# Sanjana Mugalvalli

> Master of Design @ UC Berkeley

Location: United States, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/sanjanamugalvalli

I'm an architect and designer with a passion to imagine and create. I believe that design will make me embark on a journey through new stories, products and experiences. I like exploring the interactivity and experientiality of design with a touch of whimsy and playfulness. I have learnt to work through creative processes to achieve sensitive, accessible and thoughtful designs with a social impact.

## Work Experience
### Graduate Student Instructor @ University of California, Berkeley
Jan 2026 – Present | Berkeley, California, United States
DESINV15 - Design Methodologies - Spring 2026

### User Experience Designer @ FHL Vive Center for Enhanced Reality
Jan 2025 – Present | Berkeley, California, United States
Designing UX interactions for an LLM-based teaching assistant interface to streamline TA workload and create personalized study environments for college students.
Developing interfaces for an LLM-powered search engine with specialized knowledge nodes and a personal knowledge system to support student learning.
Creating detailed user flows to improve design clarity and conducting user testing to gather insights and refine experiences.
Sponsored by Qualcomm.

### Product Designer @ DQ Labs Private Limited
Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Designed immersive learning experiences, interactions and exercises for 250+ students and 30+ educators for the Design and Innovation 4 Success Challenges.
Led training sessions and workshops to equip students and educators with AI tools and skills in ideation, visualization and problem-solving.
Assisted in planning and executing events and workshops for students.
Brought significant insights to increase student and educator participation rate by analysing result data and improving the program to generate maximum impact.
Improved user satisfaction by 22% through introducing case study examples and 1:1 mentoring and brainstorming sessions.

### Product Designer @ Unknown
Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Designed a money management tool that helps children build financial literacy through playful, goal-oriented saving interactions.
Drove the end-to-end design process from user research and journey mapping to prototyping and usability testing to create an intuitive, engaging interface.
Conducted focus group research with 25 participants, synthesizing insights to refine early concepts and improve usability across iterations.

### Architecture and Design intern @ The Purple INK Studio
Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Collaborated with teams on concept generation, iteration, physical and digital prototyping, working drawings, detailing and assembly on site.
Collaborated on both small-scale and large-scale projects and addressed material constraints or structural complications on-site during different fabrication processes.
Designed an installation using that captured the essence of the blooming Tabebuia trees in the city through an immersive and sensorial experience.


## Education
### Master of Design (MDes)
University of California, Berkeley

### Bachelor of Architecture (BArch)
RV College of Architecture (RVCA), Bengaluru


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/sanjana-mugalvalli-6229a5265

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Last updated: 2026-04-13