I am a Ph.D. student in Information Studies at the School of Information, UT Austin, working in the AI Health Lab under the supervision of Professor Ying Ding. Before joining Professor Ding’s team, I collaborated with Doctor Yi Bu at the Department of Information Management, Peking University.

My aspiration is to become a computational social scientist, leveraging data from sources such as PubMed, arXiv, and social media to uncover patterns and solutions in scholarly communications and healthcare.

I also aim to become an educator, teaching complex concepts in an engaging and easily understandable manner.

I am eagerly looking forward to an academic career that combines research and teaching after completing my Ph.D.

I am a fan of cultures from all around the world and a passionate basketball enthusiast. My Chinese name is 许家伟.

🔥 News

  • 2023.11: 🌎 Santa Fe Institute Workshop: Understanding, Tracking, Predicting, and Influencing Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Dynamics During Public Health Crises. Our work: Psychological States Impact on Pandemic.

📝 Research

💻 Teaching

  • 2021 - 2023: Data Visualization, Peking University, Teaching Assistant.
  • 2022: Complex Networks, Peking University, Teaching Assistant.

📖 Educations

  • 2023.08 - Now: Ph.D. student in Information Studies at the School of Information, UT Austin, supervised by Professor Ying Ding.

  • 2021.09 - 2023.06: M.S. in Information Science, Department of Information Management, Peking University, supervised by Doctor Yi Bu.

  • 2017.09 - 2021.06: B.Mngt. in Information Management & Information System, Department of Information Management, Peking University.

💬 Invited Talks

  • 2023.08: “Beyond Correlation: What Factors Influence Scientific Performance” (with Yi Bu and Yang Ding).