Dr. Aakanksha Singh

About

Dr. Aakanksha Singh is a Fashion Design Academician with a Ph.D. in Design from Banasthali Vidyapith. She integrates sustainability, functional clothing, and textile innovation in her teaching, research, and practice. Her work emphasizes ergonomics, cultural studies, and Indian textile heritage, aiming to bridge traditional knowledge with contemporary design. With 14+ years of academic and industry experience, Dr. Aakanksha has authored books, book chapters, and research papers in Scopus, ABDC, and UGC-CARE journals. She also holds multiple design patents in functional and sustainable fashion. Passionate about mentoring, she brings a multidisciplinary approach to design education combining creativity, research, and innovation to shape the next generation of socially responsible fashion professionals.

Experience

• 14+ Years

Qualification

• Ph.D. (Design)
• M.Sc. (Clothing & Textiles)
• B.Sc. (Apparel & Textile Design)
• Certification in garment marketing and merchandising from NITRA, Ministry of Textiles, 2016.

Award & Recognition

• UGC-NET Qualified & Junior research fellowship (ICAR) during master degree.

Research

Journal Publication

• A bibliometric Analysis of Creative Design Education Practices: Enhance Teaching-Learning process through Virtual Reality published in ABDC journal European Economic Letter ISSN 2323-5233,Vol 15,Issue I (2025)
• Promoting Sustainable Fashion Through Ergonomics: A Bibliometric Study On Textiles And Garments . Journal of Namibian Studies, Scopus · Aug 10, 2023.
• Occupational health and ergonomics interventions carried out in Indian small-scale Garment manufactures: A systematic literature review. Studies in Humanities and Social Science, ISSN:0972-1401 UGC CARE · Jul 25, 2023
• The Bibliometric analysis of the practice Devadasi: History to contemporary scenario, SHODHAK, A Journal of historical research, UGC-CARE Sep,2023
• Creative Expression and ecological education. SHODHAK, A Journal of historical research-CARE Sep,2023
• Empowerment through upskilling and design interventions of moonj craft by tribals of uttarakhand. Wutan Huatan Jisuan Jishu,. UGC-CARE and Scopus journal Vol-XVI Issue Dec-2020.
• Empowerment of rural women with the use of New Model Charkain Tarai, Gadwal region of uttarakhand."."GIS science journal Scopus ISSN: 1869-9391 Impact factor 6.10 · Jul 10, 2020
• Innovation of a new Adaptive functional clothing for Muscular Dystrophy. Scopus. VOL. 17 NO. 9 (2020): PALARCHS JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGY OF EGYPT/EGYPTOLOGY · Feb 11, 2020.
• Designing fashionable, functional clothing for pregnant women. Journal of basic & applied engineering. research(JBAER) p-ISSN-2350-0077 volume 4, issue 1, page num 33-35. · Jan 3, 201

Chapter Publication

• Futuring Design Education ,Springer Volume 2.DOI : 10.1007/978-981-97-9210-8 Chapter Title : Emergence of Virtual Reality in the Design Education: New Learning Framework for Enhanced Teaching-Learning Process.2025
• Author of the book-Crafting Heritage: A journey through Indias Artistic Traditions.ISBN:978-81-967256-6-2.20/02/2024
• Published book chapter- Exploring the impact of literature on ideological Shift. Evolving Concepts: language and Literature with ISBN 978-93-93622-70-9 published in dec,2023.

Conference Publication

• Ergonomical Design and Material Sustainability in Fashion Manufacturing: A Framework for Analysis and Evaluation ,AIP Publication Scopus, International Conference on Electronics, Engineering Physics and Earth Science, Greece · Feb 24, 2024
• The Digital Transformation of Education- An empowering Tool for Youth in the World of Fashion. International conference on Emerging trends in Higher Education Organized by NPTC Group of Colleges & UK awards, United Kingdom .Mar 29, 2023
• Role of ergonomic changes in improving workforce productivity in garment manufacturing in India Role of ergonomic changes in improving workforce productivity in garment manufacturing in India. Presentation in Functional textile and clothing international conference, IIT Delhi · Feb 10, 2023
• Research paper AI(Artificial Intelligence): Emerging Future Prospects in Fashion Industry published in Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Technical Textiles and Nonwovens. Springer. ICTN 2023, 12-14 Dec, Delhi, India

Certifications

• Certification in software (Photoshop, illustrator & CorelDraw)
• Certification in Apparel manufacturing & merchandising

Area of Interest

• Traditional India Textiles, Surface embellishment, Functional & Sustainable Design, Range development & Garment construction