# Pooja Pandey

> Product Innovation | AI Research | Automotive & Human-Centered Design

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/poojapandey

Everything AI currently. :)

## Work Experience
### Senior UX Researcher @ Woven by Toyota
Jan 2025 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area
Helping define strategies for enthusiastic adoption and usage of emerging technologies in automotive experiences.

### Researcher – AI Trust, Privacy, & Regulatory Accountability @ University of Maryland
Jan 2024 – Jan 2025
Investigating privacy, security, and trust in AI-driven systems, with a focus on regulatory accountability and ethical compliance.

Researching how formal vs. informal privacy watchdogs influence data governance in AI-powered products and government surveillance.

Exploring user trust in AI decision-making and the role of transparency, explainability, and compliance in ethical AI design.

Collaborating with experts in tech policy, cybersecurity, and AI ethics to inform design strategies that enhance user autonomy and protection.

### Product Designer @ NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024

### UX Designer - Digital Accessibility @ University of Maryland
Jan 2022 – Jan 2024
Division of Information Technology

### User Experience Designer @ CGI
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022

### Associate User Experience Designer @ CGI
Jan 2019 – Jan 2022
Key Responsibilities 
- Design for digital products, define and drive the UX vision in an agile and collaborative work environment
- Work with design, development, and program management teams to ensure interaction and visual designs communicate and function successfully
- Working in the Life & Health Insurance Industry

### Customer Experience Design Internship @ Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd.
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Bangalore
- Worked on redesigning the in-store display and fixtures for the active wear line of Peter England.
 The focus was driven on creating effective product placement coupled with clean presentation to optimize overall spatial layout for maximizing sales and improving customer shopping experience.
- Primary research conducted on target demographic to understand customer needs.
- Design ideas executed in all Flagship stores across Bangalore


## Education
### Master of Science - MS in Human Computer Interaction
University of Maryland

### B.Des in Visual Communication and Strategic Branding
Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design and Technology


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/poojapandey3001

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Last updated: 2026-04-13