Hi, I'm Gautham
I design AI products and build them fast enough to matter.
That means moving through research, prototyping, and enough engineering to get real products in front of people, working closely with founders, stakeholders, and engineering teams. The systems I build show their reasoning and say what they are unsure about, so the people using them can check the work for themselves. I get there by staying close to those people and letting real usage guide what changes next.
Bengaluru, India
How I work
What I keep coming back to
I break big problems into small steps people can trust
Most AI failures come from one system trying to do too much at once. When I split a problem into smaller, specialised steps, each one is easier to check and easier to trust. People can check the step in front of them rather than the whole system at once.
I design systems that show their uncertainty instead of guessing
AI is good at sounding confident even when it's wrong. So I design systems that flag what they're unsure about instead of quietly guessing. That way a person can catch the mistake before it ever reaches anyone else.
I teach systems the reasoning behind a decision, so they handle new cases
Give a system one perfect example and it learns to copy that example. Teach it the reasoning behind a good decision, and it can handle situations the example never covered.
Experience
Where I've worked
Ainigma
Oct 2025 – PresentProduct Designer
Designed Ainigma Studio, a live enterprise AI platform, and built the working prototypes the CTO turns into production
Erasmus MC
Mar – Sep 2025UX Designer
Designed and prototyped a dashboard and AI tool that turns 264,000+ public patient forum posts into insights doctors can use, for a hospital in Rotterdam.
DesignThinkers Academy
Sep 2024 – Mar 2025Service Designer
Built a framework that helps teams learn design thinking with AI, used across 8+ training sessions.
Philips
Jan – Dec 2022UX Designer
Prototyped a defibrillator, the machine that restarts your heart. At Philips Design, which was named Red Dot Design Team of the Year.
Education
Where I studied
TU Delft
Sep 2023 – Aug 2025MSc Interaction Design (Cum Laude)
Graduated cum laude, with honours. My thesis became a patient-story project for a hospital in Rotterdam, and I also rebuilt VR therapy software for another hospital, in Leiden.
Stanford University
Nov 2023 – Jun 2024Global Design Innovation Program
Co-designed car interiors that physically change shape, for a project BMW sponsored, on a joint programme between TU Delft and Stanford. Presented working prototypes at Stanford's year-end design showcase.
PES University
Sep 2018 – Aug 2022BDes Product Design
Graduated top of my class (GPA 9.86), with a Gold Medal and a merit scholarship.
Beyond the screen
Sometimes the work leaves the screen.
ASPIRE Forum · Hong Kong
We designed AI glasses for people with dementia
We designed Memory, smart glasses that help people with dementia hold onto their most important moments. Pitched it at the ASPIRE Forum, a Hong Kong innovation competition, and came third.
July 2025
Speculative AI Exhibition · Turin
An AI mirror that made people uncomfortable on purpose
A smart mirror that watches you a little too closely. It reads your face, infers things, and shows you what it thinks it sees. People stood in front of it, got uneasy, then wanted to talk about it for twenty minutes. That was the point.
September 2024
Stanford EXPE · California
Shape-changing car interiors, sponsored by BMW
Car interior surfaces that physically change shape in response to you, for a project BMW sponsored. Demoed at Stanford's year-end design showcase to 150+ investors and engineers. The best reactions came from people who touched it and forgot it was a demo.
June 2024
References
In their words
“He steps in with a calm, positive and supportive mindset and always comes up with a solution. He is able to explain complex processes in a simple and understandable way, even if it's for the fifth time.”
Maike Abma
Eindredacteur, Dutch content agency
“It is very reassuring to work with somebody who is knowledgeable and level-headed like Gautham. There were plenty of times when the assignment seemed too big or too difficult for me to complete, but a quick call with him would leave me reassured and confident that I could finish the task.”
Joleen Beer
Culinair redacteur, Dutch content agency
“Gautham has a deep intuition for design processes, and more importantly for end-user and stakeholders, which he combines with profound technical insight as to what is feasible.”
Elmo Diederiks
Head of Design, DesignThinkers Academy
“From day one, he stood out for his talent and genuine passion for design and innovation. His contributions to our AI integration framework were particularly valuable.”
Dimitra Tsertou
Service Designer, DesignThinkers Academy
“Besides being well organized, creative and incredibly modest, Gautham had a key role in maintaining progress and quality of the TUDelft/Stanford project for BMW.”
Arjen Jansen
Assoc. Professor, Delft University
“A designer gifted with a unique thought process which is beyond traditional thinking. Detail oriented and insightful, a born tactical thinker.”
Karishma Mishra
Design Strategist, Philips
Contact
I'm always happy to talk about AI products, what you're building, or working together.
Creative Technologist & AI Product Designer at Ainigma · Bengaluru, India
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