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Hi! I'm Karthik,
Engineer, Designer and Researcher based out of Amsterdam, NL

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I currently work in the Human Centered Design department at TU Delft and the Distributed & Interactive systems (DIS) research group at Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI)

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I hold a master's degree in Industrial Design Engineering from Delft University of Technology 

Previously part of the AI Media Democracy lab, 

where I work on the European Lighthouse  on 

Secure and Safe AI (ELSA) project

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My research interests broadly encompass the topics of immersive media, experimental psychology, Social XR, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Automation systems. 

With a solid foundation in Engineering and Industrial Design, combined with technical experience in industry, I aim to leverage my skillset in human-centered design of technology, grounded in philosophical contemplation, to contribute towards the ethical implementation of AI and future intelligent systems within society.

Publications

ShareYourReality: Investigating Haptic Feedback and Agency in Virtual Avatar
Co-embodiment
Venkatraj, K., Meijer, W., Perusquía-Hernández, M., Huisman, G., and El Ali, A. (2024).

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Transparent AI Disclosure Obligations: Who, What, When, Where, Why, How.
El Ali, A., Venkatraj, K., Morosoli, S., Naudts, L., Helberger, N., and Cesar, P. (2024).
To be published in Proc. CHI EA ’24

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Articles

ELSA labs Magazine 2024 - 2. 3 Human or Machine? Transparency matters

Medium, Generative AI in the newsroom - Why Bother with AI Transparency?

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