Curriculum Vitae

Nidhi Mudgala

UX Research · Design Research · Service Design · Systems Thinking · UI/UX

Education

National Institute of Fashion Technology
Master of Design — Space (pursuing)
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Aug 2025 — Jun 2027
Shiv Nadar Institute of Eminence
B.Tech Mechanical Engineering, Energy Technology
Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh
Aug 2020 — May 2024

Undergraduate Researcher
Shiv Nadar Institute of Eminence
- Built recurrence-network-based precursor measures for stall flutter in dynamic aerofoil systems.
- Applied Network Theory, Dynamical Systems Theory, and Non-linear Aerodynamics.
- Published a conference paper at the National Conference on Wind Engineering 2024, VIT Chennai.
Aug 2023 — May 2024
Mechatronics Intern
Tech Analogy (now MyEquation)
- Designed CAD models and ran FEA for solar-powered systems.
- Worked on CAN data optimization.
Jun 2021 — Jul 2021

Service Design, Aadhar Seva Kendra
Cross-platform service design and blueprinting for ASKs in Bengaluru.
Craft Research, Banjara Lambani (Ministry of Textiles, 2026)
Ethnographic research and market diversification suggestions backed by WGSN 2025–2026.
SAE BAJA e-ATV (2022)
Lead Designer — designed, analyzed, and fabricated suspension, braking, wheel, and steering for an electric ATV.
ASME SDC 2022 (World Rank 7)
Team Lead — robot powered by potential energy, high power density and manoeuvrability.
IPAS Challenge 2021
UAV design for Mars payload and reconnaissance — rotor design, take-off, hovering, landing.