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Ananya
Master's Student · User Experience · SJSU '26
Ananya Prabhakar

Trained as an engineer. Fell in love with UX.
Now I build experiences that satisfy both.

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Open to new-grad UX & product design roles · 2026

San Jose, CA

Mochi · my bouclé bunny 🐰
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Cordy · my corduroy bear 🐻
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Bella · my fluffy llama 🦙
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Hazza · my Harry Styles bunny 🐰
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Cooper · my husky 🐺
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Sienna · my lil fox 🦊
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Patty · my burger squishmallow 🍔
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Trinity · my dino squishmallow 🦕
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KISS ALL THE TIME DISCO, OCC.
Kiss All the Time · Disco, Occasionally
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About

I design research-backed, accessible experiences across enterprise, product, and service design. With a CS background and a sharp eye for interaction detail, I bridge the gap between what users need and what engineering can build and I use AI to get there faster without compromising craft.

UX Research✦ Product Design✦ Human Factors Engineering✦ Accessibility✦ AI Integration✦ Service Design✦ Enterprise UX✦ Interaction Design✦ CS Background✦ SJSU '26✦ UX Research✦ Product Design✦ Human Factors Engineering✦ Accessibility✦ AI Integration✦ Service Design✦ Enterprise UX✦ Interaction Design✦ CS Background✦ SJSU '26✦
Discography

The Tracklist ✦

ACME Phoenix: Fraud Investigation Console
Track 01
ACME Phoenix
2025 · Enterprise UX

Designing the end-to-end investigator experience for an AI-driven enterprise fraud detection console where speed, accuracy, and motivation all had to coexist on one screen.

GenreInteraction DesignEnterprise UXData VisualizationFigma Make
Liner Notes →
Track 02
FreshBite
2025 · Service Design

Designing a student meal kit service from the ground up, where flexible ordering, rescued produce, and a campus kiosk had to work together seamlessly for the most time-starved users on campus.

GenreService DesignUX ResearchMobile AppFigma Make
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Super Admin dashboard
Admin dashboard
Track 03
TicketsQue Solutions
Product Design · B2B SaaS

Designing two live products at a B2B ticketing startup — a coworking space management dashboard and a VIP membership module — for a real client with real deadlines.

GenreReal Client WorkB2B SaaSDashboard DesignUX Research
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Learn
Home
Donate
Track 04
MatchDog
2025 · Mobile App Design

More good dogs than homes. So why wasn't anyone finding each other?

GenreInteraction DesignMobile AppUX ResearchFigma Make
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RockX dashboard
Track 05
RockX
2025 · Enterprise UX

The dashboard behind a rock museum: events approved, guitars tracked, and visitor plans deciding which exhibits earn their floor space.

GenreEnterprise UXDashboard DesignData VisualizationInformation Architecture
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Southwest Airlines booking page
Track 06
Southwest
2024 · UX Research

95% of flyers said price mattered most. So why was it the hardest thing to find?

GenreUX ResearchUsability TestingCompetitive Analysis
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How I Think

Most designers start with screens.
I start with the grammar underneath them.

Every system is a language: the objects people work with, the actions they take, and what matters about each. Get that structure right first, and the interface almost designs itself. The navigation stops being a guess and becomes a consequence.

It's the one habit my CS background gave me that I'd never give back: get the architecture right before you build.