Shruthi Thaiveppil Gopi
Born and raised in Kochi, India. Shruthi graduated from TKM Institute in Kerala with a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering. She earned a Master’s degree in Product Design from the Indian Institute of Information Technology after graduating in 2017, and she was researching Design Interventions in Marine jetty that adhered to Indian design codes at the time. She was also employed concurrently at the Indian Institute as a Teaching assistant for Product design students. She moved to Vietnam after receiving her postgraduate degree in 2019 and started working as a Graphic design lecturer for FPT University.
Additionally, Shruthi contributed to several mobile application projects as well as articles based on her own research. She also serves as a Technical committee member for the International Conference for Modern Educational technology.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Master of Design (2017 – 2019)
Indian Institute of Information Technology, India
Thesis: Design Intervention in Marine Jetty
- Bachelor of Technology in Civil Engineering (2013 – 2017)
TKM Institute of Technology, India
Thesis: Structural Analysis and Design proposal for Check dam (Thenmala dam)
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
- British University Vietnam (BUV)
Faculty (2023 – Current)
School of Creative Industries, BA (Hons) Contemporary Creative Practice.
- FPT University (Vietnam)
Graphic Design Lecturer (2019 – 2022)
Head of MOOC – UI/UX Specialization (2020-2022),
Thesis Supervisor – Mobile applications & Game design (2019 – 2022).
- Indian Institute of Information Technology (M.P., India)
Teaching Assistant – Product design (2017 – 2019).
RESEARCH AREAS / FIELDS
- Modern Education & Technology
- Product design, Service design, Interaction design
- Visual ergonomics
RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS
- Shruthi Thaiveppil Gopi (2022)
Widening of the Digital divide by Advanced Online Classroom & Persistence of Virtual Learning after the Pandemic Era: Improving the Classroom Management with Technology DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3543407.3543413
RESEARCH & CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS / EXHIBITIONS
- Shruthi Thaiveppil Gopi (2022)
International Conference on Modern Educational Technology 2022,
Paper presentation, Conference proceedings,
Macau, China.
- Shruthi Thaiveppil Gopi (2021)
FPT Education Conference on Business, Economics and Management 2021,
Paper presentation, Conference proceedings,
FPT University, Hanoi, Vietnam.
- Shruthi Thaiveppil Gopi (2019)
KECD International Poster Exhibition
Korean Ensemble of Contemporary Design, Seoul, South Korea.
AWARDS & HONOURS
- Best Presentation award (2022)
International Conference on Modern Educational Technology
‘Awarded the Best paper presentation in the Improving Classroom Management with Technology category’.
- Best Paper award (2021)
FPT Education Conference on Business, Economics and Management 2021 (FCBEM),
‘Awarded the Best paper in the conference proceeding held by FCBEM’.
- Best Lecturer award (2021)
Graphic Design lecturer, FPT University,
‘Given the title of best lecturer for the academic year’s top teaching efforts’.
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