Summary
Pranav A is a Research Associate and PhD researcher at the University of Hamburg with eight years of experience bridging AI ethics, NLP, ML, and HCI to advance inclusive AI policymaking. He investigates how surveillance technologies fail and how "AI washing" normalizes intrusive systems, pairing technical audits with community-centered engagement to resist surveillance in practice. Previously a Machine Learning Engineer at Dayta AI, he brings production ML experience alongside academic rigor from HKUST and VIT. His work also advances community-led participation, queer inclusion in research venues, and peer review policy in computational linguistics—an uncommon blend of activist scholarship and systems-level evaluation.
8 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Big Data Technology, Master's degree, Big Data Technology at HKUST SENG MSc BDT Program
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science at Vellore Institute of Technology