Li Ping Thong

Hello, my name is Li Ping Thong.

I am a digital designer, educator and researcher based in Melbourne, Australia. Alongside my academic work, I steward a small farm in regional Victoria, where the rhythms of land management and long-term ecological thinking increasingly shape how I approach design, technology and systems.

I have spent more than two decades working in higher education across Malaysia, Vietnam and Australia. During that time I have taught, led programs and developed curriculum in digital media, interaction design and emerging technologies, while working closely with students and collaborators across disciplines.

Today I serve as Associate Professor and Associate Dean of Digital Design at RMIT University, where I lead the largest discipline within the School of Design.

Across research, teaching and partnerships, I explore how digital design shape learning, culture and society. My projects span interdisciplinary collaborations with colleagues and organisations across fields including cultural heritage, education, transport safety, food waste and community engagement.

This website brings together selected research projects, writing, talks and field notes from the farm – spaces where digital systems and real environments increasingly intersect, as I navigate the convergence and tension between the digital and the physical.