Founder
Personnel
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Founder
Dr. Aditya Dev Sood is the Founder and CEO of the Center
for Knowledge Societies (CKS). He has received doctorates
in Anthropology and in Sanskrit Philology from the University
of Chicago. He is a former Fulbright Scholar and has received
several academic fellowships, awards and distinctions,
graduating summa cum laude from the University of Michigan.
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Personnel
CKS personnel are drawn from a variety of disciplines including sociology, communications, media, business, human factors,
engineering, and design. Our design team includes specialists in industrial, interaction and product design. CKS also
receives interns from leading design, technology and management institutions. |
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User Research Team
The User Research team is responsible for ethnographic, qualitative, psychographic and future-casting work conducted at CKS.
The User Research team has wide experience in ethnographic and qualitative interview methods. Photography and videographic
techniques are used extensively. Usage diaries, cultural probes, and other innovative techniques are in continuous deployment and
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Design Team
Our Design team includes specialists in industrial, interaction and graphic design. The design team also conducts field
investigations into innovative user practices or ‘hacks’ that might be suggestive for the conceptualization of new
products and services. |
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Strategic Communications
Team
The StratComm team at CKS is responsible for business intelligence, recruiting and outreach activities. It coordinates
the fortnightly Ethnography and Film Series at the CKS office in Bangalore. It also handles production for the Doors of
Perception conference and other art, design, and cultural events with which CKS is associated. |
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Administration Team
The Admin team manages all contractual, financial, legal and administrative functions for the Company. It works closely
with other teams and with CKS clients and partners to ensure quality of service and clarity of communications. |
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Advisory Board
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Ashok Jhunjhunwala
Ashok Jhunjhunwala is Professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai,
India. Dr. Jhunjhunwala leads the Telecommunications and Computer Networks group (TeNeT) at IIT Madras. He has incubated
a number of companies out of the TeNet Lab, and has mentored CKS since its inception. |
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Frederick Rico Noronha
Frederick Rico Noronha is a Goa-based journalist involved with Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D) and Community Radio issues. Along with Partha Pratim, he is the founder of
Bytesforall.org, a voluntary online initiative on ICT4D. |
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Natalie Jeremijenko
Natalie Jeremijenko 1999 Rockefeller fellow, is a design engineer and technoartist. She was named one of the top one
hundred young innovators by the MIT Technology Review. Her work includes digital, electromechanical, interactive systems
and biotechnological work that have been highly recognized in the world of art. |
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Naresh Narasimhan
Naresh Narasimhan is Partner and Architect Principal for Venkataramanan Associates, a leading Bangalore-based design firm.
He has a keen interest in sustainable architecture and urban infrastructure. He is also a core team member of the
Bangalore Agenda Task Force, a private-public partnership for better urban governance in the city. |
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