Vikash Singh
USER INTERFACE | INTERACTION DESIGN1. CREDENTIALS
1.1 Academic Qualifications
August 2009 –Present PhD in Information Technology
College of Computing and Informatics
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, NC
December 2006 Master of Science
College of Architecture, Art, and Design Mississippi State University
Focus: Interaction Design
May 2002 Bachelor of Architecture
Birla Institute of Technology Mesra, Ranchi, INDIA
1.2 Professional Experiences
February 2007 – June 2009 User Interface Designer
Sigma Technologies New Jersey, USA August 2005 – December 2006 Research Assistant
Design Research and Informatics Lab Mississippi State University, MS - USA January 2003 – July 2005 Designer
Ambiaance Designs Mumbai, INDIA
July 2002 – December 2002 Presentation Designer Edifice Architects Pvt Ltd Mumbai, INDIA
May 2001 – November 2001 Trainee Architect Liladhar Parab Designs Mumbai, INDIA
1.3 Teaching Experiences
January 2006 – December 2006 Graduate Teaching Assistant College of Architecture, Art, and Design Mississippi State University
Teaching Assistant to Anijo Mathew. Assisted in classrooms of Architecture and Virtual Spaces (AVS), Interactive Media, Storytelling and Computer Animation. Assisted in Studio and Lab of Digital Design I and Digital Design II.
2. RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS
2.1 Research Affiliation
Design Research & Informatics Lab Mississippi State University
August 2005 – December 2006
Research in interactive (computer mediated) spaces, computer supported cooperative work, medical informatics and HCI in the design process. Work involves the use of computer mediation in public/personal environments with a special interest in Human Computer Interaction (HCI) and its implication on architecture and design.
2.2 Research Projects
2006: WalkMSU: A Computer Mediated Intervention in Campus to Encourage Physical Activity
Spatial Intervention Project in MSU Campus to motivate college students to increase physical activity through ‘just in time’ interventions intended to improve awareness and persuade people to remain fit and healthy.
Design Research & Informatics Lab in collaboration with MSU Food Science, Nutrition, and Health Promotion Department; and MSU Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems (CAVS)
2006: Can technology augment the workflow process of the patient –NA interface, in a nursing home setup?” A case study of Human computer Interaction in a nursing home setup and proposal of a user interface design based on findings for efficient workflow process.
Design Research & Informatics Lab in collaboration with Dugan Memorial Home, MS
2006: Focus Group Study Assessing Technology Acceptance in Rural MS – Research Assistant
Focus Group Study at West Point and Meridian, MS to evaluate rural population’s perception of technology and “smart” homes to augment healthcare models. This study will be the first in a series of surveys and studies to understand rural acceptance of “intelligent” technology embedded within architectural spaces.
Design Research & Informatics Lab in collaboration with MSU Social Science Research Center (SSRC); the City of Meridian, MS; and Dugan Memorial Nursing Home, West Point, MS
2005: Prototype "Smart" Home for Meridian, MS. – Research Assistant
Concept prototype – sketch designs and options for a retirement home based on “smart” technologies and “interactive” systems to augment traditional healthcare delivery models for elderly people.
Developed for AmeriCorps LIFE (Living Independence for Everyone); and City of Meridian, MS
2005: Informatics and Visualization for Riley Education and Performing Arts Center
Developed for the Riley Center for Performing Arts, Meridian, MS Design Research & Informatics Lab
2.3 Publications
Singh, Vikash & Mathew, Anijo; WalkMSU: An intervention to motivate physical activity in university students. Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) 2007, San Jose, CA, USA
Singh, Vikash & Mathew, Anijo; Nurse-Resident Interface for Efficient Workflow: Case Study and Design. Proceedings of CSCW (Computer Supported Cooperative Work) 2006, Banff, Canada
3. WORK EXPERIENCE
3.1 Professional Work
Feb 2007 – Present UI Designer (NJ, US)
Projects: School Management Software (Web Application); Workforce Management Software (Web Application); Web Design and Development;
Role: Team Lead (5 member), User Interface Designer, Front End Developer, Web Developer Performed requirement analysis and business flow analysis.
Developed UI architecture, wireframes, system flow charts, use case and domain Analysis. Prepared multiple design layouts for front end UI using Photoshop and XHTML/CSS. Communicated with offshore developers and collaborated on UI Template design. Performed usability testing for GUI, functional and relational testing.
Approval of functional test cases designed by testing team. Aug 2005 – Dec 2006
Designer (Design Research & Informatics Lab, MSU, US) Project: Web Design for Graduate Program, MSU;
Heuristic Evaluations and Survey; Role: Web Designer, Developer
Design and development of layout
Web development using XHTML/CSS, JavaScript and maintenance Heuristic evaluations and survey for various research projects Scripted and directed short movies on No Smoking Campaign Jan 2003 – Aug 2005
Designer (Ambiaance Designs, Mumbai, India) Developed site map for complex websites.
Designed and developed websites using HTML and CSS.
Worked on TV informatics and designed screens for ZEE TV, India.
Designed marketing campaign and signage graphics for a multiplex in India. Designed logos and branding for various projects.
July 2002 – Dec 2002
Presentation Designer (Edifice Architects Pvt Limited, Mumbai)
Developed presentation drawings for project presentation.
Designed Flash movies for architectural projects for presentation purposes.
Developed digital renderings for architectural projectsMay 2001 – Nov 2001
Internship (Liladhar Parab Designs, Mumbai)
Developed presentation drawings for project presentation.
Developed digital renderings for architectural projects3.2 Graduate Work
Fall 2006
Project: Design and development of Graduate Alumni Database Driven Website Role: User Interface Designer, Front End Developer, Web Developer
Performed requirement analysis and business flow analysis
Developed UI architecture, wireframes, use case and domain Analysis Performed Usability testing for GUI and relational testing
Fall 2006
Project: Design of interface to motivate walking inside campus Role: User Interface Designer, Front End Developer, Web Developer
Performed survey, and focus group study to analyze problem
Collaborated with department of Food Science, Health and nutrition, and CAVS for data and design Developed Design iterations based on requirements
Fall 2006
Project: Group Meeting Support with Smart Room/Mobile Technology Role: User Interface Designer
Performed survey, and focus group study to analyze problem
Collaborated with graduate students from Department of Computer Science and Department of Psychology for brainstorming and design development
Performed user testing Spring 2006
Project: Design of Nurse Resident Interface in a Nursing Home Setup Role: User Interface Designer
Performed survey, and focus group study at nursing homes
Designed and proposed user interface based on requirement analysis Created prototype to find errors in usability at earlier stages
Spring 2006
Project: Design of a single player Flash based game – Class of Interactive Media Role: Independent Research
Spring 2006
Project: Study of Responsive Spaces, Study of Augmented Reality - Class of Interactive Media Role: Independent Research
Spring 2006
Project: Study of Ambient Devices - Class of Interactive Media Role: Independent Research
Fall 2005
Project: Study of Web Search Engines and proposal of a new approach to web searching. - Class of Architecture and Virtual spaces
4. OTHERS
4.1 Conference Volunteer
Reviewer for CHI 2008, 2007
Reviewer for papers, workshops, and extended abstracts for the International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.
Student Volunteer and Attendee for Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW 2006) Student Volunteer and Attendee for ACADIA 2006, 2005
4.1 Honors and Awards
2007: Employee of the Month (June 2007)
2005 – 2006: Graduate Assistantships by MSU, Mississippi, USA 2001: President, Student Society of Architecture, BIT Mesra, India 1999: Creative designer award at ZONASA 99, IIT KGP
5. REFERENCES
5.1 Academic
Anijo P. Mathew email: [email protected]
Assistant Professor phone: +1.662.325.2523
Institute of Design, IIT Chicago 350 N LaSalle St, Chicago IL- 60654
Larry R. Barrow email: [email protected]
Director, DRIL + Graduate Program phone: +1.662.648.8078 Associate Professor
College of Architecture, Art, and Design Mississippi State University, MS-39759
5.2 Professional
Tanay Kumar email: [email protected]
Creative Head phone: +44.791.275.0625
Vizualize Technologies Pvt Ltd. 146 Brick Lane London. E1 6RU
Sarah Pittman email: [email protected]
Project Coordinator/Manager phone: +1.662.325.4104
Design Research and Informatics Lab 32 Giles Hall
MSState, MS -39762
Priyanka Agrawal email: [email protected]
Principal phone: +44.791.235.5145
Ambiaance Design
138, Chamberlayne Avenue, Wembley, Middlesex, HA9 8ST
6. CONTACT
6.1 Contact Address
Vikash Kumar Singh email: [email protected] 9520 Grove Side Ln, Apt 1117 phone: +1.908.209.6058
Charlotte, NC - 28262
6.2 Virtual Identity
Personal webpage: www.vikashsingh.com
