Gautham Ravikiran
UX Designer
I’m a designer who connects the dots between people, data, and technology to build meaningful experiences. I enjoy turning complex problems into clear, intuitive solutions, especially in early-stage projects where design can shape direction.
With a background in Interaction Design from TU Delft and Stanford, I’ve worked across healthcare, AI, and mobility, partnering with teams at Philips, BMW, Laerdal Medical, and LAIXR.ai. I bring a mix of strategic thinking, creative experimentation, and hands-on design to every project.
Currently, I’m a graduate researcher at Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam, contributing to the flagship program ‘Consultation Room 2030’. My focus is on reimagining care pathways using behavioral insights and technology to help doctors understand patients better and co-create personalized treatment plans.
In my free time, I like to cook Indian food, play chess, and tinker with generative AI. I’m especially excited about how machine learning can unlock new ways to design, communicate, and create.
Experience
I’ve worked at different points in the design journey. Sometimes that meant improving products already used around the world. Other times, it meant starting with a rough idea and shaping it into something real and meaningful
March 2025 - present
Reimagining Carepaths Graduate Student
My current work focuses on reimagining how doctors and patients co-create care plans during consultations. I’m designing tools that integrate behavioral insights, patient goals, and clinical reasoning to support more personalized and adaptive care pathways. This involves exploring areas like decision support, shared goal setting, modular care planning, and real-time experience design for the consultation room.
2024 - 2025
AI in Design Thinking Service Designer
My work at DesignThinkers Academy was centered around merging design thinking with emerging AI tools. I developed and tested an AI-integrated training framework that helped global teams apply creative problem-solving at scale. This included designing hands-on learning experiences for DT Training participants, and leading a masterclasses for senior professionals to explore how AI can reshape creative workflows and collaboration.
2023 - 2024
New Technology Design Product designer
As part of the ME310 Global Design Innovation Program at Stanford, I collaborated with BMW’s Vision R&D team to explore future mobility scenarios. Our team worked across continents to design a new interaction paradigm for autonomous vehicles, focusing on comfort, adaptability, and user control. We developed a functional MVP using particle-jamming materials to create responsive car interiors that adapt in real time. The final concept was showcased at Stanford’s EXPE 2024 to over 150 investors, BMW stakeholders, and alumni, highlighting the potential of cross-disciplinary, user-centered innovation.
2022
Rethinking Emergency Care Experience Designer
At Philips, I was part of a global design team focused on improving emergency care experiences. I contributed to the redesign of CPR and defibrillator training tools by prototyping, testing, and refining product interactions. Working closely with senior product designers, I helped validate design choices through usability testing, improving physical and cognitive ergonomics. This experience grounded my understanding of medical product design and shaped how I approach user needs in high-stakes environments.