# Narayan Ashanahalli > Interaction Designer | Product Designer | CMU Profile: https://flows.cv/narayanashanahalli Hi! I'm Narayan. Interaction Designer graduating from CMU in May 2026. I bring systems thinking from architecture to design playful, invisible tools and interactions that help people stay present in the world around them. ## Work Experience ### Design Researcher - L4C @ Carnegie Mellon University Jan 2025 | Pittsburgh, PA Lead Research Assistant scaling the newly established Lab for Cybernetics. Managed a 3-person team to build the foundational digital infrastructure and custom web tools supporting a network of 50+ practitioners. Designed and deployed a custom matching platform integrating a Notion CMS. Built secure edit capabilities for their entries, and currently developing an AI matchmaking tool to directly connect the 30+ active users. Built the digital repository for the Cybernetics of Cybernetics, splitting dense PDF scans and mapping 200+ literature nodes into an Obsidian linking architecture to make complex historical concepts spatially navigable. ### Research Assistant in Interactive Structure Lab @ CMU Human-Computer Interaction Institute Jan 2025 – Jan 2026 Conducting an independent study with Violet Han in HCII’s Interactive Structures Lab. Prototyping a camera-based task assistance system that reads physical workspace and user state, reasons about task progress, and delivers structured guidance (correct, clarify, or redirect). Developed an interaction framework mapping three input signals (object state, user actions, task state) to three intervention modes for physical tasks. ### Designer @ Get Listed Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 Established and managed a graphic and publication service assisting architecture studios in documenting and publishing their work. Collaborated with three architecture studios to create high-quality diagrams, plans, sections, and publication-ready packages for project archives and online exposure. Designed and curated visual storytelling strategies to enhance firms’ branding and visibility in competitions and publications. ### Project Designer @ Studio Chintala Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | Bengaluru Led design strategy for Amara Raja's 7.5M sqft manufacturing campus: ran on-site employee research and developed spatial analysis methodology for first-time rural workforce needs. Analyzed industrial urbanism trends and existing conditions across five spatial systems: circulation, green infrastructure, way-finding, workplace zones, and utilities. Proposed 4-phase implementation plan with cost-tiered solutions balancing operational constraints, starting with a $10,000 Phase 1 pilot. Produced environmental graphics for Shell Corporation: executed 8'x8' interactive way-finding installation and 400+ sqft of laser-cut acrylic branding across 6 employee break-rooms, serving 200+ daily users. Initial design and drawings for a 60,000 SQFT office interior renovation Managed the design, production, and manufacturing of product development for the firm's product line, Be.Liv. ### Architectural Intern @ M9 Design Studio Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Contributed to a range of design efforts spanning competition work, publication drawings, and material research. Produced presentation drawings for a Harvard GSD publication, developed entries for the Tilli Wines design competition, and created working drawings for the Vishnu Vardhan Memorial Project. Also conducted hands-on material exploration with lime plastering, supporting the studio’s focus on craft and construction detail. ### Team Lead @ Solar Decathlon India Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 Team Grey | Office Building Division | Finalists Interacted with organizations - Savvy Group, Aesthetics Design Studio, Wall Glazing. for Industry Partners and Project Partners in the competition. Presented 4 reports on the Design of a Net Zero Energy Water Office Building at GIFT city Ahmedabad, and reached the finals of the national competition (Top 5) ### Intern @ Urban Narratives Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Hyderabad, Telangana, India Worked on design development and conceptual model making for a private residence, and prepared presentations for client meetings. ### Research Intern @ Uniworks Designs Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 Contributed to a research project - ArP-Gen: Architectural Plan Generator - focused on automating floor plan generation, creating datasets for training machine learning models w/ Tejas Vaidhya ## Education ### Master of Advanced Architectural Design - Spatial Interaction Design Carnegie Mellon University ### Bachelor of Architecture Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/narayan-ashanahalli - Portfolio: https://www.narayan.works/ - GitHub: https://github.com/narayan-works - Portfolio: https://narayan.works - Email: mailto:narayan.ashanahalli@gmail.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/narayanashanahalli JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/narayanashanahalli/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-16