University of Wisconsin–Madison
Biography Chengyuan Liang is a PhD Candidate in Science and Technology Studies at York University. Her research explores how generative AI companies use and value copyrighted works and personal data across the United States, the European Union, China, and Canada. Working across science and technology studies, digital governance and comparative policy analysis, she examines policy …
Biography Tianan Lin (she/her/hers) is a Ph.D. student in SJMC. Her recent research has focused on health communication and political communication. She received her BS in journalism from Emerson College and MA in communication, culture and technology from Georgetown University.
Biography Indri is a Ph.D. student at the School of Journalism and Mass Communication UW-Madison. Her research examines how changing newsroom practices impact both journalists and audiences, focusing on how journalism’s often detrimental nature shapes their struggles to achieve a good life. Indri worked as a journalist for several years in Indonesia prior to joining …
Biography Diego Mazorra is a Ph.D. student in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His research focuses on political communication, digital media, public opinion, democratic legitimacy, and the role of emotions, polarization, and recognition in contemporary politics. His current work examines how media systems, social platforms, and emerging technologies …
Biography Sena is a PhD student in the Department of Media Studies at the University of Virginia. Her research focuses on the Transatlantic region and South East Europe, specifically examining automated journalism in the US, Europe, Turkey, and North Macedonia. By centering the lived experiences of journalists, her research captures the tension between technological efficiency …
Biography Srijan (Sri) Pandey (they/she/he) is a doctoral researcher in the Information School pursuing a minor in design and gender studies. Their work sits at the intersection of human–AI interaction, critical data and AI ethics and justice through care and community engagement. Pandey’s research interrogates how algorithmic socio-technical systems mediate the lived experiences of marginalized …
Biography Sina Thäsler-Kordonouri is a doctoral candidate and research fellow in the Department of Media and Communication (IfKW) at LMU Munich. Previously, she studied media and communication studies at Freie Universität Berlin and Stockholm University. Her research focuses on the use of AI and automation in journalism as well as related forms of computational journalism.
Biography I am a PhD student at the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Wisconsin–Madison. My research interests include journalism and political communication.
Biography Hayley Xinghan Wang works at the intersection of computer-mediated communication and information policy. She is interested in the social, political, and ethical implications of emerging technologies. Her current projects examine how the design and policies of sociotechnical systems affect people’s perceptions of trust and privacy, and how those affected make sense of and respond …
Biography Sybil Yanshu Wang is a Ph.D. student in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Her research explores how the public understands and interacts with artificial intelligence, with a focus on AI literacy, metaphorical framing, and public discourse. She is currently examining how AI metaphors shape perceptions of trust, …