Dr Ariba Abasi is an interdisciplinary researcher working at the intersection of engineering, organisations and social justice. Her research explores how systems of governance, professional practice and organisational processes shape labour rights, social sustainability and ethical decision-making within engineering and global supply chains.

Her work focuses on modern slavery, labour governance and human rights, with particular interests in ethical supply chains, social sustainability and responsible engineering practice. Drawing on interdisciplinary perspectives, she examines how social harms can become embedded within everyday organisational systems and how these systems can be redesigned to promote more equitable and sustainable outcomes. Dr Abasi's research has examined bonded labour, vernacular accounting practices and the enduring influence of colonial legacies on contemporary labour systems. Her work contributes to broader discussions on social responsibility, sustainability and the role of organisations in addressing complex societal challenges.

She is also interested in engineering education and the ways in which systems thinking, human rights and social responsibility can be embedded into curricula and professional practice. Through interdisciplinary collaboration and external engagement, her scholarship seeks to strengthen the societal impact of engineering and contribute to more just and sustainable futures.

Dr Abasi has presented her research internationally and is developing a growing body of scholarship on themes of accounting, modern slavery, social sustainability and labour governance. She is a Lecturer in Engineering Management and Professional Practice in the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS).