I am
Yangyu Wang
MACSS Student · University of Chicago
I am interested in how culture evolves through the interplay of material and cognition. My work sits at the intersection of Sociology of Culture and Computational Methods, from belief networks in China to AI-simulated art worlds.
Sociology of Culture
Social Network Analysis
(Multimodal) Machine Learning
Latest
News & Updates
Apr 2026
I will start my doctoral study in the Department of Sociology at the University of Chicago!
Nov 2025
New publication in Journal of Intelligent Society (智能社会研究): "Simulated Art World: Artist Simulation Based on Generative Models" (2025, Vol.4(3))
Sep 2024
Published in Advances in Life Course Research: "Complex Nexus: Economic Development, Rural-to-Urban Migration, and Transition to Adulthood in China" (2024, Vol.62)