Siddharth UR

Care in any Language.

MIT Media Lab - Human-Computer Interaction

Research Project at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center at the Harvard Medical School

1. Developed an Advanced Remote Patient Monitoring System for the North American Region in Collaboration with Philips Research Center, Cambridge, North America. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver user-centric solutions with minimal resource expenditure. Implemented 14 new features for cross-platform Virtual Care apps, enhancing user engagement. Designed a universally accessible UI compliant with WCAG guidelines to promote inclusivity. Established a unified Design Language System to ensure consistent user experience. 2. Experience designer, orchestrating the design of an AI feature for a Non-Invasive Portable Ultrasound Machine, tailored for the North American healthcare industry. Led a comprehensive design process, coordinating with clinical, business, and research teams to align goals and maximize global life-saving impact. Organized Co-Creation Workshops to synergize solutions among diverse healthcare stakeholders. Executed and evaluated final design concepts with a diverse panel of 12 medical professionals over a week at Philips Research Center, Boston. 1. Analysis/Research - Understanding people, business and societies, framing the problem with a strong focus on user needs and requirements 2. Creation/Validation - Creating user focused strategies, innovations, solutions and experiences and the user testing and validation of these, considering usability, sustainability and appropriate visual and verbal articulation in line with DLS and Brand guidelines 3. Process/Delivery - Executing on scope, driving own efficiency, delivering appropriate design quality within budget and project parameters 4. Stakeholder focus - Focusing on the customer, collaborating, partnering and co-creating with internal and external stakeholders, with clear and impactful communication and articulation of design decision making 5. Team - Contributing to effective teamwork, receiving guidance and being a pro-active team player, offering a point of view

2020-2021 Graduation Project: Re-envisioning Rural Healthcare in India During and Beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic Drawing lessons from the Spanish Flu's grave impact, where villages vanished due to infected soldiers returning home, this project emphasizes the urgency of addressing similar risks in the face of the current pandemic. It underscores the necessity of timely and effective interventions to enhance life quality and preservation. This endeavor presents a holistic and layered approach, meticulously crafting a blend of products, services, and systemic solutions aimed at overcoming these health challenges. A prototype of one of these innovative concepts has been developed, signifying the beginning of a transformative journey with the ambition of generating substantial, positive community impacts.

I was selected along with 3 Creatives to work with EDELMAN New York to come up with creative solutions in Marketing and product development for International Clients. We were working for EBAY for their Holiday creative campaigns and products!

I was selected along with 4 creatives all over the globe to work together for Serviceplan Group for the One club Mentorship Programme 2020 by One Club for Creativity. Working for International clients like Diesal, Aizome, Aroya, Grassland ETC for creative Campaigns and innovative solutions. Designing a low-cost Irrigation system for farmers in the war-hit zones of Cameroon, Africa to support their everyday life. (Client- Grassland, Cameroon)

Worked on an Abu Dabi based MNC’s personalised office assistant device packaging project. Part of the team which redesigned the ship controller for a company in Tokyo.

Harvard MDE Directors’ Award Harvard Business School's New Venture Competition Grand Winner'25 Harvard MDE Fellowship'24 Harvard GSD CSFP Fellow'24 Harvard Health Lab Accelerator Cohort 24-25 Harvard Innovation Lab Social Impact Fellowship Fund'25 Recipient Harvard Innovation Lab PIC'25 Finalist Harvard Innovation Lab PIC'24 Semi-Finalist Harvard SICI'24 Finalist KC Mahindra Top 3 Fellow Scholarship - K. C. Mahindra Education Trust (KCMET) Harvard’s Master in Design Engineering is a unique Master's program jointly offered by the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and the Harvard University Graduate School of Design with an aim to prepare leaders who create transformative solutions that positively impact society.

1st Prize in the AK Smaban Science Innovation Contest in 12th grade. We built a Drilling machine Powered Go Kart. 1st Runner up in the Global Art International Art Competition held at Manila, Phillipines on 15th November, 2014. 3rd Runner up in the Global Art International Art Competition held at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on 26th November, 2011. Former Chief minster of Tamil Nadu M. Karunanidhi had invited Siddharth for his glorious victory in the global art international art competition in Bangkok in the year 2012.