Hi, I'm Vedika!
UX Designer + Researcher + Engineer
MS in HCI · RIT
Previously founding researcher & designer @ Buzzit
Looking for my next adventure!
Featured work
2025
Student Marketplace
Mobile App
Empowering Students to Buy & Sell Services On Campus
Client: Buzzit
Key Outcome
Helped students showcase skills and services while enabling seamless booking and payment.
$12.5K
Competition Prize Won
$2.4M
Cost Savings
2026
Haptics + Wearables
HCI Research
TactileWalk
Published · CHI EA '26, Barcelona
Key Outcome
Designed and validated electrotactile fingertip patterns for eyes-free navigation, achieving 90.83% accuracy during walking with a custom 10×6 electrode prototype.
90.83%
Walking Accuracy
22
Study Participants
2025
Smartwatch App
Wear OS
IoT
MoodSense: Wearable Stress Detection & Coping Tools
Client: Personal Project
Key Outcome
Designed a smartwatch app that detects stress and guides users through personalized coping strategies like breathing, music, games, and tips.
5M+
Users Impacted
70%
Smartwatch Users Report Stress
2026
IoT + Mobile
Human Machine Interaction
Connected Kitchen Ecosystem for Shared Households
Client: Personal Project
Key Outcome
Designed FresCo, a connected refrigerator ecosystem that reduces
food waste through smart inventory tracking, automated expiry alerts, and seamless household coordination across fridge HMI and mobile.
30%
Food Waste Reduced
6
Contextual Inquiry
2025
AI Mobility
Smart Transportation
Smarter Journeys
for Electric Vehicle Drivers
Client: Confidential (Under NDA)
Key Outcome
Enabled EV users to plan routes, manage payments, and travel with confidence through high-contrast, accessible, and intuitive design.
4
Core Flows Delivered
100%
Dev-Ready Assets
2024
Gamification
Mobile App
How We Made Sustainable Travel Feel Effortless
Hackathon Project
Key Outcome
Enabled users to track their travel footprint, choose greener alternatives, and stay engaged through social progress and habit formation.
1st Place
Hackathon Winner
24 Hours
From concept to clickable prototype
