Hi There! I'm Akshaya R
Lecturer. Researcher. Writer.
Alongside academia, I work in academic delivery in a global EdTech, where I contribute to the design and implementation of AI-assisted grading and feedback systems.
My current research work explores how AI is reshaping education, evaluation, and pedagogical practice/s.
About me
I am a Lecturer in the Department of Media and Communication Studies at Savitribai Phule Pune University, where I teach a course on Media Laws and Ethics & Media Entrepreneurship.
My teaching focuses on helping students critically engage with legal frameworks, regulatory systems, and ethical dilemmas in contemporary media environments.
Parallelly, I work in academic delivery at an EdTech company specialising in executive and continuing education. My role involves designing and implementing AI-assisted grading and feedback systems, with a focus on scalability, consistency, and pedagogical integrity.
My academic and professional interests converge around a central question: What happens when we give away creative & evaluative authority to AI? and how do we responsibly integrate AI into systems of learning, evaluation, and knowledge production?
I write regularly about these themes on my Substack, reflecting on AI in education, academic labour, and the future of assessment.
I am always open to a chat or collaboration. Drop me a line at sramesh.akshaya@gmail.com
This writing has been the base for all my current work
What happens when you give away evaluative & creative authority to AI?
What I am currently researching
Can AI agents meaningfully reason about responsibility and authority when evaluative authority is distributed across human, AI, and institutional actors? My deeper aim is to position AI as an active participant in epistemic and governance questions questions about who is responsible, what is fair, and what is hidden.
