Riyaj Shaikh

Riyaj Shaikh

Postdoctoral Researcher

Riyaj | Postdoctoral researcher PhD in Human-Computer Interaction Unit of Occupational Medicine | Enheten för Arbetsmedicin Institute of Environmental Medicine | Institute för Miljömedicin (IMM) Karol

Visiting address: Nobels väg 13, 17177 Stockholm
Postal address: C6 Institutet för miljömedicin, C6 Arbetsmedicin Håkansta, 171 77 Stockholm
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About me

  • I am a researcher in human-computer interaction (HCI) and design, intrigued by the potential of emerging technology to serve diverse and socially asymmetric societies. I love diving into the messy, real-world side of tech, using qualitative and ethnographic methods. I also explore participatory design to co-create with the people my work is meant to support.

    As a postdoc researcher with Håkansta group, along with other projects, I will be exploring the possibilities and challenges of designing 'Pro-worker (Physical) AI' that supports meaningful, collaborative interactions between humans and intelligent technologies, especially considering workers' embodied, situated knowledge and their bodily needs.

    My qualifications include a PhD (DSV, Stockholm University),  a master's degree in human-computer interaction (IDC IITB), and another master's in computer science (Pune University).  

    My doctoral research in HCI was focused on contemporary work practices, such as gig work from the worker's perspective, particularly considering the economic aspects of their labor and how technologies try to shape work.

Research

  • I am currently focusing on

    • designing 'Pro-worker (Physical) AI'
    • Work, workers and emerging technologies
    • Future of work

    I am also curious about the societal implications of algorithmic technologies on democracy and democratic structures.

Teaching

  • At Stockholm University, Department of Computer and Systems Sciences (DSV)

    1. Visual Design, B.Des. HCD Odd Semester - 2024 and 2025 (7.5 Credit )
    Co-facilitator: Sharon Lindberg, Lena Norberg

    2. Project in Software Engineering, M.Des. HCD -  Odd Semester 2023 and 2024  (7.5 and 15 credit)
    Main facilitator: Donald McMillan, Jokab Tholander

    3. DESINF, Design and Information Society, M.Des. HCD - Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2025  (7.5 Credit)
    Main facilitator: Airi Lampinen, Teresa Cerratto-Pargman, Elin Sporrong

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