Francis Chia Hui Lin is an Associate Professor at the Graduate Institute of Building and Planning, National Taiwan University. His research explores the intersections of architectural theory, postcolonial thought, and urbanism in Asia, with a particular focus on epistemic entanglement, maritime grounds, and the politics of spatial knowledge. He is the author of Heteroglossic Asia (2015), Architectural Theorisations and Phenomena in Asia (2017), and The Postcolonial Condition of Architecture in Asia (2022). His work has been recognised with the Ta-You Wu Memorial Award (2019), one of Taiwan's highest honours for early-career scholars. He is also Founding Director of Studio: Asia, Postcoloniality and Spatiality (APS), an academic platform dedicated to interrogating spatial practices through critical postcolonial perspectives.

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