Dünya Baradari
I’m a transdisciplinary scientist, engineer, designer, and student of life.
Why
Dünya Baradari literally means “world brotherhood.” I see it as my mission to create connections within and between humans and the world.
My mission and curiosity has led me to work on Cognitive Augmentation technologies and Human-AI interaction. My past projects span memory, decision-making, affect, mental health, learning, and AI-human symbiosis.
I’m additionally interested in
advancing science with AI,
What I do
↗️ Projects
I am currently a graduate student at the Fluid Interfaces group under Prof. Pattie Maes at the MIT Media Lab. My research focuses on 1) personal AI, human digital twins, and wearables, and 2) AI-BCI systems.
I co-run the Augmentation Lab, an R&D community of philosopher-builders creating technologies to augment education, work, and science in a meaningful way.
What I’ve done
Previously, I co-wrote the Builder’s Guide to the Tech Galaxy, a handbook on scaling up startups to unicorns. I also co-led the Student Forum of the Toenissteiner Kreis, the young division of a German international dialogue forum that brings together leaders from academia, business, and politics.
My earlier backgrounds are in bioinformatics and neuroscience, and explored topics in economics, business, and international relations.
I did my BSc at University College London (UCL) and am now at the University of Leipzig and MIT.
Writings
Currently based in: Cambridge, USA