I am broadly interested in the relationship between contemporary capitalist development and democratic politics. My work engages debates on state-market relations, financialization and business power, and forms of political mobilisation such as data activism. I am also interested in participatory forms of research and planning as ways to democratize knowledge production and decision-making.
I currently explore these issues through projects on infrastructures like water and sanitation and data and AI systems, on the emergence of sustainable finance, and on activism against gender-based violence. As co-lead of Data Against Feminicide, I have contributed to the participatory development of AI-based tools that support activist monitoring of feminicide across different contexts. Our work was awarded an Honorary Mention from the European Commission’s 2025 S+T+ARTS Prize, which recognizes innovation at the intersection of society, technology, and the arts.
I am a Senior Lecturer in Business Politics and Development at Queen Mary University of London.
I hold a PhD in Political Economy, Development and Planning (‘22) and a Master in City Planning (‘16) from MIT, and a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Brasília. At MIT, I was a Presidential Fellow and was selected as a Fellow of the Martin Family Society of Fellows for Sustainability (2019-2020). I was also awarded the Graduate Student Council Teaching Award (2019) for excellence in teaching at a graduate level.
