Ian (Yigang) Qin

IPA pron.: [jˈɪ.ɡaŋ tʃɪn]

I'm a third-year PhD student in Information Science and Technology at Syracuse University, working with Dr. EunJeong Cheon.

My research areas are Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and Science and Technology Studies (STS). I draw on my training in sociology, anthropology, and informatics to ask questions about the production of digital technologies and the entanglement with the social. I study the process of producing as well as consuming technologies, focusing on three mechanisms:

• (1) how technologies configure labor processes;
• (2) how technologies are culturally produced;
• (3) how technical development and consumption affect social reproduction and inequalities.

The way I approach these questions are ethnographic, interpretive, and theoretical. It structures how I conduct interviews, fieldwork, and discourse analysis.

My work received several awards in leading HCI conferences, including Honorable Mention Award in Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2025), and Recognition for Contribution to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Computer-Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW 2024). I also frequently present at meetings of Society for Social Studies of Science (4S).

Ian (Yigang) Qin
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