Blake Miller

Blake Miller is an Assistant Professor of Computational Social Science in the Department of Methodology at the London School of Economics (LSE), affiliated with the Data Science Institute. Their research focuses on computational methods applied to political communication in authoritarian regimes, particularly China, and the intersection of social media with political violence and identity politics. They hold a PhD from the University of Michigan (2018) and conducted postdoctoral research at Dartmouth College.

Key substantive areas include:

• China's surveillance-driven security state and information control mechanisms
• Political mobilization through moral outrage and outgroup targeting
• Technological adaptations in authoritarian governance

Methodological expertise spans machine learning, text analysis, and fairness in AI applications. Their book project Platforms and Power examines how authoritarian states delegate censorship to private platforms. Teaching focuses on quantitative text analysis and machine learning in political contexts.

Research outputs include influential work on:

• Censorship patterns during China's zero-COVID protests
• Moral-emotional triggers for violence support
• Evaluation of active learning algorithms for text labeling

Blake's work has been featured in The Washington Post, China File, and the CSIS Pekingology Podcast. They maintain an active presence in interdisciplinary research communities.