Sun selected as 2024 PTC Emerging Scholar

Meicen Sun
Meicen Sun, Assistant Professor

Assistant Professor Meicen Sun was selected as a 2024 Pacific Telecommunications Council (PTC) Emerging Scholar and presented her research at the PTC Annual Conference, which was held from January 21-24 in Honolulu, Hawaii. PTC is a global, nonprofit organization promoting the advancement of information and communication technologies (ICT) in the Pacific Rim. The Emerging Scholar Program recognizes exceptional, rising scholars in the field of ICT.

In her talk, "Three Worlds of Power in Cyberspace," Sun discussed her research on the sovereign state's control of its Internet infrastructure, such as the regulation of service providers. According to Sun, findings show that neither democracy nor economic development accounts for the variation across states in cyberspace control. This suggests the presence of important new variables that may explain, among other things, the persistent tension among democracies over Internet governance and digital sovereignty, she said.

Sun's research examines the political economy of information, the geopolitics of data, and information policy. Her writings have appeared in several academic and policy outlets, including Foreign Policy Analysis, Harvard Business Review, World Economic Forum, the Asian Development Bank Institute, and The Diplomat. Sun holds a PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and is an affiliated faculty with MIT FutureTech.

Updated on
Backto the news archive

Related News

Hassan selected for IAPP Westin Scholar Award

PhD student Muhammad Hassan has been selected as an IAPP Westin Scholar Award honoree. The annual awards were created by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) to support students who are identified as future leaders in the field of privacy and data protection. 

Muhammad Hassan

Bak defends dissertation

PhD candidate Michelle Bak successfully defended her dissertation, "Promoting a Healthy and Comprehensive Diet through Theory-Driven Large Language Models-based Agents," on July 14.

Chaewon Bak

School welcomes specialized faculty

The iSchool is pleased to announce the appointment of two specialized faculty members. Yildiz Esener and Nitin Verma will join the School as teaching assistant professors in August 2025.

iSchool to present research at the Digital Humanities 2025 conference

iSchool faculty, staff, and students will present their research at DH2025, the annual conference of the Alliance of Digital Humanities Organizations (ADHO), which will take place on July 14–18 in Lisbon, Portugal. The digital humanities (DH) conference is the largest event of the international DH community and unites scholars from across the globe. 

2025 ISAA Annual Awards announced

iSchool Alumni Association (ISAA) is pleased to announce the recipients of its annual awards, which were presented at an alumni reception during the 2025 ALA Annual Conference and Exhibition.