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The Chinese University of Hong Kong Communication Visiting Scholar Programme 2026

Communication Research in the Age of AI

Introduction

The School of Journalism and Communication at the Chinese University of Hong Kong has been organizing the annual Communication Visiting Scholar Programme since 2008. The Programme aims to promote academic exchange and links among Chinese-speaking scholars in cultural China and improve the quality of research of the Chinese research community. The Centre for Chinese Media and Comparative Communication Research (The C-Centre) of the School of Journalism and Communication will play host to this programme in 2026.

Programme Theme 2026

The theme for the 2026 workshop is “Communication Research in the Age of AI.” As a disruptive force, artificial intelligence is reshaping communication practices, research methodologies, and even the epistemological paradigms of scientific inquiry. This workshop invites critical examinations of AI’s multidimensional roles in communication research through four interconnected sub-themes:

  1. AI Applications and Societal Impact: How does AI transform the production, dissemination, and effects of information? Submissions may analyze emerging communication phenomena in AI-mediated environments, communicators’ adoption of AI tools, or public perceptions of AI.
  2. AI Development and Macro-Social Dynamics: How do institutional and social structures shape—and how are they shaped by—AI? Submissions may explore evolving power relations among individuals, publics, technologies, media, and state actors, or examine political-economic foundations of AI.
  3. AI as Research Methodology: How do AI tools advance innovations in quantitative, qualitative, or mixed-method approaches? We seek case studies demonstrating methodological advancement in research design, data analysis, or empirical modeling through AI.
  4. AI and Epistemological Transformations: How does AI challenge and redefine the foundations of knowledge production? Submissions may investigate paradigm shifts in “AI for Science,” reconfigurations of researchers’ roles, or tensions between human intuition and AI logic through historical comparisons or systematic reviews.

Workshop Details

Date: 29 to 31 January, 2026
Venue: Room 313, Humanities Building, New Asia College, CUHK
The visiting scholars will present papers on the theme of “Communication Research in the Age of AI”.
Language of presentation and discussion: Mandarin

Programme

Workshop Participant List (in alphabetical order)

NamePosition and Institution
CAO BolinAssociate Professor, School of Media and Communication, Shenzhen University
CHANG Hui-lanAssistant Professor, Department of Information and Communication, Tamkang University
CHANG YuhmiinDistinguished Professor, Department of Advertising, College of Communication, Taiwan Chengchi University
CHEN WeimanPh.D. Student, School of Journalism, Fudan University
CHEN ZhuoAssistant Professor, HSBC Business School, Peking University
DING HanqingProfessor, School of Journalism and Communication, Beijing Normal University
HU Shao-chiaProfessor, Department of Speech Communication and Social Media, Shih Hsin University
LI Chunfang
Associate Professor, The School of Computer and Cyber Sciences, Communication University of China
LIN Yi-chiehAssociate Professor, Department of Journalism, College of Communication, Taiwan Chengchi University
PAN ShuyiAssistant Professor, School of Journalism and Communication, Shanghai International Studies University
WANG PianpianAssociate Professor, School of Media and Communication, Shenzhen University
YE ZhiyiPh.D. Student, School of Journalism and Communication, Renmin University of China
ZHANG RuqiPh.D. Student, State Key Laboratory of Media Convergence and Communication, Communication University of China
ZHANG WeiweiAssociate Professor, School of Journalism and Communication, Nanjing Normal University
ZHANG YiyanAssistant Professor, School of Journalism and Communication, Renmin University of China
ZHOU BaohuaProfessor, School of Journalism, Fudan University
ZHOU QiAssociate Professor, School of Journalism and Communication, Wuhan University

The Annual Workshop Committee

Prof. Francis Lee (Standing Convener)
Prof. Tian Yang (Theme Convener)
Prof. Joseph Chan
Prof. Donna Chu
Prof. Hsuan-Ting Chen
Prof. Hai Liang

Enquiry

Dr. Daisy Cheng
Phone: 3943 8709
Email: daisycheng@cuhk.edu.hk