materiality, NASA-Spacesuits Reimagined)

Computing Fabrics, fibers@mit with Yoel Fink, 2025
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Bachelor of Design, Fashion & Apparel Design, 2016-2020
National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Bhubaneswar, India
(Relevant Coursework: Textile Science, Garment Construction & Pattern Making, Research Methodologies, Craft-based Design Development, Digital Design)


PUBLICATION

From Ecological Threats to Material Assets: Scaling Biomaterial Innovation using Oriental Bittersweet, WIP, 2025

Design Intervention Through Permaculture and Social Change: Case Studies from Selected Indian Farming Sectors (With Lipsa Mohapatra & Goutam Saha), 22nd Annual International Foundation of Fashion Technology Institutes (IFFTI), Kent (OH), June 2020


ACCOLADES

Awarded, RISD ID, Marc Harrison Fund, 2025
Awarded, RISD ID, Health Fund, 2025
Accepted, HMG x RISD Research Collaborative Biomimicry Seminar, 2024
Fellowship, RISD Graduate Fellowship, 2024-26
Finalist, 11th Young India Challenge out of 5000+ applicants, Feb 2020
Client Appreciation Award, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) India, Feb 2022
Above & Beyond Award, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) India, Aug 2022
Spot/Good Job Award, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) India, Dec 2022

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Inside the Arthur Loeb Design-Science Studio at the RISD Fleet Library, 2025

Material-driven Design at The RISD Nature Lab, 2024-2025

On behalf of the Directorate of Handicrafts & Cottage Industries (Department of Handloom, Textiles and Handicraft | Govt. of Odisha, India) at Arvora, Bhubaneswar (India) - Geographical Indication (GI) Tag research & documentation of “Cuttack Silver Filigree – Chandi Tarakasi”


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

TA to Anais Missakian, Computing Fabrics (MIT)
Providence, RI (USA) | September 2025 – Present

RA to Charlie Canon, Learning in Practice
Providence, RI (USA) | September 2025 – Present

TA to Peter Yeadon, Catalyst Studio
Providence, RI (USA) | September 2025 – Present

RA at the Virtual Textiles Research Group, Textile Department, RISD
Providence, RI (USA) | July 2025 – Present

RA at Arthur Loeb Design Science Archive, Fleet Library, RISD
Providence, RI (USA) | February 2025 – September 2025

TA to Persephone Allen, Design Histories
Providence, RI (USA) | February 2025 – May 2025

Biomaterials GA at The Nature Lab, RISD
Providence, RI (USA) | September 2024 – May 2025

TA to Megan Valanidas, Material Matters
Providence, RI (USA) | September 2024 – December 2024

Senior Product Designer at thinkbridge Software Pvt. Ltd.
Remote/Pune (India) | July 2023 – July 2024

UX Designer (Associate) at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) India
Gurugram (India) | June 2021 – July 2023

Communication Designer at Save Missing Girls
Remote | Contractual, July 2023 – September 2023

Graphic Design Coordinator at DeTour Odisha
Bhubaneswar (India) | January 2021 – May 2021

Research Consultant at Arvora
Bhubaneswar (India) | October 2020 – January 2021


CERTIFICATIONS

Google UX Professional Certificate, March 2023
Design Thinking for the Greater Good, University of Virginia, May 2023
Human-Centred Design, UC San Diego, May 2023