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Xinmeng Huang (Cecilia)

Predoctoral Researcher

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Recent Posts

  • SONIC Lab’s Megan Chan Recognized with IEMS Teaching Assistant Award
  • Noshir Contractor Presents on “AI-Augmented Scholarly System” at NU-Q RAWABET Conference
  • Leading the Crew to Mars: Insights on Space Leadership Published in Acta Astronautica
  • Network Canvas Team Wins 2025 William D. Richards, Jr. Software Award
  • Megan Chan presented research at the Academy of Management (AoM) 2025 Conference
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sonicnu SONIC Research Group @sonicnu ·
22 Nov

We’re excited to share that Dr. Noshir Contractor, former President of the International Communication Association will be speaking at the MU–ICA Conference 2025.

📅 MU–ICA Conference on Human & Digital Mutualism
🗓 21–22 November 2025
📍 Mahindra University, Hyderabad

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sonicnu SONIC Research Group @sonicnu ·
21 Oct

We’re proud to share that Professor Noshir Contractor delivered a keynote at the 2025 ICA Regional Conference on “Generative AI in Research: Challenges, Opportunities, and Innovations”

Thank you to Mengxiao Zhu and the International Communication Association.

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sonicnu SONIC Research Group @sonicnu ·
20 Oct

We’re excited to share a new #CSCW2025 publication co-authored by Noshir Contractor (@noshir), Diego Gomez-Zara, Dr. Liz Gerber, Darren Gergle, Kapil Garg, Ph.D. , and Michael Massimi.

Read Here:

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sonicnu SONIC Research Group @sonicnu ·
18 Oct

SONIC Lab was delighted to welcome back Anup Sawant (2010–2017), a proud SONIC alum and Founder of Pyrack!

We’re grateful to Anup for reconnecting with our community and inspiring the next generation of SONIC researchers!

@noshir

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sonicnu SONIC Research Group @sonicnu ·
19 Sep

We’re proud to share that our very own Megan Chan received the IEMS Teaching Assistant Award for her contributions during the 2024–2025 academic year.

Congratulations, Megan, we’re so lucky to have you in SONIC, and we can’t wait to see all that you accomplish this year!

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