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OBJECTIVE
Full time position in the field of HCI involving interaction
design using industry experience and new academic insights and
skills. Interest in all aspects of life cycle development with focus
on analysis and design.
EDUCATION
Master of Science in Human-Computer Interaction (expected May
‘09) 08/2007 - present
(Georgia Institute of Technology,
Atlanta) GPA: 3.75/4.0
Bachelor of Engineering (Honors) in Computer Science & Engineering
08/2000 - 06/2004
(Institute of Technology and
Management, Gurgaon, India)
Ranked 3rd in the Computer Science Department
SKILL SET
Design/Prototype: Flash CS3/CS2 (AS 3.0/AS 2.0), Illustrator CS3,
Photoshop CS3, InDesign CS3
Others: C++, PHP, Visual Basic 6.0,
SQL, RPG/400, CL/400
Version Control: Thenon, SVN
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Graduate Research Assistant -
Learning by Design Lab 05/2008 - present
(Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta)
- Collaborating on a team to develop educational software to be
used in conjunction with a design based science curriculum, where
learners learn science in the context of designing working devices.
- Developing a Case Library using ActionScript 2.0 that will scaffold
the process of learning the science content, promote explanation capabilities, and promote
successful and creative designs.
Graduate Research Assistant - Human Factors and Aging Lab 01/2008
- 05/2008
(Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta)
- Assisted researchers with the CREATE project (Center for Research
and Education on Aging
and Technology Enhancement, supported by the National Institute of
Health and the National
Institute of Aging)
- Developed an interface using ActionScript 3.0 that allowed
researchers to run instructional media and then update a log
file with all the necessary usability statistics.
- Programmed the iCat Robot so that its interaction with older
adults can be observed and recorded.
RESEARCH PROJECTS
Social Learning of Object Affordances in robots
01/2008 - 05/2008
(Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia)
- Human-Robot Interaction project where we investigated the
role of a social partner in learning affordances by using an
upper torso humanoid having 8 degrees of freedom (created out of
parts from the Bioloid Robotics Kit).
Brain Lab Research Group
08/2007 - 12/2007
(Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia)
- The Aware Chair - a neurally-controlled wheelchair that provided
environmental control and communications based on contextual information such as who was in
the room, time of day, user habits and routines, and a conversational history
- Studied existing environments and controls that could be used with
an obstacle avoidance powered wheelchair
Tackling childhood obesity with technology 08/2007 - 12/2007
(Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia)
- Team project with CNN; developed a proof of concept using
Flash CS3 and HP Pocket PC that enabled children to make wise decisions regarding their food habits
and also encouraged them to lead a balanced lifestyle with adequate exercise
Research projects in detail
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Support Analyst
06/2006 - 07/2007
(Xchanging Technology Services, India)
- Domain: Insurance
- Prepare and validate Functional and Technical Design documents.
- Software design, development and code review. (Life-cycle)
- Tracking code changes through Thenon (change management tool)
- Additional role: Process Analyst
Software Engineer 07/2004 - 05/2006
(HCL Technologies Ltd., India)
- Domain: ERP, Finance
- Software design, testing & defect analysis.
- Perform code reviews and unit testing of modules.
- Provide functional feedbacks to the client (Infor Global Solutions, previously MAPICS Inc., USA)
- Additional roles: Defect Prevention Analyst, Project Quality Analyst, Configuration Controller.
AWARDS
- 3rd prize at a Technical Conference during the annual Cultural
and Technical Symposium ‘03
(Institute of Technology and Management, Gurgaon, India) - Merit Certificate by the Director of Education - National
Scholarship Scheme, India
PUBLICATIONS
(papers in preparation)
- That‘s Not My Code: Investigating the Relation between Program
Comprehension and Program Authorship, Chandan Dasgupta (reviewed by Dr. Mark Guzdial)
- Effect of Culture on Representation of Concepts in Educational
Software, Chandan Dasgupta (with Dr. Nancy Nersessian)
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
- President of the non-profit student organization ‘Asha for Education’ (Georgia Tech chapter)
- Participated in the Atlanta Thanksgiving Marathon 2008 to help raise funds for Asha.
- Co-founder of ‘Citizens Action Group’ with the non-profit organization Child Rights
& You (CRY)
- Lead organizer of the ‘Movement from Self to Society’ workshop for school children with CRY Project partner - Nav Shrishti
- Coordinated ‘On the Spot Programming Contest’ during the annual Cultural and Technical symposium
’02 (Institute of Technology and Management, Gurgaon, India)
- Technical advisor for Computer Engineers Society (A student chapter of ITM Engineering Society)
- Member of Computer-Human Interaction (CHI) Atlanta.
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