Dr Ramit Debnath
University Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Social Design
Contact information
01223 332950
Department of Architecture
1-5 Scroope Terrace
Cambridge
CB2 1PX
Collective Intelligence & Design Group
Climate & Social Intelligence Lab
Dr Ramit Debnath is an Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Social Design, and an Academic Director at the University of Cambridge. He is a fellow of Churchill College and Cambridge Zero and has visiting roles at the Caltech and the lndian Statistical Institute. Ramit sits on the steering committee of Cambridge's Centre for Human-Inspired AI (CHIA), Centre for Data-driven Discovery (C2D3) and Centre for Climate Repair (CCR). Ramit is the PI & Director of the Collective Intelligence & Design Group, and co-directs the climaTRACES Lab based at CRASSH. He is also the Cambridge lead for Caltech-Cambridge Climate and Social Intelligence Lab.
His interdisciplinary research integrates engineering and computational social sciences with systems thinking, socio-technical design, and behavioral interventions to address barriers to climate action. He focuses on how individual behaviors influence collective decision-making dynamics and explores the potential of emergent AI to replicate these mechanisms to solve global challenges.
A Gates Scholar, Dr. Debnath earned his MPhil and PhD at Cambridge and has held positions at Caltech, the Indian Statistical Institute, the International Energy Agency, IIT Bombay, and Stanford University.
Research interests
Computational social sciences, climate action, socio-technical design, responsible AI design, social decision-making