Simple guy. Tinkerer, swimmer, and traveler. Postdoc at @SIC_Saar. PhD @cmuhcii. past @hcixbofficial, @cmu_africa, @UNUMACAU, @teliportme, @surathkal_nitk
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Greetings from @acmcompass 2025 !
I’m on the job market — looking for academic and research roles in HCI, AI for Social Good, and ICTD
kmarkiv.com
Would love leads or retweets!
I’m lucky to be part of three papers this year.
#Toronto #ACMCOMPASS #ICTD
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I'll be presenting
🔹 Paper 1 (Thu, Jul 24 | 3:30–3:50 PM)
“A Design-Based Research Approach to Bridge Teacher Aspirations and Goal-Setting”
→ lnkd.in/ecjvtz43
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💬 I’d love to chat about the future of the ICTD conference, community directions, and how we can strengthen @hcixbofficial as a field.
Let’s connect if you’re around!
#COMPASS2025 #ICTD #HCIxB #JobMarket #HCI #GlobalSouth #AIforGood
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My former intern will present
🔹 Paper 3 (virtual) (Fri, Jul 25 | 10:45–11:03 AM) “Exploring AI in Education: Child–Computer Interaction in the Global South” → lnkd.in/enEeubkZ
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My colleague Hamayoon will present
🔹 Paper 2 (Thu, Jul 24 | 4:10–4:30 PM)
“Online Learning and GenAI: Supporting Women’s Aspirations Amid Socio-Political Instability in Afghanistan”
→ lnkd.in/eN9zz-bR
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Vikram Kamath đź‘€ academic/research roles retweeted
27 Jun 2025
We’re hosting #COMPASS2025 workshop to uncover hidden curriculum & implicit writing norms for interdisciplinary computing audience ✍
We’re inviting early career researchers—new to academic/ interdisciplinary writing/ from Global Majority to apply: forms.gle/2Rr8fymNpxCPxxoX9
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🎉 Greetings from #CHI2025!
I’m excited to share that I’m on the job market — looking for academic and research roles in HCI, AI for Social Good, and ICTD 🌍
More info ➡️ kmarkiv.com
🙏 Would appreciate leads or retweets! #AcademicTwitter #JobMarket #AIforGood
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Vikram Kamath đź‘€ academic/research roles retweeted
7 Apr 2025
This paper is now published at the Mobile Media and Communication journal!
Please consider using the tool if you work with WhatsApp: gvrkiran.github.io/content/W…
It's now been deployed in multiple countries, recruiting 1000s of users in 6 countries.
Let me know if u are interested!
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After years of work, we (w/ @simonchauchard) are releasing our new tool to collect WhatsApp data at scale! Introducing WhatsApp Explorer, a tool to collect data in a privacy preserving, opt-in, legal and practical way
paper: osf.io/k6qv5
whatsapp.whats-viral.me/
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Vikram Kamath đź‘€ academic/research roles retweeted
27 Mar 2025
@kLabrw ,We're hiring! Join our team and grow your career with us. Check out our open positions on this link and apply now: klabrwanda.rw/jobs
#kLabAlumni #Hiring #Careers #TechCareer
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Vikram Kamath đź‘€ academic/research roles retweeted
23 Feb 2024
Understanding the concepts behind solving systems of equations is challenging. Introducing "AlgeSPACE", free co-designed interactive exercises where you can use concrete representations to guide your problem solving, step by step. In EN & DE. algespace.sic.saarland/ #twlz #MTBos
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Vikram Kamath đź‘€ academic/research roles retweeted
13 Dec 2023
If you're a graduating / recent undergrad /MS and you'd like to spend two years learning from the best, experimenting and creating large-scale impact - come join our Predoctoral Researcher Program. Apply before Dec 18!
google.com/about/careers/app…
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Vikram Kamath đź‘€ academic/research roles retweeted
6 Dec 2023
I've just invoked Art.99 of the UN Charter - for the 1st time in my tenure as Secretary-General.
Facing a severe risk of collapse of the humanitarian system in Gaza, I urge the Council to help avert a humanitarian catastrophe & appeal for a humanitarian ceasefire to be declared.
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Vikram Kamath đź‘€ academic/research roles retweeted
5 Nov 2021
Are you a student having hardship paying application fees for PhD programs?
Feeling difficult to find fee waiver information, I created a list of application fee waivers from different schools!👇
github.com/KaiserWhoLearns/C…
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Vikram Kamath đź‘€ academic/research roles retweeted
18 Aug 2021
Application season is coming up! I wrote a post on "How to Ask for a Letter of Recommendation." Comments welcome. Feel free to share with anyone applying for grad school or jobs. tl;dr: Ask ppl you've done research w/ early & be organized! @AcademicChatter kamathematics.wordpress.com/…
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Vikram Kamath đź‘€ academic/research roles retweeted
20 Oct 2023
Excited to announce this year's PhD in (technical) HCI office hour: Thu Oct 26 11am-12 ET. Lots of great new faculty joining me! Ask questions in advance here: docs.google.com/document/d/1…
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Vikram Kamath đź‘€ academic/research roles retweeted
25 Aug 2023
✨NEW PUBLICATION✨
We identified opportunities for transboundary conservation in Africa - findings can help achieve positive outcomes for nature & people
Article link: frontiersin.org/articles/10.…
@unepwcmc @WWFUS @UBC @UCPH_Research
Research summary ( 📸from East Africa) below:
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Vikram Kamath đź‘€ academic/research roles retweeted
New Research: Identifying opportunities for transboundary conservation in Africa #conservation frontiersin.org/articles/10.…
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I am seeking a postdoc position for September. I am a mixed-method researcher. My interests include community-based research and human-centered AI. More info at kmarkiv.com.
I also organized @hcixbofficial for the past few years.
Thanks! #ICTD #HCI4D #CHI2023
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Vikram Kamath đź‘€ academic/research roles retweeted
23 Oct 2022
#Academicfreedom drives the evolution of our world. Stand with scholars unjustly threatened or persecuted for their work and hear from those facing these challenges in the Phillippines.
đź“ŤOnline and free
🗓️ Nov 8 2022, 6-7PM (AEDT)
đź”— ow.ly/MSNk50Lg3Oo
@MonashUni
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Vikram Kamath đź‘€ academic/research roles retweeted
4 Oct 2022
Hi everyone, Team HCIxB is looking for organizers for the CHI 2023 workshop. Please fill out this form by October 7th if you'd like to help. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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