Postgraduate Academic Conference
60th Anniversary Postgraduate Students Conference
BeCOMM & Beyond:
Boundaries and Imagination of Next-Generation Communication
Introduction
In celebration of the 60th anniversary of the School of Journalism and Communication at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, we are organising a postgraduate student conference themed “BeCOMM & Beyond: Boundaries and Imagination of Next-Generation Communication.” By bringing together master’s and doctoral research students within the Greater China region, we invite participants to explore future avenues in communication research, as well as the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for its development.
Conference Theme
The convergence of immersive technologies and the creation of digital entities offer a range of new avenues for communication research, along with challenges and opportunities to revolutionise practical modes of communication. This conference focuses on broadening and reimagining the boundaries of communication research areas to respond to and analyse the far-reaching consequences that emerging technological innovations and global transformations will have.
The conference also highlights the essential attributes needed for communication researchers to navigate rapid and significant changes. These attributes include interdisciplinary knowledge, innovative thinking, and commitment to social responsibility. Additionally, this conference expands the discussion on how advanced media technologies, such as artificial intelligence and virtual reality, could impact communication studies and society as a whole. The young scholars’ research works present the future development of communication and media with forward-thinking approaches and show their talent and eligibility to embrace unprecedented changes.
The conference consists of ten panels:
- Cultural Entanglements in Platform Society
- Governance Dilemma in Platform Society
- Media and Its Politics
- Public and Local Discourse of the Network
- Media Practices of Critical Communities
- News and Journalism in Transition
- Image, Entertainment and Cultural Production
- Large Language Models and AI-Generated Content
- The Impact of AI on Communication Practices
- Social Media, AI and Human Society
Conference Details
Date: 10 to 11 July 2025
Venue: Lecture Theatre 2, Esther Lee Building G/F (ELB LT2), Chung Chi College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Language of presentation and discussion: Putonghua
Conference Participant List (in alphabetical order)
| Name | Position and Institution |
| CHANG Jingyi | Ph.D. Student, School of Journalism and Communication, Wuhan University |
| CHANG Pin-Zih | Master’s Student, College of Communication, National Chengchi University |
| CHEN Junrui | Master’s Student, School of Journalism, Fudan University |
| CHEN Junyi | Master’s Student, School of Media and Communication, Shanghai Jiao Tong University |
| DENG Yamingzi | Ph.D. Student, College of Literature and Journalism, Sichuan University |
| DING Yang | Ph.D. Student, Department of Cultural and Religious Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| DONG Xu | Ph.D. Student, School of Journalism and Communication, Renmin University of China |
| HAN Yuxin | Ph.D. Student, School of Media and Communication, Shanghai Jiao Tong University |
| HUANG Chunyan | Ph.D. Student, Department of Communication, University of Macau |
| HUANG Yixin | Master’s Student, School of Journalism and Communication, Nanjing University |
| JING Gaohong | Ph.D. Student, School of Journalism and Communication, Jinan University |
| KE Chia-Yuan | Master’s Student, Graduate Institute of Mass Communication, National Taiwan Normal University |
| LI Shitong | Master’s Student, Institute of Communication Studies, Communication University of China |
| LIN Hanxun | Master’s Student, School of Journalism and Communication, Minzu University of China |
| LIU Dingxiang | Ph.D. Student, Television School, Communication University of China |
| LIU Xinyu | Ph.D. Student, School of Journalism and Communication, Jinan University |
| LONG Yu | Master’s Student, School of Journalism and Information Communication, Huazhong University of Science and Technology |
| PAN Runkun | Master’s Student, School of Journalism and Communication, Jinan University |
| SHENG Hua-Jie | Ph.D. Student, College of Communication, National Chengchi University |
| SUN Mingxi | Ph.D. Student, Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University |
| SUN Yuzhu | Ph.D. Student, School of Journalism and Communication, Renmin University of China |
| TAN Yunpeng | Ph.D. Student, School of Journalism and Communication, Xiamen University |
| WANG Chenxi | Master’s Student, School of Journalism and Information Communication, Huazhong University of Science and Technology |
| WANG Wenchang | Master’s Student, HSBC Business School, Peking University |
| WANG Yi | Master’s Student, School of Journalism and Communication, Northwest University |
| WANG Zituo | Ph.D. Student, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, University of Southern California |
| WU Sizhe | Ph.D. Student, School of Journalism and Communication, University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences |
| XIE Qinyan | Master’s Student, School of Media and Communication, Shenzhen University |
| XIE Zehang | Ph.D. Student, School of Media and Communication, Shanghai Jiao Tong University |
| XIONG Luren | Master’s Student, School of Sociology and Political Science, Shanghai University |
| XIONG Xiaoyu | Master’s Student, School of Journalism and Communication, The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| XU Chenye | Ph.D. Student, Department of Chinese Studies, Aichi University; School of Journalism and Communication, Renmin University of China |
| YANG Yu-Ching | Ph.D. Student, College of Communication, National Chengchi University |
| YU Miao | Ph.D. Student, College of Literature and Journalism, Sichuan University |
| ZHANG Duo | Ph.D. Student, College of Media and International Culture, Zhejiang University |
| ZHANG Hang | Ph.D. Student, School of Journalism, Communication University of China |
| ZHANG Kaige | Master’s Student, School of New Media and Communication, Tianjin University |
| ZHANG Yila | Master’s Student, School of Journalism, Fudan University |
| ZHAO Jinjin | Master’s Student, School of Media and Communication, Shenzhen University |
| ZHU Lu | Ph.D. Student, School of Journalism and Communication, Tsinghua University |
| ZHU Xuehan | Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Journalism and Communication, Tsinghua University |
| ZOU Zixuan | Master’s Student, Department of Digital Arts and Creative Industries, Lingnan University |
The Postgraduate Students Conference Committee
Prof. Clement So (Convener)
Prof. Hsuan-ting Chen
Prof. Donna Chu
Prof. Francis Lee
Prof. Hai Liang
Prof. Jian Lin
Prof. Tian Yang
Enquiry
Dr. Frances Yang
Phone: 3943 1508
Email: francesyang@cuhk.edu.hk
Dr. Daisy Cheng
Phone: 3943 8709
Email: daisycheng@cuhk.edu.hk
3943 7680
2603 5007
com@cuhk.edu.hk
