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Researching digital transformation in Taiwan. Photographing the everyday in between.

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Reed diffuser and a dark bird figurine on a shelf

2 min readLife

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Making a small room feel like home

Students and researchers abroad often live in small, temporary rooms. Some thoughts on why a few deliberate details matter more than space.

A man with open arms in a golden rice field

2 min readVietnam

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Thinking of Vietnam from abroad

Living away from home changes how a country looks. A short reflection on what a Vietnamese student abroad comes to see in the places he has known.

Blue smoke rising from a burning match

1 min readNotes

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A note about the photos on this site

Most images here right now are by other photographers. Here is where they come from and how they are credited.

An alley in Taiwan with old buildings and greenery

2 min readTaiwan

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Taiwan, seen from Vietnam

Close on the map and familiar in many ways, Taiwan still surprises Vietnamese visitors. A look at the island through a Vietnamese lens: what feels like home, and what does not.

A weather vane against a pale sky

1 min readThoughts

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Learning to look slowly

Research and photography look like opposite habits. Both turn out to be training in attention.

A woman in a conical hat among peach blossoms

1 min readLife

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Peach blossom season

In northern Vietnam, Tết does not really begin until the peach branches arrive.

A river winding through a deep canyon in Hà Giang

1 min readTravel

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Hà Giang: notes for a first trip north

Vietnam's northernmost province is all limestone, switchbacks and river canyons. A few things worth knowing before you go.

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  • 3 min readProjects

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    Bridging industry and academia

    Cable-stayed bridge pylon against a blue sky

  • 3 min readResearch Areas

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    Measuring firm efficiency with Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA)

    A city skyline reflected in a river at dusk

  • 3 min readResearch Areas

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    Digital transformation, innovation and firm competitiveness

    Reed diffuser and a dark bird figurine on a shelf

  • 3 min readProjects

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    PhD research at the Digital Empowerment Lab

    Coloured drinking straws in a glass against a white wall

  • 3 min readResearch Areas

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    Digital servitization: why products are turning into services

    A weather vane against a pale sky