Florin-Stefan Morar

Florin-Stefan Morar received his PhD from the History of Science Department at Harvard University in 2019 and subsequently held Assistant Professor positions at Lingnan University and the City University of Hong Kong. Dr. Morar's research lies at the intersection of Global History, Science and Technology Studies, and Computational Humanities, examining how knowledge travels across cultures and evolves through technological change.

His first book, Connected Cartographies: World Geography and the Sino-Western Translation of Knowledge, 1580–1842 (Cambridge University Press, 2025), draws on original archival sources in East Asian and European languages to explore encounters between Chinese and Western traditions of world geography and cartography. The book challenges conventional Age of Discovery narratives by highlighting the interconnectedness of the early modern world and its lasting impact on contemporary global relations. It is accompanied by a digital component that extends the project's analytical framework through computational methods. Building on this work, Dr. Morar is finishing a second book on globe-making and the globalization of knowledge, which uses microhistory to engage both scholarly and general audiences.

Grounded in multilingual archival research, Dr. Morar is equally committed to exploring how computational methods can open new possibilities for the historical disciplines and for public understanding of the past. His current projects include a computational humanities initiative that uses GenAI models to map emotional expression in historical scientific correspondence, and a new monograph, examining how cultural contexts and global patterns of scientific and technical migration have shaped our understanding of AI over time. He also explores applications of spatial computing, immersive technologies, and deep learning in historical research and pedagogy.

TEACHING AREAS:

• History of Technology
• East Asian Studies
• Global History
• Science and Technology Studies
• AI and Humanities

RESEARACH AREAS:

• Global History of Knowledge
• History of Technology
• Computational Humanities
• History of Computing and AI
• Digital Humanities