Shruti Rao
PHD Candidate - HCI
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Summary
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Top SchoolShruti Rao is an HCI researcher and PhD candidate at the University of Amsterdam with 11 years of experience applying machine learning, signal processing, and qualitative methods to design intelligent, wellbeing-centered workspaces. She builds end-to-end AI-driven prototypes—most notably a real-time biophilic sound augmentation engine—while running large-scale user studies and co-design workshops with leading architecture firms to translate research into practice. Her background spans multimodal deep learning for affective computing (industry projects at CWI), large-scale data automation at Microsoft, and novel point-cloud neural work for scientific instrumentation, demonstrating a knack for moving between applied research and production constraints. A Best Paper winner at CHI and mentor to multiple master’s students, she blends rigorous empirical methods with generative models (e.g., VAEs) to craft multisensory interactions. Colleagues describe her as a bridge between data, design, and lived experience—someone who treats office acoustics as a design material rather than a nuisance.
10 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Masters in Computer Science, Big Data Engineering, Masters in Computer Science, Big Data Engineering at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam)Sophia College For WomenMaster of Computer Science, Big Data Engineering, Master of Computer Science, Big Data Engineering at University of AmsterdamHigh School, High School at Hiranandani Foundation SchoolMathematical Economics, Mathematical Economics, Mathematical Economics, Mathematical Economics at University of Waterloo
English, Hindi, French, Dutch
Github Skills (14)
pointnet10
arxiv9
classification8
segmentation7
computer-vision6
point-cloud6
deep-learning5
pytorch5
capistrano4
neural-network3
geometry-processing3
tensorflow3
sap-hana2
kubernetes1
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
shrutirao94/dotfiles
Mar 2016 - Nov 2024
Contributions:40 pushes, 1 branch in 8 years 9 months
shrutirao94/km3net-neutrino-detection
Aug 2020 - Jan 2021
MSc CS Thesis Project to detect neutrino particles using Point Cloud Neural Networks in collaboration with University of Amsterdam, Netherlands eScience Center and Nikhef
Contributions:6 PRs, 55 pushes, 8 branches in 4 months
amsterdamcenterparticlesneutrinodeep-learning
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