Hello, I'm
Shweta
a Mixed-Method Researcher.
Formerly @ Honda Research, Stanford, Accenture
I am a PhD student at the University of California, Santa Cruz, where I am supervised by Dr. Elin Carsentdorrit.
I am passionate about creating products that genuinely serve people, solutions that become part of their everyday lives . If this resonates with you, let’s connect!
Let's connect! Email me or book an appointment.
9+
Strategic Research Projects
7+
Cross-Functional Teams
5+
Tier-1 Academic Publications
100 M+
Data Points Analyzed
25+
UX Research Studies
AI Passion Projects
Research Portfolio
Human-Centered Research for Social Robotics
Internship
Understanding crowd navigation behavior inform the development of socially aware robotic systems.
Beyond Design: Lives of International Students
TOCHI'26
Qualitative exploration of challenges faced by international students in the U.S.
Games that I made
Research Publications
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Background Media: Colloquial Assistive Technology for Neurodivergent People (In-review)
Venue :ACM Conference on Computer‑Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing 2026 (Full-paper)
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Beyond Usability: Mapping LLM’s Role as a Mediator of Socio-Cultural Adaptation (In-review)
Venue : The Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction 2026 (Full-paper)
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Participatory Information Gathering for International Student Communities (In-review)
Venue : ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2026 (Full-paper)
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Pseudo-Scientist: Towards Narrative Interventions for Imposter Syndrome
Venue : The Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play (CHI PLAY) 2024 (Full-paper)
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Interactive Narratives for Imposter Syndrome
Venue : ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2024 (Full-paper)
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Under Pressure: A Multi-Modal Analysis of Induced Stressors in Games for Resilience
Venue : International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games 2023 (Full-paper)
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Gender, Cultures, and Communication
Venue : ACM CHI 2022 (Workshop)
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A Data-driven Design of AR Alternate Reality Games to Measure Resilience
A Data-driven Design of AR Alternate Reality Games to Measure Resilience