Jayesh Pillai is an academician, a designer and a filmmaker.
He obtained his PhD in the field of Virtual Reality from Arts et Métiers ParisTech, France. He has a master’s degree in design (M.Des) from IIT Kanpur and a bachelor’s degree in architecture (B.Arch) from Kerala University, India.
His works are at the intersection of interaction design, storytelling and immersive media. His research areas include ‘Grammar of Storytelling in VR’ and ‘Presence in VR’.
Jayesh is presently an Associate Professor at IDC School of Design, IIT Bombay. At the School of Design, he heads the ‘Immersive Media Experience Design’ (IMXD) Lab.