Mritunjay Kumar

About

My first exposure to human behavior happened during my psychology courses during my design doctorate. Never before have I encountered a discipline that fully explores the workings of the most magnificent creation of nature, the human mind.

A variety of exciting and challenging investigation techniques provide me with a direction to conduct my own experiments in order to understand human behavior. Starting small, I conducted multiple short experiments to answer some complex research questions, failing and succeeding along the way.

My research pursuits are centered on the marriage of design and human behavior and encompass a broad range of topics, including investigating the correlation between design and emotions, exploring data-driven design approaches, and more. My work prioritizes experimentation to obtain significant insights to guide design decisions rather than solely focusing on developing a finished product.

Employment

• Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Assistant Professor
  2025 - Present

Education

• Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur PhD

Projects & Funding

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Publications (9)

• Examining the effects of near and far cues on creativity
  Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship 2023 DOI: 10.54941/ahfe1003317
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• Laterality in Gesture-Based Video Games
  Human Factors in Virtual Environments and Game Design 2023 DOI: 10.54941/ahfe1003863
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• Creative problem solving and facial expressions: A stage based comparison
  PLOS ONE 2022 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0269504
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• Introducing Visual Literacy Activities for Primary School Children in India
  Design for Tomorrow—Volume 3 2021 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-0084-5_61
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• Pupil Dilation, Emotion Valence, and Recall of Visual Images
  Advances in Creativity, Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Communication of Design 2021 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-80094-9_59
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• Understanding the Dynamics of Emotions During the Design Process
  Design for Tomorrow—Volume 2 2021 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-0119-4_38
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• Comparing the Incubation Effect between Various Age Group of Students During the Creative Problem-Solving
  Creativity and Cognition in Art and Design 2017
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• Influence of Creative Thinking and Playfulness on Creative Styles of the Individuals
  Research into Design for Communities, Volume 2 2017 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-3521-0_40
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• Preferences in Recall of Pleasant and Unpleasant Images
  Research into Design for Communities, Volume 2 2017 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-3521-0_59
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