Pratyush Pandab is a user experience researcher based in Oulu, Finland. He has over 5 years of experience as a research scientist specializing in human-computer interaction and user experience. Some of his areas of focus include smartphone instrumentation, Android application development, usability testing, and user-centered design. He has a Master's degree in human-centered interactive technologies and has published papers in top HCI conferences. References praise his academic skills, motivation, teamwork, and insights in research.

1. To understand why users do what they do,design delightful user experiences, and use novel UX techniques to
deliver the best products and services to clients.
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. – Leonardo da Vinci
PRATYUSH PANDAB
USER EXPERIENCE RESEARCHER
Oulu, Finland
+358 41 4707324
pratyush.pp@gmail.com
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Work History
Mar 2014 - present
University of Oulu,
Finland
RESEARCH SCIENTIST
Specialising in Human Computer Interaction, Ubiquitous Computing, Context Awareness, and User
eXperience
RESEARCHER: Smartphone instrumentation (Android platform)
DEVELOPER: Android smartphone application development for research studies
TEACHING ASSISTANT: Human Computer Interaction and Understanding Users
SUPERVISOR: 7 Projects for Smart House Technologies for Dementia Patients
PEER-REVIEWER: Human Computer Interaction research papers, MUM ‘14
Oct 2010 - Sep 2012
TATA Consultancy
Services, India
SYSTEMS ENGINEER
Specialising in CRM application software analysis using Oracle Siebel, Avaya middleware, and IVRs.
SOFTWARE ENGINEER: Citi Bank – United States, BNP Paribas Fortis – Belgium
PRODUCTION EXECUTIVE: Client: Financial and Retail Services, TARGET (NYSE: TGT)
Education
Oct 2012 - Jan 2014
The University of York,
York, UK
Master of Science in Human Centred Interactive Technologies
Understanding Users, Requirements Engineering, WebDesigning, Advanced Research Methods in HCI, Data
Analysis
Aug 2010 - Jul 2012
College of Engineering
and Technology,
Bhubaneswar, India
Bachelors of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering
Computer Graphics and Multimedia, Image Processing, Analog and Digital Electronics, Automata Theory
and Algorithm Design, Web Design
Skills
USER STUDIES
Think Aloud, Contextual Inquiry,
Interviews, Ethnography
USABILITY ENGINEERING
Usability Testing, Heuristic Evaluation, Wizard of
Oz , Surveys, A/B Testing
UI DESIGN
Wireframes, Low/Hi-Fidelity Prototyping, Axure RP,
Balsamiq mockups, Stencils
USER CENTRED DESIGN
Requirements Elicitation, Scenario Based Design,
Prototyping, UML Deliverables, User Evaluation,
Design Documentation
PROGRAMMING & DATA ANALYSIS
R, Matlab, C, Android, SPSS, MS Excel
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2. Projects
Efficient User Behavioural and Health Data Collection using Smartphones | Mar 2014 – Jan 2015
Graceful Migration of Experience Sampling Methodology to Smartphone Environment | Mar 2014 –
Sep 2014
Interaction Interrupted: Investigating The Effects Of Notifications On Users’ Flow Experiences | May
2013 – Aug. 2013
Infinite Thoughts: High Fidelity Website Design Of A Blogging Website | Apr. 2013
Usability Evaluation of Hospital Websites (Healthcare) In United Kingdom | Apr. 2013
Ingredients of Good Design: Affordance, Emotion, and Complexity | Apr. 2013
Understanding Human Emotions: Exploiting Emotions to Reduce Number Entry Errors | Mar. 2013
Publications
Goncalves, J., Pandab, P., Ferreira, D., Ghahramani, M., Zhao, G., & Kostakos, V. (2014). Projective
Testing of Diurnal Collective Emotion. Proc. Ubicomp, 487-497. [Acceptance rate: 21%]
Cairns, P.,Pandab, P., & Power, C. (2014). The Influence of Emotion on Number Entry Errors. Proc.
CHI, Toronto, Canada, 2293-2296. [Acceptance rate: 23%]
Kostakos, V., Ferreira, D.,Pandab, P. (2015). Not What but How to Study in HCI – Tools, Data, and
Theory. Proc. CHI, Seoul, Korea. [Under Review]
Power, C., Pandab, P. (2015). Notification overflow: The effects of social and system notifications
on people being in flow. Proc. CHI, Seoul, Korea. [Under Review]
References
Professor Vassilis Kostakos,
Ph.D.
He has shown great motivation, academic skills, and team work. He has already published two full papers
at top international conferences in HCI field, and more are under way.
Dr. Paul Cairns, Reader in
HCI
In all my dealings with Pratyush, I have found him to be friendly, diligent, and hard-working. I think he
shows some good insights in research and would work hard to achieve well in further research work.
Dr. Christopher D. S. Power,
Lecturer in HCI
He seemed to be the leader of the group, with the other members pointing to him in peer assessments as
being a key member.
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