This is Sai Shruthi Chivukula.

I am an Assistant Professor at School of Information, Pratt Institute (Manhattan, New York) and director of my research group named Translate (formed in 2024). My research and teaching interests lies in the intersection of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), User Experience Design, Ethics and Values, and critical qualitative research.

Previously, I was a Visiting Assistant Professor in the HCI/d program at the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, IU Bloomington. In 2021, I completed my Ph.D. at Purdue University under the guidance of Dr. Colin M. Gray and was working as a Research Assistant in UX Pedagogy and Practice Lab.

In the past, I was working as Senior UX Researcher and Designer at Samsung R&D Institute, Bangalore. I have completed my Bachelor in Design from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati, India where I had an academic experience in HCI, design, and engineering.

My quirky side, I am a doodler who named her doodles "Shruudles", a Carnatic Classical Singer, a plant mom, a Formula1 follower who does not know how to drive, and a great cook (trust me!).