Dr. Srividya Sheshadri currrently serves as Assistant Professor, Department of Social Sciences, School of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Amritapuri. She is a researcher and academician with a strong focus on monitoring and evaluation of social development programs, particularly those aimed at lifelong learning, skill development, empowerment, and sustainable community development facilitated by technology. She holds a Ph.D. in Implementation Sciences from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, an MSW with a concentration in International Social Welfare Policy from Columbia University. Her professional and research experience leverages implementation science and social data sciences to explore the domains of gender studies and vulnerability mapping, skill development and capacity building.