Yu-Jen Chuang is a Ph.D. candidate in Economics at the Graduate School of Economics, Finance, and Management (GSEFM), Goethe University Frankfurt. He received a Bachelor's degree in Economics jointly from National Taiwan University and City University of Hong Kong. Subsequently, he obtained a Master's degree in Economics from the University of Mannheim.

Since November 2023, he has been working as a research assistant at the Chair of Electronic Commerce. His research interests extensively focus on digital economics, economics of innovation, and blockchains.