Research Interest
- Interactive Digital Media User Research
- Mobile Media & Communication
- Social technical system analysis of emerging ICT
- New media convergence: market, industry & policy
- Human machine communication
- Health communication
Research Grant
External Grant
- 2022-2023 PI, Harvard Yenching Institute Workshop grant: Post-truth politics and public health: Dis- and misinformation crises and media challenges
- 2022-2025 PI, National Science Council three-year research grant: Exploring risk communication of health misinformation and deepfakes during pandemic crisis (三年期台灣國科會研究計畫主持人: 疫情資訊傳染病危機: 探討健康假訊息與深偽科技之風險傳播研究)
- 2022-2023 PI, Ministry of Science and Technology overseas research grant:(Mis)Trust in social media: Health misinformation and digital literacy research and practices科技部補助科學與技術人員國外短期研究計畫(主持人: 社群媒體信任、健康假訊息與數位素養之研究與實踐)(哈佛大學)
- 2021 PI, Research Project: 5G technologies & audiovisual media innovations, funded by Ministry of Education, Taiwan (主持人: 台灣教育部高教深耕計畫: 5G科技與影音媒體創新)
- 2021 PI, Research Project: Asian new media convergence, funded by Ministry of Education, Taiwan (主持人: 台灣教育部高教深耕E畫課程計畫:亞洲新媒體匯流)
- 2020-2021 Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung cross-country research project: Data security, privacy and innovation capability in Asia. PI: Dr. Natalie Pang; Nationaal University of Singapore. Collaborative research with six coutries (德國阿登納基金會跨國研究計畫,此計畫由新加坡國立大學主導,合作國家包括台、日、韓、印、香港及中國)
- 2020 PI, Research Project: Audiovidual industry media innovation & AI technologies, funded by Ministry of Education, Taiwan (主持人: 台灣教育部高教深耕計畫: 創新影音媒體與AI數位科技)
- 2019-2022 PI, Ministry of Science and Technology three-year research grant: The development of artificial intelligence social bots and its impacts on political opinions and media presentations (主持人:三年期台灣科技部研究計畫人工智慧社群機器人發展對於網路政治言論與媒體呈現影響之研究)
- 2018-present Founding member & research fellow, Taiwan Institute for Governance and Communication, funded by Ministry of Education, Taiwan (台灣政治經濟研究中心研究員,台灣教育部高教深耕計畫領域特色中心計畫申請會員之一)
- 2017-2018 Co-PI, Taiwan Public Television Service Foundation, NTD$1,500,000 Project Title: Digital viewership investigation: Public Television Service new media audience research. (共同主持人,數位收視調查:公視新媒體收視使用行為研究,公共電視基金會). (PI: Chiang Yi-Hsuan; Co-PI: Jane, Wen-Jhan, Shin Hsin University)
- 2014-2017 PI, Singapore Ministry of Education Tier 1 Grant, SGD$79,984. Project Title: Multi-screen social TV: investigating determinants of users’ attitudes, viewing behavior, and engagement. (Co-PI: Theng Yin Leng, Liew Kai Khiuh, Nanyang Technological University; collaborator: Chiang Yi-Hsuan, Shin Hsin University, Taiwan). (2016-2017 International Co-PI after leaving Singapore)
- 2014-2016 Co-PI, Singapore MIT SMART Innovation Centre Grant, SGD$250,000. Project title: iClonecast - Cloud-based service engine for multi-screen applications. (PI: Yonggang Wen, Computer Engineering, Nanyang Technological University). Time involvement as Co-PI: 10% (S$25,000).
- 2013-2016 Co-PI, Taiwan Commercial Vocational Education Society Grant, SGD$40,000. Project title: Mobile Generation: How high school students are using smartphones? Dependency and Problem Use. (PI: Chiang Yi-Hsuan, Shin Hsin University, Taiwan). Time involvement as Co-PI: 40% (S$16,000)
- 2010-2013 Co-PI, UK Open Society Foundation Grant, SGD$13,954. Project Title: Mapping digital media project in Singapore. (PI: Lau Joon-Nie, Co-PI: Low Meimei). Time involvement as Co-PI: 30%. (S$4,186)
- 2010-2011 Co-PI, Institute of Policy Studies, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, SGD$ 478,000. Project Title: GE201X Internet election. (PI: Arun Mahizhnan & Tan Tarn How, Institute of Policy Studies, National University of Singapore; multiple Co-PIs)((PI of a sub-project: Youth, new media & political socialization.S$9,800 plus national survey support; Co-PI: Alice Hong Yah-Huei.)
Internal Grant
- 2016-2017 National Chengchi University Seed Fund for Ministry of Science and Technology Research Grant Application for New Faculty (國立政治大學鼓勵新進教師及研究人員申請科技部專題研究計畫補助經費), NTD $11,000. Project: Multiscreen social TV viewer research in Singapore and Taiwan. 調查多螢社交電視使用者態度、觀看行為和投入 (台新比較)
- 2012-2015 PI, Nanyang Technological University 50K Research Cluster Grant, SGD$50,000. Project Title: Location-based Services: Impacts and Implications. Nanyang Technological University. (Co-PI: Dion Goh)
- 2013-2015 Co-PI, Nanyang Technological University 50K Research Cluster Grant, SGD$38,325. Project Title: Exploring the link between media socialization and learning with technology. (PI: Fernando Paragas; Co-PIs: Alton Chua; Chen Wen-Lin)
- 2014-2015 PI, Nanyang Technological University RCC 3K Grant, SGD$3,000. Project title: Mobile Phone Dependency among Working Adults in China: An Examination of Predictors and Impacts. (Co-PI: Li Li.)
- 2014-2015 PI, Nanyang Technological University RCC 3K Grant, SGD$3,000. Project title: Social Media Usage for TV Viewing in China: predictors, media engagement, and user behaviour. (Co-PI: Liang Ziqi.)
- 2013-2015 PI, Nanyang Technological University RCC 5K Grant, SGD$5,000. Project Title: Investigating mHealth in Singapore: users’ and stakeholders’ perspectives.
- 2012-2013 PI, Nanyang Technological University RCC 5K Grant, SGD$5,000. Project Title: Location-Based advertising in Singapore: consumer perception, attitude, and utilization.
- 2012-2013 PI, Nanyang Technological University RCC 5K Grant, SGD$4,996. Project Title: Mobile dependency among Singapore youth: psychological attributes, addiction symptoms and patterns. (Co-PI: Chloris Jiang)
- 2011-2012 PI, Nanyang Technological University RCC 3K Grant, SGD$2,910. Project Title: Impact of microblogging on journalistic practices in China. (Co-PI: Cui Di)
- 2011-2012 PI, Nanyang Technological University RCC 5K Grant, SGD$4,995. Project Title: Content and interactivity management of IPTV in Singapore.
- 2010-2011 PI, Nanyang Technological University RCC 5K Grant, SGD$4,997Project Title: Interactivity and relational maintenance: political blogging in Singapore.
- 2009-2010 PI, Nanyang Technological University RCC 5K Grant, SGD$4,980. Project Title: Exploring mobile TV opportunities in Singapore: A socio-technical perspective.
- 2008-2009 PI, Nanyang Technological University RCC 5K Grant, SGD$4,980. Project Title: Digital Transition in Singapore’s TV news: An intraorganizational model of core production ICT adoption and implementation.