Our Team

Anchal is a Research Associate at the Microsoft AI Innovation and Inclusion Initiative (A4I) at IIIT Bangalore. She has a Master’s degree in Information Technology from IIIT Bangalore and a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from IIITDM Kancheepuram. Her research interests include HCI, Accessibility, and ICT4D. She has been working on accessibility in digital health.

Amit Prakash is a Professor at IIIT Bangalore and Head of the Department of Digital Humanities. He helped set up CITAPP, CAGS, and EHRC at IIITB. His research is in information systems, governance, and public policy—especially for health, education, and livelihoods. Formerly with Deloitte, PwC, and C-DAC.

With over five years of experience as a marketing professional, Ananya specializes in branding, communication, SEO, social media and content marketing as a whole.

Ashish is Chief Impact Officer at A4I (AI Innovation for Inclusion Initiative)—an IIITB and Microsoft Research collaboration. Formerly with Wipro, Tata Steel, IISc Innovation Hub, and SLK V-Labs (AI). He’s led large-scale public health, AI, and digital projects and serves on advisory boards.

Farman has worked on engineering projects with A4I Labs at the International Institute of Information and Technology Bangalore (IIITB), focusing on backend systems and scalable service integration.

JD is a research assistant at A4I

Monnie is a Postdoctoral Researcher at IIITB. Her work focuses on accessibility, inclusive design, accessible computing, assistive technologies, and disability innovation in education, with a particular emphasis on visual disability and Natural Language Processing (NLP). She has industry experience at Infosys, followed by a PhD from IIT Kharagpur.

Nikunj is part of the development team

Pradyumna is a manager/researcher at A4I (CAGS). Previously research associate on Fairwork India (CITAPP, IIITB). Interests: technology in ICTD, labor, and accessibility.

Punit is an intern at A4I

Shubha is an Information Systems researcher, previously two decades in product/dev management. PhD from IIMB (“Navigating the Evolving Telemedicine Landscape”), MS from BITS Pilani.

Applied AI Engineer building AI-first products, focused on LLMs, agents, and real-world automation.

Sneha holds a postgraduate diploma in Digital Product Design and Management from IIIT Bangalore and a bachelor’s in design in Knitwear Design from NIFT Chennai. Her research interests lie in inclusive technology, user-centered design, and the social dimensions of digital access. She aims to use design research to shape equitable, context-aware digital solutions for underserved communities.

Sookthi is a Research Associate at the A4I Team centred at CAGS. She is a graduate of the M.Sc. Digital Society programme at IIITB. In the past, she has worked with large-scale educational assessments and EdTech for social good. Her interests lie in shifting tech practice towards inclusion and social justice, and she hopes to contribute to building a just world with fewer violent algorithmic black boxes.

Soumabha is a technology enthusiast and experienced leader. Formerly with Everwell Health, Samsung Research and Quikr, he has built engineering teams, scaled application ecosystems across international boundaries and leveraged AI for cross functional growth.