About

Yumeng Hou researches and experiments at the intersection of computation, visualization, digital curation, and cultural archives. Her work explores how the amalgamation of curatorial thinking with data science methods can enhance the preservation, transformation, and transmission of traditional practices and performance arts - often regarded as the intangible cultural heritage of humanity - through augmented digital embodiment. Her research has been published in leading journals across the fields of digital humanities, heritage studies, and computational sciences, such as JOCCH, DSH, JDOC, JOHD, DHQ, and CG&A. She is also a regular speaker at international conferences and a contributor to scholarly books.

Yumeng obtained her B.Eng. degree in Digital Media Technology from Zhejiang University, China, an M.Sc. in Computer Science, and a Ph.D. from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland, with a dissertation completed at the Laboratory for Experimental Museology. As of November 2024, Yumeng will be joining the School of Creative Media at City University of Hong Kong as a Research Assistant Professor through the Global Research Assistant Professors Scheme.

Beyond her academic engagements, Yumeng has worked as Product Manager at Alibaba Cloud, Digital Strategist for NewStyle Media Group, and Creative Tech Lead and Advisory Board Member for _box lab, an art-tech innovator dedicated to data-enhanced playful museums.