DrRaffaele Ciriello

Dr. Raffaele F. Ciriello is a scholar of compassionate digital innovation at the University of Sydney. His research examines ethical dilemmas in sociotechnical change, focusing on AI companions, decentralised platforms, and public digital infrastructure. He is the author of Compassionate Digital Innovation: Navigating the Ethical Dilemmas of Sociotechnical Change (Routledge 2026) and his works appear regularly in leading outlets (e.g. Information Systems Journal, European Journal of Information Systems, Nature Machine Intelligence, The Lancet). A Distinguished Member of the AIS, he serves in editorial roles at leading IS journals (EJIS, ISJ, JAIS) and has contributed over 300 reviews. He is also Debates Editor at CAIS and founding chair of the ACIS track on Digital Innovation for the Common Good, supporting socially engaged IS scholarship. He engages in public debate, contributing over 100 media commentaries (e.g. The Economist, Financial Times, 60 Minutes) and advising government bodies, including the NSW Department of Education and Australia’s eSafety Commissioner. He currently focuses on designing and governing emerging technologies for the common good.