கோ – GOPINAATH KANNABIRAN

My name is Gopinaath Kannabiran (Gopi). I am a design educator and researcher in the field of Human Computer Interaction (HCI) and Interaction Design (IxD). I am currently working as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Computer Science Department, IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

I am also a human sexuality researcher, sex educator, mental health activist, diversity and inclusion advocate, and certified Hatha yoga instructor.

PhD in Informatics from School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA
PhD Minor in Inquiry Methodology from School of Education, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA
MS in Human Computer Interaction Design from School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA
BE in Computer Science and Engineering from Sona College of Technology, Salem, Tamilnadu, India

2020 – current: Postdoctoral Researcher, Computer Science Department, IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark
2018 – 2020: Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Computer Science, Aarhus University, Denmark
2016 – 2018: Visiting Lecturer, School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA
2008 – 2016: Associate Instructor, School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA
2006 – 2008: Systems Configuration Manager, Infosys Technologies Limited, London, United Kingdom
2004 – 2006: Software Engineer, Infosys Technologies Limited, Bangalore, India

PS: My site logo கோ is the first letter in my first name written in Tamil script