The Lab
People
BDSL brings together historians, media theorists, area specialists, data scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs, and policymakers. The roster includes current and former members, with their years at BDSL and links to the research they have contributed to.
Director
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Javier Cha
2019–
Assistant Professor, Department of History, University of Hong Kong
Researchers
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Eric Chow
2025–
Research Developer, School of Humanities, University of Hong Kong - Joye Yi Qiu 2026– PhD student, Humanities and Digital Technologies, University of Hong Kong
Current Affiliates
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Donghyeok Choi
2024–
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of History, Hong Kong Baptist University -
Michael Chung
2024–
Assistant Professor of Digital Humanities, HKUST
Alumni
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Jing Hu
2023–26
Research Librarian, Berlin State Library -
Solomon Ho
2023–26
University of Hong Kong -
Junwoo Park
2023–24
University of Hong Kong -
Yennie Jun
2019–21, 2023–24
Research Engineer, Google DeepMind -
Christina Han
2021–23
Associate Professor of History, Wilfrid Laurier University -
Ezrah Huong
2021–22
University of Copenhagen -
Maximilian Rix
2021–22
University of Copenhagen -
Nadja Nielsen
2021–22
University of Copenhagen -
Juyeon Kim
2019–22
Founder and CEO, Pickgeul -
Nabanita Dash
2021
Machine learning engineer, Hyderabad -
Robin Na
2020–21
PhD student in Information Technology, MIT Sloan School of Management -
Jacob Reidhead
2019–21
Assistant Professor of Asian Studies, National Chengchi University -
Eugene Jang
2019–20
PhD candidate, Annenberg School for Communication, USC
Other Past Affiliates
- Yumeng Hou 2025–26 Assistant Professor, National University of Singapore
- Jenny Kwok 2023–24 Postdoctoral fellow
- Winnie Yeung 2023–24 Machine learning engineer
- Andy Choe 2020 Seoul National University
- Jenny Kim 2020 Seoul National University
- Lee Jihyo 2020 Seoul National University
- Kim Myungjin 2020 Seoul National University