curriculum
[directory]
Cynthia Picolo
Executive DirectorCynthia is the Executive Director of the Laboratory of Public Policy and Internet (LAPIN), overseeing research, public policy, and advocacy. She is a lawyer with a Bachelor of Laws from PUC-Campinas University (Brazil) and an LL.M. in Public International Law from Leiden University (Netherlands). She specializes in Privacy, Data Protection, and Artificial Intelligence (Academy of European Law; Vrije University Amsterdam) and holds advanced Internet Governance certification from the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee (CGI.br). Through LAPIN, Cynthia co-coordinates working groups for Brazil's Artificial Intelligence Strategy under the Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovations, and serves as a member of the Federal Government's Central Data Governance Committee. She also co-leads the G20 civil society engagement group, C20, in the Working Group on ‘Digitalization and Technology'. Cynthia is also a Research Group Member at the Center for AI and Digital Policy (CAIDP) - AI Policy Clinic-Fall 2024. Additionally, she has worked as a researcher for the IEEE's Planet Positive 2030 Initiative and as a consultant for UNESCO on the implementation of the Readiness Assessment Methodology (RAM) in Brazil.
[coordinators]
Felipe Rocha da Silva
Project CoordinatorLawyer, Bachelor of Laws from the University of Brasilia (Brazil), LL.M. in Digital Law from the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (France), where he was awarded a scholarship by the French Ministry of Education. Felipe is also certified in Advanced Internet Governance by the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee (CGI.br) and was selected for the Internet Society’s (ISOC) Youth Ambassadors Program 2023-204. Felipe is also a consultant at the Rights in Network Coalition (CDR).
Luani Marcelli
Executive AssistantGraduated in Bilingual Executive Secretariat. She gained knowledge and experience supporting CEOs and Executives, where she developed skills in managing executive careers and business development, in addition to developing her skills in consulting and event production.
Macarena Mairata
Communication CoordinatorMacarena Mairata is a communication specialist with 12 years of experience in the national market, focusing on press relations, crisis management, and institutional communication. Throughout her career, she has stood out in creating and implementing effective communication strategies, with expertise in areas such as climate change, human rights, and the defense of indigenous peoples in the Amazon. With a solid background in the third sector, Macarena has contributed to renowned organizations such as Greenpeace Brazil, Fundação Amazônia Sustentável (FAS), and SDSN-Amazônia. In addition, she has worked with major media outlets, including TeleSur, UOL, Sul21, Mídia Ninja, and Jornalistas Livres. Her experience encompasses content production and the development of impactful communication strategies.
Pedro Diogo Carvalho Monteiro
Vigilance and New Technologies CoordinatorLawyer, Bachelor of Laws and Master's degree in Criminal Law and Public Liberties from the Federal University of Bahia (Brazil). PhD in Law candidate at the University of Brasília (Brazil). Pedro specializes in topics related to surveillance, criminal system and racial terror, as well as Artificial Intelligence, new technologies and data protection. He is also a consultant at the Rights in Network Coalition (CDR).
Camila Cristina da Silva
AI CoordinatorBachelor of Laws ffrom the University of Brasília (Brazil) and undergraduate in Cyber Defense from GranFaculdade (Brazil). Camila is also aResearcher at the Laboratory of Governance and Regulation of Artificial Intelligence of the Brazilian Institute of Public Law (LIA-IDP). She was an assistant researcher at the Data Protection Law Observatory group of the University of Brasília and a volunteer researcher at the Privacy Lab project “Brazilian Data Protection Law - LGPD - Panel in the Courts” of the Center for Law, Internet and Society (CEDIS-IDP).
[LAPIN team]
Ana Beatriz Feliz
GT-Vigilance ResearcherGraduated in Law from the University of Brasília, she developed research on the topic of Facial Recognition and Public Security with the UnB Scientific Initiation Program (PROIC), during the 2022, 2023 - the year in which she was a CNPQ scholarship holder - and 2024 editions. She is also a scholarship holder from the Ministry of Racial Equality (MIR), in the REDES-ANTIRRACISTAS program developed together with UnB. In the REDES project, she provides administrative support for the activities of the 'Doras I Project - Anti-Discrimination Law and Anti-Racist Practices' and 'Doras II Project - Challenges to Decolonize Legal Education and Ensure Permanence: Research Networks, Curricular Structure and Pedagogical Practices'. Within the scope of these projects, the activity of Coordinating the Conversation Circle and mini exhibition on "Academic Research in Law, Human Rights and Racial Relations" was developed. Finally, it is worth highlighting the award in the I CONTEST OF ILLUSTRATION BY BLACK BRAZILIAN THINKERS AND AUTHORS: A REWRITING OF BRAZIL, with the illustration 'In the footsteps of Laudelina, Preta Rara, the 'Terror of the Bosses'.
Isabelle Alves
GT-AI ResearcherUndergraduate student in Forest Engineering (UnB) and Law (Unieuro). Environmental Technician (IFG). Former researcher at the World Social Forum on Health and Social Security (FMSS), mapping socio-environmental impacts in Latin America. Currently an intern at the Management and Operational Center for the Amazon Protection System (Censipam), working with remote sensing analysis and environmental monitoring. Committed to research on the socio-environmental vulnerability of Indigenous communities and conflicts in environmental law.
Ana Clara Alves Rocha
ResearcherUndergraduate in Law at the University of Paraíba (Brazil). Fellow at the Atlantic Council's DFRLab's 360/Digital Sherlocks program. Research Intern at the Recife Institute for Research in Law and Technology - IP.rec. She was a fellow at the Latin American and Caribbean Internet Governance Forum 16 (LACIGF) and a graduate of the South School of Internet Governance 15.
Maria Luiza Duarte Sá
ResearcherBachelor of Laws from the Federal University of Paraíba (Brazil). Maria Luiza also worked as an intern at the Brazilian Data Protection Authority (ANPD) in the General Coordination Department for Technology and Research and is Alumni of the South School on Internet Governance (2023). She focuses on privacy, data protection and AI governance.
Raquel Rachid
ResearcherBachelor in History from the University of São Paulo (Brazil) and Bachelor of Laws from Mackenzie University, with experience at Peking University (China). She holds a Master's degree in Political and Economic Law from Mackenzie University and is a PhD candidate in Social Change and Political Participation at the University of São Paulo (Brazil), with experience at the University of Havana (Cuba). Specialist in topics such as digital health, digital government and surveillance technologies. She is part of the project "Implications of digital technologies in health services and systems", linked to the Fiocruz Strategy for Agenda 2030. Raquel is also a lawyer specializing in personal data protection.
Katiele Ferreira
ResearcherPublicist, Bachelor in Social Communication from the Federal University of Ceará (Brazil), Master's student in Communication at the Federal University of Ceará (Brazil). Katyele is also a researcher at Telas - Research Laboratory in Economics, Technology and Communication Policies. She focuses on the discourses on digital technologies and public policies.
Pedro Peres
ResearcherBachelor of Laws from the Federal University of Pernambuco (2018). Approved for the European Master in Law, Data and Artificial Intelligence (EMILDAI) at Dublin City University (2024-2026). He has been a member of the Public Policy and Internet Laboratory (LAPIN) since 2020, where he was director (2021-2022) and currently works as a researcher. Pedro was a fellow of the Youth@IGF program, of the Internet Steering Committee in Brazil (CGI.Br) in 2016 and 2019. He was a member of Youth4DigitalSustainability (2020) and YouthxPolicyMakers (2021), of the German Informatics Society.
Yuri Lima
ResearcherLawyer, Bachelor of Laws from State University of Rio Grande do Norte (Brazil), Master's student in Sociology at the Federal University of Ceará (Brazil). Postgraduate student in Digital Law from the University of Rio de Janeiro/ITS-Rio and specialist in Digital Transformation and Innovation - BBI of Chicago. Yuri also works as a Special Coordinator of Public Policies for LGBTI+ at the Secretariat for Diversity of Ceará State. He was also a legal innovation agent at the Attorney General's Office of the National Treasury (2022-2024) and at the Innovation and Data Laboratory of Ceará - ÍRIS Lab.
Enio Ferreira
GT-AI ResearcherIs a undergraduate student in Computer Science and Science, Technology, and Society (STS) at Stanford University, with an interest in civic technology and algorithmic justice. He has collaborated with initiatives at Tech Global Institute, EMITEC and Science International Club, working on cybersecurity, digital education and AI innovation. Founder of Me Enxergue, he was a finalist in Fast Forward's 2025 Startup Accelerator and has been recognized in awards such as the Microsoft Imagine Worldwide Cup Junior.
Marcelo Júnior
GT-AI ResearcherPh.D. candidate in Human and Social Sciences at UFABC, in the research line of public policies, digital culture and technology. Holds a master's degree from the same graduate program. Researcher at the Laboratory of Free Technologies (LabLivre) and the Laboratory of Public Policies and Internet (Lapin). Conducts studies on the use of automated systems powered by artificial intelligence in brazilian environmental policies and their consequences for civil participation and national sovereignty.
Pâmela Rocha
Communication AssistantAdvertising professional. Master's candidate in Communication at the Federal University of Ceará (UFC). Researcher at LabGRIM - Research Laboratory on the Relationship Between Childhood, Youth, and Media (PPGCOM/UFC). Engages in research at the intersection of childhood and the internet, with a particular focus on children's rights in the digital space.
Miranda Almeida
WebdesignerSpecialist in Art and Technology. Co-coordinator of the Escola Carnavalesca - Semente Cerratense 2024. Cultural Producer and Administrative Coordinator at the Cultural and Social Institute No Setor. Scholarship holder of the technical layout team at Ibict in the Information Science and Social Inclusion journals.
[counselors]
Alexandra Krastins Lopes
Counselor and Founding MemberAdvogada e pesquisadora em proteção de dados e IA. Foi gerente de projetos na Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados (ANPD). Cofundadora do Laboratório de Políticas Públicas e Internet (LAPIN). Certificada em AI Policy pelo Center of AI and Digital Policy. Avaliadora no Comitê Gestor da Internet no Brasil (2022-2023-2024).
Thiago Moraes
Counselor and Founding MemberDoutorando em Direito na UnB e na VUB (Vrije Univesiteit Brussels), LLM Law & Technology (Tilburg University), Mestre em Ciências da Informação, Bacharel em Direito e em Engenharia de Redes (UnB). Coordenador de Inovação e Pesquisa na Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados (ANPD), foi o primeiro Encarregado de Proteção de Dados Pessoais da Autoridade. CIPP/E, CIPM, CIPT, CDPO/BR.
[associate members]
José Renato Laranjeira
Founding Member and researcherBachelor of Laws from the University of Brasília (Brazil), Masters in Law from the University of Brasília with an exchange at the University of Bologna (Italy). PhD candidate at the Sustainable AI Lab from Bonn University (Germany). José also represents LAPIN as a member of the Federal Government's Central Data Governance Committee. He was a fellow of the German Chancellor Fellow program of the Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung (Germany), having conducted research at the European Parliament to investigate AI regulation in Brazil and Europe.
Otávio Mayrink
Founding MemberLawyer, graduated in Law from the University of Brasilia (UnB), scholarship holder for the Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program (ELAP) in Canada in 2019. Otávio was CEO of LAPIN in 2020 and is a co-founder of LAPIN. He has been a Forecaster Pro since 2021 and is the leader of the Brazilian superforecasting team. He is also a fellow of CGI.br's Youth Brazil in 2022 program.
[meritorious members]
Ana Cláudia Farranha
Former LAPIN Coordinator as UnB's extension ProjectGraduated in Law from the Federal University of Espírito Santo (1991), Master in Political Science from the State University of Campinas (1999) and PhD in Social Sciences from the State University of Campinas (2006). Associate Professor at the University of Brasilia Law School. Professor of the Graduate Program in Law at UnB and researcher at the Center for Advanced Studies in Government and Public Administration - CEAG.
Marcelo Gomes
Former Events DirectorHe holds a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), a bachelor's degree in Law from Processus College, took the International Public Law course at the George Washington University Summer School and also completed the subjects of the Academic Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering at the University of Brasília (UnB). He is a servant of the Federal Senate.
Amanda Espinera
Academic Advisor and ReviewerPhD student in Law at the University of Brasília (UnB) and the University of Minho. Master's degree from UnB. Lawyer. Law degree from the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA). Technical advisor to the Chamber of Deputies. Works on research linked to the Legislative Modernization of Broadcasting, Ministry of Communications. At LAPIN, she was an academic advisor.
