Presenter

Pranav Madhav Kuber is a PhD candidate in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). He received his MS in Industrial and Systems Engineering from RIT in 2020 and has earned a BE in Mechanical Engineering from Pune University. His research interests span the domains of biomechanics, human factors, and ergonomics. Pranav has worked on projects relating to designing products that offer higher comfort to users and has contributed to the development of systems to detect and augment the capabilities of humans. Particularly, his research focuses on developing innovative technologies by studying the impacts on the human body during interactions with products, systems, and the environment with the intention of improving the comfort, safety, and efficiency of humans.