Vidit Bhargava

Current Position: Co-Founder of a Stealth Startup. Previously, Experimental Interfaces Researcher at Era Labs, and Design Systems and Engineering at Punchcut

You can schedule a meeting with Vidit during his office hours or get in touch with him via email (viditb@berkeley.edu).

Vidit Bhargava is a creative technologist, and prototyper working on emerging technologies in San Francisco, especially in the domain of ambient computing and intelligent devices. Vidit brings his passion for emerging technologies, making, and education through his work.

With over 15 years of experience in software design, Vidit has overseen the design and development of award winning apps for Apple platforms, through his indie app design studio Squircle Apps. His app, LookUp is a dictionary and vocabulary builder that enables English learners to build their vocabulary through illustrations, and interactive quizzes.

More recently, Vidit worked on multi-sensory, and modular ambient computing kits for students and learners, through his research with Era Labs, and helped build design systems for intelligent interfaces for major consumer electronics brands at Punchcut.

Vidit is excited to mentor and speak to MDes Students about:

• Software and Hardware Prototyping with emerging technologies
• Ambient Computing, Ubicomp and Calm Technologies
• Pursuing ethical design in an AI era
• All things iOS apps and Apple Platforms
• Navigating Life as an International Student in the Bay Area