Ganesh Bhutkar is a Usability Researcher and Academician. He is a Coordinator, Centre of Excellence in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and also, Assistant Head (Research) & Associate Professor at Department of Computer Engineering at Vishwakarma Institute of Technology (VIT), Pune, India. His research work is mainly focused on HCI, Artificial Intelligence, Medical Usability and Assistive Technology. He has a PhD in HCI from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay. He is an active member of ACM as well as SIGCHI and also, a Vice Chair of a work group - IFIP 13.6 – Human Work Interaction Design (HWID). He has delivered invited talks in research events across Europe, Africa, and Asia. He is a Secretary of Shirwal Gymkhana, a sports academy training students. His research team has recently completed a research project on bicycle safety, with OFFIS, Germany.