DELECTRO in Sydney was founded Dr Kartikeya Acharya, (Karthik). He is a design researcher, interaction designer and architect. As founder and managing director of Delectro, he catalyses his studio’s and startup’s mission by collaboratively seeking and shaping opportunities from the ongoing energy transition to make it purposeful and meaningful by design.
Karthik has over two decades of international professional experience in research, design and art. He was Assistant Professor of Design Research and lab leader at the Department of Business Development and Technology at Aarhus University in Denmark. Before that he was Research Fellow at the CTO and New Business Development unit of Fortum, the Finnish state energy utility corporation, in Helsinki in Finland. He defended his Doctorate in Design, specialising in Energy Research through Design practice from Aalto University in Helsinki. His Masters is in Interaction Design/HCI from Domus Academy + ID Institute in Milan, Italy. He has a Bachelors in Architecture from Manipal University, India.
A recipient of many awards and grants, he received the Kone Art Foundation grant in Finland, the Design Connections Doctoral Research Fellowship and was awarded the Nokia University Collaboration research grant. He is currently Associate Editor of the new Energy Transitions journal and a member of the Design Research Society, UK. He has published his research and writings in peer reviewed publications on design, HCI and energy studies in international conferences, journals and invited book publications. His works as design researcher, artist and curator have been exhibited in Finland, France, UK, Italy and India.
If you are keen to collaborate with DELECTRO or know more then get in touch: kach(at)delectro.net
