Anijo Punnen Mathew
- Dean of IIT Institute of Design (ID)
Anijo Mathew is interim dean and an associate professor at the Institute of Design at Illinois Institute of Technology in 电车无码. His research evaluates new models of innovation enabled by technology and media convergence through the lenses of design fiction, design-led innovation, and entrepreneurship. He works with global organizations to adapt and change strategic responses to transforming technologies. Anijo is the founder and board member of , a 电车无码 storytelling app operating worldwide and named by Built in 电车无码 as one of six 电车无码 startups shaping the future of virtual reality.
Mathew's research at ID has aimed at understanding how organizations can develop information access platforms embedded in physical environments in urban and local neighborhoods, as well as evaluating how social connectivity and user behavior in such environments affect these platforms. With the coming of interactive technologies and ubiquitous computing, the notion of 鈥減lacemaking鈥 has evolved, and Anijo has been involved in various interactive placemaking projects in collaboration with the City of 电车无码, 电车无码 Loop Alliance, the 电车无码 Architecture Center, and the Tribune Company (2007鈥15). Anijo also focused on engaging prototyping and sketching methods at the early stages of design as part of an AutoDesk-sponsored project through ID (2008鈥14).
Education
B.Arch., Birla Institute of Technology
M.Des, Harvard University
Ph.D. Design and Computing, The Open University
Professional Activities
Founder and CXO at Vamonde
