Saanvi Naik

I’m a product designer who challenges the status quo through high-craft, viable products across consumer tech, healthcare, enterprise and AI.

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I've always been drawn to unpacking how the world around me works, and it's quietly steered every path I've taken. Now, I design for the world as it's becoming, and for the people still at the center of it. And I'm a firm believer that AI should be designed for, with and by people. Take a quick tour:

  1. mini me · 2002

    a tiny crybaby, until i met the family computer. we've been inseparable since.

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  2. undergrad · 2020 – 2024

    4 years of engineering, more group projects than i can count. started wondering for who & why we build, which led to my first ui/ux design internship.

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  3. Indiana University

    grad school, IU Indianapolis · 2024 – 2026

    moved countries to master the interaction between humans and computers (M.S. in HCI :p). along the way, designed a b2b clinical platform and an early-stage startup's core ai interview product.

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  4. United Airlines

    United Airlines Capstone · 2025 – 2026

    partnered with one of the world's biggest airlines to rethink how 181M passengers a year get through the airport, in a world going digital faster than physical spaces can keep up.

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  5. Toyota Mobility Foundation

    Toyota Mobility Foundation · 2026 – now

    currently researching how self-driving cars could connect underserved communities to food, financial, educational and legal aid.

    open to new work opportunities!

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Fixing “what do I do next?” at O’Hare

I designed the core in-app touchpoint of a three-part guidance system, built for 181M passengers a year, with a 30% projected drop in passenger confusion.

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Fixing “what do I do next?” at O’Hare

I designed the core in-app touchpoint of a three-part guidance system, built for 181M passengers a year, with a 30% projected drop in passenger confusion.

Read case study