Jing Zeng

Jing Zeng is an Assistant Professor of Computational Communication Science at the University of Zurich, Switzerland. She holds a PhD in Media and Communication from Queensland University of Technology (2017), an MSc in Social Science of the Internet from the Oxford Internet Institute (2013), and a BA in International Communications from the University of Nottingham (2012). Her research focuses on digital platforms, computational social science, AI governance, and misinformation dynamics. She has held academic appointments at Utrecht University (2022–2024) and fellowships at institutions including the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science and the Weizenbaum Institute. Zeng is a leader in digital media research, serving on editorial boards for journals such as Big Data & Society and Convergence, and co-editing the Technology, Power & Society book series. Her work bridges critical platform studies with empirical analyses of conspiracy theories, climate communication, and TikTok culture.

Zeng’s research has been recognized through awards including the ICA Computational Methods Interest Group Top Paper (2020) and the Utrecht University Teaching Award (2023). She actively engages in public discourse through media commentaries in The Guardian, The Atlantic, and Science|Business, addressing topics like AI ethics, platform governance, and disinformation. Her current projects explore AI imaginaries, visibility moderation on TikTok, and cross-cultural digital activism.

• Education: PhD (QUT), MSc (Oxford), BA (Nottingham)
• Affiliations: Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR Executive Board), IPIE Scientific Network