New Media Action Lab Staff
Director: Jing Wang
- Professor Jing Wang received her Ph. D. in Comparative Literature from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She is the founder of New Media Action Lab – previously known as the MIT International Initiative of Critical Policy Studies of China. Professor Wang also serves as the Chair of the International Advisory Board of Creative Commons in China. In spring 2009 she launched an NGO 2.0 China project undertaken in collaboration with five Chinese partner institutions. The author and editor of many books, she published her latest work Brand New China: Advertising, Media, and Commercial Culture (Harvard University Press, 2008). Her current research interests include branding, marketing, advertising, and new media, particularly the impact of Web 2.0 on civic media. http://web.mit.edu/fll/www/people/JingWang.shtml.
Associate Director: Song Shi
- Song Shi is a senior researcher at MIT New Media Action Lab. He is a Ph.D. student in Communication Department at University of Massachusetts Amherst. His research interest includes three inter-related parts: the influences of new media on social movements and civil society organizations; digital divide, new media, and Information and Communications Technology (ICT); digital copyright and new media. He was a research affiliate at Comparative Media Study program at MIT in 2007. And he was a team member of Creative Commons China Mainland from 2007 to 2008.
Senior Researchers
Fan Xiang
- Fan, Female, joined MIT New Media Action Lab in 2012 as a senior researcher. Fan earned her MFA in the Dynamic Media Institute of the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. She is also Assistant Professor and the founder of Information Communication Design Program at Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, China. As an artistic designer, Fan’s activities range widely from the arts, design, technology, to educational fields. Her research and practice focuses on data visualization, interactive design, and wayfinding systems. She is now engaged in a project on “scientific data visualization” in collaboration with scientists from the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University. She authored Wayfinding Signage System Design (2010) and is an active columnist writer for Chinese design magazines.
Hongyong Liao
- Hongyong Liao, Male, Hongyong Liao’s research focuses on information art design, interactive design, and design management. He received his Ph.D. in Academic of Art & Design, Tsinghua University. Currently, he is an Associate Professor, Supervisor of Postgraduate and director of department at the School of Communication and Design, Sun Yat-Sen University. In his research field, Hongyong has published a lot of dissertations and several books. At present, He conducts research on usability and visuality in new media information construction.
Endy Dong Xie
- Endy Dong Xie, MALE, joined MIT New Media Action Lab in 2012 as a senior researcher. He became a faculty member of the Dept. Sci-Tech Policy and Communication after receiving a BA in communication from University of Science and Technology of China. He is a Ph.D candidate of the School of Management at USTC. As the founder of E-learning Lab, he mainly researches on social media, new media industry, and technical communication. He has also been serving as the technology director for NGO2.0 Project and for the 2.0 Map project.
Xu Yin
- Eric Yin received a BA in Electronic Business from University of International Business and Economics in China. He is the Founder of E-Causes (www.ecauses.org), an online community focuses on nonprofit technology. He serves as technology volunteer of Greenpeace China and consulted about the usage of online tools. He participated in planning “Google IT Tools Training”, one of the biggest NPO online tools training, held by NPP and Google China. Yin is also a product manager of DHgate.com, a B2B e-Commerce website serving Chinese sellers and global buyers. He is responsible for integrating social media tools and community into the website. He also served as an analyst in Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu CPA Ltd., Beijing Branch.
Zhang Qiang
- Zhang Qiang, Male. He works for NGO20 as Communication Manager since 2012. He graduated in 2009 from Shandong Institute of Business and Technology, with a bachelor's degree in Social Work. Before joining NGO2.0, he worked as a project collaborator at Global Village of Beijing (GVB, one of biggest environmental non-governmental organizations) and served as a regional project director for an environmental consultancy agency.
Xiao Ruifeng
- Xiao Ruifeng, Male, graduated from the Department of Industrial and Business Administration at Wuhan Engineering University. Xiao acquired the Second-level Certificate of e-commerce specialist. He is running an office supply company as the General Manager. In 2004, he became involved as a volunteer in Green Han River, a nonprofit organization of Environmental Protection in Xiangfan City. He now serves on the Board of Directors at the NGO.
Wang Yu
- Wang Yu, Male, is working on the programming, developing process, and technical support of the NGO 20 project. He is a M.A. candidate at University of Science and Technology of China. His interest is focused on digital communication, e-learning, and popular science. He is currently working in the e-learning lab of USTC. He was also the instructor of NGO20's Changsha workshop.
Bobing Chen
- Bobing Chen, male. Graduated from the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts Information Design Department. The main direction of his research lies in data reconstruction, new media design and interaction design. Currently, he is responsible for the visual and interaction design of the NGO2.0 map.
Weixiang Wan
- Weixiang Wan, male. Graduated from Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts in 2012, majoring in information design. His research interest lies in data visualization, interactive design, and new media art.
He is a volunteer of the NGO2.0 Map and responsible for the web design.
2017 Hackathon Participants
He Biwei
- He Biwei has worked for Shujubian (Beijing) Technology co.,Ltd. as Opendata Management Engineer since 2016. Before Joining the company, he worked as a Content Operation in ApplySquare and served as Content Review in Meituan as an intern.
Li Angda
- Li Angda is the co-founder and CEO of Date.Me/FACTube.com, a technology startup focus on database application and collaborative open data. He is also the co-founder and volunteer of the Singularity Philanthropy Research Center in China.
Li Jianbo
- Li Jianbo is a Technical Manager of Beijing Camper Recreational Vehicle Technology Ltd. He was an employee and volunteer of NGO2.0 and has worked for other NGOs since 2006.
Li Kui
- Li Kui graduated from Chongqing Technology and Business in 2016 and now works in Beijing as a programmer.
Ma Zhiyong
- Ma Zhiyong is an artist & architect. He creates contemporary art works with multiple media, from conceptual painting to performances video, sculptures, and so on.
Ren Jun
- Ren Jun graduated in 2018 from Tsinghua University, with a master of engineering degree in Internet Innovation Design.
Zhang Hengzhi
- Zhang Hengzhi founded Weifang Hengchuang Software Service Co., Ltd. in 2013. He entered his software design solutions in the ""2016 "Guizhou-Cloud" Big Data Business Model Contest and the 2017 China International Big Data Mining Contest, all of which have entered the Top 200.
Zhang Junhong
- Zhang Junhong is the founder of Beijing JiYi Technology Company. The company aims to use open source technology to facilitate the development of charity in China. In 2017, he won the third place in China's first Philanthropy Review Awards.
Core Volunteer Group: Media Interaction Design Center, the School of Communication and Design, Sun Yat-sen University
Chen Zeyu
Mo Boyu
Liu Ziyu
Yao Yahan
Du Yiwen
