Public-facing works/ invited talks/ media appearances

2025

Keynote Speech:  at the event 'Harnessing Digital Innovation for Social Cohesion and Inclusivity' organised by  at UNDP Bangladesh

Session Speaker:  Was invited to Chittagong University Research and Higher Study Society seminar: Interdisciplinary Perspectives in Higher Studies

2024 

Invited Talk:  Access, Outreach, and Widening Participation event at Trinity Hall, Cambridge

Session Chair:  on the July Uprising in Bangladesh at The Cambridge Majlis with prominent guests

TV Interview: Was interviewed by Jamuna Television on AI and the Global South Issues

Invited Panellist:  Invited by the Daily Star on a panel to discuss surveillance, privacy and digital reformations in Bangladesh

Presenter:  at Data Colonialism Dialogue Conference, organised by LCFI and OP Jindaal Global University

Panellist Speaker:  at the workshop ‘Coloniality and Imperialism: How this shows up in T&S Operations and Decisions’ at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University

2023 

Invited Talk: Was Invited to McMenemy Seminar at Trinity Hall to present research on 'AI in/from from the Margin'

TV Interview: Was interviewed by Jamuna Television on future trajectories of using AI in journalism and how to shape it responsibly, particularly focusing on low resource settings of the Global South

Guest Lecturer Appearance: At University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh for their post-graduate Media Studies module

Podcast: Was interviewed by a renowned Bangladeshi writer and thinker Mahfuz Siddique Himalay on his podcast 'Bubble Ratio'

Panel Discussion: In 'Many Worlds of AI' conference at Jesus College Cambridge on 'Confronting AI at the Margin'

Podcast: Was interviewed by Mr Jhankar Mahbub who is a best-selling author, a tech entrepreneur and runs Programming Hero, a growing ed-tech initiative in Bangladesh

Newspaper Interview: Was quoted on the leading Bangladeshi news outlet Prothom Alo on whether we should be scared about AI (as a country in the Global South)

2022 - 2020

Guest Lecturer Appearance: At Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies, University of Warwick for their post-graduate 'IM952: Big Data Research' module 

Newspaper Op-Ed: করোনা মোকাবিলা: ইতিহাস, বিজ্ঞান ও স্থানিক অভিজ্ঞতা (বাংলানিউজটোয়েন্টিফোর.কম )


Panel Discussion: Joined STEM Dialogue on STEM Preparation for 4IR: Bangladesh Perspective as a panelist, organized by STEM Club Bangladesh


Blog Post: In Oxford Political Review, this work reflects my body of work as a development practitioner in national and international non-profits, details will be found here

More talks/ events from 2020 and before

Engineering Students Association of Bangladesh (ESAB) organised a competition for the students across the country 'Mindshift: Inspiring Transcendence'. As part of this, I talked on a session at BUET about my case on 'IDPs, WASH and Identity' (2020)
House of Volunteers runs a series of workshops for their volunteers under 'Skillshop', I took two sessions for them, one regarding 'Basics of Content Writing: Sophisticated Simplicity' and the other one is its follow up, on 'Visual Storytelling'. (2020)
Joined with my peers to co-create a online platform Youth Alliance for Technology to evoke discussions around technology for development among the young people in Bangladesh. We recently had a talk on future of tech  through  Facebook live. (2020)
 Joined a round table discussion  regarding the challenges of young people in upcoming fourth Industrial Revolution  era as a youth representative along with some sector experts, practitioners and some young Bangladeshi graduates from Ivy leagues. (2018)