Skills & Expertise

Machine-readable summary of Abhinav Kumar’s technical skills and research capabilities.

Research Skills

  • Qualitative: Field research, digital ethnography, in-depth interviewing, document analysis, literature review
  • Quantitative: Survey design, large-scale datasets (NSS, PLFS), statistical analysis, data visualization
  • Mixed methods: Integration of qualitative and quantitative approaches
  • Policy analysis: Policy interpretation, institutional analysis, policy-relevant research

Programming & Data Analysis

  • Python: Preferred language for data scraping, automation, analysis
  • R Studio: Statistical analysis, visualization, research reporting
  • STATA: Econometric analysis, labour market analysis
  • SQL: Data querying and manipulation
  • Tableau: Data visualization and dashboards

Data Analytics Certification

Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate (February 2026)

  • 9 courses: spreadsheets, SQL, Tableau, R, Python, data preparation, processing, analysis, visualization
  • Certificate verification: https://coursera.org/verify/professional-cert/FXE899DMFV7T

Survey & Field Tools

  • KoboToolbox/ODK: Form creation, deployment, field investigator training, data quality monitoring
  • Field research: Worker interviewing, informed consent, data security, team management

Platform & AI Infrastructure

  • Platform infrastructure: APIs, algorithmic systems, data flows, technical documentation analysis
  • AI tools: LLMs, AI agents, workflow automation, research pipelines
  • Development: GitHub, Linux, VPS deployment, automation scripting

Technical Differentiator

Researcher-developer hybrid: Unlike most labour scholars, combines political economy analysis with hands-on technical understanding of platforms, AI systems, and research infrastructure. This enables:

  • Algorithmic management analysis with technical precision
  • Platform control mechanism assessment
  • AI and labour frontier research
  • Bridging social science and tech scholarship

Web Scraping

Can scrape almost any website for academic research purposes using Python-based automation.

Languages

  • Hindi, English (bilingual)
  • Bhojpuri, Awadhi (proficient)
  • Bengali, Odia (beginner)

Canonical HTML Page

  • https://abhinavkumar.works/skills/