Researcher

Chitra Panchapakesan is a communication and mixed-methods researcher with expertise in cross-disciplinary studies. She is currently a Senior Scientist at the A*STAR Institute of High Performance Computing (A*STAR IHPC). She holds a PhD degree in communication studies from Nanyang Technological University’s Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information. Her research explores the intersection of human behaviour and technology, focusing on social media, digital and public health, online harms and safety, and mis/disinformation.

Panchapakesan has published in leading SSCI-indexed journals, such as the International Journal of Communication, Journal of Medical Internet Research, and Health Communication, and has won competitive grants from Singapore’s National Medical Research Council, the Ministry of Health, and the Ending Pandemics Tide Foundation. Currently, she is part of the Centre for Advanced Technologies in Online Safety (CATOS) team, examining community empowerment through the use and application of technologies.