Dhairya Nagpal is currently building and scaling the Product & UX Studio at the Damco group, leading the creation of a future-facing studio within a global enterprise ecosystem. He is a gold medalist (Rank 01) in Human-Computer Interaction from Delhi Technological University. He has also pursued studies in Data Science & Programming at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras.
Nagpal has a comprehensive background spanning both academia & industry, having previously led Zomato’s logistics cost product charter. His expertise includes roles in Product Management & Strategy at Zomato, Housing.com, Mobile Premier League, & Atom E. He has also made significant contributions to UX research at Hike, Rush Gaming Universe, IIT Delhi, Concordia University, & UPES. His experience further extends to market, economics, & consumer behaviour research at SPJIMR, ASB, & ISB. Additionally, he has worked on marketing & content initiatives for brands like Philips & OnePlus. A consistent academic performer, he has ranked among the top across semesters & has won multiple national-level hackathons, including those hosted by IITG & IITV.
Beyond academia & industry, Dhairya Nagpal is a United Nations Fellow focused on ethical mediation for emerging technologies public policy & has co-authored India in Future Tense: 47 Words for 2047—a transformative dictionary capturing the aspirations that will define India in 2047.
He is passionate about emerging technologies including AR/VR, voice & gesture interfaces, HAI, BCI, eye-tracking, facial EMG & applies AI/ML within HCI to build inclusive & accessible solutions.
