Social and Computational: Exploring the Intersection of Technology and Society

Facilitator: Dr. Muzhi Zhou (Assistant Professor at HKUST (Guangzhou))

Dr. Muzhi Zhou is an Assistant Professor in the Urban Governance and Design Thrust at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou). Previously, she was a postdoctoral researcher at the department of Sociology, University of Oxford, supported by the European Research Council. She has expertise in the field of gender and family, life course and digital inequality. Her recent work focuses on how social inequalities are reflected in the digital/virtual society. Her work has been published in top journals such as Gender& Society, Population and Development Review, and Chinese Sociological Review.

Date & Time:15:00-16:30, Nov 22, 2024 (Fri)

Language: English

Venue: T2-102

Abstract:

In our rapidly evolving digital world, the impact of technology on our lives has become a hot topic of discussion. The swift development of computational tools has given rise to exciting fields like “computational social science” and “social computing”. In this talk, Dr. Zhou will introduce how we can understand digital technology not just as a subject of study, but also as a powerful research tool and method, using specific studies.