Joanne Kuai
@joannekuai.bsky.social
Wrapped up two fantastic conferences — AANZCA25 and JERAA25 — my first as a newcomer to Australia’s Media & Comms community.
Brilliant people, inspiring papers, great keynotes, and very generous Queensland weather. Yes, I even became a 6am swimmer?! 🌊😂
Feeling welcomed, energised, and grateful. 🧡
Brilliant people, inspiring papers, great keynotes, and very generous Queensland weather. Yes, I even became a 6am swimmer?! 🌊😂
Feeling welcomed, energised, and grateful. 🧡
December 5, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Wrapped up two fantastic conferences — AANZCA25 and JERAA25 — my first as a newcomer to Australia’s Media & Comms community.
Brilliant people, inspiring papers, great keynotes, and very generous Queensland weather. Yes, I even became a 6am swimmer?! 🌊😂
Feeling welcomed, energised, and grateful. 🧡
Brilliant people, inspiring papers, great keynotes, and very generous Queensland weather. Yes, I even became a 6am swimmer?! 🌊😂
Feeling welcomed, energised, and grateful. 🧡
Great to take part in the International Conference on Platform and AI Society in Asia, which took place at Deakin University last week. Huge thanks to the organisers, and all participants for such rich discussions.
#AI #AIGovernance #AIandSociety #AsianMedia
#AI #AIGovernance #AIandSociety #AsianMedia
December 4, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Great to take part in the International Conference on Platform and AI Society in Asia, which took place at Deakin University last week. Huge thanks to the organisers, and all participants for such rich discussions.
#AI #AIGovernance #AIandSociety #AsianMedia
#AI #AIGovernance #AIandSociety #AsianMedia
I had a great time leading a team at the 2025 ADM+S Hackathon. Two intense days of thinking about search, context, and “wicked problems”. Loved the creativity in the room and learned so much from the other teams. Feeling grateful for the experience and the community.
🔍💡🤝✨
#ADMS #SearchSystems
🔍💡🤝✨
#ADMS #SearchSystems
November 13, 2025 at 11:12 PM
I had a great time leading a team at the 2025 ADM+S Hackathon. Two intense days of thinking about search, context, and “wicked problems”. Loved the creativity in the room and learned so much from the other teams. Feeling grateful for the experience and the community.
🔍💡🤝✨
#ADMS #SearchSystems
🔍💡🤝✨
#ADMS #SearchSystems
So happy to finally attend the Future of Journalism Conference #FoJ2025 at Cardiff University — my first time onsite! 🎉
Great to reconnect with old friends, meet new ones, and explore a bit of this charming Welsh town!
#FutureOfJournalism #CardiffUniversity #JournalismResearch #AcademicCommunity
Great to reconnect with old friends, meet new ones, and explore a bit of this charming Welsh town!
#FutureOfJournalism #CardiffUniversity #JournalismResearch #AcademicCommunity
September 15, 2025 at 4:07 PM
So happy to finally attend the Future of Journalism Conference #FoJ2025 at Cardiff University — my first time onsite! 🎉
Great to reconnect with old friends, meet new ones, and explore a bit of this charming Welsh town!
#FutureOfJournalism #CardiffUniversity #JournalismResearch #AcademicCommunity
Great to reconnect with old friends, meet new ones, and explore a bit of this charming Welsh town!
#FutureOfJournalism #CardiffUniversity #JournalismResearch #AcademicCommunity
Hit 100 citations on Google Scholar 🎉 Metrics aren’t everything, but it’s nice to know the work is useful. Also a reminder to update my profile—it still says PhD candidate in Sweden, but I’m now a Research Fellow in Melbourne 😅
#AcademicLife #ResearchImpact #PhDToPostdoc
#AcademicLife #ResearchImpact #PhDToPostdoc
August 18, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Hit 100 citations on Google Scholar 🎉 Metrics aren’t everything, but it’s nice to know the work is useful. Also a reminder to update my profile—it still says PhD candidate in Sweden, but I’m now a Research Fellow in Melbourne 😅
#AcademicLife #ResearchImpact #PhDToPostdoc
#AcademicLife #ResearchImpact #PhDToPostdoc
Just wrapped up an inspiring week at #IAMCR2025 at NTU Singapore! Grateful for the brilliant panels, thoughtful conversations, and warm hospitality. Big thanks to the organisers and to RMIT College of Design & Social Context for the wonderful reception!
July 21, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Just wrapped up an inspiring week at #IAMCR2025 at NTU Singapore! Grateful for the brilliant panels, thoughtful conversations, and warm hospitality. Big thanks to the organisers and to RMIT College of Design & Social Context for the wonderful reception!
Thanks to all who joined our #IAMCR2025 panel at Nanyang Technological University! We explored #GenerativeAI #Governance. Some are included in a forthcoming @icsjournal.bsky.social special issue co-edited with @fabianlferrari.bsky.social. Let’s keep the convo going.
#GenAI #IAMCR #IAMCR25
#GenAI #IAMCR #IAMCR25
July 17, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Thanks to all who joined our #IAMCR2025 panel at Nanyang Technological University! We explored #GenerativeAI #Governance. Some are included in a forthcoming @icsjournal.bsky.social special issue co-edited with @fabianlferrari.bsky.social. Let’s keep the convo going.
#GenAI #IAMCR #IAMCR25
#GenAI #IAMCR #IAMCR25
🎉 Wrapped up #CIRC25 at Peking University – what an inspiring few days discussing the future of the Chinese internet in the AI era!
Grateful to all organisers, speakers, and new connections. Bonus: a JD.com visit + roast duck overload 🤗
#AI #DigitalChina
Grateful to all organisers, speakers, and new connections. Bonus: a JD.com visit + roast duck overload 🤗
#AI #DigitalChina
July 12, 2025 at 2:01 AM
🎉 Wrapped up #CIRC25 at Peking University – what an inspiring few days discussing the future of the Chinese internet in the AI era!
Grateful to all organisers, speakers, and new connections. Bonus: a JD.com visit + roast duck overload 🤗
#AI #DigitalChina
Grateful to all organisers, speakers, and new connections. Bonus: a JD.com visit + roast duck overload 🤗
#AI #DigitalChina
See you next week in Singapore for #IAMCR2025 🇸🇬✨
Join us for a timely panel on Generative AI Governance at the Communication Policy and Technology Section.
🗓 Thursday, July 17
🕣 08:30
📍 The Hive LHS-TR+53
Let’s talk AI, policy & the future of communication! #AI #GenAI #CommTech #IAMCR
Join us for a timely panel on Generative AI Governance at the Communication Policy and Technology Section.
🗓 Thursday, July 17
🕣 08:30
📍 The Hive LHS-TR+53
Let’s talk AI, policy & the future of communication! #AI #GenAI #CommTech #IAMCR
July 9, 2025 at 3:05 AM
See you next week in Singapore for #IAMCR2025 🇸🇬✨
Join us for a timely panel on Generative AI Governance at the Communication Policy and Technology Section.
🗓 Thursday, July 17
🕣 08:30
📍 The Hive LHS-TR+53
Let’s talk AI, policy & the future of communication! #AI #GenAI #CommTech #IAMCR
Join us for a timely panel on Generative AI Governance at the Communication Policy and Technology Section.
🗓 Thursday, July 17
🕣 08:30
📍 The Hive LHS-TR+53
Let’s talk AI, policy & the future of communication! #AI #GenAI #CommTech #IAMCR
🗳️ Joined a great EODS (Election Observation and Democracy Support) webinar on #AI & #Elections with @corneliabrantner.bsky.social & @profkarlsson.bsky.social
We discussed AI chatbot info flows during Taiwan’s 2024 election. Thanks to Claudia Aranda for the invite 💛
#GenAI #Media #Democracy #News
We discussed AI chatbot info flows during Taiwan’s 2024 election. Thanks to Claudia Aranda for the invite 💛
#GenAI #Media #Democracy #News
July 6, 2025 at 11:32 AM
🗳️ Joined a great EODS (Election Observation and Democracy Support) webinar on #AI & #Elections with @corneliabrantner.bsky.social & @profkarlsson.bsky.social
We discussed AI chatbot info flows during Taiwan’s 2024 election. Thanks to Claudia Aranda for the invite 💛
#GenAI #Media #Democracy #News
We discussed AI chatbot info flows during Taiwan’s 2024 election. Thanks to Claudia Aranda for the invite 💛
#GenAI #Media #Democracy #News
ICA25 = jetlag, joy, and journalism 💫
My first conference as Dr Kuai (!) 🥹and stepping in as the new Student & ECR rep for the Journalism Studies Division. Wanna join our PhD colloquium? DM me 💌
Huge thanks to everyone who came to our panels or said congrats — you made it so special 💜
#ICA25
My first conference as Dr Kuai (!) 🥹and stepping in as the new Student & ECR rep for the Journalism Studies Division. Wanna join our PhD colloquium? DM me 💌
Huge thanks to everyone who came to our panels or said congrats — you made it so special 💜
#ICA25
June 24, 2025 at 3:29 AM
ICA25 = jetlag, joy, and journalism 💫
My first conference as Dr Kuai (!) 🥹and stepping in as the new Student & ECR rep for the Journalism Studies Division. Wanna join our PhD colloquium? DM me 💌
Huge thanks to everyone who came to our panels or said congrats — you made it so special 💜
#ICA25
My first conference as Dr Kuai (!) 🥹and stepping in as the new Student & ECR rep for the Journalism Studies Division. Wanna join our PhD colloquium? DM me 💌
Huge thanks to everyone who came to our panels or said congrats — you made it so special 💜
#ICA25
Excited to be at #ICA25 this week!
Sharing work on journalism, AI, and visual cultures with brilliant collaborators.
Schedule’s in the pic — hope to see many of you here.
#AI #Journalism #MediaStudies #DigitalCulture #UrbanImaginaries #CommunicationResearch #ICA2025 #AcademicLife
Sharing work on journalism, AI, and visual cultures with brilliant collaborators.
Schedule’s in the pic — hope to see many of you here.
#AI #Journalism #MediaStudies #DigitalCulture #UrbanImaginaries #CommunicationResearch #ICA2025 #AcademicLife
June 14, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Excited to be at #ICA25 this week!
Sharing work on journalism, AI, and visual cultures with brilliant collaborators.
Schedule’s in the pic — hope to see many of you here.
#AI #Journalism #MediaStudies #DigitalCulture #UrbanImaginaries #CommunicationResearch #ICA2025 #AcademicLife
Sharing work on journalism, AI, and visual cultures with brilliant collaborators.
Schedule’s in the pic — hope to see many of you here.
#AI #Journalism #MediaStudies #DigitalCulture #UrbanImaginaries #CommunicationResearch #ICA2025 #AcademicLife
In Sweden🇸🇪 , it’s tradition for new PhDs to host a post-defense party 🎉—and I loved every minute of it. Grateful to share joy with those who supported me. Special thanks to my doctoral papa for the best speech.
Also: open for side gigs as cocktail menu designer 🍸😉
#DrKuai #WorkHardCelebrateHarder
Also: open for side gigs as cocktail menu designer 🍸😉
#DrKuai #WorkHardCelebrateHarder
June 6, 2025 at 2:54 PM
In Sweden🇸🇪 , it’s tradition for new PhDs to host a post-defense party 🎉—and I loved every minute of it. Grateful to share joy with those who supported me. Special thanks to my doctoral papa for the best speech.
Also: open for side gigs as cocktail menu designer 🍸😉
#DrKuai #WorkHardCelebrateHarder
Also: open for side gigs as cocktail menu designer 🍸😉
#DrKuai #WorkHardCelebrateHarder
🎓 PhD: Defended!
Thank you to everyone who was present—on-site or online—and to all who supported this journey and helped make it meaningful.
Special thanks to my opponent @mikeananny.bsky.social for a thoughtful and inspiring conversation.
Link to Dissertation: 📘 doi.org/10.59217/vtd...
#PhDone
Thank you to everyone who was present—on-site or online—and to all who supported this journey and helped make it meaningful.
Special thanks to my opponent @mikeananny.bsky.social for a thoughtful and inspiring conversation.
Link to Dissertation: 📘 doi.org/10.59217/vtd...
#PhDone
June 6, 2025 at 11:48 AM
🎓 PhD: Defended!
Thank you to everyone who was present—on-site or online—and to all who supported this journey and helped make it meaningful.
Special thanks to my opponent @mikeananny.bsky.social for a thoughtful and inspiring conversation.
Link to Dissertation: 📘 doi.org/10.59217/vtd...
#PhDone
Thank you to everyone who was present—on-site or online—and to all who supported this journey and helped make it meaningful.
Special thanks to my opponent @mikeananny.bsky.social for a thoughtful and inspiring conversation.
Link to Dissertation: 📘 doi.org/10.59217/vtd...
#PhDone
🇬🇧 Had a great time presenting Navigating the AI Hype at #UoWMEDIA50 @camri.bsky.social last week — a highlight from my dissertation! Thanks to all organisers, participants & keynote speakers for the inspiration ✨
Paper: doi.org/10.1080/2167...
#AIhype #PhDjourney #mediastudies #academiclife
Paper: doi.org/10.1080/2167...
#AIhype #PhDjourney #mediastudies #academiclife
May 27, 2025 at 4:28 PM
🇬🇧 Had a great time presenting Navigating the AI Hype at #UoWMEDIA50 @camri.bsky.social last week — a highlight from my dissertation! Thanks to all organisers, participants & keynote speakers for the inspiration ✨
Paper: doi.org/10.1080/2167...
#AIhype #PhDjourney #mediastudies #academiclife
Paper: doi.org/10.1080/2167...
#AIhype #PhDjourney #mediastudies #academiclife
📢 I'm defending my PhD! 🎓
AI, News, and the State: Reinstitutionalising Journalism in Global China’s Algorithmic Age
📅 30 May | 🕐 13:00 CEST
📍 Karlstad University & Zoom
Honoured to have @mikeananny.bsky.social as opponent!
📘 Thesis: doi.org/10.59217/vtd...
🔗 Zoom: kau-se.zoom.us/j/67189896557
AI, News, and the State: Reinstitutionalising Journalism in Global China’s Algorithmic Age
📅 30 May | 🕐 13:00 CEST
📍 Karlstad University & Zoom
Honoured to have @mikeananny.bsky.social as opponent!
📘 Thesis: doi.org/10.59217/vtd...
🔗 Zoom: kau-se.zoom.us/j/67189896557
May 27, 2025 at 12:44 PM
📢 I'm defending my PhD! 🎓
AI, News, and the State: Reinstitutionalising Journalism in Global China’s Algorithmic Age
📅 30 May | 🕐 13:00 CEST
📍 Karlstad University & Zoom
Honoured to have @mikeananny.bsky.social as opponent!
📘 Thesis: doi.org/10.59217/vtd...
🔗 Zoom: kau-se.zoom.us/j/67189896557
AI, News, and the State: Reinstitutionalising Journalism in Global China’s Algorithmic Age
📅 30 May | 🕐 13:00 CEST
📍 Karlstad University & Zoom
Honoured to have @mikeananny.bsky.social as opponent!
📘 Thesis: doi.org/10.59217/vtd...
🔗 Zoom: kau-se.zoom.us/j/67189896557
🎉 My PhD thesis is officially nailed — literally! In Sweden we spikning (nail) it to a board to mark submission 📌🛠️
💻 Defence on 30 May 13:00 CET (DM me for Zoom link)
📘 AI, News, and the State
🔗 doi.org/10.59217/vtd...
🍰 Yes, there was cake 😋. #PhDLife #Spikning #DrToBe #AcademicTraditions #NailedIt
💻 Defence on 30 May 13:00 CET (DM me for Zoom link)
📘 AI, News, and the State
🔗 doi.org/10.59217/vtd...
🍰 Yes, there was cake 😋. #PhDLife #Spikning #DrToBe #AcademicTraditions #NailedIt
May 9, 2025 at 9:53 AM
🎉 My PhD thesis is officially nailed — literally! In Sweden we spikning (nail) it to a board to mark submission 📌🛠️
💻 Defence on 30 May 13:00 CET (DM me for Zoom link)
📘 AI, News, and the State
🔗 doi.org/10.59217/vtd...
🍰 Yes, there was cake 😋. #PhDLife #Spikning #DrToBe #AcademicTraditions #NailedIt
💻 Defence on 30 May 13:00 CET (DM me for Zoom link)
📘 AI, News, and the State
🔗 doi.org/10.59217/vtd...
🍰 Yes, there was cake 😋. #PhDLife #Spikning #DrToBe #AcademicTraditions #NailedIt
🚀 New paper alert! Our latest research on #AI chatbot accountability is now out in New Media & Society! As LLM-powered search engine chatbots become part of our daily lives, we need to ask: Are they reliable sources of political news? 🧐
🔗 Read here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
🔗 Read here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
March 3, 2025 at 6:30 PM
🚀 New paper alert! Our latest research on #AI chatbot accountability is now out in New Media & Society! As LLM-powered search engine chatbots become part of our daily lives, we need to ask: Are they reliable sources of political news? 🧐
🔗 Read here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
🔗 Read here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
🗳️ Can we trust AI chatbots for political info? Our new study on the 2024 Taiwan presidential election finds troubling disparities in LLM chatbot responses across languages.
🔗 Read more on @aoir.bsky.social: spir.aoir.org/ojs/index.ph...
#PoliticalInfo #AlgorithmicBias #TaiwanElection #DigitalMedia
🔗 Read more on @aoir.bsky.social: spir.aoir.org/ojs/index.ph...
#PoliticalInfo #AlgorithmicBias #TaiwanElection #DigitalMedia
February 6, 2025 at 4:11 PM
🗳️ Can we trust AI chatbots for political info? Our new study on the 2024 Taiwan presidential election finds troubling disparities in LLM chatbot responses across languages.
🔗 Read more on @aoir.bsky.social: spir.aoir.org/ojs/index.ph...
#PoliticalInfo #AlgorithmicBias #TaiwanElection #DigitalMedia
🔗 Read more on @aoir.bsky.social: spir.aoir.org/ojs/index.ph...
#PoliticalInfo #AlgorithmicBias #TaiwanElection #DigitalMedia
🎉 Today marks a major milestone in my PhD journey with a fruitful discussion at my 90% seminar on #AI #Journalism #China. Immense gratitude to Prof. @annekaun.bsky.social for being the opponent and providing insightful feedback that will guide me through the final stages of my thesis and beyond. 💡📚✨
January 15, 2025 at 5:28 PM
🎉 Today marks a major milestone in my PhD journey with a fruitful discussion at my 90% seminar on #AI #Journalism #China. Immense gratitude to Prof. @annekaun.bsky.social for being the opponent and providing insightful feedback that will guide me through the final stages of my thesis and beyond. 💡📚✨