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Aarti Swaminathan

Biomedical Research Engineer (Human Factors)

Toolbox Medical Innovations

Biography

In healthcare, treatments that are not perfectly tailored to patients can detrimentally affect their health and lives.

Coming from consumer health and biotechnology, I bring that same level of stakes to my user research. No matter what the product, healthy users are dependent on healthy design. If a product does not satisfy users’ requirements, then their need remains unfulfilled, and that’s akin to a sickness untreated.

I believe in digging deep, understanding the core motivations of users, and exploring what drives their use of products/services. By using my research, front-end development and design skills, in addition to leveraging my background as an engineer and informatician, I want to form a bridge between users, engineers, and product managers.

Interests

  • UX Research
  • Bioinformatics
  • Bioengineering

Education

  • MS in Health Informatics, 2018

    University of Washington

  • BE in Biotechnology, 2016

    BITS-Pilani, Dubai Campus

Projects

UW Medicine-Usability Study for AnalyzeMyVariant

Assessed usability perceptions of AnalyzeMyVariant users

UW Design Study-Sleep Data for Citizen Science

Prototyped an app-based data collection tool for students to self-report their sleep patterns

UW Libraries-Ethnography of Active Learning

Assessed user experience of students and instructors using Active Learning Classrooms

Seattle Children's Hospital-iPad Service Design for Adolescent Care

Provide information for parents of teens about common adoloscent health problems

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