Kartikay Chadha is the President & CEO of Walk With Web Inc. He is also a doctoral candidate and sessional lecturer at McGill University’s School of Information Studies.

His research examines the ethical and moral dimensions in digital spaces, including the use of GIS, 3D visualisation, databases, and other emerging digital methods. His broader work sits at the intersection of digital humanities, information studies, ethics, and technology. He has contributed to several digital research initiatives focused on slavery, African and Black studies, marginalized communities, archives, and historically underrepresented people. These collaborations span institutions in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Ghana, Cameroon, Sierra Leone, and beyond.

Under his leadership, Walk With Web works with several universities, museums, and archives. Most recently, he and his team were awarded funding through the European Research Council (ERC) in collaboration with the Universidad de Sevilla in Spain. His projects are supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Mellon Foundation, UK Research and Innovation, the French National Research Agency, the British Library’s Endangered Archives Programme, and UCLA Library’s Modern Endangered Archives Program.

His scholarship has been shared through international conferences, workshops, articles, and publications, including the co-edited volume Regenerated Identities: Documenting African Lives. He is a recipient of the SSHRC Canada Graduate Scholarship – Doctoral and was McGill University’s nominee for the 2024 SSHRC Impact Awards in the Talent category.