Cognitive scientist, biologist, artist, and writer working on art psychology, emotion, and multi-modal communication. Studies human emotion using art as an investigative tool and develop multi-modal communication strategies for the betterment of mental health.
Senior faculty in Information Arts & Design at Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design & Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, India,
Works at the confluence of the arts and sciences and is a practitioner of fine arts.
Former British Academy Newton International Fellow and Hon. Research Associate (2018-2021) at University College London (Experimental Psychology, Faculty of Brain Sciences, School of Life Sciences) as well as former DST and ICMR Fellows in Govt. of India-funded research programs.
Former Creative Director of UCL Innovation and Enterprise-supported interactive academic engagement Company—AcademiaOne, UK.
Proposed the ‘culture-appraisal-interaction model’ of emotion reactivity which combines the social appraisal theories of emotions and cultural models of self.
Proposed the ‘dual-phase-oscillation hypothesis’ on the neuropsychology of the ‘aesthetic paradox’ (Mukhopadhyay, 2014 at Rev Gen Psychol.). Work has been highlighted in literary theory and emotion research by authorities in the field like G. Gabrielle Starr, Louise Sundararajan, Zachary Simpson, Kim Devereux, and Maria Korusiewicz.
PhD in Biomedical Sciences (worked and published on the stress biology of male factor infertility in an Indian scenario), post-doctoral experience in Cognitive Sciences (experimental, cognitive & neuro aesthetics), and Advanced Diploma holder in fine arts (painting).
Granted projects funded by the British Academy (UK), the Dept. of Science & Technology (Govt. of India), and the Indian Council of Medical Research (Govt. of India).
Authored peer-reviewed journal articles, essays, and conference papers in cognitive and empirical aesthetics, aesthetic philosophy, philosophy of science and religion, and biomedical sciences.
Practising artist—visual and performing arts—primarily photography, digital art, and filmmaking (work portfolio: dyutimanmukhopadhyay.com).
Awarded the T1 Exceptional Talent Work VISA endorsed by the British Academy.
Photography received official selections and recognition at the Venice International Photo Contest, in Italy, at the International Photography Awards, USA, at Prix de la Photographie, Paris, and on the National Geographic website.
Personal Website: https://dyutimanmukhopadhyay.com/
Work Profile: https://srishtimanipalinstitute.in/people/dyutiman-mukhopadhyay
Scopus ID: 56567537000
Orcid ID: 0000-0003-4035-4711
WOS ResearcherID: HCI-7783-2022