Akshit - Prev Product & Research @ Arizona State University (NVIDIA, FIU & UCSD)
Incoming Experiential Design Volunteer @ MIT
Built award-winning products showcased at Harvard, SIGGRAPH & MobiSys
Balboa Park Alive
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO | Jan 2024 - Jun 2025
How I led UI design and contributed to development research for a location-based AR game, funded by the Dr. Seuss Foundation and developed in collaboration with the UCSD. The project was presented in-person at the SIGGRAPH conference, earned the Best of 2024 App Award, and was also presented at the HarvardXR 2025 conference.
Immersive Media Player System
ACT ONE (METEOR STUDIO) | Jan 2023 - Jan 2024
How I designed and shipped a device management software for educators, reducing technical barriers and increasing access to arts education for a client with 800k+ users across Arizona.
Robotics Academy
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY, NVIDIA | Jun 2024 - Present
How I am optimizing the UX and UI for an immersive robotics learning program using ML and NLP, creating tailored experiences that reduce costs and significantly enhance learning outcomes, in collaboration with NVIDIA and has been showcased to Meta, and funded by the National Science Foundation. This project has been nominated as the best project at the HarvardXR 2025 conference.
The Agile Coach
EARLY STARTUP • SHIPPED & LIVE • 300K+ USERS | Aug 2019 - May 2022
How I designed and assisted in the development of a global B2B/B2C platform that provides agile training for businesses and individuals, generating $10M+ in revenue.
Mediated Membrane
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Freezing
