My current research is focused on ways of making contemporary technological products easier to use for older (65+) people and the area of research is primarily a combination of visual design, interaction design, and certain aspects of cognitive and social sciences. The overall focus of my research is ageing and independent living. Specifically looking at telemedicine, communication and security.
Current research projects
Adaptable interface framework for intuitively learnable product interfaces
It is challenging to design product interfaces for older people mostly because of their diversity in terms of prior-experience and cognitive abilities. This project investigates an “adaptable interface framework” as strategy to address diversity of older peoples’ capabilities.
AARAM
The primary focus is to make and archive data related to historical architecture and archaeological materials related to the traditional architectural heritage of Southeast and South Asia, which will be accessible to architects, educators and researchers through: Documenting indigenous, Hindu and Buddhist architecture and settlements in formats intelligible to architects, with an emphasis first on physical, annotated, visual documentation and secondly on a digital format. In addition photos and architectural drawings or sketches to explain the built forms, texts such as captions and essays, reports and articles etc. must use clear, accurate architectural terminology. Resource and reference materials to aid the researcher regarding terminology and theoretical approaches related to architecture and the environment in the cultures of Southeast and South Asia.
Design thinking skills and novice design students.
Investigation into how novice design students negotiate wicked problem. Limitations of current teaching practices and challenges students face while developing thinking skills appropriate for addressing design problems.
Past industry projects
2000 to 2002: Dance and the Temple - Digital heritage site
1999 to 2000: eduPAD - OS Graphical User Interface design
2001 to 2002: Illustrations for the book
2000 to 2008: Few selected Logo designs
2005 to 2006: Shilalu Shilpalu a B&W Photography exhibition
1997 to 1999 : Dunay - Interface design for game
1990 to 1996: Various digital media projects
2008 to 2012: Largeformat B&W photography
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2000 to 2002: Dance and the Temple - Digital heritage site
Interpretation and construction of heritage through a 'virtual' site. A multidisciplinary project funded by the Getty Grant Program, carried out in Oxford, London, Singapore and Java. (Design and development of data-driven website.) -
1999 to 2000: eduPAD - OS Graphical User Interface design
The development and testing of the prototype electronic device (eduPAD) in a trial school was an inter-agency collaborative project involving a number of institutions in Singapore. The Ministry’s industrial partners were mainly responsible for the development of the hardware device and the software applications for the device. The Educational Technology Division of the Ministry of Education was in-charge of the training and exploration of the use of the eduPAD system in the trial school. The National Institute of Education was invited to evaluate the pedagogical use of the eduPAD in the classrooms. -
2001 to 2002: Illustrations for the book
Illustrations and information graphics for the book - 'Designing usable Web interfaces',2002, Prentice Hall. -
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2000 to 2008: Few selected Logo designs
Few logo and corporate designs done during my tenure at National University of Singapore. -
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2005 to 2006: Shilalu Shilpalu a B&W Photography exhibition
Shelalu Shilpalu (Rock formations and sculptures) - B&W photography exhibition (Silver gelatine medium). The photographs try to capture unique landscape of Deccan plateau of India. Photographs also include structures built with granites centuries ago and which now become part of the landscape. A 5 years project resulting in a solo exhibition in 2006. -
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1997 to 1999 : Dunay - Interface design for game
This was an experimental distributed virtual reality game designed as part of a research project at Kent Ridge Digital Labs, National University of Singapore, Singapore -
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1990 to 1996: Various digital media projects
Over this period worked on projects related to content development for interactive digital media. -
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2008 to 2012: Largeformat B&W photography
Some prints from joint analogue photo exhibition in Singapore. -
