Research Fellow, Design Innovation Team- DesignZ, SUTD (October 2021-Present)

• Facilitating Design Innovation workshops and engage with external partners to embed, catalyse, and grow design in their organizations. 

Graduate Researcher, SUTD-MIT International Design Centre (September 2016-2021)

Lead: Prof Kristin L. Wood, Professor, Senior Assoc. Dean, University of Colorado Denver

• Worked with the Design Innovation (DI) to understand Critical and Creative Thinking in the Singapore General Education system and formulated recommendations to nurture them effectively. 
• Developing a board game that aims to empower kids with creativity and innovation by applying an empathic design process. Built with a primary focus to deliver design education for kids in refugee camps and rural areas. 
• Facilitated Design Innovation workshops tat address the design opportunities within different Government and private organizations in Singapore.

Publications :

• Raviselvam Sujithra, Katja Hölttä-Otto, Kristin L. Wood, Karupppasamy Subburaj (2022) “Systematic Application of Extreme-User Experiences: Impact on the Outcomes of an Undergraduate Medical Device Design Module,” Biomedical Engineering Education (Under review: Minor revisions).
• Raviselvam, Sujithra, Shiroq Al-Megren, Kyle Keane, Katja Hölttä-Otto, Kristin L. Wood, and Maria C. Yang. (2021) “Simulation Tools for Inclusive Design Solutions.” In Universal Design 2021: From Special to Mainstream Solutions, pp. 210-218. IOS Press.
• Raviselvam, Sujithra, Hwang Dongwook, Bradley Camburn, Karen Sng, Katja Hölttä-Otto, and Kristin L. Wood. (2021) “Extreme-user Conditions to Enhance Design Creativity and Empathy- Application Using Visual Impairment.” International Journal of Design Creativity and Innovation. 
• Camburn, Bradley, Ryan Arlitt, David Anderson, Roozbeh Sanaei, Sujithra Raviselam, Daniel Jensen, and Kristin L. Wood. (2020) “Computer-aided mind map generation via crowdsourcing and machine learning.” Research in Engineering Design 31: 383-409.
• Alqadi, Reem, Maryam Alhowaiti, Fatimah Almohaimeed, Mawaddah Alsabban, and Sujithra Raviselvam. (2020) “Crowdsourcing Accessibility: A Review of Platforms, Mobile Applications and Tools.” In International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, pp. 10-17. Springer, Cham.
• Camburn, Bradley, Yuejun He, Sujithra Raviselvam, Jianxi Luo, and Kristin Wood.(2020) “Machine learning-based design concept evaluation.” Journal of Mechanical Design 142, no. 3 [Received Editors’ Choice Award].
• Bradley Camburn, Yuejun He, Raviselvam Sujithra, Jianxi Luo, Kristin L. Wood. (2019) “Evaluating Crowdsourced Design Concepts with Machine Learning” ASME 2019 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers[Received Best Paper Award].
• Raviselvam Sujithra, Katja Hölttä-Otto, Kristin L. Wood, Karupppasamy Subburaj. (2019) “An Extreme User Approach to Identify Latent Needs: Adaptation and Application in Medical Device Design.” ASME 2019 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
• Raviselvam Sujithra, David Anderson, Katja Hölttä-Otto. (2018) “Systematic Framework to Apply Extraordinary User Perspective to Capture Latent Needs Among Ordinary Users.” ASME 2018 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
• Sng Hui En Karen, Sujithra Raviselvam, Lucienne T. Blessing, Kristin L. Wood. (2017) “A design case study: Transferring design processes and prototyping principles into industry for rapid response and user impact.” ICED17 21st International Conference on Engineering Design”.
• Raviselvam Sujithra, Sanaei Roozbeh, Lucienne T. Blessing, Katja Hölttä-Otto, and Kristin L. Wood. (2017) “Demographic Factors and Their Influence on Designer Creativity and Empathy Evoked through User Extreme Conditions.” ASME 2017 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
• Raviselvam, Sujithra, Katja Hölttä-Otto, and Kristin L. Wood. (2016) “User Extreme Conditions to Enhance Designer Empathy and Creativity: Applications Using Visual Impairment.” ASME 2016 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
• Hölttä-Otto, Katja, and Sujithra Raviselvam. (2016) “Guidelines for Finding Lead User Like Behavior for Latent Need Discovery.” DS 85-2: Proceedings of NordDesign 2016, Volume 2, Trondheim, Norway, 10th-12th August 2016.
• Poster Presentation: Raviselvam, Sujithra, Karen Sng, and Kristin Wood. (2016) “Design Knowledge and Impact on Simulation Induced Creativity and Empathy.” DS86: Proceedings of The Fourth International Conference on Design Creativity, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA. [Received Best poster award]
• Raviselvam, Sujithra, Kristin L. Wood, Katja Hölttä-Otto, V. Tam, and Kamya Nagarajan. (2016) “A Lead User Approach to Universal Design-Involving Older Adults in the Design Process.” Studies in health technology and informatics 229: 131. DOI 10.3233/978-1-61499-684-2-131.
• Raviselvam, S., Noonan, M., & Hölttä-Otto, K. (2014). “Using elderly as lead users for universal engineering design.” Universal Design, 366-375. DOI 10.3233/978-1-61499-403-9-366