Chris Chao Su

Chris Chao Su is an Assistant Professor in Emerging Media Studies at Boston University, concurrently serving as the East Asia Studies Career Development Professor and a faculty fellow at BU’s Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences. His research focuses on computational analysis of digital media audiences, social media analytics, and mobile media consumption. He employs social network analysis and media sociology to study fragmented digital environments, emphasizing behavioral data for holistic media consumption insights.

Education:

• PhD in Communication, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
• MA in Educational Communication Technology, New York University
• BA in Journalism with Computer Science minor, Wuhan University

His work investigates media affordances, political behavior impacts, and platform governance in the AI era. Recent studies include TikTok’s evolving policies, cross-cultural online hostility during the Russia-Ukraine war, and tools for multilingual framing analysis. He has been recognized with the Michael Pfau Outstanding Article Award and top academic conference papers.

Dr. Su advocates for interdisciplinary research, collaborating with students on computational social science projects. His scholarship bridges empirical rigor with comparative perspectives, addressing global digital media challenges.