Dr. Prabhat Kumar is an Assistant Professor in the Fashion and Lifestyle Accessories (F&LA) Design Department at NIFT, Bhopal. He specializes in product design, design methodology, intelligent manufacturing, ergonomics, design decision-making, AI applications in manufacturing, and systems design. Since joining NIFT in 2018, he has taught multidisciplinary design courses, mentored undergraduate students, and coordinated academic activities. At NIFT, he currently serves as the Campus Coordinator of the F&LA Department and the Grievance Redressal Officer.

Ms. Baisakhi Dalapati is Assistant Professor of Fashion Communication and specializes in Print Media Content and Mass Communication. She teaches undergraduate courses. She joined the Institute in 2022. She previously served as Assistant Professor at Apeejay Stya University, Gurugram, Haryana, from 2019 to 2022. Before joining academics, she was a Senior Journalist at United News of India, New Delhi, from 2006 to 2015. She holds a Master’s degree in Mass Communication and has qualified NET in Journalism and Mass Communication.

Swati Vyas is a textile designer and academician, with an experience of 18 years in the field of design and fashion. She joined the National Institute of Fashion Technology, Bhopal, as an Assistant Professor in 2014. She also served as an Associate Senior Faculty in the Textile and Apparel Design Discipline at the National Institute of Design, Madhya Pradesh, for about 2 years on lien. She has contributed to various publications and presentations in national and international journals, seminars, and conferences.

Dr. Sakshi is an Assistant Professor and Campus Coordinator for the Department of Fashion Management Studies at NIFT Bhopal. Her areas of expertise include brand management, visual merchandising, fashion retail, category management, craft documentation, export merchandising, and retail merchandising.

She teaches and mentors students across these domains, drawing on her professional background in Export, Retail, and Visual merchandising, and skill development. She has been working in the field since 2012.