About me
Hello! I am Shantanu.
I am a Ph.D. Candidate in the Mixed-Initiative Design Lab at Texas A&M University, where my work bridges human-computer interaction, design, and applied artificial intelligence. My research focuses on understanding how designers reflect on and articulate their intentions, creating interactive tools for early-stage design, and analyzing user interactions through quantitative and qualitative methods. Additionally, I have contributed to the development and evaluation of adaptive training curricula for emergency responders, integrating immersive technologies like AR, VR, and XR.
I am actively seeking full-time opportunities, starting June/July 2025, and would love to connect to discuss potential collaborations or projects!
Highlights & Milestones
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Award: Received the Walker Impact Award from the J. Mike Walker '66 Department of Mechanical Engineering. The Walker Impact Award is awarded to four graduate students in the department for their demonstrated academic and innovative excellence.
Fall 2024 -
Publication: The Design and Evaluation of an AR-based Adaptive Triage Training for Emergency Responders published in Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
August 2024 -
Award: A Geometrico-Statistical Representation for Off-Road Environments Captured by LiDAR awarded the Advanced Vehicle Technologies Technical Committee Best Paper Award at the ASME IDETC-CIE 2024.
August 2024 -
Fellowship: Received the J George H Thompson Fellowship from the J. Mike Walker '66 Department of Mechanical Engineering
Fall 2024 -
Internship: Joined Dolby Laboratories as a PhD Research Intern, working on multi-agent LLM frameworks for generating immersive virtual environments.
May - August, 2024 -
Summit: Attended and presented at the Future Leaders Summit 2024 hosted by MIDAS at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
April 8-10, 2024 -
Fellowship: Received the J George H Thompson Fellowship from the J. Mike Walker '66 Department of Mechanical Engineering
Fall 2023 -
Publication: Adaptive Training on Basic AR Interactions: Bi-Variate Metrics and Neuroergonomic Evaluation Paradigms published in IJHCI
August 2023 -
Publication: Reflect–Express–Transform: Investigating Speech-Based Iterative Digital Design for Young Designers published in JCISE
June 2023 -
Poster Competition: Won the MEGSO Annual Poster Session hosted in the J. Mike Walker '66 Department of Mechanical Engineering
January 2023 -
Fellowship: Received the Byron Anderson '54 Fellowship from the J. Mike Walker '66 Department of Mechanical Engineering
Fall 2022 -
Publication: ShapOrator: Enabling Design Iteration for Young Designers Through Shape Verbalization published in ASME IDETC-CIE 2022
November 2022 -
Publication: QuickProbe: Quick Physical Prototyping-in-Context Using Physical Scaffolds in Digital Environments published in ASME IDETC-CIE 2022
November 2022 -
Publication: Making-a-Scene: A Preliminary Case Study on Speech-Based 3D Shape Exploration Through Scene Modeling published in JCISE
September 2022 -
Award: ShapOrator: Enabling Design Iteration for Young Designers Through Shape Verbalization awarded the Computer-Aided Product and Process Development (CAPPD) Technical Committee Best Paper Award at the ASME IDETC-CIE 2022.
August 2022
