Zhenzhen Qi

Assistant Professor

Web / Interactive Media Design, Digital Game Design, Digital Culture | Storrs

Areas of Research/Artistic Focus: Theory and Practice of Digital Interactivity, Collective Intelligence, Critical Computing 

Dr. Zhenzhen Qi is an artist, educator, and researcher from China, currently based in Brooklyn, New York. She recently accepted a position as an assistant professor in the Digital Media & Design Department at the University of Connecticut. Dr. Qi earned her BS from the University of California, Berkeley, an MPS from New York University’s Interactive Telecommunication Program (ITP), and was awarded an EdD from Teachers College, Columbia University in 2023. Her doctoral research focused on software simulation as a mode of collective re-making and un-looping. Since 2014, Dr. Qi has taught courses at institutions including The Cooper Union, New York University, Teachers College Columbia University, City University of New York (CUNY), and Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts. In addition to teaching, Dr. Qi has given talks and led workshops at venues such as the Power Station of Art, New Museum, New York Creative Tech Week, Museum 2050, and Asia Art Archive in America. She holds fellowships from Columbia University Teachers College. She has been an artist-in-residence at Pioneer Works, Eyebeam, and was a member of NEW INC, the New Museum’s art and tech incubator.