Saemi Nadine Jung | The Critical Margin
Technology is never just about tools—it is about people, power, and possibility. Saemi Nadine Jung explores how emerging technologies shape our communities, institutions, and futures.
Saemi Nadine Jung
Researcher | Writer | Speaker | Author
Exploring how technology shapes human lives, societies, and futures.
Doctoral Researcher at Simon Fraser University
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Technology is never just about tools — it is about people, power, and possibility.
Saemi Nadine Jung explores the human stories behind technological change. As a researcher, writer, and speaker, she examines how artificial intelligence, educational technology, and digital transformation shape our lives, communities, and futures.
Her work asks critical questions:
Who benefits from technology? Who is left out? And who gets to shape the future?
Through research and storytelling, Saemi translates complex technological changes into meaningful conversations about society, innovation, and human possibility.
PhD Researcher in Communication at Simon Fraser University
LinkedIn | Google Scholar | Korean Blog
Latest essays
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Power & Visibility: How Technology Shapes Human Stories
University of Graz, Austria
Power & Visibility: How Technology Shapes Whose Stories Are Seen
Date: November 24th, 2025
In this invited lecture at the University of Graz, Austria, Saemi Nadine Jung explores how questions of power and visibility shape the ways we understand technology, society, and human experience. Drawing from three research projects across computing history, public health, and education, this talk introduces critical and qualitative approaches for studying technology beyond technical systems — focusing on the people, communities, and social contexts that shape technological change. The lecture examines: 1. Hidden Histories of Computing Through oral history and archival research, Saemi explores the experiences of Korean Canadian keypunch operators and the overlooked labor that contributed to the development of digital systems. 2. Digital Trust & Public Health Using a research persona method, Saemi examines how social media environments, online identities, and algorithmic systems influence public understanding of health information and vaccine hesitancy. 3. AI & The Future of Education Saemi investigates how artificial intelligence is transforming education and raises questions about knowledge, access, and the future of learning. Across these projects, the talk asks a central question: Who becomes visible in technological histories, and whose experiences remain hidden? By examining technology through human stories, Saemi highlights the importance of building more inclusive and socially aware approaches to innovation.
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The Hidden History of Computing Labor
University of Graz, Austria
Date: November 24th, 2025
In this invited lecture at the University of Graz, Austria, Saemi Nadine Jung shares her research on the hidden histories of computing labor through oral history and archival research. This talk examines the experiences of Korean Canadian keypunch operators in Canada during the 1970s–1990s. Often performed by immigrant women, keypunch work was essential to the operations of businesses and emerging technology systems, yet the lives, labor, and contributions of these workers have remained largely invisible in mainstream histories of computing. By recovering these overlooked stories, Saemi explores how technology is shaped not only by machines and innovation, but also by the people whose labor makes digital systems possible.
Featured Ideas
AI & the Future of Education
Imformation Commissioner's Office, UK
Complexities of EdTech and the ethical considerations of using children's data at school
Date: October 31st, 2024
Time: 3:30pm UK / 8:30am Vancouver
Saemi Nadine Jung speaks on the future of EdTech and advises UK policymakers on technology, education, and society.
Society & Policy - Digital Trust & Public Health
University of Graz, Austria
Date: November 24th, 2025
In this invited lecture at the University of Graz, Austria, Saemi Nadine Jung introduces a research persona method for examining how social media algorithms shape information environments, online identities, and public understanding of health — offering new perspectives on vaccine hesitancy and digital trust.
Contact
School of Communication
Simon Fraser University
8888 University Dr W K9671, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6
