Curriculum Vitae
| since 09/2025 |
PhD Student (with DSI Excellence Scholarship) at the Department of Communication and Media Research (IKMZ), University of Zurich |
|
2025 |
Research Assistant in the “Science Communication” division at the Department of Communication and Media Research (IKMZ), University of Zurich |
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2024 - 2025 |
Research Assistant in the “Computational Social and Communication Science” division at the Department of Communication and Media Research (IKMZ), University of Zurich |
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2023 - 2025 |
M.A. in Internet & Society at the Department of Communication and Media Research (IKMZ), University of Zurich |
| 2018 - 2019 |
M.Sc. in International Social and Public Policy at the Department of Social Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) |
| 2017 - 2018 |
Research Assistant in Media Law and Ethics at the Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University |
| 2014 - 2017 |
B.Sc. in Journalism at the Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University |
Other
| 2022 |
Protection Associate at UNHCR - the UN Refugee Agency |
| 2019 - 2022 |
Assistant Voluntary Return and Reintegration (AVRR) Consultant at the International Organization for Migration (IOM - UN Migration) |
|
2018 |
Protection Intern at UNHCR - the UN Refugee Agency |
Publications & Presentations
Journal Articles
2. Zeng, J., Guan, Q., Matamoros-Fernández, A., & Liu, X. (2025). How do multi-modal large language models understand non-English visual hate? Insights from studying hate speech in Chinese-speaking communities on Instagram. Platforms & Society, 2, 29768624251383735. https://doi.org/10.1177/29768624251383735
1. Sanders, A. C., Jones L., R., & Liu, X. (2019). Stemming the Tide of Fake News: A Global Case Study of Decisions to Regulate. Journal of International Media & Entertainment Law, 8.
Book Chapters
1. Bächle, T. C., & Liu, X. (2025). Showcasing Power, Performing Responsibility? Introducing Military Artificial Intelligence Discourses in China. In T. C. Bächle & J. Bareis (Eds.), The Realities of Autonomous Weapons (1st ed., pp. 311–338). Bristol University Press. https://doi.org/10.2307/jj.18323804.2
Conference Presentations
3. Liu, X., Schäfer, M. S., Lokaj, G., Lombardi, D., Mahl, D., Volk, S., Metag, J., & Mede, N. (2026). From Undecided Novices to Informed Advocates: Segmenting Swiss Science Communication Audiences by AI Perceptions, Usage, and Information Sources. Paper to be presented at the 76st Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference, 4-8 March 2026, Cape Town, South Africa.
2. Lombardi, D., Lokaj, G., Liu, X., Volk, S., Mahl, D., Schäfer, M. S., Metag, J., & Mede, N. (2026). Democratizing Science Communication with GenAI? AI Use and Perceptions Across Population Segments. Paper to be presented at the 71st Annual Conference of the German Communication Association (DGPuK), 18-20 March 2026, Dortmund, Germany.
1. Sanders, A. C., Jones, L. R., & Liu, X. (2018). Stemming the Tide of Fake News: A Global Case Study of Decisions to Regulate. Paper presented at the Global Fake News and Defamation Symposium, 26 January 2018, Southwestern Law School, Los Angeles, California, USA