CV
Previous Projects | Recent Projects
EXPERIENCE
Research Assistant at Interactive Technologies Institute, University of Lisbon | June 2020 - August 2021
User Experience Design Intern at Bettzeit Gruppe, Frankfurt | Sept 2018 - Jan 2019
Research Assistant at The Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access, UB | Jan 2018 - July 2018
Venture/Design Coach at Blackstone Launchpad, UB | July 2017 - Feb 2018
Volunteer at Inclusive Design Research Centre, OCAD University | Jan 2016 - Jan 2017
Co-founder and principal designer at Algo Design Studio, Ahmedabad | Jun 2012 - Oct 2016
Interaction design consultant at Emotome, NDBI, Ahmedabad | Aug 2011 - Apr 2012
Interaction design intern at Experiential Design Lab, Delhi | May 2009 - Apr 2010
Software Developer at Gateway Technolabs, Ahmedabad | Mar 2007 - Feb 2008
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EDUCATION
Ph.D. student in HCI at HCII, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh | August 2021 - Present
Ph.D. student in Computer Science at Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal | August 2021 - Present
Diploma in Movement Arts and Mixed Media from Attakalari Center for Movement Arts, Bangalore | Sept 2019 - Oct 2020
M.Sc. in Media Architecture from Bauhaus University, Weimar + M.Sc. in Architecture from University at Buffalo | Oct 2016 - August 2019
PGDPD in New Media Design from National Institute of Design, India | Jan 2008 - Nov 2011
B.E. in Computers from C.I.T.C, Gujarat University | Jun 2003 - Jun 2007
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PUBLICATIONS
Designing a way-finding tool for people with cognitive difficulties - Poster presentation at RESNA 2018 Annual Conference.
Design as Research and Research as Design: A Case Study of a Smartphone-based Braille-conductive Interface.-Paper presentation at Insight 2018.
Exploring the potential universal design in adaptive architecture - Paper presentation at SIDeR’19 Conference.
Lost in Place, A case study of an interactive installation for dementia awareness - Paper presentation at International Mind Conference 2019.
A Study on Inclusion in Smart Cities - Rapid Cities - Responsive Architectures. Dubai 2020.
Lessons as a designer, researcher, and person from the master thesis on designing for dementia - A talk at the Design Lab, Berlin.
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FELLOWSHIPS
Best student award for Media Architecture 2019 at Bauhaus University, Weimar for International Media Architecture Master Studies, the dual program between Bauhaus University and University at Buffalo.
Participation in the Sandbox program in July 2017 at the Blackstone Launchpad at, University at Buffalo.
Fellowship at Neudeli, the business incubator at Bauhaus University.
STIBET scholarship for international students at Bauhaus University.
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