Shivani Potnuru

Computer Science + Statistics + UW–Madison

Hi, I'm Shivani Potnuru.

I build impactful software using data and user research to guide decisions. I'm interested in HCI, data analytics, biostatistics, and AI/ML.

About

I'm a Computer Science + Statistics student at UW–Madison and Vice President of Design Interactive, a student org focused on UX design and research. I like building things that are useful, using data and user research to guide decisions from start to finish.

My work spans UX research and redesign, HCI research, data analytics, and AI/ML systems. I care about making complex information easier to understand and act on.

Interests: HCI · Data Analytics · Biostatistics · AI/ML · Data Visualization · Design Systems

Listening lately

Top artists

The Weeknd

The Weeknd

#1

Tame Impala

Tame Impala

#2

Frank Ocean

Frank Ocean

#3

SZA

SZA

#4

Recent tracks

Die For You

Die For You

The Weeknd

10m ago
Borderline

Borderline

Tame Impala

42m ago
Pink + White

Pink + White

Frank Ocean

1h ago
Kill Bill

Kill Bill

SZA

2h ago
Blinding Lights

Blinding Lights

The Weeknd

3h ago
The Less I Know The Better

The Less I Know The Better

Tame Impala

5h ago

Work ~ details coming soon

Work I've done in UX, AI/ML, and data.

Wisconsin Conservation Voices, UX Redesign

UX Lead · Design Interactive · 2025

End-to-end redesign of Native Vote and Voting Info pages. Ran heuristic evaluation and usability tests, used analytics to iterate on hierarchy, navigation, and CTAs.

FigmaUX ResearchUsability TestingInformation Architecture

Spectacle Health, AI Insurance Assistant

AI/ML Engineer · 2025

Built a retrieval-based chatbot to answer health insurance questions with semantic search. Implemented a vector DB pipeline with Weaviate and Hugging Face embeddings.

WeaviateRAGPythonEmbeddings

Communal Gratitude Study

Research Assistant · 2024

Qualitative HCI research on how gratitude shows up in online communities. Conducted coding and synthesis, contributed to writing and research output.

UX ResearchThematic AnalysisWritingHCI

Clinical Dashboards and Data Quality

Data Analyst · 2024

Built data quality checks and audit-style reporting, plus BI dashboards to surface issues and trends for stakeholders.

SQLTableauData QualityAnalytics

Contact

Open to SWE, research, and data analyst roles.

spotnuru[at]wisc[dot]edu