Deepika Yadav

Deepika Yadav is a Research Fellow at Stockholm University's Department of Computer and Systems Sciences (DSV), affiliated with the Stockholm Technology & Interaction Research (STIR) group. She leads the Digital Futures Postdoc Fellowship project 'Relational Aspects of Care in Intimate Digital Health Technologies' (2021–2023), focusing on designing technologies to address gaps in women’s healthcare. Her research bridges Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and global development, emphasizing underrepresented groups and resource-constrained settings.

Her work explores sociotechnical challenges in digital health technologies, particularly around intimate care such as fertility tracking, lactation support, and workplace health infrastructure. She employs innovative methods like Soma Design to enhance somatic literacy and co-design inclusive solutions. Collaborations span academic institutions including KTH Royal Institute of Technology and RISE Research Institutes of Sweden through the Digital Futures initiative.

Key themes include trust in algorithmic health services, interpersonal care dynamics, and workplace adaptations for bodily needs. Her projects emphasize participatory design with marginalized communities, aiming to improve healthcare access and equity through technology. Recent publications focus on digital contraception, gig-worker health, and maternal support systems in India.

Deepika’s research contributes to both academic discourse and practical innovations, fostering ethical tech development that prioritizes human well-being and societal impact. She has advised on collaborative learning platforms for community health workers and pioneered mobile health solutions in rural India.