Integrated researcher at the Communication Institute of Universidade Nova de Lisboa, where he conducts postdoctoral research on technosurveillance in public spaces. Holds a PhD in Communication and Culture from the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Brazil. He has teaching experience at various universities in Brazil and Portugal. Completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Beira Interior, in the LabCom - Communication and Arts research unit. Worked as a researcher at the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) on the project "Data Protection in Digital Health Services." Holds a Master’s degree in Communication and Society from the Federal University of Sergipe and a degree in Social Communication with a specialization in Multimedia Journalism from the State University of Bahia. He is a member of the Surveillance Studies Network and serves as Coordinator of the Center for Communication, Democracy, and Citizenship at UFBA. Additionally, he is the Director of Projects at Intercom - the Brazilian Society for Interdisciplinary Studies in Communication, and Director at Compolítica - the Brazilian Association of Researchers in Communication and Politics. His research focuses on Communication, Digital Technologies, Race and Racism, Journalism, Communication Policies, Media and Human Rights, Community Communication, and the Political Economy of Communication. In 2019, he was awarded the Senator Abdias Nascimento Commendation by the Legislative Assembly of Sergipe for his academic contributions to the defense of racial equality.