Pavithren | V | Viren
"We shape technology; thereafter it shapes us."
PhD Candidate
@ Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Digital Health and Prevention & Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
EDUCATION
PhD (Human-Centred Digital Health) '22 - Present @ LMU Munich
M.Eng by Research (Inclusive Mobile Privacy and Security) '18 - '21 @ SUTD 🇸🇬
B.Eng - Information System Technology and Design (HCI) '14 to '17 @ SUTD 🇸🇬 & KTH 🇸🇪
Dip. - Computer Engineering with Merit - 2011 @ TP 🇸🇬
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WORK EXPERIENCE
Research Associate - Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore (Sept. '21 - Aug. '22)
Technical Consultant and Cloud Architect - Hitachi Asia, Hitachi Consulting and Hitachi Vantara (Sept. '17 - Sept. '21)
IT Infrastructure Intern - Hitachi Asia (May to Sept '16)
Technical Support Officer, Lab & Teach Assistant - Temasek Polytechnic (April to Aug '11 & Sept '13 to Apr '14)
01 SKills
Design
Design Thinking Facilitation
Inclusive & Universal Design
Participatory Design
Mixed Methods Studies
Hi-Fi & Lo-Fi Prototyping
Empathy & Journey Mapping
Usability Testing
Ethnography
Computing & Cloud
Solution Architecture & Migration
Privacy and Security Compliance
System Administration
Programming
Python
Java
JavaScript
HTML
C++
Arduino
Processing
Electronics
Raspberry Pi
Arduino
Particle
Microbit
02 Design, Engineering & Research Experience
"Post" - Graduate
2018 - 2021
Designing Inclusive Mobile Privacy and Security - Master's Research
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Poster: Towards Inclusive Design for Privacy and Security: Perspectives from an Aging Society @ SOUPS '20, USENIX '20, Link
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Report: Towards Universal Digital Access in Singapore, Link. Contribution: Assisted investigators with conducting field studies.
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Co-authored Full Paper: Does Mode of Digital Contact Tracing Affect User Willingness to Share Information? A Quantitative Study @ CHI '22: Link
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Thesis Advisors:
Independent Reviewer:
Collaborators:
Dr. Camellia Zakaria
Dr. Sujithra Raviselvam
Lim Chang Siang
Prof. Dr. Gerald Koh
Dr. Pin Sym Foong
Ahmad Nurhadi
2019
Designing Inclusive Spaces
Keywords: Inclusive Design, Universal Design Mentorship, Open Innovation
Mentored 2 teams:
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ENpower (Winner)
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ReIgnite
consisting of tertiary students and Persons with Disability (PwD) to co-design inclusive spaces in Frasers Property malls in Singapore.
2018
Deaf-A-Loper Workshop
Keywords: Participatory Design, Making, Accessibility
A 4-part participatory design workshop series for the deaf conducted by a group of passionate engineers, designers and educators. Aimed a equipping the deaf with basic maker skills which could assist them with solving their everyday problems.
2019
Conceptualized Singapore Airlines App Challenge
Keywords: UI Design, Service Design, AdobeXD, Wireframe
Identified common pain points faced by travellers. Developed colour-coded digital boarding passes for a seamless boarding experience
Team Members:
Alvin Tan
Christine Soh
Derrick Ng
2018
Ring-A-Light - Visual Doorbell for Deaf
Keywords: Electronic Prototyping, DIY, Accessibility, Smarthome, IoT
Implemented a visual doorbell for the deaf and hard of hearing which provides visual and audio (for hearing) notifications. The system integrates with Philips Hue lights to provide visual alerts using different colors and patterns.
Collaborator:
Kenneth
Under-Graduate
2017
Inclusive Mobile Banking
Keywords: UI, UX, Design
Redesign of existing mobile banking applications to increase the elderly's learn-ability and generating a set of heuristics for designing applications or the elderly.
Team Members:
Ardy Kartolo Samsir
Chuyi Wu
Janice Zhaojuan
2015
Smahjong
Keywords: Electronic Prototyping, Software Prototyping
An internet connected Mahjong gameplay platform consisting 3D printed tiles with integrated display. Aimed at recreating the mahjong gameplay experience in an online context while removing geographical barriers.
2014 - 2017
Project Peri
Keywords: Product Design, Assistive Technologies, Human Augmentation
An assistive device for which translates auditory information into visual cues.
National Winner of James Dyson Award 2017
Featured in:
2017
MSD - Digital Health Studio
Keywords: UI, UX, IoT, Smart Spaces, Design
Designing a multi-functional Executive Briefing Centre (EBC) and Digital Health Studio(DHS) to showcase MSD's healthcare innovation as well as to provide meeting space for employees.
2017
Cross Cultural Product Design
Keywords: UI, UX, Culture, Product Design
Designed a grocery shopping application adapted to the shopping habits of Singaporean Chinese and Indians - Foodify
2015-2016
Towards Single Pixel Sound Visualization
Keywords: Human Augmentation, Wearables
Co-authored a short paper for OzCHI 2016 on using a single pixel to convey information about sound for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
Contribution: Planned and conducted experiments, developed electronic prototype.
CONTACT ME
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