Sujatha Srinivasan

Sujatha Srinivasan is a professor in the department of mechanical engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras where she also heads the National Center for Assistive Health Technologies and the Rehabilitation Research and Device Development. In these roles she researches assistive technologies with a focus on applying design and biomechanics to make them functional and affordable. Srinivasan is also an honorary professor at Imperial College London.

In 2025 the collaboration between her research group and Thryv Mobility produced the "lightest wheel chair in India", it weighs 8.5 kg and is made of aerospace grade material.

Honors

In 2019 - 2020 she received the Abdul Kalam Technology Innovation National Fellowship which allowed her to research and develop a easy-to-operate affordable locked knee joint for people struggling with Knee Ankle Foot Orthosis (KAFO). In 2021 her research group R2D2 was awarded the ‘Best Assistive Technology Initiative Among Educational Institutes’ by Assistech Foundation (ATF).