EDUCATION
PhD - Human Centered Computing May 2017 - Till Date
Clemson University, Clemson, SC, U.S.A. G.P.A. - 3.83/4.0
M.S. - Industrial Engineering (Focus – Human Factors) August 2015 - May 2017
Clemson University, Clemson, SC, U.S.A. G.P.A. - 3.4/4.0
B.E. - Mechanical Engineering August 2009 - May 2013
University of Pune, Pune, MH, India
UX RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Graduate Research Assistant
May 2016 – Till date
Clemson University, Clemson, S.C., U.S.A.
Project: Managing Privacy in Household IoT environments
- Assisted in developing script, video and survey questionnaire to be shown to participants of the user study.
- Conducting statistical data analysis using R and R-Studio to develop path models which explain attitude-behavior relationships and mediating parameters of study.
- Developed Privacy Settings interface using Adobe XD based on statistical data analysis in R.
Project: Data driven approach to design IoT Privacy Settings Interfaces
- Conducted statistical data analysis on existing dataset from 200 participants using R and M-Plus to establish an attitude-behavior based privacy decision making model for generalized IoT environments.
- Designed privacy setting interfaces using Axure RP, based on inferences drawn from data analysis.
Project: Examining generational differences in Adoption and Use of IoT Technologies
- Worked on cleaning and organizing available qualitative data and prepared it for data analysis.
- Conducted Topic Modeling to develop hypothesis and tested it through qualitative data analysis using (R-QDA) to understand factors influencing IoT adoption across different generations of users
Project: Managing Privacy in Autonomous Driving Vehicle
- Interviewed potential users to gather privacy related needs and developed prototype using Adobe XD.
- Conducted usability tests with designed prototype to understand areas for improvement, designed user study which included scenarios with timed tasks, System Usability Surveys and Think Aloud methods.
Project: Puzzle of Life
- Conceptualized and implemented primary prototype to demonstrate various tangible interaction mediums to use the designed setup. Used Laser Cutting to make various parts of prototype.
- Developed Story-boards to understand user flows.
- Used Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Spark and XD to create and demonstrate multiple functionalities of prototype.
Project: Design Mobile based Application for Vocational Training Module
- Existing system was a standalone desktop software. The aim was to make an application which could be used on a Mobile phone with touchscreen and other sensors.
- Conducted usability tests on existing system and conducted user interviews to gain insights into user needs.
- Designed and tested cell-phone based app using Adobe XD and Adobe Photoshop modules.
Project: Design and Implement Website for Sam’s Gyro, Clemson
- Gathered user needs by interviewing users, created user personas and conducted competitive benchmarking.
- Designed the website using Axure RP and conducted usability tests to develop the final website.
SKILLS
UX Research: Research Methods, Interviewing, Qualitative and Quantitative Data Analysis, A/B Testing
UX Design: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe XD, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Axure RP, InVision
Data Analysis: R, MPlus, SPSS, R-QDA
WORK EXPERIENCE
Project Engineer
June 2013 – June 2015
ThyssenKrupp Industries India Pvt. Limited, Pune, India
- Co-ordinated between various stake holders of projects; from client to internal departments of company.
- Ensured that product deliveries were completed within strict deadlines while ensuring minimum costs.
- Played vital role in strategic product planning, procurement and manufacturing planning.
Graduate Teaching Assistant
December 2016 – May 2016
Clemson University, Clemson, SC, U.S.A.
- Assisted faculty with coursework (Human Factors in Risk Engineering) development.
- Prepared presentations and graded assignments.
PUBLICATIONS
- Paritosh Bahirat, Yangyang He, Abhilash Menon and Bart P. Knijnenburg. ‘A Data-Driven Approach to Developing IoT Privacy-Setting Interfaces’. In Proceedings of the 2018 ACM International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI’18)
- Paritosh Bahirat, Qizhang Sun and Bart P. Knijnenburg. ‘Scenario Context v/s Framing and Defaults in Managing Privacy in Household IoT’. In Proceedings of the 2018 ACM International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI’18)
- Paritosh Bahirat, Yangyang He and Bart P. Knijnenburg. ‘Exploring Defaults and Framing effects on Privacy Decision Making in Smarthomes’. In Workshop on the Human aspects of Smarthome Security and Privacy at Fourteenth Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security (SOUPS’18)
- Yangyang He, Paritosh Bahirat, Abhilash Menon and Bart P. Knijnenburg. ‘A Data-Driven Approach to Designing for Privacy in Household IoT’. (Accepted) In ACM Transactions on Interactive Intelligent Systems
- Xinru Page, Paritosh Bahirat, Mohammed Safi, Bart P. Knijnenburg and Pamela Wisniewski. “The Internet of What?” Understanding Differences in Perceptions and Adoption for the Internet of Things. (To Appear) In Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies (IMWUT)
AWARDS
- Best Paper Award at ACM IUI 2018 for paper titled “A Data-Driven Approach to Developing IoT Privacy-Setting Interfaces”
- Clemson HFI Travel grant 2018
- ACM-IUI Travel grant 2018