Ehsan Naderi is an Assistant Professor of Product Design at the University of Minnesota. Before joining U of Minnesota, he has taught as a graduate instructor at Department of Architectural Studies of the University of Missouri. Ehsan has also served as a faculty of Industrial Design at Azad University of Mashhad (IAUM) for over six years during which he taught a variety of undergraduate courses. He has earned his Ph.D. and MA degree in Design with Digital Media, in addition to his BS and MS in Industrial Design. Ehsan’s current areas of research are user-centered design, user experience, augmented reality and virtual environments.

Along with his academic experience, Ehsan has professional work experiences as a design consultant, UX researcher/designer, product designer, and interior designer for several companies. Some of Ehsan’s design works have been recognized by international design awards in the U.S. and Europe such as “A Life with Future Computing: Fujitsu Design Award,” “BREIL Milano Timepiece Design Award: The Next Icon in the Watch Culture”, and “Vision of the Future” at the World Future Society.