Xiaowei Feng 冯小薇
Selected work

Research & projects

A collection of questions, methods, and things I have made. Open a project for its context, my contribution, and what remains to be explored.

Archival study

Reading wedding advice

What do bridal publications ask women to buy—and to become?

Design & testing

NyxGuard Plus

From a team safety app to a handheld prototype and a newly developed companion app.

AI research · CIMSP 2026 accepted

When protection involves monitoring

Expression recognition, pose estimation, and the limits of a benchmark result.

Essay · John Locke Institute

Labels and policy views

Why can people with similar policy views end up in opposing camps?

Literature review · Accepted

From consumption to empowerment?

How platforms and commercial language shape the choices presented to women.

Mathematical modeling · HiMCM

What does “better” mean?

A shared model—and a closer look at the judgments inside it.

Mathematical modeling · IMMC & published paper

Does a date predict risk?

A team project examining Friday the 13th through statistical tests, time-series analysis, and prediction.

Club leadership & curriculum

Herstory: a space to examine gender

An 18-session curriculum connecting theory, media, literature, and everyday life.

Volunteer teaching

Who gets to be the hero?

Mathematics, poetry, and a lesson on rewriting familiar fairy tales.

Legal internship & school club

Learning to read a claim carefully

From supervised legal research to case discussion and mock trials.

TEDx Shahe Street Youth · Public speaking

Greedy Work: The System That Holds Women Back

A TEDx Shahe Street Youth talk about working time, caregiving, and the conditions behind a choice.

Music & performance

A life with the zhongruan

A long-standing practice, with recordings from practice and performance.