Naveen Bagalkot

I am a design researcher, educator, and facilitator broadly working at the intersections of human-computer interaction (HCI) design, participatory design, science and technology studies (STS) and community-based care. My recent and ongoing work explores community owned network as an alternative infrastructure for localized, distributed and participatory design for community care and well-being in the form of the Channapatna Health Library, funded by the Association of Progressive Communication and the Numun Fund.

Previously I have worked as a Co-I with Dr Nervo Verdezoto, Cardiff University on a range of research projects funded by GCRF (Cardiff University in 2021, and Leicester University in 2019) and the AHRC-MRC in 2018 to explore the role of digital technology in enhancing community-based pregnancy care.

As a member of the Aruvu Collaboratory, I focus on facilitating collaborative design and critical making for and with grassroots community organizations such as MAYA Health, KHPT, etc.

As a member of the teaching faculty at Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Bagalkot has designed, and manages and teaches across undergraduate and graduate programs in Human Centered Design, Participatory Design and Interaction Design.