She got her PhD degree in innovation and entrepreneurship from DUT in 2010. Her research interests cover digital innovation, platform competition, business ecosystem governance, and international business. Her researches have been published in The Journal of Strategic Information Systems, Information and Management, International Journal of Information Management, etc. Most of these researches are case studies. Miao Cui has conducted field case studies at many well-known companies and communities, such as Taobao villages, China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC), Haier, ZTE, Dalian Airport, HStyle, etc.