Selected media & awards
The work, out loud
Conference talks on intent-driven AI and explainability, awards from MIT PathCheck to Deloitte, and leadership roles that go back to 2015. The short version.
Speaking
On stage
Speaker · New York 2025
Figma × SmashingConf
Intent-driven AI interfaces: how anticipation, confidence thresholds, and human-in-the-loop controls earn trust without taking away agency.
Featured speaker · 2025
UXPALOOZA
Designing with Intent: the shifts product teams must track as AI moves from tools to agents.
Keynote and mentor · 2025
Kumbhathon Startup Festival
Intent-Driven UX for AI Products, plus mentoring early-stage teams at a national innovation platform co-initiated with MIT Media Lab.
Talk · 2024
UXPA International
A systems framework for AI and behavioral UX in emergency health communication, built on work at MIT’s PathCheck Foundation.
Keynote · DePaul
APIDA Elevate
Cultural identity and coalition-building as fuel for inclusive leadership, at the APIDA Cultural Center graduation ceremony.
Panelist · DePaul
Generative AI & Pedagogy Faculty Roundtable
One of four students chosen to advise 80+ faculty on bringing GenAI into teaching, from scenario modeling to personalized learning.
Awards & honors
Recognition, and what earned it
Project NANDA · Kumbhathon · 2026
KumbhDoot, launched at the India AI Impact Summit
An agentic AI companion for pilgrims at the Simhastha Kumbh Mela 2027. I worked on the UX side of the app. Launched in New Delhi by the Chief Minister of Maharashtra.
MIT PathCheck Foundation
Global Hackathon Runner-Up
Amber Alert for Health: a scalable health-alert concept using real-time alerts and behavioral design to strengthen community readiness during public-health crises.
Deloitte
Highest Rated Performer, Deloitte India Risk Advisory, FY21
2x Award - Move the Dot · Walk the Dot
For exceptional client value, people-centered leadership, and sustained excellence across global engagements and insight-driven strategy.
DePaul University · MPOWER
2× Scholarship Recipient
DePaul’s highest graduate honor for leadership and innovation in STEM, and international recognition for advancing equity in science and technology.
IIT Delhi
National Finalist, Innovation Challenge
An accessibility solution that improved campus inclusion for 10,000+ students, run under India’s National Service Scheme.
Collinson Group UK · 2015
Rising Star, ICLP
For leading user research and insight strategy across loyalty programs for Starbucks, Samsung, Oracle, Adidas, L’Oréal, Shell, and others.
Leadership & service
Sharing what I learn with UX/AI community
Project NANDA
SF Bay Area Chapter Leader, Internet of AI Agents
Bringing Bay Area researchers, developers and founders together on identity, trust, and how autonomous systems verify each other.
Deloitte
Mentor and Program Collaborator, Education Access & Inclusion
Partnering with Teach For India, Educo, Udayan Care, the Aga Khan Foundation and others to make learning more inclusive for students from underrepresented communities. Over 13,000 students reached across India.
DePaul University
CDM Ambassador, Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media
Represented DePaul’s STEM and innovation initiatives through outreach, cross-sector collaboration, and inclusive tech advocacy.
XD Roundtable
Board Secretary
Elected leader advancing UX learning through peer-led research and design challenges.
DePaul Global Engagement
ISEE Peer Mentor
Recognized for supporting international student success through cultural fluency and cross-cultural mentorship.
Photos
From the archive
Mixed-methods research and the AI data programs behind it.
© 2026 Gurusha Raskar · MBA in Marketing · M.S. in Human-Computer Interaction, AI specialization