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About Akshita Sivakumar

I am a 2nd year Ph.D. Student in Communication and Science Studies. I have a background in Architecture and Design. In my work, I study representation and situated practices of Interdisciplinary Design. I am particularly engaged with the development...More

I am a 2nd year Ph.D. Student in Communication and Science Studies. I have a background in Architecture and Design. In my work, I study representation and situated practices of Interdisciplinary Design. I am particularly engaged with the development of sociotechnical intuitions and representation of that which lies in-between. My methodologies emerge from my engagement with the fields of Design, Architecture Design, Communication Studies and Science & Technology Studies.
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UC-San Diego
- Research Assistant
- Communication
- December 2017 to Present
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Teaching Assistant
- Architectural Design
- August 2015 to July 2017
Flying Elephant Studio
- Architect
- Architecture
- February 2013 to July 2015

UC-San Diego
- Ph.D. Communication and Science Studies
- August 2017 to Present
Currently a 2nd year student in the Communication department and Science Studies program. My work examines how we govern the inbetween, non-objects, and chaos in 3D modeling and animation software.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Masters of Science in Architectural Studies (SMArchS)
- August 2015 to July 2017
Conducted work at the intersection of architectural design and cognitive science, asking how architectural design can offer to the design of cognitive science experiments. Awarded the Arthur Rotch Prize for the Highest Academic Achievement, and multiple Design research grants.