Dr Clarissa Ai Ling Lee is an interdisciplinary scholar working at the intersection of science and technology studies, creative-tech industries, and global political economy. Her research examines how emerging technologies, media systems, and cultural imaginaries shape governance, markets, and societal futures across Asia.

Trained across physics, literature and science, STS, and media studies, her work develops original conceptual frameworks—such as minimum viable quantum technology (MVQT) and responsible quantum innovation (ResQT)—to analyse how institutions and publics anticipate, adopt, and contest scientific and technological change.

Her current programme focuses on techno-cultural diplomacy, with a special emphasis on China–Southeast Asia creative industries, soft power, and the circulation of cultural IP. Her project on Nezha and Chinese animation integrates cultural economics, political economy, and media audience epistemologies to examine how creative-tech ecosystems generate transnational influence and market value.

Alongside this, she is developing Media Physics, a book-length project that integrates scientific reasoning, semiotic theory, and digital media studies to conceptualise physics-like thinking within contemporary technological environments.

Dr Lee’s research has appeared or is forthcoming in journals across STS, policy, cultural studies, and technology governance. She collaborates with colleagues across Asia and Europe on quantum governance, creative industries, and innovation policy, and speaks broadly on responsible technology, techno-cultural diplomacy, and interdisciplinary research methods.

Her teaching portfolio spans international business, management, social entrepreneurship, and interdisciplinary research design, with a strong focus on critical and reflective learning.

Academic Progress Committee (alternate member).

Dr Clarissa Lee is the Chief Examiner/Educator for the following units:

MGW1010: Introduction to Management (Semester 3/2024) - First-Year Undergraduate Unit.

MGM5966: International Business Theory and Practice (Semester 1/2025) - Postgraduate unit.

MGW3234: Social Entrepreneurship (Semester 2/2025) - Third-Year Undergraduate Unit

A member of the School of Business's Research Impact Case Template Committee