About
I am a PhD candidate in the joint Law, Science and Technology programme (LAST-JD) of the University of Bologna (CIRSFID) and Vrije Universiteit Brussel, funded by the China Scholarship Council. My doctoral project, “Legal and Policy Analysis on the Commercialisation of Non-Personal Data from China's Outer Space Program”, applies the Calabresi–Melamed entitlement-analysis framework to space data governance, with comparative reference to US and EU space data regimes. The programme is scheduled to complete in October 2026.
Before Bologna, I obtained an LLM in International Law / International Space Law at Xiangtan University, where my master's thesis on data protection in international scientific cooperation projects on China's Space Station was awarded Hunan Province Outstanding Master's Thesis (2025). I hold the China Legal Profession Qualification Certificate, Class A (2021).
2023 – present
PhD, Law, Science and Technology (LAST-JD)
University of Bologna & Vrije Universiteit Brussel · research mobility at VUB, Brussels, 2025
2020 – 2023
LLM, International Law / International Space Law
Xiangtan University, China
2016 – 2020
LLB, International Law
Xiangtan University, China
Research & Policy Focus
- Space data governance and international cooperation — legal protection of non-personal data from China's space programme; data-sharing in scientific cooperation on the Chinese Space Station and the ISS; space-based climate observation data and equitable access.
- Comparative space regulation (China · EU · US) — large-scale LEO constellation governance; space resources and lunar exploration data-sharing; trade controls of aerospace products; classified-data protection regimes.
- Multilateral space security and arms-control governance — COPUOS and PAROS-related processes, the Long-Term Sustainability framework, and state positions on direct-ascent ASAT testing.
- Emerging issues in space governance — space traffic management and collision-avoidance compensation rules; AI-enabled space operations and liability; commercial space competition and civil–military integration.
Selected Publications & Papers
Peer-Reviewed & Conference Papers
Collision-Avoidance Compensation Rules (CACR) for Space Traffic Management: A Safety-First, Risk-Weighted Cost-Sharing Framework FORTHCOMING
77th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), Antalya, Türkiye, October 2026
Governance of Large-Scale LEO Satellite Constellations: Challenges, Comparative Approaches, and Policy Recommendations
76th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), Sydney, Australia, October 2025
Legal Framework for Emergency Response in Space Traffic Management under the Empowerment of Artificial Intelligence
Global Space Exploration Conference (GLEX), New Delhi, India, May 2025
Legal Protection of Data in International Cooperation of China's Space Station: Experiences and Comparisons from the ISS
75th IAC, IISL Colloquium on the Law of Outer Space, Milan, Italy, 2024 · DOI: 10.52202/078384-0072
Legal System of the Ownership of the Recovered Space Mineral Resources (with Cai G.)
Journal of Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2022 · DOI: 10.13766/j.bhsk.1008-2204.2021.0626
Coordination Mechanism of Domestic and International Governance of LEO Satellite Constellations (with Ou L.)
Journal of Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2022 · DOI: 10.13766/j.bhsk.1008-2204.2021.0937
On the Legal System of the Ownership of Recovered Space Mineral Resources
Cognitio: Law, Public Policy and Citizenship, 2024
Under Review
Beyond Non-Appropriation: Constructing an Ownership Regime for Returned Space Mineral Resources under International Space Law (with You A.) UNDER REVIEW
International and Comparative Law Quarterly (Cambridge), 2026
Governance of Large-Scale LEO Satellite Constellations: Challenges, Comparative Analysis, and Policy Recommendations UNDER REVIEW
Journal of Space Safety Engineering, 2026
Alignment without Enforcement Convergence: Japan, South Korea, and Export Controls in East Asian Technology Security (with Chen X. & Li X.) UNDER REVIEW
Journal of East Asian Studies, 2026
Further publications, proceedings and reports ▾
European Space Science Data Sharing and China's Response (with Ou L., Zeng Z. & Li Y.)
Yearbook of Space Law Studies, 2023
Construction of a Legal System for Lunar Exploration Data Sharing
Yearbook of Space Law Studies, 2021 · First Prize for Outstanding Paper, China Space Conference 2021
The Control System of Space Products Trade in the United States and Its Inspiration (with Cai G.)
7th China (International) Commercial Space Summit, 2021 · DOI: 10.26914/c.cnkihy.2021.046887
Research on the Legal System of Ownership of the Recovered Space Mineral Resources (with Amongin S.)
7th China (International) Commercial Space Summit, 2021 · DOI: 10.26914/c.cnkihy.2021.046889
On European Space Technology Incubation Control Legal System and Its Enlightenment (with Cai G.)
Chinese Journal of European Law, 2020
Recent Trends in Investment Arbitration in Africa (with Nord, Sanderson, Veronelli & Zhu W.)
Commercial Arbitration and Mediation, 2021(06): 95–104
Further contributions in the Yearbook of Space Law Studies (2019–2021), China Manned Space Academic Conference proceedings (2021), and China Space Conference proceedings (2020–2024)
Full list in the CV (PDF)
Research Projects
- National Social Science Fund of China — research contributor to five national-level projects (2016–2024), including Risk Assessment Obligations of Important Data Processors (No. 24CFX025), International Standards for Global Navigation Satellite Systems and China's Discourse Power (No. 22BFX149), and Legal Mechanism of International Cooperation on China's Space Station (No. 22CFX046).
- China Institute of Space Law — team member on three institutional projects (2018–2021) on outer space resources governance and China's space station cooperation regime.
- Hunan Province — participant in provincial projects on trade-secret protection of key core technologies (2026–2028) and IP outbound-transfer risk rules for autonomous secure computing systems (2024–2027).
- Principal Investigator — Empirical Research on Commercial Space Industry Development and Legal Protection in Hunan Province under Civil–Military Integration, Xiangtan University Graduate Summer Research Project, 2021 (team of six).
Selected Honours & Awards
- China Scholarship Council Scholarship (Chinese Government-Sponsored PhD Student), 2023–2026
- Hunan Province Outstanding Master's Thesis, 2025
- Outstanding Paper Award, Youth Scholar Forum, China Space Conference, 2024
- National Scholarship for Graduate Students, 2022
- Best Speaker, Youth Sub-Forum, China Space Conference International Forum on the Rule of Law in Outer Space, 2021
- First Prize for Outstanding Paper, China Space Conference International Forum, 2021 and 2020
Invited to the Outer Space Institute expert workshop on mega-constellation safety and sustainability, Singapore, July 2026. Recent participation: European Space Forum 2025 (Brussels); Una Europa FAIR Data Hackathon (Leiden, 2025).
Observatory
A bilingual observatory site I run on the intersection of space technology, law and policy —
original analysis on international space law, national space legislation, commercial space
governance and space data regulation, alongside global space news auto-aggregated from
11+ sources (NASA, ESA, SpaceNews, SpacePolicyOnline, China Manned Space and others),
refreshed four times daily.
Contact
Email:
CIRSFID, Alma Mater Studiorum — University of Bologna · Vrije Universiteit Brussel