Making it work is one thing.Making it matter is harder.
Hi, I’m Arindam. My is what pulled me from building systems to asking what they do to people.
I design and build human-centered systems across , , , and .
I’m drawn to work research becomes a prototype, a prototype becomes a system , and the system still has to make sense to people.
I’m especially interested in how advanced technology , and how design can make those interactions feel instead of .
Outside the screen, I spend time , , and reconnecting with . Photography makes me a better designer because it trains the same habit I need in research: notice first, decide later.
Right now
Master's student in Human-Computer Interaction (HCIM) at the University of Maryland
Creative technologist focused on XR and spatial interaction; my thesis builds on Reframed, a passthrough AR piece on Quest 3
Building on Android XR as a Google Trusted Developer, and pairing the engineering with research: diary studies, usability tests, and statistics
Before that
3D Scanning & Fitment Software Intern, LIGHT Helmets (summer 2026)
Data Analytics Specialist, L'Oréal Singapore
Enterprise Architecture Intern, L'Oréal Singapore
Full Stack Developer Intern, SP Digital
B.Eng. Computer Engineering (Honors), National University of Singapore
Interested in
XR / spatial computing
Human-AI interaction
Accessibility
Well-being
Behavior-aware systems
Personal
Outside the screen
I take photos for the same reason I like research: it slows down the first answer.