Graduating as a Software Engineer, Shiva has navigated a multifaceted career path, embracing roles as a Product Designer, UX/UI Designer, and Creative Director across various industries.
Her combination of engineering knowledge and design sensibility enables her to create solutions that are both technically sound and aesthetically compelling. Currently pursuing her PhD at New Jersey Institute of Technology's Spur Lab, her research focuses on usable privacy and security—exploring how to create protective digital environments that don't sacrifice user experience.
Upcoming Talks
UXDX Community: Luck, Trust & Design: Building Resilient Teams & Secure Interfaces 2025
29 April 2025
Every day, we make split-second decisions about our digital privacy - accepting cookies, sharing locations, allowing camera access. Behind each of these seemingly simple choices lies a hidden web of design decisions that subtly guide our behavior.
In this eye-opening talk, we'll peel back the curtain on how interface design shapes our trust in digital spaces, often without us even realizing it.
From the soothing blue of login pages to the urgent red of security alerts, discover how color, layout, and timing combine to influence our privacy choices. Through real-world examples and surprising research findings, we'll explore why even privacy-conscious users can be nudged into oversharing, and how thoughtful design could help bridge the gap between our privacy intentions and actions.
Whether you're a designer shaping tomorrow's interfaces or someone who's ever felt uneasy about clicking "I Agree," this talk will transform how you think about trust in the digital age.
UX/UI Designer