Vedant Swain
Assistant Professor at New York University
United States
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Top SchoolVedant Swain is an Assistant Professor and human-centered computing researcher with 11 years of experience repurposing everyday technologies to unobtrusively support productivity and wellbeing. His work bridges applied research and real-world deployment, exploring responsible frameworks for generating personal insights, informing personnel management, and shaping data-driven workplace policy. He earned advanced degrees in HCI and Computer Science from Georgia Tech and has combined academic roles with industry research internships at Microsoft and collaborations across Ubicomp projects. Vedant’s background in teaching and mentoring reflects a pragmatic focus on translating user-centered design into deployable prototypes and evaluative studies. He is particularly interested in balancing organizational needs with individual privacy and wellbeing—often seeking low-friction, ethically grounded interventions that fit into routine technologies.
12 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at Georgia Institute of TechnologyAll India Senior School Certificate, PCM - Comp Sc, All India Senior School Certificate, PCM - Comp Sc at The Mother's International SchoolBachelor of Technology (BTech), Computer Science, Bachelor of Technology (BTech), Computer Science at Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi
Hindi, English, French, Odia, Spanish
Github Skills (9)
ranking8
firebase8
science7
react7
computer-science6
android6
javascript5
android-client4
python2
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
vedantswain/vedantswain.github.io
Dec 2015 - Feb 2026
A simple minimalist page to showcase my projoects
Contributions:1 review, 100 PRs, 245 pushes in 10 years 3 months
minimalistjavascriptshowcase
vedantswain/cophee
Jun 2025 - Jun 2026
Website for the COPHEE lab that works on COmputing for Performance Health and Empathetic Experiences
Contributions:4 reviews, 18 PRs, 31 pushes in 1 year
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