PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

DAAD/Deutsche Regierung/Universität Tübingen

Senior Ethnographic Researcher

Nov 2023 - Present

Project on Digital Education & Technology Appropriation of AI in bi-lingual Communities in African countries [focus on Senegal, Rwanda, Mozambique, and Kenya]

University of Amsterdam

Senior Ethnographic Researcher

Nov 2022 - Oct 2023

She performed as a field researcher and digital ethnographer on a project about digital language preservation, technology development, and environmental sustainability with indigenous communities in the Amazon Rainforest [focus on Brazil, Venezuela, and Colombia]

Universität Tübingen

Fellow Teacher

Oct 2021 - Oct 2022

She taught in the Department of Global South Studies about Tech Decolonization and Digital Education in Developing countries.

World Health Organization 

Youth Advisor

Jan 2021 - Sept 2021

She co-created educational projects with local populations in the Amazon Rainforest to cope with disinformation during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

UNESCO 

Youth Advisor

Feb 2020 - Dec 2020

She co-designed digital distance learning strategies with youth in Latin America and Africa [focus on Brazil and Cameroon].

University College London

Researcher

Feb 2019 - Jan 2020

She developed the Social Technical Model for Educational Technology and Digital Transformation Applications and successfully applied it in the Amazon Rainforest.

University of Rome 

Researcher

Aug 2018 - Jan 2019

She analyzed Brazilian and Colombian rural education case studies and international efficiency in digital learning.

Brazilian State Government 

Technical Officer

Aug 2013 - Jul 2018

She co-developed digital curation strategies with indigenous youth in the Amazon Rainforest.

EDUCATION 

Computer Science

In process - 2024 [Online]

• Introduction to Computer Science  by the University of Harvard; and

• Focus on logical operators, coding, and Artificial Intelligence.

Post-Doc in Digital Inclusion, Data Privacy and Smart Cities

Completed in 2023

• Post Doc program by the Universitá degli Studi di Milano; and

• Focus of research: digital gap and sensors.

Ph.D. in Education, Innovation, and International Development 

Completed in 2021

• Graduated by an international consortium granted by the Brazilian Ministry of Science and Technology, comprehending the University of São Paulo (Brazil), the Universitá La Sapienza di Roma (Italy), and University College London (United Kingdom);

• Thesis: data literacy, digital learning, education success in Global Southern countries; and

• Graduated with distinction.

MSc in Communication and Information Sciences

Completed in 2016

• Graduated by an international consortium by the University of São Paulo (Brazil) and the Sostenibilia Research Center (Italy); and

• Dissertation: digital learning and international development.

BA, Arts and Humanities

Completed in 2014

• Graduated from Uberlândia Federal University

• Field chosen for degree: Humanities, policy development for education disabilities and digital learning;

• Dean’s Honour List; and

• High Honours Award. 

LSC, Digital curation

Completed in 2013 

• Graduated from Uberlândia Federal University

• Field chosen for degree: digital curation and sustainable development;

COMPLEMENTARY EDUCATION

• Infodemic Management Training by the WHO, completed in 2021.

• Agenda 2030: SDGs and technology by UNDP, completed in 2020.