Meng Du

Profile

Meng Du (杜梦) holds a PhD in Interpreting Studies from the University of Leeds, where she completed her doctoral research under the supervision of Professor Binhua Wang and Dr Callum Walker. Her research applies eye-tracking methods to investigate interpreters’ cognitive processing during simultaneous interpreting, particularly the role of ASR-generated live captions in the processing of multimodal information.

Broadly speaking, her research lies at the intersection of language, cognition, and technology, spanning translation and interpreting, language education, and AI-enabled language services. She is especially interested in how emerging language technologies shape cognitive processing, learning, teaching, and professional practice across these interconnected domains.

Prior to joining the University of Leeds, she obtained an MA from Beijing Foreign Studies University. She also completed an MSc in International Social and Public Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), graduating with distinction.

As a "practisearcher," Meng has extensive experience as a freelance translator and conference interpreter, providing language services for organisations and companies in China and internationally. Her professional experience spans public policy, international relations, economics, business, and other interdisciplinary fields, informing her research and strengthening the connection between interpreting practice and technological innovation.

Research interests

• Translation and interpreting as complex bilingual cognitive processes
• Multimodal, corpus-based, and digital humanities approaches to translation and interpreting research
• Human–AI interaction and AI-assisted translation and interpreting

Qualifications

• (MSc) International Social and Public Policy at LSE (2021)
• (MA) Interpreting Studies at Beijing Foreign Studies University (2022)