Jih-Hsuan Lin
Distinguished Professor, National Chengchi University
Tammy Jih-Hsuan Lin is a distinguished professor in the College of Communication at National ChengChi University in Taiwan (NCCU). She is the Top 2% Scientist worldwide in 2024 (Stanford). She serves as the Associate Editor of Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication (JCMC) and President of the Taiwan Academy for Information Association. She is a member of the Meta APAC academic Network and a policy council member of a global video streaming tech giant.
Tammy Lin received the first HTC VIVE in 2016 globally. Her research focus on the virtual reality, metaverse, digital games, and social media. She is interested in applying and employing communication technology to increase human well-being and persuasion. Her research has received top awards including the Excellence Research Award and Da-Yu Wu Young Scholar Research Award from Taiwan National Technology and Science Counsel. Her research has been published in top journals such as Journal of Communication and Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication.
She was invited by Meta to join and be a panelist in the Meta Connect Conference in Sept, 2024. She discussed how to govern the immerging social VR for a positive multiplayer experience.
In leisure time, Tammy Lin is an avid video game player, and she has successfully beat the game of Nethack. She used FitXR in VR to exercise during the Covid 19 pandemic. She has perfect pitch, plays the pipe organ, and loves jazz music.