Based on the perspectives of Information and Communication interdisciplinary research, we seek to better understand the relationship between emerging technologies/new media and social, cultural, physical and virtual spaces through digital methods and data science analytics and visualization
Janna Joceli Omena kicks off the SMU study group's activities in 2024. In February, the first SMU study meeting will take place virtually, based on the reading of the texts "O que são Métodos Digitais?" and "Fundamentos" derived from Janna Joceli Omena 's book "Métodos Digitais: Teória-prática-crítica' '. SMU researchers Tarciso Tadeu Salvador and Silvana Comunian will participate in the dynamic by presenting and reporting, respectively, followed by comments from the invited researcher. Janna Joceli Omena is a Teaching Fellow at the University of Warwick and an Invited Assistant Professor at Nova University Lisbon. Omena develops digital methods with and about AI, web technologies, platforms, and their (sub)cultures of use. Her research explores the practice and theory of digital methods, where she guides on the design and implementation of research with these methods. Dr. Omena investigates the technicality of computational means from conceptual, technical, and empirical perspectives, leveraging this knowledge to develop accessible and reproducible methodologies. Her work involves discussions on methodology and theoretical foundations.
Janna Joceli Omena kicks off the SMU study group’s activities in 2024. In February, the first SMU study meeting will take place virtually, based on the reading of the texts “O que são Métodos Digitais?” and “Fundamentos” derived from Janna Joceli Omena ‘s book “Métodos Digitais: Teória-prática-crítica’ ‘. SMU researchers Tarciso Tadeu Salvador and Silvana Comunian will participate in the dynamic by presenting and reporting, respectively, followed by comments from the invited researcher. Janna Joceli Omena is a Teaching Fellow at the University of Warwick and an Invited Assistant Professor at Nova University Lisbon. Omena develops digital methods with and about AI, web technologies, platforms, and their (sub)cultures of use. Her research explores the practice and theory of digital methods, where she guides on the design and implementation of research with these methods. Dr. Omena investigates the technicality of computational means from conceptual, technical, and empirical perspectives, leveraging this knowledge to develop accessible and reproducible methodologies. Her work involves discussions on methodology and theoretical foundations.
“Data and Cultural Analytics Seminar 2024” is an event part of the celebration of the 10th anniversary of Smart Media & Users (SMU) research group at University of São Paulo, Brazil, dedicated to investigate the access and use of digital artifacts in contemporary culture by exploring digital methods. In the context of Software Studies, Information and Media objects are the main focus of SMU research, using computational, visualization, and other data science methods for exploring the nuances of digital culture. For this seminar, we are planning a full day of activities involving a talk with Lev Manovich: “Understanding Cultural Data”. He is an artist, theorist of digital culture and one of the main and most important contemporary authors in this area of research, discussing highlights of his books, such as The Language of New Media (2001), Software Takes Command (2013) and Cultural Analytics (2020). Lev Manovich is a Presidential Professor at The Graduate Center, City University of New York, and the founder and director of the Cultural Analytics Lab. This seminar is aimed to foster, enhance and publicize the discussion on Data and Cultural Analytics, calling attention for the necessary interdisciplinary perspective and promoting national and international research collaboration in this topic. The seminar is planned to occur in May-June 2024, at School of Communication and Arts at University of São Paulo (ECA/USP), São Paulo, Brazil. Further information is to be provided sooner.
The study titled “Youth and Instagram Stories: A Netnographic Study During the COVID-19 Pandemic,” stemming from the research of the late Milena Possar Garcia, a member of SMU who passed away in 2021, has been published in the prestigious Information Research journal. This marks a moment of great joy for the group, as Milena’s work can now impact researchers worldwide interested in the social relationships mediated by social media technologies. The study is accessible under the “Main Publications” tab.
Angelo Gozzi, a member of SMU, recently gave a presentation to students at the University of São Paulo (USP). The researcher had the opportunity to engage with undergraduate students from USP on Data-Driven Culture applied to big data. The talk took place within the context of the Information Technology Fundamentals course, taught by Alan Angeluci and attended by students from ECA (School of Communications and Arts) and other units, such as the Institute of Mathematics and Statistics (IME) and POLI (Polytechnic School). The knowledge exchange proved to be highly enriching for all involved.
SMU research group was founded in 2014 and operated within the vibrant atmosphere of the Municipal University of São Caetano do Sul (USCS), in São Caetano do Sul, right in the powerful industrial pole of ABC region of São Paulo metropolitan area, Brazil.
In 2022, SMU became part of the School of Communications and Arts of the University of São Paulo (ECA-USP) – the best university in Latin America and the Caribbean and among the top one hundred in the world according to the QS World University Rankings. The new house in São Paulo and the contemporary technological transformations, combined with the group’s tradition, brought with greater force the demands for applied research that seek to better understand the relation between emerging technologies/new media and social, cultural, physical and virtual spaces through digital methods and data science analytics and visualization.
Over ten years, SMU has collaborated with the scientific training of more than fifty students, researchers and professionals, who have worked and work permanently or intermittently with the group’s projects.
SMU is deeply interested in international partnerships for R&D with companies, research institutions and universities. If you want to be a R&D partner or sponsor, contact us: [email protected].
SMU is a formally registered group in the directory of CNPq research groups.
Permanent members from 2022-2024 period: