Kutub Gandhi

(he/him/his)

PhD Student

Kutub Gandhi
  • Games Education
  • Human Computer Interactions
  • BA in Computer Science, Rice University

Kutub Gandhi is a doctoral student at the Khoury College of Computer Sciences at Northeastern University, advised by Seth Cooper. His doctoral research, which he began in 2020 and expects to complete in 2026, focuses on using games to promote critical thinking and abstract reasoning in education. 

 Gandhi’s interests took shape during his undergraduate career at Rice University, when he taught philosophy using games such as The Stanley Parable, The Talos Principle, and The Witness. He is affiliated with Game User Interaction and the Intelligence (GUII) Lab. 

  • A Design Framework for Reflective Play

    Citation: Josh Aaron Miller, Kutub Gandhi, Matthew Alexander Whitby, Mehmet Kosa, Seth Cooper, Elisa D. Mekler, Ioanna Iacovides. (2024). A Design Framework for Reflective Play CHI, 519:1-519:21. https://doi.org/10.1145/3613904.3642455