Saraswati has conducted a range of research: from exploring the relationships between climate change and gender-based violence for UN Women, to supporting the UN Country Team in Indonesia's data strategy in Indonesia, promoting a sustainable innovation ecosystem in East Java, better understanding issues of justice, equity, diversity and inclusion in Indonesia, defining the impacts of climate change on food security for WFP, exporing the impact of development assistance on the empowerment of marginalised communities, and assessing the risks of social media for Indonesia's local elections. We also contributed over 40 blogs and articles on innovation and development in support on an Asia Foundation and Google partnership for online platforms and sustainable development.

In reponse to the COVID-19 pandemic, Saraswati initiated a six-month Tracking Survey on the Impact of COVID-19 on the Development Sector in Indonesia. We also conducted in-depth scanario planning in support of the David and Lucile Packard Foundation.

In 2019, Saraswati collaborated with Australian DFAT in a Reflection Exercise About Australian Support to Central Sulawesi. This Reflection Exercise focused on the three-month period of emergency assistance following the September 2018 earthquake and included facilitation of two “hybrid” Design Sprint workshops in Jakarta and Palu to assist partners in mapping out the process of their response and key pain points along the way. Our analysis helped inform DFAT’s disaster management program. Based on this research, we continued by collaborating with DFAT, Palladium, and Indonesia’s Disaster Management Agency, BNPB, to conduct a needs analysis on data for disaster management with a focus on COVID-19 data.