Priya Mu
Doctoral Student UTokyo

Hi, I’m Priya — thanks for stopping by.

With training in engineering, architecture, and the social sciences, I study the built environment not as a technical or aesthetic artifact, but as a social interface that shapes how people live, move, and connect. My work bridges architecture, spatial sociology, and cultural anthropology to explore how governance, spatial design, and cultural narratives influence everyday routines in public, institutional, and communal spaces.

My current PhD research in interdisciplinary information studies focuses on embodiment, aging, and public space in Japan. Through ethnographic fieldwork, I explore how rituals, infrastructures, and daily practices sustain or challenge belonging, enable care, and negotiate subtle forms of control in contemporary society.

I also work as a research assistant at the B’AI Global Forum, where I engage with AI through an ethical and human-centered lens—working to understand how emerging technologies can be governed, designed, and imagined to uphold human dignity, justice, and collective well-being.

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