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Research interests
My academic training has developed at the intersection of continental social theory, empirical social science, and computer science, with a longstanding commitment to developing conceptual and methodological resources for the study of emerging technologies. Guided by this objective, my research interests span digital ontology, cloud sovereignty, critical data studies, and broader questions concerning AI and society.
My doctoral project traces the historical, institutional, and infrastructural development of two frontier AI providers, OpenAI and Anthropic. Combining technography, walkthrough methods, archival analysis, and genealogical inquiry, the project examines the politicisation and sovereignisation of contemporary AI firms, while asking how these developments can be situated within the broader formation of a computational empire.
Alongside this work, I have also been trained as a computational social scientist. I have contributed to the writing of a textbook on computational social science and have been involved in interdisciplinary explorations of emerging methodological approaches across the social sciences.
Finally, I remain a Deleuzian, inspired more by the spirit of his thought than committed to reproducing his conceptual apparatus.
Keywords
- Philosophy of Technology
- Cloud Sovereignty
- Science and Technology Studies
- AI and Society
- Computational Social Science
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The “Ontological Bonding” of Sociodigital Objects
Liu, T., 10 Apr 2026.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference Abstract
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数字时代的中国青年文化变迁: 趣味模式、社会区隔与平台化
Translated title of the contribution :The Digital Transformation of Chinese Youth Culture: Taste Dispositions, Social Distinction, and Platformization Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
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聚类分析
Translated title of the contribution :Cluster Analysis Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter in a book
Projects
- 1 Active
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CenSoF: ESRC Centre for Sociodigital Futures
Halford, S. (Principal Investigator), Southerton, D. (Co-Investigator), Manchester, H. (Co-Investigator), Evans, D. M. (Co-Investigator), Watson, D. L. (Co-Investigator), Anderson, B. (Co-Investigator), Cater, K. F. (Co-Investigator), Carver, N. (Co-Investigator), Clarke, P. H. (Co-Investigator), Dermott, E. (Co-Investigator), Facer, K. (Co-Investigator), Hauert, S. (Co-Investigator), Liu, W. (Co-Investigator), McQuillan, D. (Co-Investigator), O'Kane, A. A. (Co-Investigator), Owen, R. (Co-Investigator), Parker, M. (Co-Investigator), Preist, C. W. (Co-Investigator), Schien, D. (Co-Investigator), Sriprakash, A. (Co-Investigator), Milivojevic, S. (Co-Investigator), Hussain, R. (Co-Investigator), Gutierrez Lopez, M. (Researcher), Cheilan, L. (Researcher), Thomas, L. M. (Researcher), Van Isacker, T. (Researcher), Valladares Celis, C. (Researcher), Atkins, E. L. (Student), Knight, E. W. (Student), Pykett, J. (Co-Investigator), Pitts, H. (Co-Investigator), Williamson, B. (Co-Investigator), Lagedamont, M. (Co-Investigator), Dowse, M. (Researcher), Brand, J. F. (Student), James, R. (Student), Okafo, D. (Student), Horsley, N. (Researcher), Jansen, A. H. (Administrator), Stevenson, T. P. (Other ), Hill, J. M. (Manager), Abu-Aisheh, R. (Researcher), Bo, H. (Researcher), Hemming, R. (Researcher), Huang, L. (Researcher), Ward, K. J. (Other ), Ogden, J. (Co-Investigator), Coleman, R. (Co-Investigator), Kleen, N. (Student) & Liu, T. (Student)
1/05/22 → 30/04/28
Project: Research, Parent
Prizes
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University of Bristol Fully Faculty-funded inter-/ cross-disciplinary PhD Scholarship
Liu, T. (Recipient), 2024
Prize: Prizes, Medals, Awards and Grants