DVC Lab
People
Meet the lab and explore the contributions of current members and alumni
Current members
Alumni
35 alumni
Postdoctoral Researchers
Camilo Vieira
Last listed position: Assistant Professor, Universidad del Norte (Colombia)
Profile and contributionsTugba Karabiyik
Current: Assistant Professor, George Mason University
Profile and contributionsPhD Students
Ali Baigelenov
Current: Assistant Professor and Chair, Department of Computer Science, KIMEP University
Ali was a PhD student in the DVC Lab working with Paul Parsons. His research interests included information visualization, cognition, user experience, and education.
Profile and contributionsYa-Hsin Hung
Current: Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial Design, National Cheng Kung University
Profile and contributionsMaster’s Students
Chorong Park
Current: Assistant Professor and Presidential Frontier Faculty member, Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design, University of Houston
Profile and contributionsChrissy (Yu-Chuan) Chen
Profile and contributionsMichael Saenz
Current: Senior Product Manager, Blue Shield of California
Thesis: Task Performance with Space-Time Cube Visualizations: Differences Between HoloLens and Desktop Users.
Profile and contributionsMyeonghan Ryu
Thesis: Crowdsourcing Graphical Perception of Time-series Visualization on Mobile Phones
Profile and contributionsRachel Anderson
Current: Marketing Manager, Visa
Profile and contributionsRaza Khawaja
Current: UX Designer, Smith & Associates
Profile and contributionsSoumya Krishnaraj
Current: UX Designer, Ecolab
Profile and contributionsVaishnavi Anand
Current: Head of Product, MeetYourClass
Profile and contributionsXiao Lei
Last listed position: Graphics Engineer at Unity
Profile and contributionsYu-Shen Ho
Previously: UX/UI Designer, VETRO FiberMap (September 2020–January 2023).
Profile and contributionsUndergraduate Students
Ariana Cody
Current: UX Designer, Iron Mountain
Profile and contributionsBrandon Dentler
Current: Conversion Rate Optimization Specialist, SmartAsset
Profile and contributionsBryce Castle
Current: Lecturer (AI Engine), National Security & Defense, Purdue University
Profile and contributionsConnor Schrank
Current: Product Designer, OnBoard
Profile and contributionsErica Paglieri (Chadwell)
Current: Human Resources Business Analyst, Gates Foundation
Profile and contributionsIan Carr
Previously: UX Strategist, Medium Giant (April–July 2025).
Profile and contributionsIshaan Dandia
Profile and contributionsJack Gerber
Profile and contributionsJackson Murray
Jackson’s research with Paul Parsons and Zixu Zhang examined how NASA flight controllers achieve resilience awareness for the International Space Station. His poster received first place within the Purdue Polytechnic Institute at Purdue’s Spring 2023 Undergraduate Research Conference.
Profile and contributionsJasmine (Phuong) Bui
Jasmine (Phuong) was an undergraduate member of the DVC Lab studying UX Design. Her interests included user research, accessibility, and service design, and her research examined professional design practice. She received second place in the Purdue Polytechnic Institute poster category at the Fall 2023 Undergraduate Research Expo.
Profile and contributionsJonny Bernal
Profile and contributionsJune Fang
Previously: User Experience Designer, SLCC Flooring (May 2022–December 2024).
Profile and contributionsKaitlin Groothuis
Current: UX Researcher, Cisco
Profile and contributionsKanika Rao
Current: UX Designer, Freelance
Kanika also serves as a board member and secretary of Sequoia Fabrica, a volunteer-run nonprofit.
Profile and contributionsLabonno Zaman
Current: Industrial Engineer, Canadian Blood Services
Profile and contributionsLinh Pham
Linh contributed to SGX3 consulting work as an undergraduate member of the DVC Lab. She received third place in the Purdue Polytechnic Institute research-talk category at the Fall 2023 Undergraduate Research Expo for work on visual telemetry projections and situation awareness under communication delays.
Profile and contributionsMax Berent-Spillson
Current: Junior UX Researcher, Frogslayer
Max was an undergraduate member of the DVC Lab with interests in UX design and the gaming industry.
Profile and contributionsMax Kowalski
Profile and contributionsMegan Mitchell
Profile and contributionsSean Levy
Sean worked with Paul Parsons as an undergraduate researcher in the DVC Lab.
Profile and contributionsVaishnavi Kuppa
Current: User Experience Analyst, Robert Dietrick Company
Vaishnavi is also an Orr Fellow and serves as Recruitment Marketing Coordinator for Orr Fellowship.
Profile and contributions