“… She also recorded, helped structure, and/or moderated over 50 research sessions across more than a dozen different short-term studies we were running between May and August. We felt comfortable assigning her all this work – the very same that we full-time researchers perform daily – because early on she demonstrated competence and a confidence in her ability to take challenges and run with them. After she arrived, Aditi quickly learned about key financial industry concepts as well as our team’s research conventions, both of which were relatively unfamiliar to her when she started. Her ability to absorb organizational norms as well as ask questions to challenge assumptions also helped us produce quality research plans for our departmental stakeholders.”

–  Matthew Wilczynski,
User Researcher and Team Lead, Q2 Software Inc.

“… Aditi is highly intelligent and has good analytical skills. Throughout her courses, Aditi demonstrated great perseverance and initiative. Her overall intelligence is also reflected in her grades, which were among the best in the class. Aditi has excellent communication skills. Her written work is both clear and concise, as well as interesting to read. She demonstrated her oral articulateness in the discussion sections that were an integral part of the course. Aditi was highly proficient in applying the course material in analyzing the problem situations. She always explained her views concisely and gave supporting arguments that were both clear and persuasive. Aditi also demonstrated good teamwork skills in group assignments. At a personal level, Aditi is a well-disciplined, industrious student with a pleasant personality. Aditi is unquestionably an exceptional candidate for work in the field of HCI. I would therefore highly recommend Aditi Phatak for any position that requires perseverance, initiative, and intellectual creativity.”

–  Xing-Dong Yang,
Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Dartmouth College