Hi there! I’m a PhD student in Media Studies at the University of Oregon, focusing on platform governance, data privacy, and digital surveillance. I earned my master’s degree from the University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, focusing on visual communication and rumor management. I also hold a bachelor’s degree in Japanese from Wuhan University and a minor in Business Administration.

I have completed multiple internships at leading Chinese internet companies, including Tencent and ByteDance. Prior to my doctoral studies, I worked full-time at the China Telecom Research Institute, conducting research on network security and product analysis.

Combining my educational background and professional experiences, I am passionate about topics such as AI security, data privacy, and information ethics. Feel free to explore my personal website to learn more!

News

• [03/2025] Awarded a research grant of $24,396 by the Consumer Protection Grant Committee, serving as Co-Principal Investigator. The project runs from June 2025 to June 2026.
• [10/2024] My patent focusing on IoT security and defense passed substantive examination and has been officially granted.
• [09/2024] Started my PhD program in Media Studies at the University of Oregon, focusing on platform governance, data privacy, and digital surveillance, under the guidance of Dr.Bryce Newell
• [05/2023] I have passed the NPDP (New Product Development Professional)certification exam.
• [07/2022] Led the formulation of the national industry standard Technical Requirements of Software Defined Perimeter (SDP) for Telecommunication Network as the main drafter.
• [07/2021] Served as project manager and key contributor in the development of 5G Internet of Things (IoT) security products.
• [06/2020] Obtained my Master’s degree from University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, where I studied under the guidance of Professor Luo Ziwen.
• [04/2019] As an intern in product planning, I joined Tencent’s WeChat AI Conversation Platform, where I participated in the development of intelligent voice assistant features.
• [06/2018] Interned with the international operations team at TikTok (ByteDance).
• [06/2017] Graduated from the Japanese Language Department at Wuhan University with a Bachelor’s degree in Literature.

Journals

• Lin, Y., Wang, H., Li, W., & Shen, J., 2023. Federated learning with hyper-network—A case study on whole slide image analysis. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 1724.

• Wang, H., Lin, Y., & Li, W., 2022. Research on threat modeling for 5G network data analytics function. Networks, Communications and Information Technology (CNCIT), pp. 171-178, IEEE.

• Luo, Z., Lin, Y., 2021. Seeing is Deceiving: Narrative Characteristics and Social Psychology of Health-Related Short Video Rumors – An Empirical Study Based on the Toutiao Rumor Database, Journal of the Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, 06,p. 93-103.

• Lin, Y., 2018. The Crisis of Values in the Development of ”Platform-based Media”, Youth Journalist, 26,8-9.

Conferences

• Lin, Y., 2019. A Comparative Study of EU Personal Data Protection Laws from the Perspective of the Evolution of Cross-Border Information Flow Policies. In The 7th Chinese Symposium on Media Law and Governance.
• Lin, Y., 2018. The External Communication of Short Videos in the Context of Consumer Discourse Shift. In the 10th Graduate Student Academic Seminar of the Chinese Academic Alliance for Journalism and Communication.
• Lin, Y., 2018. Exploring the Operation Mechanism of UGC Advertising Based on Discourse Analysis: A Discussion Starting from ‘Grassroots Marketing’ and ‘Product Promotion’ . In the “Wuhan University National Advertising Ph.D. Forum” and the “9th Academic Forum on Journalism and Communication for Postgraduates in the Central China Region..