Research

My research spans the areas of: 1) emerging technology, 2) defense, 3) industrial policy and market shaping, 4) engineering standards, and 5) product design.

Assorted topics

  1. Emerging technology. Abail I E, Nadadur G, Santus E, Higuchi A, Jayanti A. Technology Primer: Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. Harvard Kennedy School, Belfer Center for Science & International Affairs. Editors: Christin N, Ritchie S, Zhang D. 2023. Available here
  2. Defense. Nadadur G, Jaishankar D. Precision Targets: Accelerating the U.S. – India Defense Industrial Partnership. Observer Research Foundation (ORF) America and The Asia Group. 2023. Available here
  3. Industrial policy. Nadadur G. Ensuring a demographic dividend, averting a demographic tragedy: Export-led revival of India’s garment industry. In fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master in Public Administration in International Development, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. 2022
  4. Industrial policy / market shaping. Nadadur G, DeSandis G. Case Study: Transforming the market for vaccines cold chain equipment. Clinton Health Access Initiative. 2017. Available here

Engineering standards

Led development of standards for World Health Organization (WHO) Performance, Quality, and Safety (PQS) Working Group for Vaccines Supply Chain Equipment. The following is a sampling of these WHO PQS standards:

  1. Target product profile: Enhanced mains-powered refrigerators or combined mains-powered refrigerator and vaccine freezer. WHO PQS. 2015
  2. Target product profile: Enhanced refrigerator or combined refrigerator and water-pack freezer: solar direct drive. WHO PQS. 2014
  3. Specifications: Refrigerator or combined refrigerator and water-pack freezer: minimal holdover mains powered, compression cycle. 2016
  4. Specifications: Refrigerator or combined refrigerator and water-pack freezer: Solar direct drive without battery storage. 2016

Product design

Book chapters

  1. Nadadur G, Parkinson MB, Simpson TW. Application of the generational variety index: a retrospective study of iPhone evolution. Advances in Product Family and Product Platform Design. 2014. Available here
  2. Garneau CJ, Nadadur G, Parkinson MB. Considering human variability when implementing product platforms. Advances in Product Family and Product Platform Design. 2014. Available here

Peer-reviewed journal articles

  1. Nadadur G, Raschke U, Parkinson MB. A quantile-based anthropometry synthesis technique for global user populations. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics. 2016; 53, 167-178. Available here
  2. Nadadur G, Parkinson MB. A utility theory-based approach to reducing raw material usage in non-adjustable artifacts, tasks, and environments. Work: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment and Rehabilitation. 2012. Available here
  3. Nadadur G, Parkinson MB. Designing for multiple global user populations: increasing resource allocation efficiency for greater sustainability. Work: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment and Rehabilitation. 2012. Available here
  4. Nadadur G, Parkinson MB. The role of anthropometry in designing for sustainability. Ergonomics (Ergonomics and Sustainability Special Issue). 2012. Available here
  5. de Vries C, Garneau CJ, Nadadur G, Parkinson MB. Considering Secular and Demographic Trends in Designing Long Lifetime Products for Target User Populations. ASME Journal of Mechanical Design. 2011. Available here
  6. Nadadur G, Parkinson MB. Consideration of demographics and variance in regression approaches to estimating body dimensions for spatial analysis of design. ASME Journal of Mechanical Design. 2010. Available here
  7. Nadadur G, Parkinson MB. Using designing for human variability to optimize aircraft seat layout. SAE International Journal of Passenger Cars – Mechanical Systems. 2009. Available here
  8. Nadadur G, Parkinson MB. Extrapolation of anthropometric measures to new populations. SAE International Journal of Passenger Cars – Electronic Systems. 2008. Available here

Conference proceedings

  1. Nadadur G, Parkinson MB. A suite of multivariate test cases for anthropometry-based design. Proceedings of the 2nd International Digital Human Modeling Symposium. 2013
  2. Nadadur G, Parkinson MB. A z-score-based method to synthesize anthropometric datasets for global user populations. Proceedings ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences. 2013. Available here
  3. Nadadur G, Kim W, Thomson AR, Parkinson MB, Simpson TW. Strategic product design for multiple global markets. ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences. 2012. Available here
  4. Nadadur G, Garneau CJ, de Vries C, Parkinson MB. A real options-based approach to designing for changing user populations of long-lifetime products. ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences. 2011. Available here
  5. de Vries C, Garneau CJ, Nadadur G, Parkinson MB. Considering secular and demographic trends in designing for present and future populations. ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences. 2010. Available here
  6. Nadadur G, Chiang J, Parkinson MB, Stephens A. Anthropometry for a North American manufacturing population. SAE Digital Human Modeling for Design and Engineering Conference. 2009. Available here
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