Educational Qualification

• Partnered Ph.D. in Design, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Swinburne University of Technology  
• M.S. Communication

Work Experience (Research /Teaching)

• 2022 – Visiting faculty, Design Thinking elective, Rajagiri Business School, Kochi
• 2013-2015 - Assistant Professor, Department of Visual Media and Communication, Amrita School of Arts and Sciences, Kochi
• 2011-2012 - Corporate Communications/Marine Sales Officer – IOCL

Journal Publication

Articles in peer reviewed journals:

• Rangarajan, V., Onkar, P. S., De Kruiff, A., & Barron, D. (2022). The role of perception of affective quality in graphic design inspiration. The Design Journal, pp  867-886    Volume 25, 2022 - Issue 5 - Scopus Q2
• Rangarajan, V., Onkar, P. S., De Kruiff, A., & Barron, D. (2022). A descriptive phenomenological approach to perception of affective quality in design inspiration. Design Studies, 78, 101072. - Scopus Q1
• Vimal Krishnan R. (2018). Reimagining Perumthachan’s Pond: Information and Experience in Virtual Reality Narratives. Communication and Journalism Research 7(2). Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Calicut.

Conference Proceedings:

• Rangarajan, V., Onkar, P.S., De Kruiff, A., Barron, D. (2023). Imager, Interpreter, Aesthete: Roles Played by Design Students in Graphic Design Ideation. In: Gero, J.S. (eds) Design Computing and Cognition’22. DCC 2022. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-20418-0_42
• Rangarajan, V., Onkar, P.S., De Kruiff, A., Barron, D. (2022). Correction to: Understanding Emotion in Design Inspiration Contexts Through the Core Affect Model. In: Chakrabarti, A., Poovaiah, R., Bokil, P., Kant, V. (eds) Design for Tomorrow—Volume 3. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, vol 223. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-0084-5_76
• Vimal Krishnan, R., Onkar, P.S. (2019). Virtual Reality References in Design Problem Solving: Towards an Understanding of Affect-Cognition Interaction in Conceptual Design. In: tom Dieck, M., Jung, T. (eds) Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality. Progress in IS. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-06246-0_18

Conferences / MDPs Attended / FDPs Attended

• Invited resource person for design thinking, 2nd Refresher Course in e-content Development and Online Pedagogy in Social Science Teaching, The UGC – Human Resource Development Centre, University of Calicut, March, 2023 
• Co-evolution of design research and design practice - implications of new methodological developments on future design processes - Design Process SIG workshop (presented abstract of a potential paper/book chapter) University of Rostock, Germany, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Delhi, Open University. U.K, The Design Society, January 2023
• Rangarajan, V., Onkar, P. S., Kruiff, A. D., & Barron, D (2022). Imager, Interpreter, Aesthete: Roles Played by Design Students in Graphic Design Ideation. 10th Design Computing and Cognition Conference held at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, June 2-July 6, 2022 – Paper presentation
• Rangarajan, V., Onkar, P. S., Kruiff, A. D., & Barron, D. (2022). Correction to: Understanding Emotion in Design Inspiration Contexts Through the Core Affect Model. In Design for Tomorrow—Volume 3 (pp. C1-C1). Springer, Singapore.
• Rangarajan, V., (2021). Workshop on ‘Advances in Design Cognition Measurement’(online). 9th Design   Computing and Cognition Conference organized by Georgia Institute of Technology, USA – Workshop participant.
• Rangarajan, V., (2020) Invited participant at Design Studies Research Notes: Virtual Special Issue Workshop (Online). Technical University of Denmark, Denmark – Invited workshop participant
• Rangarajan, V (2019) The Role of Emotion in Conceptual Graphic Design: A Study of Design Students, Building Bridges: Faculty of Health, Arts and Design Postgraduate Conference, Faculty of Health, Arts, and Design, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia.
• Vimal Krishnan, R.., Onkar, P. S. (2018) The Influence of Affect-Cognition Interaction in Conceptual Design (poster presentation), 9th Design Computing and Cognition Conference held at Politecnico Di Milano, Italy.
• Vimal Krishnan, R.., Onkar, P. S. (2018). Virtual reality references in design problem solving: towards an understanding of affect-cognition interaction in conceptual design. 4th International AR and VR Conference, Held at Creative AR & VR Hub, Faculty of Business and Law, Manchester Metropolitan University.

Awards And Achievements

• 2023 - Certificate of Research Excellence for Research in Design, awarded by IIT Hyderabad
• 2022 - Certificate of Research Excellence for Research in Design, awarded by IIT Hyderabad
• 2019 - Certificate of Appreciation for Research in Design, awarded by IIT Hyderabad
• 2017 - Partnered Ph.D- IIT Hyderabad Scholarship, awarded by Swinburne University of Technology
• 2014- NET/JRF/SRF - Mass Communication and Journalism, awarded by University Grants Commission