About
Industrial engineer by training, and a pilot. Went into consulting, then banking, then big-tech product, and then back to school for a PhD in human-computer interaction. I work where good problems take me - right now that includes a school in Hyderabad and a card-game company.
Education
2019–2025
PhD, Human-Computer Interaction (Management Sciences), University of Waterloo. Thesis: Towards Design of Interaction Systems for Constrained Spaces. Supervisor: Mark Hancock.
2010–2012
MS, Management Science and Engineering, Columbia University. Graduate student speaker at Columbia Engineering commencement.
2006–2010
BTech, Industrial Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar.
Awards and funding
2025
Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology
2024
Aapoolcoyuz Biman Memorial Graduate Scholarship in Engineering
2023–24
Ontario Graduate Scholarship
2022–25
President's Graduate Scholarship, University of Waterloo
Ongoing
Outstanding reviewer recognition, CHI, CSCW, and CUI
Service
2023
Local Arrangements Chair, CHI PLAY 2023
2023
Programme Committee, Understanding and Evaluating UX Outcomes at Scale, CSCW 2024 workshop
2021–2022
Elected member, Accessibility, Diversity and Inclusion Committee, Waterloo Games Institute
2021–
Board member, a venture fund; formerly treasurer of a non-profit sailing club
Flying
- Commercial pilot, Transport Canada and FAA
- FAA instrument rating and ground instructor
Also a PADI rescue diver.
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