Michael Zimmer, PhD, is an assistant professor in the School of Information Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and an associate at the Center for Information Policy Research. With a background in new media and Internet studies, the philosophy of technology, and information policy, Zimmer studies the ethical dimensions of Internet technologies and social media, with particular interest in privacy, information ethics, access to knowledge, and value-conscious design.

Zimmer has been a member of AoIR since 2004, served as co-char of the local organizing committee for the 2009 IR.10 conference in Milwaukee, and was elected treasurer for 2009-2011.