Australian youth building our sociotechnical future

Veve Fry is a final-year undergraduate honours student in the Australian National University PhB (Humanities & Social Sciences) program. She holds a major in human rights. Veve’s research focuses on AI risk regulation, particularly the EU AI Act, and the nexus between risk-based approaches and human rights norms and law. Veve is currently undertaking honours in international relations, set to graduate in 2026.

Harrison Oates is a final-year Bachelor of Advanced Computing (Research & Development) (Honours) / Bachelor of Politics, Philosophy & Economics student at the Australian National University, specialising in Artificial Intelligence. He is a Council Member of Linux Australia and Vice Chair of the Youth Coalition of the ACT, and has contributed to national youth technology policy processes, including as a member of the inaugural eSafety Youth Council. His work spans technical research in AI and planning, alongside youth technology policy.

Daniel Shi is a penultimate Bachelor of Engineering (Research & Development) student specialising in Electronics and Communications. His research topics revolve around semiconductor optoelectronics, photonics and nanotechnology. His work in these topics led him to join Youth Tech Net as a way to advocate for increased youth participation in the technologies of the future.

Sheryl studies PPE and Science at ANU. She is passionate about the social and political impacts of AI, particularly how emerging technologies shape young people’s futures and intersect with challenges like climate change. Through Youth Tech Net, she is interested in creating more accessible, critical, and inclusive conversations around AI and its role in society.

Jasmine is a second-year Bachelor of Arts student at the Australian National University, majoring in Sociology and Demography. She is particularly interested in how the interaction between human and AI reshapes our social structures and human behaviour.

Shaneeq is a final-year Bachelor of Business Administration and Bachelor of International Relations, with a minor in Asia-Pacific International Relations Undergraduate student at the Australian National University. His work has focused on public policy and advocacy for more culturally literate and equitable governance systems. He has experience co-authoring several parliamentary submissions and has presented supplementary evidence for one such submission to the ACT Legislative Assembly. Shaneeq brings a strong interest in crafting policy that can shape emerging tech to innovate, while simultaneously promoting inclusive and equitable societal outcomes.

Keshav Tangri is a recent Master of Computing graduate from the Australian National University, specialising in Data Science. He has approximately four years of experience across software development and AI-enabled tools, and currently works as a Software Development Officer at the Research School of Physics, ANU. Keshav is particularly interested in how AI is being adopted across different age groups through chatbots, social networking platforms, and media creation tools. Through Youth Tech Net, he hopes to contribute thoughtful perspectives on how data use in these technologies should be shaped responsibly, ethically, and with young people in mind.