Jonathan Zong is a computer scientist and visual artist who uses design to understand and re-imagine socio-technical systems. He completed his PhD听at MIT with the Visualization Group and will be an assistant professor for听the Department of Information Science beginning in fall 2025. In his research, Jonathan partners with blind collaborators and study participants to co-design interfaces for non-visual data exploration. He also develops software and conceptual frameworks for managing the ethics of consent in large-scale social media data collection.
Jonathan's work has been recognized by the MIT Morningside Academy for Design Fellowship, the Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans, and Forbes 30 Under 30 Scientists.
As a practicing artist, his work has been exhibited at events and venues including MIT's Wiesner Gallery, the Marcel Broodthaers Society of America, and the Centre National du Graphisme.