Gokula Vasantha

Dr Gokula Vasantha is an Associate Professor at the School of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment at Edinburgh Napier University. His research focuses on engineering design, interaction design, and sustainable manufacturing practices.

• Key research themes include patent management, crowdsourcing for innovation, and predictive design systems.
• He explores spatio-temporal dynamics in manufacturing safety and the role of cognitive factors in rural workforce optimization.

His publications analyze design reuse metrics, affective patent interpretation, and facility layout optimization. Recent work emphasizes AI-driven trajectory prediction and serious games for industrial safety training. Funders include the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council and the British Council. He collaborates with researchers like Corney, Quigley, and Wodehouse.

Current projects address circular business models, smart factory design, and predictive CAD systems. No scientific awards are mentioned, and no student advisees are listed. Lab affiliations include the Centre for Interaction Design and Engineering Research Group.