Tanuj Shah (734) 972 2563,
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Education University of Michigan, M.S in Information, Specialization: Human Computer Interaction Related Coursework: Contextual Inquiry, Interface and Interaction Design, Recommender and Reputation Systems, Information Architecture
Ann Arbor, MI April 2009
Indian Institute of Technology, Bachelor of Design, Specialization: Communication Design Related Coursework: Design Methodology, Interaction Design, Graphic Design, Design Management, Interactive Communications, Visual Ergonomics, Advanced Computer Graphics, System Design
Guwahati, India May 2006
Professional Experience Trilogy E-Business Software Human Computer Interaction Analyst • Information Architect, Interaction and Visual Designer of web service concepts. Examples include: • Click2family: A social networking website for Indian families. A user can generate his family tree online and can share it with his family members inviting them to be a part of the same. • 3togs: An audio Blog website for the china market. Generated 1000 users in 7 days. • HCI owner of web services developed at Trilogy Insurance Services (Dec 2006 - July 2007). • Worked in offices at Hangzhou, China and Austin, USA to gather user requirements, understand target markets across the country and conduct usability tests of the prototyped concepts.
Bangalore, India July 2006 – July 2007
Ecole Centrale de Lyon – HCI Research Assistant to Prof. Bertrand David (Internship, IIT) Lyon, France • Studied the AMF (multi faceted agent) framework used for software architecture. May-July 2005 • Extended the framework to allow changing interaction devices dynamically. • Developed a JAVA game application that allowed changing devices (Mouse, Keyboard and RFID tags) dynamically. Sacred World Research Laboratory (Gandhi Multimedia Museum, Internship, IIT) Delhi, India Interaction Design Research under the guidance of Prof. Ranjit Makkuni May – Sep 2004 • Designed the interface of an exhibit to educate the user about the Great Salt March of Mahatma Gandhi. The user uses a sensor-based stick to interact with a large display that displays the information of the March. • Designed the interface of an exhibit in which the act of perturbing a gas disassembles and assembles a projected Gandhian quote, ‘Be-True’. The Honorable Prime Minister of India Dr. Manmohan Singh inaugurated the museum.
Academic Experience Creating Awareness through Large Public Displays Ann Arbor, MI Research Assistant to Prof. Mark Newman (University of Michigan) Sep 2007 – Mar 2008 Developing large public display applications to increase sociability, awareness and interactions amongst users. • Process: Contextual Inquiry, Personas, Scenarios, Interaction Designs, Participatory Design Interviews, Low-Fi prototypes, Information Architecture, User Testing prototype in Flex development environment Final Design Projects (Bachelor of Design, IIT Guwahati) • A device to print customized maps to help users visiting large public spaces. • Designed and prototyped a pressure sensor based dance floor to teach various types of dance forms.
Skills and Processes Design Methods: User Centered Design, Contextual Inquiry, Participatory Design, Ethnography, Object-oriented design prototyping, Fast Cycle Development process Usability Methods: (Both Qualitative and Quantitative) Task based usability testing, Heuristic evaluation, Think aloud, Cognitive walkthroughs, Task analysis, Competitive evaluation, Visual and Vocabulary analysis Programming Languages: HTML, Action Script 3.0, Flex, XML, MATLAB, JAVA (elementary) Software: Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, 3D Studio Max, Premier, Director, Dreamweaver Awards • Graduate Funding – Half Scholarship from the University of Michigan for Graduate Studies. • Egide Scholarship – Funding for research internship May-July 2005, Ecole Centrale de Lyon, France.
Guwahati, India July 2005 – May 2006
