David Nemer
David Nemer is a Brazilian assistant professor, author, ethnographer, and researcher specialized in information anthropology. He works in the Department of Media Studies at the University of Virginia.[1] Nemer is the author of the book Favela Digital - The Other Side of Technology and one of the references in promoting broadband internet access in marginalized communities.[2] He has also conducted work on internet access in Cuba and Appalachia (Eastern Kentucky).[2][3][4]
Working in the areas of ICT4D, community informatics, and science and technology studies, he is associate editor of the Journal of Community Informatics, and review editor of the journal Tapuya: Latin American Science, Technology and Society. In the field of ICT4D, Nemer helped to lead its largest conference, ICTD, in its 10th edition.[5] His research has been supported by a variety of sponsors including Google, Microsoft Research,[6] United Nations University,[7] Fraunhofer Institute, Confucius Institute,[8] and the German Academic Exchange Service. From Fall 2015 through the summer of 2019 he worked in the School of Information Science at the University of Kentucky.[1]
During Brazil's presidential elections of 2018, Nemer was one of the researchers who led the investigation related to the production and distribution of fake news on social media.[9][10] His research focused on pro-Bolsonaro WhatsApp groups and Nemer identified the human infrastructure, based on 3 groups of users, that produced and spread the misinformation.[11][12]. Nemer's most recent findings have highlighted how WhatsApp has served as a space to radicalize the right in Bolsonaro’s Brazil.[13]
Awards[edit]
Nemer won the 2018-19 Faculty Research Award from the University of Kentucky;[14] this award recognizes a faculty member who has achieved a record of noteworthy achievements.[15] In 2018, Nemer was recognized as a rising leader for the promotion of diversity in the field of technology by the 2018 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems,[16][17] and in 2016 was honored as one of the highlights in science and technology by the State Department of Science and Technology, Brazil.[18]
Education[edit]
- Ph.D., Indiana University, Informatics (Computing, Culture, and Society), 2015, USA.
- M.Sc., Saarland University, Computer Science, 2009, Germany.
- B.Sc., Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Business Administration, 2007, Brazil.
- B.Sc., FAESA, Computer Science, 2006, Brazil.
Favela Digital[edit]
In his book Favela Digital – The Other Side of Technology, Nemer aims to understand the experience of marginalized people in community technology centers in the favelas (urban slums) of Vitoria, Brazil, and shows in photos the reality of day to day life in the favelas and how their residents use digital technology.[19][20][21] The book has been reviewed in The Information Society, LSE Review of Books, and the Journal of Community Informatics. Favela Digital was one of the reads on Brazilian politics, history, and culture for the 2016 Rio Olympics recommended by the London School of Economics and Political Science.[22] In 2018, Favela Digital was adapted into a musical by the Cia. Passinho Brazil.[23]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "David Nemer Webpage". Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Moreno, Ana Carolina (2019-11-01). "O brasileiro que virou referência em antropologia da informática nos EUA para ter impacto maior no Brasil". Globo. G1. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ↑ Thompson, Clive (2018-05-30). "Inside Cuba's massive, weekly, human-curated sneakernet". BoingBoing. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ↑ Capocci, Andrea (2018-07-10). "Most Cubans don't have internet, but they have 'el paquete'". Il Manisfesto. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ↑ "THE TENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AND DEVELOPMENT". Organizers - ICTDX. ICTDX.
- ↑ "David Nemer talks about his stint at MSR India". Microsoft Research. Microsoft Research. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ↑ "Visiting Scholars at UNU-CS in Summer 2016". United Nations University. United Nations University.
- ↑ "Nemer and Frisby Receive UK Confucius Institute Grants". College of Communication and Information. University of Kentucky. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ↑ Thaker, Aria (2018-10-31). "Fake news on WhatsApp swayed Brazil's election. India should be worried". Quartz. Quartz. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ↑ Hazard Owen, Laura (2018-10-28). "What to know about WhatsApp in Brazil ahead of Sunday's election". Harvard University. NiemanLab. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ↑ Nemer, David (2018-10-25). "The three types of WhatsApp users getting Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro elected". The Guardian.
- ↑ Cho, Marc (1 November 2018). "How WhatsApp Turned Brazil's 2018 Elections Upside-Down: An Autopsy Report". RioOnWatch. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ↑ Nemer, David (16 August 2019). "WhatsApp Is Radicalizing The Right In Bolsonaro's Brazil". HuffPost. HuffPost. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ↑ "CI : Faculty Research Award Winners". ci.uky.edu. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
- ↑ "CI : College Excellence Awards". ci.uky.edu. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
- ↑ "Diversity & Inclusion Lunch". CHI 2018 - Engage with CHI. CHI. Retrieved 2019-01-12.
- ↑ "Nemer Recognized as Champion of Diversity and Inclusion in the Human-Computer Interaction Community". University of Kentucky School of Information Science. Retrieved 2019-01-12.
- ↑ "Semana de Ciência e Tecnologia tem atividades em 12 cidades do ES". Globo | G1 (in português). 2016-10-19. Retrieved 2019-01-12.
- ↑ Custódio, Leonardo. "Book Review: Favela Digital: The Other Side of Technology by David Nemer". LSE Review of Books. The London School of Economics. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ↑ Mendonça, Maira (2018-01-14). "Pesquisador analisa hábitos digitais nos morros de Vitória". Gazeta Online (in português). Retrieved 2019-01-12.
- ↑ Fink, Alexander (2016-06-09). "Favela Digital: The Other Side of Technology, by David Nemer". The Information Society. 32 (5): 368–369. doi:10.1080/01972243.2016.1212623.
- ↑ "Reading List: Recommended Reads on Brazilian Politics, History and Culture for the 2016 Rio Olympics". LSE Review of Books. London School of Economics. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ↑ "Batalhas de dança e oficinas de passinho são realizadas no espetáculo Favela Digital em Salvador" (1 April 2018). Globo. G1. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
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