I am Assistant Professor in Division of Social Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). I obtained my Ph.D. in Sociology at Princeton University in 2020, under the supervision of Matthew Salganik. I obtained my B.S. in Computer Science and B.A. in History, 2013, from Peking University.

I will join Brown University as Assistant Professor of Sociology and International and Public Affairs from July 2024.

My research spans computational social science, social movements, social networks, and quantitative methods.

  • My recent substantive projects include:

    • Protests (particularily in China); their causes and consequences.

    • Global surveillance and its social impact

  • My recent methodological projects include:

    • Image as data
    • Robust use of machine learning algorithms in social science research
    • LLM and survey data

I am actively recruiting research assistants all year around. If you are motivated and interested in working with me, feel free to send me an email with your CV and other material.

For PhD applicants in 2023-2024 cycle, you need to apply for the Ph.D. Program in Sociology at Brown Univeristy if you want to work with me.

Education

  • Ph.D. in Sociology, 2020

    Princeton University

  • M.A. in Sociology, 2018

    Princeton University

  • B.S. in Computer Science and B.A. in History, 2013

    Peking University

Teaching

I have been teaching the following courses. You can download my teaching material below.

Advising

Placement of my former students / RA:

MPhil

  • Chuyao Wang: PhD student, Department of Methodology, LSE

RA:

  • Yilin Zhu: PhD student, Department of Sociology, UC San Diego

Undergrad:

  • Haoran Liang: Masters in Computational Social Science, University of Chicago
  • Xinxin Wang: Master of Arts in East Asian Studies, Yale University

Awards

Best Paper Award

Mayer N. Zald Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Student Paper Award