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Experience

Research Intern
HCI Lab, IIIT Sri City May – Jul 2026

Investigated patient-initiated, asynchronous spatial interaction as a complement to doctor-led VR patient education, under Dr. Himangshu Sarma.

Ran a mixed-methods usability pilot of the Quest 3 patient app and scoped a tumor/lesion-detection extension to the synthetic-imaging pipeline, using AI-synthesized CT models segmented through TotalSegmentator and Blender.

The MRConsultation research continues beyond the internship.

See the MRConsultation case study ↗
Unity Developer
Vighnesh Inc., Mumbai Jun 2024 – Apr 2026

Engineered a 2D interactive Airbus A320 MCDU simulation in Unity (URP) - a C# state management system handling 500+ screens and 20+ modular ATA training modules.

Optimized real-time lighting, materials and scene hierarchies for Meta Quest 2/Pro and HoloLens 1 using CPU/GPU profiling and texture compression.

Integrated Firebase for real-time simulation state aligned with aviation engineering and DRM constraints.

Software Development Intern
Vighnesh Inc., Mumbai Mar 2023 – Jan 2024

Optimized legacy Unity XR applications for Quest 2/Pro and HoloLens 1 via GPU/CPU profiling, texture compression and draw-call reduction.

Conducted R&D on Magic Leap 1 and built interactive UI systems for 2+ VR training applications.