Aditi Surie is a sociologist whose research examines the intersections of technology, gender, and informality in urban and economic life in the Global South. Her work focuses on the future of work, digital public infrastructure, urban governance, and women’s labour in platform economies. In her current role, she undertakes interdisciplinary research and policy consulting that connects empirical insights to institutional and technological design.

Aditi’s scholarly contribution lies in rethinking theories of informality in light of emerging digital infrastructures—where platforms and protocols mediate the relationships between markets, workers, and the state. Her academic writing has appeared in Social Science & Medicine, Work, Organisation, Labour and Globalisation, BMC Public Health, Communication, Culture & Critique, Economic & Political Weekly, and other peer-reviewed journals. She is the co-editor of Platformization and Informality (Springer, 2023), an international volume examining digital transitions in the informal economy. She also engages wider publics through contributions to The Hindu, Economic Times, and MIT Technology Review.

She collaborates with civil society organisations, worker unions, and multilateral agencies such as the ILO and WHO, contributing to policy reform and digital platform design. Aditi teaches on urban economies and the digital future of work, and serves on multiple editorial boards.

She holds a PhD from the University of Cape Town, and degrees in Sociology from the Delhi School of Economics and Lady Shri Ram College.