Siddharth is a writer and digital policy consultant whose work focuses on the regulation of digital systems, their interaction with users, and the technical bases and tools underpinning them. His past research and consultancy work in public policy has dealt with subjects including net neutrality, platform regulation, data governance, and the role of data in influencing the impact of digital systems.
He is interested in using his public policy experience and technical understanding to translate policy positions in digital regulation into usable codes and tools in the technology value chain. He retains an interest in topics related to digital competition, human-computer interaction, and bodied human performance in digital spaces.
Siddharth joined NLSIU as a research associate in June 2024 where he worked on the Project on Exploring Digital Transformation of India’s Consumer Grievance Redressal System through GenAI till April 2025.
He has a BA LLB degree from National Law University, Delhi and was awarded a grant from the foreign development office of the UK to pursue an MSc in Responsible Data Science at the University of Birmingham. Here he studied legal and ethical questions around the usage of data and databases, and their divergent social impact when deployed in public-facing contexts, alongside technical training in working with databases.
He works in theatre and performance arts outside of research consulting and enjoys studying film.