Publications & Patents
Research contributions, innovations, and intellectual property spanning XR, AI, and engineering design
Journals & Conferences
(36)Progressive Form Generation for Complex Products: A Human-in-the-Loop Multi-Agent Framework for Designer-Led Co-Creation
Sankar B et al.
Behaviour & Information Technology, Taylor & Francis
Git for Sketches: An Intelligent Tracking System for Capturing Design Evolution
Sankar B, Amogh A S, Sandhya Baranwal, Dibakar Sen
Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, Elsevier
Novelty on Demand via Progressive Ideation using an Agentic AI Framework
Sankar B, Aadya Bharti, Srinidhi Ranjini Girish, Dibakar Sen
Design Studies, Elsevier
Enumeration of Objects over Large Visual Fields
Sankar B, Devottama Sen, Dibakar Sen
Behaviour Research Methods, Springer
An Agentic AI Framework for Form Design through Implicit Visual Attention
Sankar B, Dibakar Sen
Journal of Engineering Design, Taylor & Francis
DĀ² Design: Dual-Conditioned Diffusion AI for Accelerated Product Form Generation
Sankar B, Amogh A S
Computer-Aided Design (Elsevier)
Semantic characterization of ideation: a computational framework using vector embedding and clustering
Sankar B, Dibakar Sen
Journal of Engineering Design
A Novel Idea Generation Tool using a Structured Conversational AI (CAI) System
Sankar B, Dibakar Sen
Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing (AIEDAM)
A Novel Version Control Scheme for Supporting Interrupted Product Concept Sketching
Sankar B, Dibakar Sen
9th International Conference on Research into Design
GAITMATE: Dual-Mode In-Place Locomotion for Virtual Reality from Foot-Mounted Ranging, Optical Flow and Inertial Sensing
Sankar B et al.
IEEE VR 2027
A Better Witness: When the System's Account of Your Reasoning Transfers Better Than Your Own
Sankar B et al.
Creative AI 2026 (NeurIPS Creative AI Track: Agency)
A Collaborative Human-AI Framework for Ethical and Effective Scientific Communication
Sankar B, Gayathri E, Amogh A S
Written Communication, Springer
A Novel Ear Space Reference (ESR) Model for Ergonomic Design of Earphones
Spoorthy Kannur, Agrini Chaturvedi, Pallav Wakyos, Sankar B
Ergonomics in Design, Sage
A Parametric Investigation of Proximity-Based Perceptual Grouping in Immersive Virtual Environments
S. Shree Darshni, Sankar B, Vishal Singh, Dibakar Sen
Design Computing and Cognition (DCC 2026), Paris
A UX Law-Guided AI Platform for Generating High-Fidelity User Interfaces (UI) from Low-Fidelity Inputs
Sankar B, Jhansi G
Computer-Aided Design, Elsevier
Asking Questions the Right Way: A Multi-Agent Conversational System for Prompt Formulation ā A Neurophysiological Pilot
Sankar B, Pawni Yadav, Srinidhi Ranjini Girish, Amogh A S
Information Processing and Management, Elsevier
Beyond the Salient: Recovering an Aesthetic Fingerprint from Immersive Gaze using Deep Saliency and Vision Language Models
Sankar B et al.
IEEE AIxVR 2027
Creating an Atomic User Model for Personality-Aware LLM Interaction
Sankar B et al.
User Modeling and User-Adapted Interaction, Springer
Designing the Problem: A Curiosity-Driven Framework for Human-AI Collaboration in Problem Framing
Sankar B, Aadya Bharti
10th International Conference on Research into Design (iCoRD 2027)
KAAYA: The Body Draws What the Eye Never Sees
Sankar B et al.
Creative AI 2026 (NeurIPS Creative AI Track: Agency)
Neophilic and Neophobic Design Preferences Across Generational Cohorts: Consumer Attraction to Conventional and Unconventional Product Aesthetics
Sankar B et al.
Journal of Business Research, Elsevier
Preference Without Assertion: Locating Aesthetic Agency in a Gaze-Driven Design System
Sankar B et al.
Creative AI 2026 (NeurIPS Creative AI Track: Agency)
SenseiAI: An LLM-based Framework for Evaluating and Enhancing Sustainability during Early Stages of Product Design
Sankar B, Madhura Mahagaonkar, Gayathri E, Anusri P and Aditya Ramesh
10th International Conference on Research into Design (iCoRD 2027)
VAPOURS: Sculpting Fog to Find the Form Before the Form
Sankar B et al.
Creative AI 2026 (NeurIPS Creative AI Track: Agency)
When the Facts Run Out - Measuring and Steering Identity Substitution in Large Language Model Investment Advice
Saanvi Khetan, Sankar B
ICAIF '26 - 7th ACM International Conference on AI in Finance
Designing with the Eyes: Implicit Attention-based Form Ideation in Virtual Reality
Sankar B, Dibakar Sen
ACM Eye Tracking Research and Applications (ETRA)
FAMOT: An Open-Source Virtual Reality Application for Target Achievement Control Evaluation of Upper Limb Motor Functions
Manikandan Shenbagam, Sankar B, Biswarup Mukherjee
International Society for Virtual Rehabilitation (ISVR) - RehabWeek 2025
From h-index to AIMS: A Multi-dimensional Model for Comprehensive Research Impact Assessment
Sankar B, S Rajath, Mrtiyunjay Doddamani
10th International Conference on Research into Design (iCoRD)
OTGP: An Innovative Biometric Authentication System with On-The-Go-Passwords using a Novel Typing Signature
Shlok Shirodhkar, Sankar B
Journal of Emerging Investigators
ToeFro-Varus: A Gamified, Machine Learning-Powered Wearable for Enhancing Physiotherapy Adherence in Children with Congenital Talipes Equinovarus
Varun Nadkarni, Sankar B
Journal of High School Science
Using design principles as a lens to interpret user needs: a case study using a new 3D tic-tac-toe game
Joe Thomas, Muzammil Bagewadi, Sankar B, Rajath S and Vishal Singh
Proceedings of the Design Society
A Novel Automated Device for Removal of 3D Printed Parts from Build Platforms
Sankar B, H Kishore Kumaar, Dibakar Sen
15th International Conference on Industrial Problems on Machines and Mechanisms (IPRoMM)
Design and Characterization of a Novel, Low-Cost Resistive Stretch Sensor Band for Interactions in HCI Applications
Sankar B, Arunkumar Dhuraisamy, S Sindhu, S Rajath
15th International IEEE Conference on Computing, Communication and Networking Technologies (ICCCNT)
Ethical Decision Making for Social Robots in Elderly Care Scenario: A Computational Approach
Siri Dubbaka, Sankar B
ICSR 2023, Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Overcoming Ideation Bottlenecks using Conversational AI
Sankar B, Dibakar Sen
9th International Conference on Product Lifecycle Modelling, Simulation & Synthesis
Transforming Pixels into a Masterpiece: AI-Powered Art Restoration using a Novel Distributed Denoising CNN (DDCNN)
B. Sankar, Siri Dubbaka, K Kumar, Mukil Saravanan
International Conference on Emerging Techniques in Computational Intelligence (ICETCI)
Patents
(11)Biometric Authentication System using Novel Typing Signatures
Sankar B
Patent No: 202521020306
Interactive Recovery Equipment, Device, System and Method for Forearm Rehabilitation using a Gamified Approach
Sankar B
Patent No: 202521026225
A Motorized Device for removal of the 3D printed part from 3D printers
Sankar B
Patent No: 202441015992
Collapsible, Adaptable, Modular, and Portable Hangar System for Aircrafts
Sankar B
Patent No: 202441093394
Interactive Recovery Equipment and Rehabilitation Device
Sankar B
Patent No: 455310-001
3D Tic Tac Toe
Sankar B
Patent No: 401762-001
A Protective Covering for Helicopters
Sankar B
Patent No: 202341080816
Longitudinal Folding Hangar for Aircrafts
Sankar B
Patent No: 411971-001
Resistive Stretch Sensing (RSS) Band
Sankar B
Patent No: 420267-001
An Electric Vehicle with a Single Carbon Fibre Body
Sankar B
Patent No: 372034-001
Electric Tic Tac Toe
Sankar B
Patent No: 40211-001
Datasets
(3)Other Publications
(8)Attention is also needed for form design
Sankar B, Dibakar Sen
ACM Eye Tracking Research and Applications (ETRA)
A Novel Mathematical Framework for Objective Characterization of Ideas
Sankar B, Dibakar Sen
arXiv
Application of Knowledge-Based Engineering (KBE) for Rapid Design of Right Angled Valves and Heat Exchangers
Sankar B et al.
Internal Research Project (IRP), Thiagarajar College of Engineering
Evaluation of Honeycomb Layer as a Reinforcement in the Design and Fabrication of a Novel Foldable Helmet
Sankar B et al.
Internal Research Project (IRP), Thiagarajar College of Engineering
An Inquisitive Study on the Mechanical Behaviour of Al6061-SiC Metal Matrix Composite Using Conventional and Microwave Heating
Sankar B et al.
Internal Research Project (IRP), Thiagarajar College of Engineering
Experimental Investigation and Numerical Simulation of Anti-vibration Gloves to Prevent HAVS in Human Labour Handling Industrial Power Tools
Sankar B et al.
Internal Research Project (IRP), Thiagarajar College of Engineering
Experimental Validation and Numerical Simulation of Residual Stresses in Rotary Friction Welding
Sankar B et al.
Internal Research Project (IRP), Thiagarajar College of Engineering
Powering the Car by using Carbon Fibres
Sankar B et al.
Independent Research