Skills
Longitudinal case study • Sociotechnical systems theory • Professional identity theory • Qualitative fieldwork (interviews, participant observation) • AI adoption • Critical AI • Platform work • Algorithmic management • Informal work • Digital inclusion • Process theory development • Computational modelling
About
PhD researcher (IIM Ahmedabad), final stage examining how AI and digitalisation transform the future of work, professional identity, and social inclusion through qualitative research. Research draws on sociotechnical systems theory and identity literature, qualitative fieldwork across diverse contexts, including rural women micro-entrepreneurs, farmers, gig workers, female sex workers, knowledge workers, and healthcare professionals adopting immersive AI. Published in Communications of the AIS, Springer Nature. Presented at AOM, EURAM, and EGOS.