About this speaker
Dr Ehsan Nabavi is a Senior Lecturer at ANU's National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science. His journey from civil engineer to sociologist and AI researcher, has enabled him to teach and conduct research in various areas using quantitative and qualitative methods. In addition to dozens of book chapters, reports, and essays, Ehsan's work has been featured in Nature, Science, Futures, Sustainability Science, Nature Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society, Journal of Cleaner Production, Water Alternatives, Environmental Management, Frontiers in Communication, and Water Research.
He has established and lead ANU’s Responsible Innovation Lab—a Lab focusing on research and experimentation in responsible innovation. Prior to his current position, he was a Research Fellow at ANU School of Cybernetics (2018-2020), and Science, Technology, and Society group at Harvard Kennedy School (2016-2017).
Ehsan also has taken visiting positions at a number of world-leading schools and institutions including the School of African and Oriental Studies (SOAS) at The University of London and Center for Development Research (ZEF) at University of Bonn.
