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's research and writing on tattoo and body modification culture has been featured in leading industry publications, including INKED and Skin Deep UK. Alongside over 200 hours of personal tattoo experience, he has examined the cultural, therapeutic, and identity-based dimensions of tattooing and body modification. He has been commissioned by institutions such as Melbourne’s Immigration Museum, MoMA New York, and Gestalten, and contributed to documentaries for VICE Media.