Short Biography

I am a UX researcher currently pursuing PhD in Information Technology, specialized in User Experience Research at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. My PhD research focuses on User Experience and Behavior Change Support Systems (BCSS). My research interests are augmented reality, eye-tracking, internet of things (IoT), and accessibility. I am working on a smartphone application (a BCSS) that can help users in making healthy food choices and change their behavior towards healthy eating. I am using augmented reality to enhance the app’s usability and the decision-making process. Along with that, I believe augmented reality can significantly improve the usability of products and services by changing the way we interact with them.

Before entering the Ph.D. program, I received M.S. in Information Technology from WPI and B.E. in Electronics and Communication from Sanghvi Institute of Management & Science. While pursuing M.S., I worked as an Intern in User Experience and Decision Making Lab, WPI, for two years. I gained extensive knowledge of conducting user experience experiments, prototype development, eye tracking, and remote testing. I also trained several graduate students who used remote testing on their projects in the UXDM lab. Currently, I am also working as a teaching assistant for User Experience and Information Technology courses.