Bo JIANG 姜波

Biography
Dr. Bo Jiang is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Macau. He specializes in Computational Social Science (CSS) with a research focus on the intersection of artificial intelligence, global security, and climate change. His interdisciplinary work leverages cutting-edge AI methodologies to address global challenges such as climate-induced conflicts, terrorism, and extremism, through a lens of responsible AI development.

Dr. Jiang’s research is funded by prestigious grants, including the University of Maryland’s Grand Challenges Grant, where his ongoing project examines the geopolitical impacts of rising sea temperatures on the security of 109 coastal nations. This work integrates satellite imagery with causal inference methods to assess the relationship between climate change and political instability, contributing to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly in the areas of climate action (SDG 13) and peace and justice (SDG 16).

Additionally, Dr. Jiang’s work on extremism utilizes “found data” from social media platforms to develop predictive models that identify and counter online radicalization. His recent projects, such as the analysis of Telegram channels during the Hong Kong protests, employ advanced machine learning techniques to forecast real-world consequences of online harm. These projects aim to build an ethical framework for AI tools used in countering extremism and are pivotal to ensuring AI technologies uphold human rights and societal equity.

Beyond his research, Dr. Jiang is an innovative educator, integrating his research insights into his teaching. He has developed and taught courses on “Big Data Analytics in Social Science,” equipping students with technical and ethical competencies to navigate the complexities of AI applications. His efforts in knowledge transfer extend to law enforcement, where he regularly trains professionals from Macau’s public security agencies on using AI tools ethically in policing and decision-making.

Committed to mentorship, Dr. Jiang supervises doctoral students working on interdisciplinary research projects that explore the application of AI in criminology and legal studies. His guidance has led students to develop data-driven solutions that promote fairness and transparency in AI-driven decision-making systems.

Dr. Jiang has received several accolades for his work, including the Outstanding Academic Staff Award from the University of Macau and the Student Paper Competition First Place Award from the American Society of Criminology’s Division of International Criminology. His research has been featured in prominent media outlets such as The Guardian, Business Insider, and The American Geophysical Union, bringing public attention to the ethical implications of AI in solving global crises.

個人簡介
姜博博士現任澳門大學社會學系助理教授，系中國人民公安大學反恐怖研究中心榮譽高級研究員，上海海事大學高級研究員，並擔任陝西省科學技術情報研究院 《情報雜誌》第十屆編委會委員。他專長於計算社會科學（CSS），其研究聚焦於人工智慧、全球安全及氣候變遷的交叉領域。他的跨學科工作利用前沿的人工智慧技術來應對氣候變遷引發的衝突、恐怖主義及極端主義等全球性挑戰，並致力於負責任的人工智慧發展。

姜博士的研究獲得多項著名基金支持，包括馬里蘭大學“大挑戰”研究基金。目前，他正領導一項研究專案，探討海水溫度上升對109個沿海國家安全的地緣政治影響。該研究結合衛星影像和因果推理方法，評估氣候變遷與政治不穩定的關聯，並對聯合國可持續發展目標（SDGs）的氣候行動（目標13）及和平與正義（目標16）作出貢獻。

此外，姜博士的極端主義研究利用來自社交媒體的“發現數據”建立預測模型，識別並遏制網絡激進化。他近期的研究項目，如分析香港抗議期間的Telegram頻道，使用先進的機器學習技術預測網絡暴力的現實後果。這些項目旨在為打擊極端主義的人工智慧工具建立倫理框架，確保這些技術維護人權與社會公平。

在教學方面，姜博士是一位創新型教育者，將研究成果融入教學之中。他開發並教授了“社會科學大數據分析”課程，為學生提供技術及倫理方面的能力，使其能夠應對人工智慧應用中的複雜挑戰。他還致力於知識傳播，定期為香港、澳門公共安全機構的專業人員進行培訓，教授如何在警務及決策中負責任地使用人工智慧工具。

姜博士亦積極投入指導研究生工作，指導的博士生正進行跨學科研究，探索人工智慧在犯罪學及法律研究中的應用。在他的指導下，學生們開發了促進公平和透明的數據驅動解決方案，並將這些技術應用於人工智慧驅動的決策系統中。

姜博士因其卓越的學術貢獻獲得了多項殊榮，包括澳門大學“傑出學術人員獎”和美國犯罪學學會國際犯罪學部博士生論文競賽一等獎。他的研究成果也登上了《衛報》、Business Insider 及 The American Geophysical Union 等主要媒體，進一步喚起了公眾對人工智慧在解決全球危機中的倫理問題的關注。

• Ph.D., Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Maryland, 2019
• M.S., Department of Criminology, University of Pennsylvania, 2014
• B.Soc.Sci. (Hons) & M.Soc.Sci., Department of Economics, National University of Singapore, 2009 & 2011

• Computational Social Science 計算社會科學
• Violent Extremism 暴力極端主義
• Transnational Crime 跨國犯罪
• Climate Change 氣候變化
• Globalization 全球化

6. LaFree, G., Jiang, B., and Yanez Y. (2023). Comparing the Determinants of Worldwide Homicide and Terrorism. Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice. Available at https://doi.org/10.1177/10439862231190213

5. LaFree, G. and Jiang, B. (2023). Does Globalization Reduce Personal Violence? The Impact of International Trade on Cross-National Homicide Rates. Social Forces 102(1): 353-376

4. Jiang, B. and LaFree, G. (2023). Climate Change, Fish Production and Maritime Piracy. Weather, Climate and Society 15(2):289-306.

3. LaFree, G., Jiang, B., and Porter, L. C. (2020). Prison and Violent Political Extremism in the United States. Journal of Quantitative Criminology 36(3): 473-498.

2. Jiang, B. and LaFree, G. (2017). Social Control, Trade Openness and Human Trafficking. Journal of Quantitative Criminology 33(4):887-913.

1. Shi, H., Jiang, B., Wei Sim, J.D., Chum, Z.Z., Ali, N.B. and Toh, M.H. (2014). Factors Associated With Obesity: A Case–Control Study of Young Adult Singaporean Males. Military Medicine 179(10):1158-1165.

• Incentive Scheme for Outstanding Academic Staff 2023/2024, University of Macau
• The Research Center for Counterterrorism, People’s Public Security University of China
  Honorary Senior Research Fellow
  中國人民公安大學反恐怖研究中心榮譽高級研究員
• College of Ocean Science and Engineering, Shanghai Maritime University
  Senior Research Fellow
• Graduate School, University of Maryland
  Outstanding Graduate Assistant Award
• American Society of Criminology, Division of International Criminology
  Student Paper Competition (Doctoral Program) First Place Winner

• Internet Crime

1. 新民周刊 – 面对缅北网诈：何时重拳出击 *Available at: http://www.xinminweekly.com.cn/lunbo/2023/08/16/19391.html

• Climate Change and Sustainable Development

1. 新民周刊 – 非洲工业化的希望 *Available at: http://www.xinminweekly.com.cn/huanqiu/2023/08/23/19406.html

• Climate Change and Piracy

1. The American Geophysical Union – Warming Waters Drive Some Mariners to Piracy *Available at: https://eos.org/articles/warming-waters-drive-some-mariners-to-piracy
2. The Front Page of the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society – Climate Change Is Driving Piracy on the Seas *Available at: https://blog.ametsoc.org/2023/04/27/climate-change-is-driving-piracy-on-the-seas/
3. The Guardian – Impact of Warmer Seas on Fish Stocks Leads to Rise in Pirate Attacks *Available at: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/11/impact-of-warmer-seas-on-fish-stocks-leads-to-rise-in-pirate-attacks
4. Business Insider – How do you stop a pirate? Put more fish in the sea *Available at: https://www.businessinsider.com/climate-change-causes-increased-international-piracy-fish-supply-2023-5?utm_campaign=news-sf&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social
5. The Weather Channel – Warmer Water Changing The Behavior of Pirates *Available at: https://weather.com/news/climate/video/warmer-water-changing-the-behavior-of-pirates
6. Maryland Today – Climate Change Raises the Black Flag *Available at: https://today.umd.edu/climate-change-raises-the-black-flag
7. Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project – New Study Claims that Climate Change is a Major Contributor to Maritime Piracy *Available at: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/17608-news-study-claims-that-climate-change-is-a-major-contributor-to-maritime-piracy
8. Africa Times – Do rising sea surface temps play a role in East Africa’s piracy attacks? *Available at: https://africatimes.com/2023/05/02/do-rising-sea-surface-temps-play-a-role-in-east-africas-piracy-attacks/
9. Futurism – Fishermen are pivoting to piracy as the seas heat up *Available at: https://futurism.com/the-byte/climate-change-pirate-attacks
10. Marine Professional – Linking Climate Change, Fish Production and Piracy *Available at: https://www.imarest.org/news/marine-professional/latest-issue.html
11. Insurance Marine News – Increase in piracy a result of climate change, economic forces, claims report *Available at: https://insurancemarinenews.com/insurance-marine-news/increase-in-piracy-a-result-of-climate-change-economic-forces-claims-report/
12. SAFETY4SEA – How climate change and lower fish stocks induce piracy *Available at: https://safety4sea.com/how-climate-change-and-lower-fish-stocks-induce-piracy/
13. defenseWeb – Where climate harms fisheries, piracy prospers – study *Available at: https://www.defenceweb.co.za/featured/where-climate-harms-fisheries-piracy-prospers-study/
14. OneGreenPlanet – Warming Seas Impact on Fish Stocks Leading to Rise in Pirate Attacks *Available at: https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animals/warming-seas-impact-fish-stocks-pirate-attacks/
15. SigmaEarth – Climate Change & Maritime Piracy: A Troubling Connection *Available at: https://sigmaearth.com/climate-change-maritime-piracy-a-troubling-connection/
16. News Café – Climate change linked to the growing number of African and Asian pirates *Available at: https://www.news-cafe.eu/?go=news&n=12856
17. Inside Climate News (forthcoming)
18. Thomson Reuters (forthcoming)

• Globalization and Homicide

1. UMD Today – More International Trade Means Less Homicide, Study Finds *Available at: https://today.umd.edu/briefs/more-international-trade-means-less-homicide-study-finds
2. University of Maryland College of Behavioral and Social Sciences – CCJS Alumnus, Distinguished University Professor Finds International Trade Reduces Homicide Rates *Available at: https://bsos.umd.edu/featured-content/ccjs-alumnus-distinguished

• 陝西省科學技術情報研究院 《情報雜誌》第十屆編委會委員
• The Association of Chinese Criminology and Criminal Justice in the United States
  Executive Board Director
• American Society of Criminology, Division of Terrorism and Biased Crime
  Executive Board Director

• “Climate Change and Political Conflict: The Impact of Rising Sea Temperature on the Security of 109 Coastal Nations”, University of Maryland Grand Challenges Grants, Gary LaFree and Bo Jiang (2023-2026), $75,000
• “Is There a Deadly Spiral in Social Media Popularity? Understanding the Growth Dynamics of Terrorist Organizations”, University of Macau Start-Up Research Grant, Bo Jiang (2022-2025), MOP 150,000
• “Pandemic-Related Strain, Negative Emotions and Delinquency: Migrant Students vs. Out-of-School Migrant Youth”, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Direct Grant for Research, Bo Jiang, Nicole Waiting Cheung, Sara Hua Zhong, Kent Lee, (2020-2021), HKD 50,000

• SOCY2010 Introduction to Criminology
• SOCY2015 Policing
• SOCY4002 Special Topics in Sociology – Big Data Analytics in Social Sciences
• SOCY7711 Comparative Criminology
• SOCY7721 Special Topics in Criminology and Criminal Justice II – Big Data Analytics in Social Sciences