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Meicen Sun is an Assistant Professor at the School of Information Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, with affiliated faculty roles at MIT FutureTech, AImpact Center, and multiple research centers. Her work bridges information policy, political economy, and AI governance.
- Education: AB (Princeton), AM with Law Certificate (University of Pennsylvania), PhD (MIT), Postdoctoral Fellowship (Stanford)
Her research investigates the political economy of information, geopolitics of data, and AI governance, analyzing how autocratic regimes manage internet control, China's international institutional engagement, and digital policy challenges in aging populations and arms control.
Recent publications focus on information externalities in autocratic systems, digital trade barriers, and technology's economic impacts. She also contributes to policy platforms like Harvard Business Review and World Economic Forum.
- Scientific Awards: TPRC 2023 First Prize, MIT 2023 Commencement Speaker
- Fellowships: Georgetown Global Political Economy, Horowitz Foundation, Smith Richardson Foundation, MIT Technology & Security Fellowship
As a bilingual scholar (English/Chinese), she integrates international perspectives across academic and creative works, including theatrical productions. Her podcast interview on 'Two Think Minimum' highlights the economic-security trade-offs in China's internet control policies.
