Episode 4: Prof. Dr. Raakesh Kriplani

In this episode, Prof. Dr. Raakesh Kriplani tells us about:

• Who he is, and what got him started on the journey into CyberPsychology.
• How he started building awareness of CyberPsychology within India and amongst governmental institutions.
• His background in medicines and biology and how that impacts his perspectives and insights on being a digital human.
• The certificate course being run at Rashtriya Raksha University.
• Why the Rashtriya Raksha University is a ‘University of National Importance’.
• About CIPPS and the rebranding thereof.
• The work he is doing with mental health counselling including with army recruits.
• The new project, just approved, on robotic and AI mental health counselling therapy, whether robotic therapy treatment is better than human-therapist counselling and if AI/robots can be empathetic.
• Having Dr Mary Aiken talk at the launch of the Certificate in CyberPsychology.
• What his vision is for the CyberPsychology Certificate over the next 5 years and how he sees it making a difference in Asia Pacific.
• The role the media plays in selling moral panic rather than providing practical help for online behaviour issues – especially regarding differences in generational tech use. • What influences children’s digital tech behaviour.
• How to help children understand what happens on the internet and how it impacts them.
• How he plans to achieve his ambitions – especially in training the human resource elements needed to sustain the future growth of CyberPsychology within India.
• The importance of CyberPsychology both within India and internationally, today and in the future, especially in cybersecurity.
• The CyberPsychology book he recommends: The Cyber Effect by Mary Aiken, and his book ‘Wired for Wellness’ is available on Amazon India.