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Dear Asian Youth Handbook

Research & Thought Leadership

We’re positioning our organization as a thought leader in DEI-centered engineering through academic research, publications, and community contributions.

Research Areas

Section titled “Research Areas”

Unethical Tech and Systems of Oppression

Section titled “Unethical Tech and Systems of Oppression”

Academic research on how unethical tech amplifies systems of oppression. Exploring the intersection of technology and social justice.

Social Media and Protest Behavior

Section titled “Social Media and Protest Behavior”

Studies on how social media affects protest behavior, including how sentiment analysis on social media relates to grassroots movements.

AI Fairness and Bias

Section titled “AI Fairness and Bias”

Template-based LLM evaluation framework testing for bias against nonbinary and genderfluid identities. Building on research like “Tokenization Matters: Navigating Data-Scarce Tokenization for Gender Inclusive Language Technologies.”

UI/UX and Social Manipulation

Section titled “UI/UX and Social Manipulation”

Investigation and documentation of the role of UI/UX in social manipulation. Exploring deceptive design vs trust-based design and offering business-friendly alternatives.

DEI in Technical Workflows

Section titled “DEI in Technical Workflows”

Research into what role technical expertise plays in DEI workflows, examining the importance of tech in supporting DEI initiatives.

Inclusive Digital Design

Section titled “Inclusive Digital Design”

Research into inclusive digital design for advocacy organizations, focusing on accessibility and usability in nonprofit tech spaces.

Published Work

Section titled “Published Work”
  • Evolution of user behaviour on social media during 2018 road safety movement in Bangladesh - Research paper on social media behavior and protest movements

Research Culture

Section titled “Research Culture”

We value academic rigor while maintaining our commitment to real-world impact. Our research informs our engineering practices and contributes to the broader conversation about ethical technology in advocacy and nonprofit spaces.