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Resume

About Me

Hi !

I'm Shwetha Subramanian (@shworkenzy) 

An aspiring UX Researcher and Designer.

I've researched about various aspects of Extended Reality since my junior year of my undergraduate studies and have since worked on various projects associated with VR/AR/MR. 

I'm passionate about design and user experience and love analyzing about the design of technology from a human centric perspective.

Skills

Programming Languages:

 

C, C++, C#, JAVA, Python, SQL, MATLAB, HTML, CSS, JAVASCRIPT

 

Design:

 

UX Research, UX Design, User Centered Design, Interaction Design, Contextual Inquiry, Usability Testing, Prototyping, Design Strategy

 

Software Tools:

 

Figma, Unity 3D, Unreal Engine 4, Spark AR, Lens Studio, Photoshop, Blender, Procreate, Tilt Brush, ShapesXR, inVision


Others:

 

Photography, Digital Art, VR Art, Storyboarding

ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY               ROCHESTER, NEW YORK

Graduate Research Assistant                                                                                          08/22 - 05/23

  • Worked on a project aimed at investigating the extent of accessibility features available for the Meta Quest 2 and understanding the perspectives of VR creators on the present state of inclusion and accessibility for VR experiences.

  • This was submitted as a paper for ASSETS’23 and is currently under review.

Research Assistant                                                                                                                   01/22 - 08/22

  • Worked on a project that explored adaptive user interfaces for surface interactions in mixed reality (Meta Quest 2). This body of work investigated the manner in which users approach touch based gestures on surfaces while immersed in mixed reality.

  • The project secured a grant from the institution (RIT) that helped to fully fund the research.

  • The research was submitted to ACM's CHI and has at present gone through the first round of acceptance (top 48.1%).

TECH FOR GOOD                                                                               CHENNAI, INDIA

Tech For Good Champion (Volunteer)                                                                        09/20 - 09/21 

Conducted educational workshops on the field of technology and design as a Tech for Good Champion
Collaborated with SRM ACM Women’s Chapter to not only help educate but also advocate potential career paths for women in the field of technology and design.

NCSSOFT                                                                                                                      CHENNAI, INDIA

Design Intern                                                                                                                                 04/20-06/20

PHILIPS INNOVATION CAMPUS                                                           BENGALURU, INDIA

Intern                                                                                                                                                     06/19-06/19

Experience

Education

August 2021 to May 2023

Rochester Institute of Technology

MS - Human Computer Interaction                                                                                                                                      CGPA: 3.8

July 2017 to May 2021

SRM Institute of Science and Technology

B.Tech - Computer Science Engineering                                                                                                                           CGPA: 3.4

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