Mathias-Felipe de-Lima-Santos

(he/him)

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Dr. Mathias-Felipe de-Lima-Santos is a scholar and practitioner working at the intersection of media, technology, and society. His research examines the social implications of AI and platform governance, with a particular focus on media innovation in the Global South. He is currently Associate Professor at Nebrija University, Spain, and also holds an academic position at UNSW Sydney, where he combines applied computation with critical inquiry to examine how technological transformations reshape digital platforms and public-interest communication. He is also affiliated with the Digital Media and Society Observatory (DMSO) at the Federal University of São Paulo (Unifesp). In 2024, The Australian and the Australian Academy of the Humanities named him a rising star in Communication and Cultural Studies. He is co-editor of Journalism, Data and Technology in Latin America and the forthcoming two-volume collection Fact-Checking in the Global South (Palgrave Macmillan), and serves as Associate Editor of Journalism Practice.

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Dr. Mathias-Felipe de-Lima-Santos é pesquisador e profissional que atua na interseção entre mídia, tecnologia e sociedade. Sua pesquisa examina as implicações sociais da IA e da governança de plataformas, com foco particular na inovação da mídia no Sul Global. Atualmente é Professor Associado na Universidade Nebrija, Espanha, e também é acadêmico na UNSW Sydney, onde combina computação aplicada e análise crítica para investigar como as transformações tecnológicas reconfiguram as plataformas digitais e a comunicação de interesse público. Também é afiliado ao Digital Media and Society Observatory (DMSO) da Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp). Em 2024, The Australian e a Australian Academy of the Humanities o reconheceram como uma estrela em ascensão em Comunicação e Estudos Culturais. É coeditor de Journalism, Data and Technology in Latin America e da próxima coleção em dois volumes Fact-Checking in the Global South (Palgrave Macmillan), além de atuar como Associate Editor da revista Journalism Practice.

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Dr. Mathias-Felipe de-Lima-Santos es investigador y profesional que trabaja en la intersección entre los medios de comunicación, la tecnología y la sociedad. Su investigación examina las implicaciones sociales de la IA y la gobernanza de plataformas, con especial atención a la innovación en los medios de comunicación en el Sur Global. Actualmente es Profesor Titular en la Universidad Nebrija, España, y también actua en UNSW Sydney, donde combina la computación aplicada con el análisis crítico para estudiar cómo las transformaciones tecnológicas reconfiguran las plataformas digitales y la comunicación de interés público. Asimismo, está afiliado al Digital Media and Society Observatory (DMSO) de la Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp). En 2024, The Australian y la Australian Academy of the Humanities lo reconocieron como una estrella emergente en Comunicación y Estudios Culturales. Es coeditor de Journalism, Data and Technology in Latin America y de la próxima colección en dos volúmenes Fact-Checking in the Global South (Palgrave Macmillan), y es Editor Asociado del periódico Journalism Practice.

Experience

  • 2025–present
    Lecturer, University of New South Wales (UNSW)
  • 2026–present
    Associate professor, Nebrija University
  • 2024–2025
    Lecturer, Macquarie University
  • 2022–2024
    Postdoctoral research associate, University of Amsterdam
  • 2019–2022
    Early Career Researcher, University of Navarra
  • 2017–2018
    Communication Assistant, Copenhagen Business School

Education

  • 2021 
    University of Navarra, PhD in Communications
  • 2018 
    Aalborg University, Masters in Digital Communication Leadership
  • 2018 
    Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, BA in Communications and Journalism
  • 2013 
    Federal University of São Paulo, BSc in Computer Science

Grants and Contracts

  • 2026
    Manipulation of the Past: Far-Right Ideologies and the Weaponization of History
    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding Source:
    VolkswagenStiftung

Professional Memberships

  • International Communication Association
  • International Association for Media and Communication Research

Contact Mathias-Felipe for

  • General
  • Media request
  • Speaking request
  • Consulting / Advising
  • Research collaboration
  • Research supervision