Sui Wang’s research interests concern the ecology of intimate publics and the ways intimate relations are performed via digital mediations. Informed by STS and digital ethnography, her research looks at how the technologization of senses and social rituals rework the structure of feelings. She has received her MA in east asian area studies with a graduate certificate in digital media and culture from USC, during which she conducted her thesis research on diasporic radio. She holds a BA in economics from China.

Prior to her master's study, She worked as a journalist for different media outlets in mainland China, Hong Kong, and the United States. Apart from her academic life, she volunteers at film festivals and photo labs. She also contributes to a newsletter covering today’s technoculture.