Work experience

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

September 2022 - May 2023

MIT AgeLab (agelab.mit.edu)
Research Assistant

September 2021 - August 2022

MIT Local Innovation Group (MIT D-Lab)
Research Assistant

MIT Ideation Lab
Team Lab Instructor (Fall 2021 - 2.00 Introduction to Design)

MIT Office of Engineering Outreach Programs
Teaching Assistant (Fall 2021 - 9th Grade Mechanical Engineering)

MIT IDHR Office
Research and Design for the Institute Discrimination and Harassment Response (IDHR) Office

IBM

July 2019 – August 2021

I work for the Cognitive Power Systems at IBM as a User Researcher and Experience Designer. The product I work for is called ‘PowerVC - Power’ which is a Virtualization Center and Cloud Management tool. Through design we aim to reduce the cognitive load that system administrators experience while using the product by improving the user experience of the product.

NIMHANS, Bangalore

January 2019 – July 2019

Research-driven approach to understand the target demographic and create content that overcomes the low medical vocabulary, language barriers, low doctor-patient ratio. I created a set of interventions like explainer videos for the various conditions, audio-visual consent forms, and take-way pamphlets for improving the doctor-patient communication at the hospital in order to help the patient make informed decisions.

GE Healthcare

May 2018 – July 2018

I conducted market research for the scope of healthcare management applications catering to cancer care, created the initial prototype based on the results from the research. The application catered to creating seamless communication amongst patients who are diagnosed with cancer, their family members, and their caregivers.