Dr. Lanze Vanermen is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Studies at the Academy of Future Education, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU).

As an education researcher, he draws theoretical and methodological inspiration from science and technology studies (STS) to conduct qualitative analyses of how contemporary technologies, scientific disciplines, and organisations shape and reshape digital, open, and higher education.

As an educator, he aims to bring people together and study the conditions, compositions, and consequences of sociotechnical and educational issues. He has several years of experience teaching in higher education programs with a high level of cultural diversity.

Lanze is currently interested in mapping the relations between the edtech and higher education sectors in and beyond China. Besides his professional interests, he is fond of (animated) movies and series.

Lanze's topics of interest include but are not limited to:

• edtech (startup) ecosystems
• AI and automation in (higher) education
• digital education platforms and infrastructures
• data practices, visualisations, and infrastructures
• curriculum design and practice
• qualitative research methods

His interests are further stimulated by:

• critical platform studies
• curriculum studies
• critical data studies
• infrastructure studies
• textbook studies
• mobility studies
• film and anime studies