Jiajie is a PhD student at the Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies, The University of Tokyo, and a Research Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS). Her research lies at the intersection of family demography, labor sociology, and social stratification, with a focus on East Asian societies. Her current work examines wealth inequality, marriage, and fertility in Japan and China.

Xinyu is a PhD student in Medical Sociology and Aging at Case Western Reserve University. Her research lies at the intersection of family sociology, gender inequality, and population health, with a focus on how broader social and structural changes shape gender relations and mental health. Her current work examines marriage, family processes, gendered labor market dynamics, and social inequality using quantitative and population-based methods.

Ruiyu is a MPhil student in the Department of Politics and Public Administration, University of Hong Kong. His research interests include public administration, governance, SOEs, and computational social science. His work has been published in China Quarterly, Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, Information Polity, among others.