Nafiul Ahmad Rafi is an AI governance and public policy researcher based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He serves as the Founding Director of the Atlas AI Institute, leading empirical research on institutional capacity and regulatory frameworks suited to low- and middle-income nations.
Research Pillars
His research is structured around three primary pillars: mapping regulatory capabilities in emerging economies, formulating standards that reconcile local legal traditions with global ethics, and advocating for Global South representation in multilateral standard-setting agencies.
Academic Affiliations
Rafi is a Research Affiliate at the AI Policy Lab at Umeå University, Sweden, and serves as a South Asia delegate for international AI governance processes. He is a member of the Global AI Policy Initiatives network.
