Computer Science Scholars and Graduate Win the Best Faculty Article Award from Chinese Communication Association

Professor Jianliang Xu, Dr. Xin Huang and alumna Shiying Li of the Department were awarded the Best Faculty Article Award by the Chinese Communication Association (CCA), for a study collaborated with Dr. Celine Song from the Department of Journalism, HKBU and Dr. Hazel Kwon from Arizona State University.

The study, titled “Curbing profanity online: A network-based diffusion analysis of profane speech on Chinese social media”, examines the diffusion of profanity in social media platforms and analyzes the extent to which content moderation efforts are necessary for the nurturing of civility online. The Award Selection Committee was impressed by the excellence of theoretical and methodological innovation that this collaborative, cross-disciplinary study demonstrates.

Professor Jianliang Xu, Head of the Department, said, “Cross-disciplinary collaboration is essential to research innovation and academic discovery. Working with our alumna and other researchers within and outside the University has been a great experience for us, in particular, it has offered a wonderful learning experience for Shiying, and she is now working as a Software Engineer at Airbnb. We will continue our effort to engage in more cross-disciplinary collaborations.”

Founded in 1990, CCA is the oldest international professional society, headquartered in the United States, aiming to promote, enhance, and facilitate scholarly activities and exchanges on Chinese communication, which is broadly defined to embrace any aspect of communication studies concerning Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, the global Chinese diaspora, and Chinese influence overseas.