Karthik S Bhat

Karthik S. Bhat is an Assistant Professor at Drexel University's College of Computing and Informatics. He holds a Ph.D. in Human-Computer Interaction from Georgia Institute of Technology. His research lies at the intersection of health and wellbeing, care work, and human-computer interaction technologies. He is dedicated to exploring how emerging technologies can be designed and applied to support the care work of clinicians, nurses, community health workers, and family caregivers. He pays special attention to the adoption and acceptance of technologies influenced by sociocultural and socioeconomic factors. His research has been published in leading human-computer interaction conferences (such as CHI and CSCW) and has received Best Paper Awards and Honorable Mentions.

• 2024 – Present·Drexel University·Assistant Professor
  • Focuses on research related to human-computer interaction, health technologies, and technological support for care work.
• 2018 – 2024·Georgia Institute of Technology·Doctoral Researcher
  • Specialized in human-computer interaction and technologies for care work.

• 2018 – 2024·Georgia Institute of Technology·Ph.D.
  • Major: Human-Computer Interaction
• 2014 – 2018·National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK), Surathkal, India·Bachelor's Degree
  • Major: Information Technology