SICSS-Brazil

July 30 to August 06, 2026 | FGV Communication, Brazil

Schedule & Materials

All times are in Brazilian (Brasilia - Federal District) Time. - We intend to run our partner edition mostly in Portuguese.
Monday July 27, 2026 - Introduction and Ethics

  • Zoom

  • 10:00 - 11:00 Introduction and logistics

  • 11:00 - 12:00 Small group discussions Lesson plan

  • 12:00 - 12:30 Break

  • 12:30 - 1:30 Small group lunches (optional)

  • 1:30 - 1:45 Introduction to the group exercise

  • 1:45 - 3:45 Small group discussion of the cases

  • 3:45 - 4:45 GUEST-SPEAKER:

  • 4:45 - 5:00 End of the Day + Daily Survey

Tuesday July 28, 2026 - Collecting Digital Trace Data

  • Zoom

  • 10:00 - 10:15 Logistics and introduction

  • 10:15 - 12:15 Workshop: Digital Trace Data - Hugo Medeiros

  • 12:15 - 13:30 Break

  • 1:30 - 3:00 Workshop: Digital Trace Data - Hugo Medeiros

  • 3:30 - 4:00 Break

  • 4:00 - 5:00 GUEST-SPEAKER: Leonardo Nascimento and Eric Brasil

Wednesday July 29, 2026 - Automated Text Analysis

  • Zoom

  • 10:00 - 10:15 Logistics and introduction

  • 10:15 - 11:30 Workshop: Automated Text Analysis Felipe Lamarca

  • 11:30 - 13:30 Break

  • 1:30 - 3:00 Workshop: Automated Text Analysis - Felipe Lamarca

  • 3:30 - 4:00 Debrief and logistics

  • 4:00 - 5:00

Thursday July 30, 2026 - Image Analysis

  • Zoom

  • 10:00 - 10:10 Logistics and introduction to group exercise

  • 10:10 - 11:10 Workshop: Image analysis techniques

  • 11:10 - 11:25 Break

  • 11:25 - 12:30 Workshop: Image analysis techniques

  • 12:30 - 1:00 Small group lunches (optional)

  • 1:00 - 1:30 Lunch break

  • 1:30 - 3:30 Image Analysis Group Exercise (Small Group)

  • 3:30 - 4:00 Debrief and logistics

  • 4:00 - 5:00 GUEST-SPEAKER: Elias Bitencourt

Friday July 31, 2026 - Research Speed Dating

  • Zoom

  • 10:00 - 10:30 Research Speed Dating Logistics

  • 10:30 - 12:00 Research Speed Dating Maximally Similar Groups

  • 12:00 - 12:15 Break

  • 12:15 - 1:30 Small group lunches (optional)

  • 1:30 - 1:45 Break

  • 1:45 - 2:00 Instructions

  • 1:45 - 3:15 Research Speed Dating Maximally Dissimilar Groups

  • 3:15 - 4:00 Group Debrief (join research teams)

  • 4:00 - 5:00 GUEST-SPEAKER:

Saturday August 1, 2026 - Day off
Sunday August 2, 2026 - Day off
Monday August 3, 2026 - Work on Group Projects

  • Zoom

  • 4:00 - 5:00 GUEST-SPEAKER: Jess Reia

  • All-day: group projects

Tuesday August 4, 2026 - Work on Group Project

  • Zoom

  • 4:00 - 5:00 GUEST-SPEAKER:

  • All-day: group projects

Wednesday August 5, 2026 - Work on group projects (optional)

  • Zoom

  • All-day: group projects

Thursday August 6, 2026 - Work on group projects + Final Presentation

  • Zoom

  • 10:00 - 12:00: Office Hours

  • 14:00 - 4:00: Present group projects

  • 04:00 - 5:00 GUEST-SPEAKER:

Friday August 7, 2026

  • Zoom

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