People
Research team and database maintainers
Lab Members
PKU Analytics Lab for Global Risk PoliticsXun Pang
Professor
School of International Studies, Peking University
Director, PKU Analytics Lab for Global Risk Politics
Political methodologist and professor of international relations. Research focuses on causal inference, Bayesian statistics, longitudinal data modeling, and AI–social science interdisciplinary innovation.
Associate Editor of Political Analysis. Two-time recipient of international honors in political methodology. Previously Assistant Professor at Princeton University and Tenured Professor at Tsinghua University.
Experience
- Previously Assistant Professor, Princeton University
- Previously Tenured Professor, Tsinghua University
- Former Associate Editor, World Politics
- Editorial Board, Political Analysis
Databases maintained
Songpo Yang
Boya Postdoctoral Fellow
School of International Studies, Peking University
Assistant Director, PKU Analytics Lab for Global Risk Politics
Political scientist specializing in global governance, elite politics, and AI-driven methods for social science. PhD from Tsinghua University with visiting research at Columbia University.
Published in American Political Science Review and International Affairs. Previously worked at CITIC Securities Asset Management.
Education
- PhD in Political Science, Tsinghua University
- Visiting PhD, Columbia University (2022–2023)
- M.A., Johns Hopkins SAIS
- M.L., Tsinghua University
- B.Mgt., University of International Business and Economics
Databases maintained
Qi Liu
Ph.D. Candidate
Department of Government, Harvard University
Lab affiliate, PKU Analytics Lab for Global Risk Politics
Doctoral researcher focused on international institutions and international political economy. Studies how international organizations adapt to emerging global challenges and how state power shapes governance agendas, using difference-in-differences designs and network analysis.
Recipient of the Best Paper in International Relations and the Kenneth J. Meier Award from the Midwest Political Science Association.
Education
- Ph.D. (in progress), Government, Harvard University
- M.A. in Political Science, Duke University
- B.A. in Economics + double degree in International Politics, Peking University
Affiliations
- Graduate Student Associate, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs
- Graduate Fellow, Institute for Quantitative Social Science, Harvard
- Graduate Fellow, Princeton Sovereign Finance Lab
Databases maintained
More lab members will be added
Database Maintainers
External researchers maintaining datasets on the platformGang Liu
Professor
College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University
Yangtze River Scholar Chair · Co-editor, Journal of Industrial Ecology
Industrial ecologist working on urban metabolism, global material flows, and resource–environment management. Returned to Peking University as a tenured professor and Yangtze River Scholar Chair after a Ph.D. at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology and 14 years working in Norway and Denmark.
Recipient of the ISIE Robert A. Laudise Scientist Award and the Environmental Science & Technology James J. Morgan Early Career Scientist Award. Co-editor of Journal of Industrial Ecology; chair of the 2026 and 2028 Gordon Research Conferences on Industrial Ecology.
Education
- Ph.D., Norwegian University of Science and Technology
- M.S., Chinese Academy of Sciences
- B.S., Peking University
Databases maintained
Bo Hu
Research Professor
School of International Studies, Peking University
Director, Center for Maritime Strategy Studies · Director, SCSPI
Research Professor at PKU’s School of International Studies focused on maritime strategy, sea-power theory, and security dynamics in the Western Pacific. Specializes in South China Sea disputes, naval competition, and China–US military relations.
Led the interdisciplinary team that developed MK-MDA over 7 years, fusing open-source intelligence, commercial feeds, and AI-driven analysis for maritime security research. Author of 50+ academic papers and multiple monographs on sea power and the strategic balance in the Western Pacific.
Affiliations
- Director, Center for Maritime Strategy Studies, Peking University
- Director, South China Sea Strategic Situation Probing Initiative (SCSPI)
- Adjunct Professor, China Institute for South China Sea Studies
- Guest Research Fellow, Center for International Security and Strategy, Tsinghua University
Databases maintained
Jingtian Hu
Researcher
Tsinghua University
Detailed bio coming soon
Jingtian Hu maintains the Critical Raw Material database under Xun Pang’s supervision. Full biography, research focus, education, and contact details will be added soon.
Databases maintained
Contact details coming soon
More database maintainers will be added as the platform grows