UX Researcher · HCI + AI · Data Storyteller

Suchismita Naik

I find the insight behind the data and turn it into products people actually understand. UX researcher at the intersection of human–AI interaction, mixed-methods research, and visual storytelling.

UX Researcher · Meta PhD, HCI — Purdue ex-Microsoft Research Menlo Park, CA
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0+ yrs
across UX research & design
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peer-reviewed papers & talks
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industries: health, finance, gov, AI
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global research markets
The short version

A resume tells you what I did. This tells you how I think.

I spend my time getting close to people — through cross-market interviews, diary studies, and field work — then translate the messy, human truth into research that shapes how AI products get built. Before research, I was a designer and data visualizer, so I don't just hand over findings. I make them impossible to ignore.

Selected work

Research you can see

Across these projects: generative & foundational research, evaluative & usability studies, longitudinal programs, cross-market and cross-platform studies, mixed-methods, survey & statistical analysis, concept testing, and data-driven design research. Each card opens a full case study.

UX Research

UX Research + Design

The path here

Research Design research Academia
2025 — now
Meta · Menlo Park, CA
User Experience Researcher (WhatsApp)
AI product research, cross-market qualitative studies, and translating user insight into business strategy.
Human–AI interactionCross-market
2024
Microsoft Research · Redmond, WA
UX Researcher — Internship
Studied early adopters of multi-agent generative AI tools to inform human–agent interaction design.
Multi-agent GenAIMental modelsMixed-method
2021 — 25
Purdue University · West Lafayette, IN
PhD, HCI (UX) & Technology-mediated Communication · Andrews Fellow
Community-Computer Interaction Lab. Dissertation on multi-agent design patterns for fostering sense of belonging in online communities: insights from fandom communities and AI practitioners; certificate in Qualitative Research.
Mixed methodDesign research
2020 — 21
Gramener · Bangalore, India
Lead Information Designer
Turned client data into decision-driving visualizations and data products.
Data vizLeadership
2018 — 20
Conduent Labs (Xerox Research Centre India)
Senior Research Scientist
HCI research bridging emerging technology and real-world user needs.
Applied HCI
2016 — 18
1mg Technologies · Gurugram, India
UX Researcher / Designer
Researched and redesigned the patient–doctor e-healthcare ecosystem, including conversational e-consultation.
Service designHealthcare
2014 — 16
National Institute of Design · Bangalore
M.Des — Information & UX Design
Foundations in design research, information design, and data storytelling.
2008 — 13
BITS Pilani · India
B.E. (Hons.) Electronics & Instrumentation · M.Sc. (Hons.) Mathematics
The analytical bedrock under the design.
Published research

Studying how people meet AI

My academic work focuses on human–AI interaction — how people form mental models of AI agents, the psychological dynamics of conversational AI, and how communities form online. Selected recent papers:

Research focus

How do people build trust, mental models, and relationships with AI systems — and each other — on socio-technical platforms?

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How I work

From messy human truth to clear decisions

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Get close to people

In-depth & cross-market interviews, diary studies, contextual and field research, usability — qualitative methods that surface what surveys miss.

Interviews · Diary studies · Field work · Surveys
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Make sense of the data

Mixed-methods synthesis, mental-model mapping, and a researcher's eye for the pattern that actually changes the roadmap.

Mixed methods · Grounded coding · Thematic analysis · Statistical analysis · Synthesis frameworks
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Make it impossible to ignore

A designer's craft on top of research rigor: data visualization and storytelling that turn findings into decisions teams remember and act on.

Data viz · Narrative · Strategy translation
Let's talk

The shortest distance between truth
and a person is a story.

Researching AI products, building a UX research practice, or just want to talk data and humans? I'd love to hear from you.