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Personal profile
Biography
Fareed Kaviani is a Research Fellow in the Emerging Technologies Research Lab (ETLab) working on the RACE Scenarios for Future Living (SFL) project and previously contributing to the ARC Linkage Project Digital Energy Futures (DEF). His research foregrounds social science knowledge and innovative interdisciplinary methodologies to anticipate energy and technology futures and social change.
His ongoing work at the Monash University Accident Research Centre (MUARC) responds to emerging social and safety challenges associated with the gig economy, automated vehicles, electric vehicles, and technological distractions. His research informs road safety policy, workplace road safety programs, and resources developed through the National Road Safety Partnership Program (NRSPP).
Fareed was the recipient of a Graduate Research Industry Partnership (GRIP) scholarship to undertake his PhD in close partnership with VicRoads and with BehaviourWorks, a behavioural science lab located in the Monash University Sustainable Development Institute (MSDI), the School of Social Sciences, and the Monash University Accident Research Centre (MUARC). His research focused on illegal smartphone use while driving and received a Postgraduate Publications Award.
Fareed is a globally recognised authority on tattoo and body modification culture. His work has been featured in leading industry publications, including INKED and Skin Deep UK. He has also been commissioned by institutions such as Melbourne’s Immigration Museum, MoMA New York, and Gestalten. Drawing on research alongside over 200 hours of personal tattoo experience, he examines the cultural, therapeutic, and identity-based dimensions of tattooing and body modification. His work documenting marginalised practitioners and extreme modifications has shaped public discourse, including multiple documentaries.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Interdisciplinary, Doctorate, Nomophobia and Deterrence: How smartphones impact younger drivers and compliance, Monash Sustainable Development Institute
Award Date: 1 Oct 2021
Literature, Masters, Deakin University
Sociology, Bachelor of Arts (first class hon.), La Trobe University
Research area keywords
- Technology
- Futures
- Road Safety
- Energy
- Social Science
- Body Modification
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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SFL: Scenarios for Future Living: Putting People at the Centre of the Energy Transition
Strengers, Y. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Pink, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ben-David, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), MacGill, I. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Roberts, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Bruce, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Passey, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), McConnell , D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Mellick Lopes, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Tonkinwise, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Briggs, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Riedy, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Kaviani, F. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Dahlgren, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Lipscombe, S. (Project Manager)
6/12/24 → 6/12/27
Project: Research
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BC-GRIP Encouraging drivers to stay focused on the road
Kaviani, F. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Koppel, S. (Supervisor), Young, K. (Supervisor), Robards, B. (Supervisor) & Smith, L. (Project Manager)
13/09/17 → 25/03/21
Project: Research
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Are child and teenage occupants appropriately restrained while travelling in rideshare vehicles?
Koppel, S., Kaviani, F., Albanese, B., Mansfield, J., Baker, G. H., Connell, R., Sartin, E. B., Arbogast, K. B., Shannon, B., Ehsani, J. P., Zonfrillo, M. R. & Brown, J., Mar 2025, In: Journal of Transport & Health. 41, 13 p., 101987.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Cruising through concerns: Australian parents’ views on teen rideshare service use
Koppel, S., Baker, G. H., Kaviani, F., McDonald, H. & Lazarus, M., Jul 2025, In: Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour. 112, p. 188-206 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Managerial insight towards enhancing road safety culture in the light commercial vehicle and gig economy transportation workforce in Australia
Batson, A., Kaviani, F., McDonald, H., Logan, D., Stefano, M. D. & Koppel, S., Oct 2025, In: Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour. 114, p. 171-181 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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“We'd rather have a clean planet than anything else”: Household values and automated future electric vehicle charging
Kaviani, F., Dahlgren, K., Koppel, S., Strengers, Y., Martin, R., Korsmeyer, H. & Pink, S., Mar 2025, In: Energy Research and Social Science. 121, 11 p., 103965.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile1 Citation (Scopus) -
“We're already experts in school, right?”: Supporting students’ construction of future school scenarios
Selwyn, N., Kaviani, F., Strengers, Y., Dahlgren, K., Cumbo, B. & Wagner, M., Feb 2025, In: Futures. 166, 12 p., 103541.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile1 Citation (Scopus)
Prizes
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2024 Good Design Award, Design Research - Gold Winner: 'Digital Energy Futures: Foresights for Future Living'
Pink, Sarah (Recipient), Korsmeyer, Hannah (Recipient), Dahlgren, Kari (Recipient), Strengers, Yolande (Recipient), Martin, Rex (Recipient), Kaviani, Fareed (Recipient) & Nicholls, Larissa (Recipient), Sept 2024
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Good Design Award Gold winner for Digital Energy Futures: foresights for future living
Pink, S. (Recipient), Korsmeyer, H. (Recipient), Dahlgren, K. (Recipient), Strengers, Y. (Recipient), Martin, R. (Recipient), Kaviani, F. (Recipient), Nicholls, L. (Recipient) & Cronin, C. (Recipient), 20 Sept 2024
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Postgraduate Publication Award
Kaviani, F. (Recipient), 1 Nov 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Digital Energy Futures International Symposium: Energy, Automation, Anticipation
Fareed Kaviani (Member of programme committee)
20 Feb 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
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ISA World Congress of Sociology 2023
Fareed Kaviani (Speaker)
2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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Altsex NYC conference
Fareed Kaviani (Invited speaker)
2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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Accident Analysis and Prevention (Journal)
Kaviani, F. (Peer reviewer)
1 Nov 2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
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Moving beyond our digital addictions
Fareed Kaviani (Contributor)
17 Mar 2021Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public lecture/debate/seminar
Press/Media
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What do people think about smartglasses? New research reveals a complicated picture
Kaviani, F., Koppel, S. & Lyall, B.
8/11/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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Aussies admit to dangerous, antisocial smart glasses use
Kaviani, F., Koppel, S. & Lyall, B.
7/11/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Profile/Interview
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Reimagining the future of AI in the education ecosystem
Kaviani, F., Selwyn, N., Strengers, Y., Cumbo, B., Wagner, M. & Dahlgren, K.
10/10/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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Living with Tomorrow’s Energy
Kaviani, F., Dahlgren, K., Strengers, Y. & Martin, R.
8/03/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature