Biography
Farhan is a development practitioner and doctoral researcher dedicated to working in the international development sector and recognizing the employability impact of the platform labor economy in the Global South. Farhan’s research examines the skilling and deskilling trends, the subjective quality of online work opportunities, and workers’ adaptive strategies against disruptive technologies such as generative AI. Farhan’s research is driven by a human-centric approach towards livelihood sustainability, seeking practical paths for knowledge workers in the Global South to thrive in the evolving digital economy. Farhan is passionate about slow travel, multi-day hikes, and camping, mirroring his professional journey — both are explorations of resilience and discovery.