Richmond Wong

Richmond Wong is an Assistant Professor in the Digital Media Program at Georgia Tech's School of Literature, Media, and Communication, part of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts. His research focuses on ethical decision-making in technology production and use, organizational ethics practices, and design-based approaches to engage stakeholders in ethical discussions. He directs the Creating Ethics Infrastructures Lab, exploring how to create social, cultural, and organizational environments that support ethical technologists.

Education: PhD in Information Management and Systems from UC Berkeley School of Information; BA in Information Science and Science & Technology Studies from Cornell University. Postdoctoral fellowship at UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity.

Research interests include technology ethics, speculative design, privacy, and human-computer interaction. Recent projects examine AI non-use in UX practices, technology workers' ethics work, and alternate ethics infrastructures. His work combines qualitative methods with design futuring to address societal impacts of technology.

Grants include an Atlanta Interdisciplinary AI Network seed grant (2025) for studying tech workers' commutes and infrastructure. Active in academic communities, he co-leads a critical computing initiative funded by Georgia Tech's Institute for People and Technology.

Labs/Teams: Leading the Creating Ethics Infrastructures Lab, collaborating with interdisciplinary researchers on projects such as 'Fostering the Landscape of Critical Computing.' Advises Georgia Tech MS/MS HCI students on final projects related to ethics and design.