Yuntian Hou

I am a fourth-year undergraduate student at Peking University with a background in history. Much of my work grows out of questions about how systems-data, infrastructure, and institutions-shape everyday life, especially in cities where lived experience often exceeds what official representations record.

My training in historical and archival research has influenced how I approach contemporary systems. I tend to pay attention to how information is produced, organized, and constrained over time, and how institutional decisions leave lasting traces in data and infrastructure. This background shapes how I think about present-day information systems and their limits.

My interests developed through moving between different urban environments. During my exchange in Tokyo, spending extended time navigating the city made me more attentive to everyday infrastructure and public space-how routines emerge, how movement is guided, and how systems are felt through daily use. Across my work, I use research, design, and media-based methods to examine these conditions and their consequences.