Yi-Ning Katherine Chen is a Distinguished Professor of Communication and Vice President for International Cooperation at National Chengchi University (NCCU), Taiwan. She also serves as the Convener for the Science, Technology, and Society (STS) and Communication Discipline at the National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan. Professor Chen has held key leadership roles in both academia and policymaking. From 2014 to 2018, she was seconded as a Commissioner at Taiwan’s National Communications Commission (NCC), where she played a pivotal role in shaping media and telecommunications regulations. She has been an invited speaker at numerous regulatory forums and international academic conferences across Europe, the U.S., and Asia, addressing topics such as Internet user behavior, pay TV versus OTT TV regulation, and digital governance. Previously, she served as Dean of the College of Communication at NCCU (2022–2024), Associate Dean of the College of Communication, and Vice Chair of the Chinese Communication Society (2010–2014). She has also contributed extensively to academic and policy evaluation, serving on Taiwan’s Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) Review Committee, advising MOST in various capacities, and acting as an external reviewer and 2026 social science panelist for the Research Grants Council (RGC) of the Hong Kong government, where she evaluated the research performance of the eight public universities in Hong Kong. Professor Chen has been actively engaged in academic publishing, holding positions on the Editorial Advisory Board of Asian Journal of Communication and the Editorial Board of Journal of Communication Research and Practices. Her research has been published in leading journals, including Telecommunications Policy, Comunicar, Journalism Studies, New Media & Society, Public Relations Review, and Chinese Journal of Communication. Her research interests span media content and its effects, social media in elections, mobile communication, and privacy. Beyond academia, her insights and opinions have been featured in The Wall Street Journal, BBC China, the South China Morning Post, and other major media outlets in the region. She is currently conducting research on trust and its role in the regulation of artificial intelligence, with plans to teach and publish on this topic in the coming years.