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Abhishek Panchal
Abhishek is a research scientist at Ashoka University. His current research focuses on modeling diseases spread using Agent Based Simulation and coupling them with GIS and infrastructure. He was previously a weather scientist at the Department of Space and has experience working with weather and climate models on high performance computing systems. Interested in speculative narrative driven stories using realistic climate scenarios and Game Theory, he aims to engage people in climate science without the alarmist approach.
Anuhska Barthwal
Anushka is currently a doctoral student of psychology at Vanderbilt University. Centred around social-cognitive science, her research focuses on what people believe to be true, how they form beliefs, and ways in which interventions can encourage discernment and accuracy. With Pralay, she hopes to create an exciting and rich narrative experience that leads players to think more reflexively about the world around them.
Shweata Hegde
Shweata is a Chevening scholar doing her MSc Science Communication student at Imperial College London. She cares deeply about building scientific temperament in people. Currently, she is interested in using diverse formats of science communication to engage audiences about critical issues such as climate change.
Tanvi Saxena
Tanvi is currently pursuing her Master’s at the London School of Economics in Environment and Development. She is interested in the politics of climate change and its disproportionate impact on communities. That is the lens she brings to Pralay, along with a flair for creative design and world building.