Dr. Hu was invited to join the recently established Digital Scholarship Studio and Network (DSSN) at UB. DSSN serves as a hub for linking faculty and students who are interested in building digital content and information systems and fostering collaborations on projects related to digital humanities, information technologies, data science, and so forth. Dr. Hu was invited to join DSSN for his expertise in data mining, spatial analysis, and textual analysis.