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.