Hi, I'm Prateek.

I'm an interaction designer at AWS, working on database services.

My path through healthcare and into cloud infrastructure taught me that ❋ conceptual frameworks and code ❋ are design tools in their own right. Frameworks become maps through complexity and code a way to explore what's possible. Together, they help me build interfaces that carry the complexity so people don't have to.

work

At AWS, I design database services and build tools that reveal patterns in customer feedback at scale.

Lumina

ai-powered customer insights for data-aware product decisions

At Siemens Healthineers, I led design for medical devices through international research while creating design systems and patterns that scaled across the entire product portfolio.

Ultrasound

designing interaction patterns for a new ultrasound platform

Shui

developing design systems for user interface consistency and increased internal productivity

Vaccellent

tools to manage, and coordinate the distribution and utilization of COVID-19 vaccines

personal projects

I use personal projects as a playground to explore emerging technologies and expand how I think about design problems.

HCI Index↗

an automated ai pipeline that processes hci research weekly and makes academic work accessible

Rasabhūmi↗

an interactive map of 4,400+ protected regional products from European and Indian GI databases

1000 people↗

a d3 network graph visualizing connections between people in a community of practice

writing

I write to clarify my thinking and document my research, exploring the intersections of design, technology, and human behavior.

artifacts without inhabitants

an exploration of code comprehension in the age of ai

cscw 2019

an article recounting my experience at CSCW 2019

about

Design is understanding made visible—a bridge between technical systems and the humans who use them.

My journey began in India with Mechatronics engineering—a field that interweaves mechanical, electronic, and software systems. This foundation gave me an appreciation for how different elements create functional wholes. After working in IT and seeing how digital products evolve, I found myself drawn to the human side of technology, which led me to study Interaction Design in Italy.

What fascinates me about design is finding clarity within complexity. Each domain contains its own language, rituals, and mental models. By immersing myself in these contexts, I can distill specialized knowledge into frameworks that reveal underlying patterns. These frameworks, along with working code, help bridge different disciplines and make abstract ideas tangible.

I believe elegant design does the heavy lifting so users don't have to. It reveals only what's necessary, creating flow rather than friction. My aim is to craft experiences where purpose steps forward and technology recedes, allowing people to focus on their goals rather than the tools themselves.

connect

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