Richa Gupta

Richa Gupta
2021 Neilom Fellow

Dr. Richa Gupta is an Assistant Professor of Human-Centered Design at IIT-Delhi. She earned her Ph.D. from IIT Delhi’s Khosla School of Information Technology after receiving her BTech in Mechanical Engineering from IITDM, Jabalpur, and her Master of Design (MDes) from IIT Bombay.

She spent a year as a project scientist at IIT Delhi’s Assistech Laboratory, where she helped with the industrial design of numerous assistive technologies in the areas of accessible education and mobility.

Dr. Gupta won the 2021 Neilom Prize at IIT Delhi for her work in assistive technologies. Her work included significant experimentation with organizations in India (National Association for the Blind) and the United States (Indiana School for the Blind & Visually Impaired) that excel in accessibility programs and inclusion of the blind and visually impaired.

Learn more and connect with Richa at her LinkedIn page.