Product designer and computational artist, specializing in speculation design.
Sures works at Meta AI ensuring FB, Instagram and Whatsapp AI pipelines across Meta embed best practices, responsible AI concepts and are fully integrated with the governance processes.
Prior to Meta, Sures worked at Google’s Research and Machine Intelligence team (Google AI) to advance new, human-centered artificial intelligence experiences, where he led interactions for multiple high profile projects like TensorFlow, Coral, AIY Projects, next gen Google Lens and has also contributed to Google Pixel Camera, Android, Google Play and G Suites.
Prior to Google, Sures worked at Microsoft and Local Projects where he designed Microsoft Office mobile apps and interactive museum installations.
Sures’s works have been exhibited internationally across various galleries, referred in academic books and featured in magazines like Wired, The Verge, FastCoDesign, Core77, Business Insider and Arduino Blog.
Work Experience
Google Inc.
2023 - Current, Staff Designer, USA
Meta Inc.
2022 - 2023, Product Designer, USA
Google Inc.
2014 - 2022, Designer, USA, UK, India
Google Inc.
2013, Design Intern, UK
Microsoft Inc.
2012, Designer, India
National Institute of Design / IBM
2011 - 2012, Associate Designer (Research), NID-IBM Open Source Collaborative Research Project, Research and Publications, NID, India.
FABRICA / United Colors of Benetton
2011, Artist, The Benetton Group Communication Research Center, Italy.
Local Projects, NYC
2011, Interaction Designer and Developer Intern, USA.
Freelance, New Media Installations
2010, Gujarat Trade Show, Vaama Communications, India.
Goose Bumped
2010, Creative Technologist Intern, India
Letzknow
2008 – 2009, Co-founder, India.
Tech Track Technologies
2000 – 2003, Co-founder, India.
Lectures / Talks / Workshops / Panelist
Princeton University
2019: (Workshop) ‘Designing Human-Centered AI products’, USA.
University of Washington
2019: (Lecture) ‘Prototyping for AI’, USA.
AIGA San Francisco
2019: (Panel) ‘Designing for Artificial Intelligence’, USA.
University of Washington
2018: (Panel) Robot design challenge, Human Centered Design and Engineering, USA.
National Institute of Design
2017: (Tutor) Interaction Design, Post graduate, India.
National Institute of Design
2017: (Talk) ‘Design Process’, India.
Srishti Design School
2017: (Workshop) ‘How to run a design sprint’, India.
UXProject MasterClass series
2017: (Talk) ‘Design sprint: what they are and how to use them’, India.
Google Partners Rock Mobile
2015: (Talk) ‘Mobile UX Design’, UK.
National Institute of Design
2015: (Talk) ‘Thinking about Speculative Design’, India.
National Institute of Design, Gandhinagar
2014: (Talk) ‘Speculation Design’, India.
National Institute of Design, Paldi
2014: (Talk) ‘Introduction to Speculation Design’, India.
National Institute of Design
2012: (Workshop) Projection Mapping, India.
National Institute of Design
2011 – 2012: (Tutor) New Media Design, Post graduate, India.
National Institute of Design
2010 – 2011: (Teaching Assistant), New Media Design, Post graduate, India.
VIT Film Club
2008: (Lecture) Design and Film Making, India
TVS Academy
2007: (Lecture) Design and Film Making, India
Publication
Book: Every Day is Play – A Celebration of the Video Game
Technical Disclosure Commons.
ACM Siggraph
Exhibitions
Beyond Blood: FIBER Festival
15th to 17th May 2015 - Amsterdam, Netherlands
Pixel Currency: Poznań Design Days, Ask / Alternative Scenarios
8th to 31st May 2015 - Poznań, Poland.
Beyond Blood: Enter14, Watermans Art Gallery
11th Nov 2014 to 5th Jan 2015 - London, United Kingdom
Pixel Currency: Enter14, Watermans Art Gallery
11th Nov 2014 to 5th Jan 2015 - London, United Kingdom
Beyond Blood: Henry Moore Gallery
Jun 2014 and Jan 2014 - London, United Kingdom
Pixel Currency: Henry Moore Gallery
Jun 2014 and Jan 2014 - London, United Kingdom
Pixalate: Henry Moore Gallery
Jan 2013 - London, United Kingdom
Frameworks (Nice Cube): ACM Siggraph, FANTAsia, Art Gallery
12th – 15th Dec - Hong Kong, China
Frameworks (Jesture): Yahoo! USID Academic Showcase
2010 - Hyderabad, China
Awards
Helen Hamlyn Award
2014: Nominated for the Helen Hamlyn Award, London
Yahoo! USID Academic Showcase
2010: Runners-up of Yahoo! USID Academic Showcase 2010, India.
OZCHI Online Student Design Challenge
2010: Runners-up of 2010 OZCHI Online Student Design Challenge.
Indian Institute of Technology: Biomedical Design Challenge
2007: Won a biomedical design challenge conducted by IIT, Madras.
Jeevan TV
2006: Won “Best Documentary of the year” by Jeevan TV.
Global Young Leaders Conference
2003: Awarded with “YOUTH LEADERSHIP AWARD” at Global Young Leaders Conference in Washington DC.
Education
Royal College of Art
2014: Design Interactions, Royal College of Art, London.
National Institute of Design
2011: Post Graduation, National Institute of Design, India.
Vellore Institute of Technology
2009: Bachelors of Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology, India.
Institute of Multimedia, Arts and Graphic Effects
2005: Certification in advanced 3D modeling and character animation, Institute of Multimedia, Arts and Graphic Effects, India.