Education

• Ph.D. in English Language and Literature, University of California, Santa Barbara
• M.A. in English Language and Literature, Boston University
• M.S. in Communication Studies, Boston University
• B.E. in Computer Science and Technology, Tongji University

Peer-Reviewed Publications

• “The Cultural Politics of Artificial Intelligence in China” (Theory, Culture & Society, 42(3), 21-40. https://doi.org/10.1177/02632764241304718)
• “Quantum Computing and National Allegory – Liu Cixin’s Three-Body Trilogy and the Question of Postsocialist Modernity” (Cultural Critique, #131 2026)
• (Co-authored with Fabian Offert and Paul Kim) “Synthesizing Proteins on the Graphics Card: Protein Folding and the Limits of Critical AI Studies” (AI & Society, 2026, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00146-026-02917-x)

Recent Grants & Awards

• China Studies Research Award, China Understanding and Peace Fund and Matching Funds from UCSB Graduate Division, 2024
• Humanities Research Fellowship (Departmental Nomination), UCSB Graduate Division, 2024
• UC Humanities Research Institute Graduate Student Dissertation Support Grant, University of California, 2024-2025

Last Updated: July 2025