Martin Wong is a Research Assistant with UNU-CPR in Geneva, where he supports the Office’s work at the science-policy interface through policy research and coordination.
Before joining UNU-CPR, Martin interned with the Secretary-General’s Scientific Advisory Board within the Executive Office of the Secretary-General. He also served as a Visiting Scholar at the Núcleo Milenio Impactos de China en América Latina y el Caribe (ICLAC), hosted by Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, where his work examines China’s investment and migration in Latin America.
His research has focused on Asian diaspora political participation in France with the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS), migrant labor rights in Southeast Asia with National Tsing Hua University, and deportation compliance with the Deportation Research Clinic at Northwestern University.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Sociology from Sciences Po Paris and was awarded the Jock McLane Prize for Best Undergraduate Paper in Asian Studies at Northwestern University.
Research Interests: AI governance, science communication, migration, Asian diaspora