Arnab Chakravarty

– Consulting on design strategy, research, and technical prototyping across universities, nonprofits, and cultural organisations, including co-designing Al-enabled tools with displaced communities and delivering a commissioned responsible Al installation (J.E.S.S.) exploring algorithmic bias, exhibited at The Higgins Bedford.

– Transformed product culture from spec-driven to user-centred discovery, implementing discovery through journey mapping, usability testing, and co-creation sessions with medical teams and end users. – Managed and mentored junior designers and upskilled the UX team from no-code tools to Unity and Al-assisted development; identified gaps in the design library and drove improvements to support emerging tools and processes. – Introduced design reviews, cross-team critiques, and stakeholder feedback sessions; defined shared design principles and learning objectives that unified fragmented products into a cohesive platform vision, winning multiple industry awards. – Led the design of a first-of-its-kind global surgical training platform for the American Academy of Ophthalmology, securing £5M+ in multi-year contracts. Stewarded multiple product lifecycle upgrades from Pilot to Desktop, grounded in early testing and user feedback. Used training completion data, error rates, and user interaction analytics to prioritise UX improvements and inform design iterations across the surgical simulation pipeline. – Designed and prototyped generative Al features spanning conversational tutors and Al-generated anatomy, collaborating on Al pipelines, prompt engineering, and model evaluation alongside product and engineering teams.

– Led technical architecture and narrative design for immersive experiences across AR/VR, live performances, games and interactive installations, including custom hardware and interactive electronics, drawing commercial and critical acclaim. Managed external freelancers across design, engineering, and performance. – Developed Dataville, a Mozilla Creative Media Award-winning interactive visual novel exploring the human impact of Al labour and data ethics. – Designed and built a "Bill of Rights" interactive arcade experience for families and children at Federal Hall, funded by a CMU Studio for Creative Inquiry Grant. – Authored and illustrated one of India's first Al-illustrated children's books to promote creative technology literacy, exhibited at international literature and art festivals.

– Contributed to curriculum development across ITP/IMA's graduate programmes, teaching physical computing, tech for social good, and thesis development; collaborated closely with faculty including Arduino co-founder Tom Igoe to evolve teaching methodologies and programme content. – Designed and developed accessible interfaces, spaces, and learning tools for people with sensory, mobility, and cognitive disabilities, working under Dr. Amy Hurst at NYU's Ability Lab. – Collaborated with MacArthur Fellow Joshua Miele to design and build a novel soldering tool for a pioneering workshop teaching blind makers hands-on fabrication skills. – Partnered with disability advocate Amy Cohen to develop open-source adaptive game controllers, winning an NYU grant to advance research into accessible, hardware-based play. – Secured NYC Media Lab grants with ASCAP and Consumer Reports; research showcased at annual summit.

– Led 0→1 product design for the Red Dot Award-winning Philips MoM, the 'Heart Safe City' service model, and the first generation of IoT kitchen appliances, bridging physical hardware with digital ecosystems. – Helped establish design processes and agile ways of working, collaborating closely with engineering and marketing to deliver iteratively while maintaining brand integrity across global digital products. – Ran discovery workshops and co-creation sessions to surface user needs, fostering a culture of evidence-informed design and stakeholder alignment across multiple business units. – Contributed to the first Philips design system, feeding in real-world learnings from high-impact projects and research initiatives to ensure scalability and consistency across the organisation. – Managed and mentored junior designers across global business units, establishing creative standards and fostering a culture of design excellence within multidisciplinary teams.

– Helped build one of India's first graduate programmes in Human Centred Design as part of a founding team, contributing to curriculum development and teaching courses in UX design and physical computing. – Led UX research and prototyping on consultancy projects for global clients including Xerox, HP, Siemens, and Samsung, working across diverse user contexts in India.