SICSS-Brazil

Danielle Sanches

Danielle Sanches is a professor at FGV ECMI and a PhD in History of Science at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in cooperation with the Casa de Oswaldo Cruz/FioCruz. She currently works on Digital Methods, focusing on the influence of the algorithm culture on social practices.

Denisson Silva

Denisson holds a PhD in Political Science (UFMG), a Master's degree in Sociology and is a Social Scientist (UFAL). He is a professor at FGV Comunicação. He has experience in Political Science, working mainly on the following themes: political parties, party migration, electoral results, and campaign financing. Researcher at the Center for Legislative Studies (CEL/UFMG), the Citizenship and Public Policy Group (UFAL).

Polyana Barbosa

Polyana Barboza is a professor working with data extraction and analysis on social networks at FGV ECMI. She has a major in Applied Mathematics at the School of Applied Mathematics of Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV EMAp) and is a Master in Computer Science at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio). Her main lines of research are Social Network Analysis in Digital Media and Multi-agent Systems in Software Engineering.

Victor Piaia

Victor Piaia holds a PhD in Sociology at the Institute of Social and Political Studies (IESP-UERJ). He is a professor at FGV Comunicação and a leader of the Study Group in Political Sociology and Digital Transformations. He studies the political effects of transformation in daily communication, focusing on social media platforms and messaging apps.

Hugo Medeiros

Hugo Medeiros holds a PhD in Education (UFPE), with postdoctoral research in Political Science (UFPE). He also holds a Licentiate Degree in History (UFPE), a Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems (UNESA), and an MBA in Data Science (DSA). He is a Government Planning Manager at the State Secretariat of Planning (SEPLAG-PE), where he currently serves as Director of Special Projects. He is also a Researcher at the Center of Excellence in Social Technologies (NEES) at the Federal University of Alagoas (UFAL).