Date: 29 October 2026 (Thursday)
Time: 13:00 - 14:50
Venue: LT-7 Lily Chiang Lecture Theatre, Yeung Kin Man Academic Building, City University of Hong Kong
Language: Putonghua
Speaker: Dr. WAN Xiang
Registration:Please complete the online registration form HERE on or before 22 October 2026.
Successful registrants will receive a confirmation email not later than 27 October 2026.

Abstract

This lecture presents a SWOT analysis of AI in Digital Humanities, drawing on the speaker’s interdisciplinary background in business and Chinese Languages and Civilizations. It examines how AI’s capacity for large-scale textual analysis can both enhance and risk flattening humanistic hermeneutics. Using global case studies, the talk explores curriculum redesign to foster computational literacy and ethical discernment, highlighting successful AI integration in language pedagogy, archival curation, and digital storytelling. Finally, it addresses career anxiety among humanities graduates, framing AI as an augmentative partner and offering actionable strategies for early-career researchers to proactively engage with technological change.

Biography

Dr. WAN Xiang is the Co-founder and CEO of Certainty Computing Co. Limited (Hong Kong SAR) and an Adjunct Professor at Shanghai International Studies University and Xi’an International Studies University. He holds a B.A. in Business and an M.A. in History from Peking University, and a Ph.D. in East Asian Languages and Civilizations from the University of Pennsylvania. Formerly an Associate Professor at Northwest University, Dr. WAN specializes in spatial archaeology, linguistics, financial modeling, Silk Road studies, and digital heritage. A widely published author, he has led numerous state-funded research projects and created a nationally recognized course on the Silk Road. Currently, his cutting-edge research focuses on the transformative applications of Artificial Intelligence within the humanities and investment valuation.