Born in Guangdong, China, Zouning is a composer and sound designer whose music reflects her fascination with nature, malfunctioning machines, distorted noises, and the interplay between refined and raw timbres. Driven by a curiosity about the expressive potential of electronic circuits, she is passionate about DIY electronics, building her own sensor instruments to explore new sonic possibilities shaped by physical gestures.

Her compositions have been showcased across the United States, Europe, and China. In 2025 her works have been featured in festivals and conferences such as Sonic Pavilion Festival, IRCAM ManiFeste, ICMC, Digital Dialogue workshop at the IMPULS Academy, and SPLICE Festival. Now based in Chicago, Zouning is in her second year of a PhD program in Music Composition and Technology at Northwestern University. Outside of her academic work, she can often be found in the woods capturing field recordings or at the post office, collecting stamps.