Research Areas

Ethics of Science and Technology; Biomedical Ethics; AI Ethics; Environmental Ethics; German Philosophy of Technology.

Ongoing Research Projects

Major Project of the National Social Science Fund of China (NSSFC): Contemporary Bioethical Discourses from the Perspective of Practical Philosophy（2025）

Completed Research Projects

 Key Project under the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Precision Medicine): Ethical, Policy, and Regulatory Frameworks for Precision Medicine（2017-2020）

Project funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC): Major Issues and Strategic Responses of Chinese Research Ethics in a Global Perspective（2018-2020）

Project of the Academic Divisions of the Chinese Academy of Sciences: Ethical Issues and Social Governance of Big Data (2017–2019)

Emergency Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC): Governance of Research Ethics and Research Integrity (2018–2020)

Major Project of the National Social Science Fund of China (NSSFC): Ethical Issues in Advanced Technologies（2012-2018）

Project of the National Social Science Fund of China (NSSFC): Theoretical Foundations and Social Mechanisms of German Technology Ethics（2009-2012）

Project of the Academic Divisions of the Chinese Academy of Sciences: Ethical Issues in Digital Technology (Sub-project，2017-2019) 

Shanghai Science and Technology Commission Project: Ethical Issues of Brain–Computer Interfaces in the Context of Big Data (December 2023–December 2024)

Research Areas

Ethics of Science and Technology; Biomedical Ethics; AI Ethics; Environmental Ethics; German Philosophy of Technology.

Ongoing Research Projects

Major Project of the National Social Science Fund of China (NSSFC): Contemporary Bioethical Discourses from the Perspective of Practical Philosophy（2025）

Completed Research Projects

 Key Project under the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Precision Medicine): Ethical, Policy, and Regulatory Frameworks for Precision Medicine（2017-2020）

Project funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC): Major Issues and Strategic Responses of Chinese Research Ethics in a Global Perspective（2018-2020）

Project of the Academic Divisions of the Chinese Academy of Sciences: Ethical Issues and Social Governance of Big Data (2017–2019)

Emergency Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC): Governance of Research Ethics and Research Integrity (2018–2020)

Major Project of the National Social Science Fund of China (NSSFC): Ethical Issues in Advanced Technologies（2012-2018）

Project of the National Social Science Fund of China (NSSFC): Theoretical Foundations and Social Mechanisms of German Technology Ethics（2009-2012）

Project of the Academic Divisions of the Chinese Academy of Sciences: Ethical Issues in Digital Technology (Sub-project，2017-2019) 

Shanghai Science and Technology Commission Project: Ethical Issues of Brain–Computer Interfaces in the Context of Big Data (December 2023–December 2024)

Honors and Awards

Distinguished Professor, Changjiang Scholars Program

Baosteel Outstanding Teacher Award

Third Prize, 9th Liaoning Provincial Award for Outstanding Achievements in Philosophy and Social Sciences

Special Prize, 2025 Fudan University Teaching Achievement Award (First-ranked Recipient)

“Best Teacher in My Eyes” Award, selected by Fudan University undergraduates

Leader of the “Zhong Yang Style” Research Team, Fudan University

Leader of the “May Fourth Youth Medal” Team, Fudan University

Selected Publications

Books

AI Ethics – A Cross-Cultural Dialogue (Co-editor with C. Mitcham and A. Nordmann). Springer, 2026 (in press).

Energy Justice Across Borders (Co-editor with G. Bombaerts). Springer, 2019.

The Theory and Mechanism of Technical Ethics in Germany. Beijing: Science Press, October 2018.

Selected Articles

Zhou, J., Liu, Y., & Wang, G. (corresponding author) (2026). Virtual reality and agential moral enhancement. Ethics and Information Technology, 28(2), 20.

Zhou, J., Cao, Y., Ji, J., & Wang, G. (corresponding author) (2026). Enhancing the Teaching of Applied Ethics with Virtual Reality–Presented Thought Experiments. Teaching Philosophy, 49(1), 97-126.

Wang, G., Wang, W., Cao, Y., et al. (2025). Possibilities and challenges in the moral growth of large language models: a philosophical perspective. Ethics and Information Technology, 27(1), 9.

Wang, G. (2024). Ethics committees promote responsible research in China. Nature Human Behaviour, 8(7), 1226–1227.

Qu, J., Chen, Z., & Wang, G. (corresponding author). (2025). How Can Medical Artificial Intelligence Large Models Achieve Patient-Centered Care? (人工智能医疗大模型如何实现以患者为中心?) Studies in Dialectics of Nature, 41(9), 34–41.

Shi, J., Wang, G. (corresponding author), & Wang, Y. (2024). Artificial intelligence foundation model risk identification and governance model from the ESG perspective (ESG视角下人工智能大模型风险识别与治理模型). Bulletin of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, December 2024.

Yang, Y., & Wang, G. (corresponding author) (2024). “Identity Crisis” and Ethical Controversy in the Domain of Implantable Brain-Computer Interface (植入式脑机接口论域下的“同一性危机”与伦理争议). Philosophical Trends, 4, 80–89, 129.

Yang, Y., Shi, Y., & Wang, G. (corresponding author). (2024). Ethical challenges and countermeasures of human biobank (人类生物样本库面临的伦理挑战及应对). Scientia Sinica Vitae, 54(6), 976–986.

Wang, G. (2023). Sharing, shared responsibility and shared governance: The new challenges and solutions of precision medicine ethics (共享、共责与共治——精准医学伦理的新挑战与应对). Chinese Science Bulletin, 68(13), 1600–1603.

Wang, G. (2023). Three levels of ethical governance of science and technology (科技伦理治理的三重境界). Studies in Science of Science, 41(11), 1932–1937.

Wang, G., & Mei, H. (2021). Constructing Ethical Order of Digital World (构建数字化世界的伦理秩序). Bulletin of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 36(11), 1278–1287.

Wang, G. (2021). “Big Issues” and “Small Issues” in the Philosophy of Technology: A Response to Carl Mitcham's “Suspicion” (技术哲学的“大问题”和“小问题”—对米切姆“怀疑”的回应). Philosophical Trends, 1, 29–32, 126.

Chen, C., & Wang, G. (corresponding author) (2022). Ethical, legal, and social implications of genomics in China: A scoping review and implications for precision public health. China CDC Weekly.

Zhang, J., & Wang, G. (corresponding author). (2021). Public perceived knowledge of, attitude toward, and use of genetic testing in urban China. Journal of Genetic Counseling.

Ma, S., Wang, G. (corresponding author), et al. (2020). Prudently conduct the engineering and synthesis of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Systems and Synthetic Biology.