Summary
Manshul Belani is a postdoctoral researcher with a decade of experience at the intersection of Human-Centered Design, Virtual Reality, and education, currently based in the Greater Delhi Area. His PhD work focused on designing learner-centered VR environments and producing evidence-based frameworks and guidelines to help integrate VRLEs into mainstream pedagogy. He combines empirical evaluation, HCI methods, and pedagogical principles to tailor immersive learning to individual preferences and sustain adoption. Prior work includes developing assistive technologies for people with visual impairments—contributing over a dozen enhancements to NVDA and leading multi-student teams to improve accessibility of STEM and multilingual content. Manshul has industry research experience from an Adobe internship where he prototyped intelligent document modality conversions and measured their impact on consumption. He brings a rare blend of rigorous academic research, hands-on accessibility engineering, and practical product-minded prototyping.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Computer Science, Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Computer Science at Jaypee University of Information Technology
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Human Computer Interaction, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Human Computer Interaction at Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi
St. Anthony's Sr. Sec. School
English, Hindi, Spanish