Sushree Sangita Mohanty

About

Dr. Sushree Sangita Mohanty is an anthropologist, educator, and researcher with over fourteen years of experience in Indigenous education, linguistic and cultural sustainability, and the use of emerging technologies for social impact. Her work bridges academic research, grassroots engagement, and policy innovation, with particular emphasis on the revitalisation of endangered Indigenous languages through AI-enabled tools, multilingual curriculum design, and culturally grounded pedagogy.

She has led award-winning Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education initiatives in India, including work recognised with the UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize, and has contributed to the development of digital infrastructures for Indigenous languages. She is a UNESCO Inclusive Policy Lab (IPL) Expert and serves as Director (Research & Development) at IIIM. Her interdisciplinary approach spans anthropology, heritage studies, museum practice, and digital humanities, connecting First Voice representation with global platforms to advance community-responsive and culturally rooted education through international collaboration.

She is currently engaged in advanced research in Heritage Studies at the University of Antwerp, alongside ongoing global work in inclusive heritage, museum practice, and language and education policy.

Employment

• University of Antwerp Researcher
  2025 - Present
• Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences Assistant Professor
  2021 - 2025
• Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences Deputy Director
  2018 - 2021
• Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences Project Manager
  2016 - 2018
• Academy of Tribal Languages and Culture (ATLC) Research Associate
  2013 - 2016

Education

• University of Hyderabad Ph.D. (Doctorate)
  2010 - 2018
• University of Hyderabad School of Social Sciences M. Phil
  2009 - 2010
• University of Hyderabad Master in ANthropology
  2006 - 2008

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (24)

• Rethinking the Museum Through Indigenous Narratives
  The International Journal of the Inclusive Museum 2025 DOI: 10.18848/1835-2014/CGP/v19i01/103-130
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• Applying AI-Based Tools and Technologies Towards Revitalization of Indigenous and Endangered Languages
  Springer Nature Singapore 2024 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-97-1987-7
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• Cultural Survival Heritage of Bambara Language by Using NLP
  Applying AI-Based Tools and Technologies Towards Revitalization of Indigenous and Endangered Languages 2024 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-97-1987-7_14
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• Developing Multilingual Glossaries for STEM Terminology Using AI-NLP
  Applying AI-Based Tools and Technologies Towards Revitalization of Indigenous and Endangered Languages 2024 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-97-1987-7_9
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• Development of Parallel Speech Data Repository for Ho Language
  Applying AI-Based Tools and Technologies Towards Revitalization of Indigenous and Endangered Languages 2024 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-97-1987-7_10
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• Kuvi Calendar: Harnessing Indigenous Calendar for Language Revitalization
  Applying AI-Based Tools and Technologies Towards Revitalization of Indigenous and Endangered Languages 2024 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-97-1987-7_6
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• Kuvi Character Set: A Mobile Interface for the Revitalization of the Kuvi Language
  Applying AI-Based Tools and Technologies Towards Revitalization of Indigenous and Endangered Languages 2024 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-97-1987-7_1
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• Preface
  Studies in Computational Intelligence 2024
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• Role of NLP for Corpus Development of Endangered Languages
  14th International Conference on Advances in Computing, Control, and Telecommunication Technologies, ACT 2023 2023
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• Role of NLP for Corpus Development of Endangered Languages
  Grenze International Journal of Engineering and Technology 2023
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