Biography

Qin Huang is an Assistant Professor and Assistant Director of the Computational Social Science Program at the University of Rhode Island. His research focuses on comparative political economy, institutional change, and bureaucratic politics. Methodologically, he explores how generative AI and machine-learning techniques can complement qualitative and inductive research. He is currently working on a book project, Patchwork Capitalism, which examines the varieties of regional economies in China, their historical evolution, and China’s integration into global capitalism.