Swati Gupta, an Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Design, has research interests in Design Education and Architecture and Climate. At Anant, Swati is involved with the Foundation Year courses including VNR1 and VNR2, TRD1 and TRD2, Elements of Design, World Plus Design, Context Mapping, Introduction to Design Theory and Methods, MPP, Community Immersion, Electives, Design Intervention in Rural Development, Unknown and Unsung Arts and Crafts of Uttar Pradesh, Shadow Puppets, Rang and History of Furniture and Spaces. She also takes the fourth-semester classes in Space Design.

A Post-Graduate in History from Rohailkhand University and an Undergraduate in Interior Design from ONGC, Dehradun, Swati comes with more than 24 years of experience in teaching and consultancy. She has also received certification from IIT-Mumbai for dedicated participation in a 3-day workshop in Continuing Education Programme (CEP) course on Expo Info Design Structuring, Architecture and Visualisation.

Over the years, she has worked as a designer at various organisations and as a senior faculty at the International Institute of Fashion Design (INIFD). Currently, Swati works as an independent Interior Designer and has designed several offices, corporate spaces and private residential spaces. She is also a design consultant for Ahmedabad-based design firms V N Associates and BNK Interior Solutions Pvt Ltd.

Beyond Academia, Swati is a passionate photographer. A few of her photographs were displayed at the renowned Kanakia Art Gallery in Mumbai. She is also a visual artiste and loves to participate in car rallies across India.