Louie Albert
Profile
Rev. Dr. A. Louie Albert, S.J., is an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology at Loyola College, Chennai, India, where he has previously served as dean of the School of Human Excellence, vice principal and hostel director, and director of multiple academic and service-learning programs. A Jesuit of the Chennai Province, he has previously served as country director (2011–2014) and regional director for South Asia (2019–2021) of Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS). Dr. Louie’s research interests span refugee and migration studies, Dalit and tribal empowerment, social exclusion, service learning, globalization, and the sociological implications of artificial intelligence. His recent projects address the socioeconomic and ethical implications of AI in workplace digital well-being, the prevalence and outcomes of substance misuse among students, and the socioeconomic roles of hawkers in promoting ethnic goods. He has published extensively in journals such as Asian Journal of Human Services, International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management, and Stochastic Modelling & Applications, and he has contributed chapters to edited volumes such as The Global Compact on Refugees (2020). Dr. Louie has presented papers at conferences in Sri Lanka, Kenya, the Philippines, Spain, Germany, Italy, and the United States. In 2025, he received the Research Day Award for his study on AI companionship chatbots and their impact on social relationships and dynamics. He is a member of the Global Citizenship Curriculum Project Faculty Working Group.