Hybrid Futures
Dr Rohit Ashok Khot
Group Member

Rohit Ashok Khot is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Design at RMIT University, Australia. He is also the recipient of ARC Discovery Early Career Research Fellowship (DECRA) and he directs the HAFP (pronounced as HAPPY) Research Lab.
Within a short span, he has established himself as a leading researcher of international repute in the field of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) which is evident through his appointment for the most competitive grants and fellowships; over 75 scholarly refereed articles in high-ranking international conferences; national and international collaborations and service to HCI community through chairing and program committee roles.
Working at the intersection of screen technology and food practices, his work challenges health stereotypes around mindfulness and well-being through the creative convergence of design and technology. Together with his HAFP team, Rohit wants to change the way we think about the relationship between food and technology—beyond Instagram pics and tech-based media that features food. As he relates, “it’s an often-misunderstood relationship,” but his research aims to make this uneasy relationship palatable for us by changing our perception of how dining and technology can correlate.