Indian Origin, Singapore Citizen, Kenya Raised, UK, US and Singapore Educated
I am trained in Sociology, Anthropology and Business Management and work on projects in the area of automation and the future of work. Some of my recent work has included women in STEM, Bitcoins and Policy, Future of Work and Automation, Impact of Algorithms on Social Life. I also collaborate with Engineers and work on projects involving the Ethnography of Design and Impact of Design Briefs on Innovation.
Work Experience
Assistant Professor, Singapore University of Technology and Design 2017-Present
Senior Lecturer, Singapore University of Technology and Design, 2012-2017
Lecturer/Teaching and Research Fellow, National University of Singapore 2002-2011
Visiting Appointments
Visiting Scholar, University of Cambridge, Department of Sociology 2022.
Visiting Scholar, University of Oxford, Department of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography COMPAS, 2018.
Visiting Scholar Massachusetts Institute of Technology – STS program 2016-2017.
Education
PhD Sociology, National University of Singapore, Singapore
MA Sociology and Anthropology, University of Surrey, Roehampton Institute London, UK
MBA, BSc Alliant International University, San Diego CA, USA
Other Qualifications – Certifications and Fellowships
MIT, Sloan School of Management
Harvard Derek Bok Center
AHE Fellowship