Director

Nishant Shah

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Dr. Nishant Shah is a feminist, humanist, technologist working in digital cultures.

Research Developer

Tobias Zuser

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Tobias is a founder of Baat Man Lau Consulting and teaches media studies, cultural studies, digitalization, sports policy, and sports management.

Design Consultant

Eunsoo Lee

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Eunsoo is a co-founder of Space of Inquiry, and works at the intersection of design, technology, and humanities research.

Design Consultant

Anneke Coppoolse

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Anneke works with words and with images at the crossroads of research and creative practice.

Research Manager

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Fangyu Qing

Fangyu is a PhD student interested in observing what alternative urban imaginaries might be offered by different cities.

Research Manager

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Ruiwen Zhou

Ruiwen works on projects including people's sense-making process of algorithms and content creators' everyday life in technologically mediated spaces.

Research Assistant

Bowei Liu

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Bowei is a MA student in global communication at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. His research involved producing digital historical maps at the watershed scale.

Research Assistant

Summer Kwong

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Summer is currently pursuing her Master of Arts degree in Global Communication. She is driven by the goal of fostering social inclusion and creating spaces that are characterized by equality, respect, and authenticity.

Junior Research Fellow

Jad

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Jad is a PhD candidate of the Department of Anthropology at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, with research interests in the anthropology of food and Filipino labor migration.

Junior Research Fellow

Shitong Sun

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Shitong is an MPhil student in Cultural Studies at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He tentatively focuses on the consumption of hardcore pornography within the Chinese context.

Junior Research Fellow

Choi Sin Yi (Emilie)

CHOI Sin-yi (Emilie) is a Ph.D. candidate at the School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong. Her research interests encompass media studies and cultural studies.

Junior Research Fellow

Jeremy Chan

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Jeremy is currently pursuing a Masters of Law in Human Rights at the University of Hong Kong. He is a passionate advocate for human rights and social justice with a background in global communication.

Senior Research Fellow

Rahul K. Gairola

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Prof. Rahul K. Gairola focuses on the notion of "home" in relation to identity and belonging in literature, culture, film and media studies, and the digital milieu.

Visiting Research Fellow

Artur C. Jaschke

Prof. Artur C. Jaschke (PhD) is Lector Music-based Therapies and Interventions and in Ecologies of clinical Neuromusicology: creative AI, Music Sciences and Health Care Applications at the department of Music Therapy at ArtEZ University of the Arts in Enschede the Netherlands.

Visiting Research Fellow

Carin Rustema

Carin Rustema, MSc MBA, has over 25 years of professional experience in the international higher education sectors (research and education) and held various international consultancy roles (public and private sector), focussing on cross-sector and cross-border collaboration, setting up international partnerships and consortia in Europe, Asia and North America (Canada).

Junior Research Fellow

Xiaoyun Huang

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Xiaoyun Huang is an M.Phil student with research interests in language and women community.

Junior Research Fellow

Ruiwen Zhou

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Ruiwen works on projects including people's sense-making process of algorithms and content creators' everyday life in technologically mediated spaces.

Junior Research Fellow

Fangyu Qing

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Fangyu is a PhD student interested in observing what alternative urban imaginaries might be offered by different cities.

Junior Research Fellow

Cassie Wen

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Cassie is a creative trilingual researcher with a combined background in language and literature, gender studies, and media.

Research Manager

Huizhu Liang

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Huizhu is a coordinator who is passionate about digital media and global communication. She serves as DNS Research Manager till March.08 2024.

Research Developer

Anushree Majumdar

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Anushree is a writer, editor and researcher with expertise in journalism, publishing, and digital content.