IIT Hyderabad congratulates Mr Ketan Chaturmutha, PhD scholar, Department of Design, working under the supervision of Prof. Deepak John Mathew, Department of Design. for being appointed as an Associate Professor at the BITS Design School, BITS Pilani, Mumbai Campus.

Jun 1, 2026

IIT Hyderabad congratulates Mr Ketan Chaturmutha, PhD scholar, Department of Design, working under the supervision of Prof. Deepak John Mathew, Department of Design. for being appointed as an Associate Professor at the BITS Design School, BITS Pilani, Mumbai Campus.

IIT Hyderabad congratulates Mr Ketan Chaturmutha, PhD scholar, Department of Design, working under the supervision of Prof. Deepak John Mathew, Department of Design. for being appointed as an Associate Professor at the BITS Design School, BITS Pilani, Mumbai Campus. (https://www.bitsdesign.edu.in/faculty/ketan-chaturmutha/)

This achievement reflects the quality of research, academic rigor, and professional excellence nurtured at our institute. During his doctoral journey, Ketan was associated with TiHAN, IIT Hyderabad, contributing to projects in the domain of Urban Air Mobility. He was also a Prime Minister’s Research Fellow (PMRF) and was recognized with the Research Scholar Award during his tenure at the institute.

He represented our Institute internationally as a Student Ambassador to Japan under the SIC LIN program. His academic and design contributions include 4 design registrations, 1 journal publication, and 6 conference proceeding publications in the areas of Industrial Design, Product Semantics, and Urban Air Mobility.

He has also brought valuable professional industry experience to his academic journey, further strengthening the interdisciplinary and practice-led research culture at our institute.