Ruoyun WANG

Curriculum Vitae

Email: rwang585@connect.hkust-gz.edu.cn

Education Background

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology(Guangzhou), Sep 2022- Now

Ph.D. of Innovation, Policy and Entrepreneurship                                       

The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Distinction), Sep 2021- Nov 2022                     

Master of Social Science, Government and Politics (Greater China)                     

South China Agricultural University (Distinction), Sep 2017-Jun 2021       

Bachelor of Management, Public Administration                                       

Research Interests

Digital governance, Citizen-government interaction, AI in public sector, E-participation, Government responsiveness, Open government data, Big data analysis, Behavioural and experimental public management

Publications

  • Wang, R., Xu, C. K., & Wu, X. (2024). Open Government Data (OGD) as a catalyst for smart city development: Empirical evidence from Chinese cities. Government Information Quarterly, 41(4), 101983. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.giq.2024.101983.
  • Wang, R., Wu, J., Yang, J., & Xu, C. K. (2024). The role of issue characteristics in shaping e-participation: A survey experiment approach. In Proceedings of the 25th Annual International Conference on Digital Government Research (DGO 2024) (pp. 1-10). ACM. https://doi.org/10.1145/3657054.3657132.
  • Wang, R., Xu, C. K., & Ma, L. (2025). The Impact of Government Emotion-based Response Strategies on Citizens’ Satisfaction. In  In Proceedings of the 25th Annual International Conference on Digital Government Research (DGO 2025). http://doi.org/10.59490/dgo.2025.933
  • Wang, R., Wu, X., & Zhong, Q. (2024). Open Data from Ride-Hailing Platforms Driving Smart City Development：A Systematic Review. Journal of Gansu Administration Institute, (04), 24-39+126. (In Chinese)
  • Wang, R., Wei, J., Liu, S., Tian, R. & Zheng, P. (2020) Problems and countermeasures of rural vitalization in Guangzhou. Rural Economy and Science-Technology, 31(10):250-253. (In Chinese)

Working Papers

  • Zheng, H., Wang, R*., & Wu, J. The Impacts of Fiscal Transparency on Perceived Public Service Performance: Empirical Evidence from China. R&R by Journal of Asian Public Policy.
  • Wang, R., Wu, J., &Xu, C. K*. When Citizens Choose to Coproduce: The Role of Issue Characteristics and Public Service Motivation, Under review by Journal of Chinese Governance.
  • Wang, R., Chen, W., Sharif, N*., & Xu, C.K. Breaking Barriers or Reinforcing Boundaries? The Impact of Government Program Participation on Social Discrimination Among Hong Kong’s Elderly Minorities. Under review by Administration & Society.
  • •Wang. Y., Wang. R., & Xu, C. K*. Beyond Proximity: A Promotion-Driven Competition Mechanism for Policy Diffusion in China. Under review by Policy Studies Journal.
  • Wang, R., Xu, C. K., & Wu, X*. Open Government Data as an Anti-Corruption Infrastructure: Evidence from the Global Landscape.
  • Wang, R., Wang, J., & Xu, C. K*. From Response to Satisfaction: Exploring the Drivers of Citizen Satisfaction in Citizen-Government Communication.
  • Wang, R., Xu, C. K*., & Ma, L. Does Emotion-based Response Work? The Impact of Government Response Strategies on Citizens’ Satisfaction.
  • Wang, R., & Xu, C. K*. To whom to turn? Digital Platform Characteristics and Citizens’ E-Participation Choices.
  • Wang, J., Wang, R., & Xu, C. K*. From User Profiling to Fine-Tuning: A RAG-LLM Framework for Personalized Government Response Generation.

Grant Experience

  • Key member, Research on Indicator Validation and Algorithm Development for Constructing a Quality Evaluation System for AI-Empowered Government Responses: A Case Study of Guangdong Province (Supported by 2026 Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation), 2026-2027.
  • Key member, A Study on the Mechanism of Citizen Participation on Online Platform Coproduction in the Context of Digital Governance (Supported by 2024 Guangdong Regular Program of 14th Five-Year Plan on Philosophy and Social Sciences-GD24YGL37), 2024-2026.
  • Key member, Analysis of Transaction Costs of Multi-subject Data Fusion in the Context of Smart Cities (Supported by Guangzhou Basic and Applied Basic Research Scheme-Project-2024A04J01836), 2024-2026.    
  • Key member, Mental Well-Being in the Greater Bay Area (GBA): An Interdisciplinary Approach to Awareness, Assessment, and Intervention (Supported by The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) & Department of Science and Technology of Guangdong Province- R6564), 2025-2026.
  • Key member, The impact of financial transparency on public service satisfaction in Chinese cities (General Project of National Social Science Foundation -17BGL264), 2020-2022.
  • Key member, Research on the Impact of Fiscal Transparency on Public Service Satisfaction and Countermeasures: A Study on Prefecture-Level Cities in Guangdong Pearl River Delta as an Example (Supported by Department of Finance of Guangdong Province – Z20271), Jan 2021- Dec 2021.
  • Key member, Performance Assessment Project, Department of Finance of Guangdong Province, Jun 2020-Sep 2020. 
  • Key member, A Study on Fiscal Policies in promoting High-quality Development of Urban Economy: A Case study of 9 cities in Greater Bay Area (Supported by Department of Finance of Guangdong Province – Z201998), 2019-2020.
  • Principal investigator, College Students Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program (201910564269), 2019-2020.

ACADEMIC SERVICE

  • Steering committee member, The 10th Digital Governance Workshop: Interdisciplinary Studies and Public Service Practices in the AI Era, hosted by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), March 21-22, 2025. 
  • Organizing committee member, The 9th Asian Association for Public Administration (AAPA): Transforming Asia: Fostering for Technological, Entrepreneurial, and Sustainable Development,   hosted by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), April 25-27, 2024.
  • Panel chair, Governing AI – Structures, Ethics, and Public Administration, The 2025 Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) Fall Research Conference.
  • Discussant, Politics, Media, and the Policy Process: Civic Engagement, The 2025 Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) Fall Research Conference.

Professional Presentations

  • Wang. R., Xu, C. K.(2023). Why does China lift the COVID-19 Prevention and Control Policy?Analysis based on the Multiple Streams Framework. In 2023 International Public Policy Association (IPPA) Conference, Toronto, Canada
  • Wang. Y., Wang. R., Xu, C. K.(2023). Policy innovation and diffusion during crisis: City’s response to national policy of COVID-19 in China. In 2023 Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management (APPAM) Conference, Atlanta, USA
  • Wang, R.,Wu, J. & Xu, C.K. (2024) To whom to turn? Digital Platform Characteristics and Citizens’ E-Participation Choices. In 2024 American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) Conference, Minneapolis, USA
  • Wang, R., Wu, X. & Xu, C.K.(2024) How Open Government Data Powers the Smart City Development: An Empirical Examination. In 2024 International Research Society for Public Management (IRSPM) Conference, Tampere, Finland
  • Wang, R., Wu, J., Yang, J. & Xu, C.K. (2024) Between Motivation and Hesitation: Do Issues Characteristics and Public Service Motivation Shape E-Participation?. In 2024 International Research Society for Public Management (IRSPM) Conference, Tampere, Finland
  • Wang, R., Wu, J., Yang, J. & Xu, C.K. (2024) The role of issue characteristics in shaping e-participation: A survey experiment approach In 25th Annual International Conference on Digital Government Research (dg.o 2024), Taipei, Taiwan
  • Wang, R., Ma, L. & Xu, C.K.(2024) Does Emotion-based Response Work? The Impact Public Officials’ Emotional Intelligence on Citizens’ Satisfaction. In 2024 Public Management Research Conference (PMRC), Seattle, USA
  • Wang, R., Wang T., & Xu,C.K.(2024) Participatory Budgeting in the Digital Age: How Do Citizen and Expert Input Affect Local Budgeting Decision-Making?, In 2024 Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM), Maryland, USA
  • Wang, T., Wang R., & Xu,C.K.(2024) Responsive and Participatory Governance: Unravelling the Paradox of Political Activity in Chinese Public Virtual Sphere, In 2024 Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM), Maryland, USA
  • Wang, R., & Xu,C.K.(2025) Does Trust Lead to Non-Participation? Disentangling the Competing Mechanism Between Trust in Government and E-participation.  In 2025 International Research Society for Public Management (IRSPM) Conference, Bologna, Italy
  • Wang, R., Xu, C. K., & Ma, L. (2025). The Impact of Government Emotion-based Response Strategies on Citizens’ Satisfaction. In 26th Annual International Conference on Digital Government Research (dg.o 2025), Porto Alegre, Brazil (Best Poster Award).

Manuscript Review

  • Government Information Quarterly: Article on Open Government Data, 2025
  • Journal of Chinese Governance: Article on E-participation, 2024
  • Policy & Politics: Article on Policy Responsiveness, 2023
  • Public Performance and Management Review: Article on Smart Cities, 2022
  • Urban Governance: Article on Smart Cities, 2022

Teaching Experience

Graduate Course, Teaching assistant, HKUST(GZ)

  • IPEN 5111: Public Management and Institutional Analysis, Spring 2023
  • UCMP 6010 Module 2: Cross-disciplinary Research Methods I, Fall 2023

Honors and Awards

  • The Dean’s List honors for TPg 2021-22, CUHK 2023
  • Academic Distinction Award, CUHK 2022
  • Outstanding Student Service award, CUHK 2022
  • First Prize Scholarship, SCAU 2019, 2021
  • Excellent Undergraduate Student, SCAU 2021
  • Excellent Graduation Thesis, SCAU 2021
  • Second Prize Scholarship, SCAU 2020
  • Top Ten Students with Academic Excellence, SCAU 2019
  • Undergraduate Overseas Study and Exchange Scholarship, SCAU 2019

Methodology Training

Public Administration for Young Scholars Frontier Research Methods Training Program, Renmin University of China

  • Random experiment, Regression discontinuity design, Difference in differences

Methodology Coursework, HKUST(GZ)

  • IPEN 5250 Text Analysis and Machine Learning
  • IPEN 6110A Quantitative Analysis and Empirical Methods