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SMart Hand Tools Project

User Research Capstone

Shreshta Ranganathan

March 22, 2024

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)

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OVERVIEW

Researchers at The University of

Texas at Austin who are studying AI, specifically how AI can be used ethically to support and empower workers. We are interested in better understanding workers views on AI and how AI is currently being used in skilled trade work.

Mentor: Chelsea Collier | Supervisor: Dr. Kenneth Fleischmann

/(AI)

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RELEVANCE + Contribution to career

FALL ‘21

Informatics (UX DESIGN)

Coursework (Fall ‘22 + Spring ‘23)

I310U: Intro to User Experience Design

I320U: User Research

I320U: Information/Interaction Design

I320U: Graphic Design

I320U: Misinformation/Justice/Design

Fall ‘23

Human-AI Lab

UX/Visual Designer

Spring ‘22

Amaano UX Design Intern

Summer ‘23

Caterpillar UX Design & Research Intern

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)

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Literature Searches

01.

CALL out for labor organizers

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Conceptualization

03.

Deliverables

Doing research to understand the smart hand tools and skill trade workers. We are advocating for workers’ rights.

Attending and taking notes for semi-structured interviews. Additionally, attending follow-up meetings to analyze/transcribe data.

We will analyze the data from the semi-structured interviews and conceptualize the ideas to the engineering teams.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)