Summary
Patricia Santos is a data-driven postdoctoral researcher in computer science with a PhD and a decade of experience applying ML and NLP to large-scale digital trace data. She builds and maintains production-ready Python data pipelines and dashboards to study online communication, hate speech, and social media dynamics, translating complex analyses into actionable reports used by governments and media. Her background includes full-stack engineering at General Motors, giving her practical experience across databases, backend services, and front-end delivery. Patricia supervises and collaborates across multidisciplinary teams, contributes open methodological code, and combines academic rigor with policy-relevant impact. Based in Amsterdam, she brings a rare blend of research-grade modelling and hands-on engineering that turns noisy social data into clear, deployable insights.
10 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science at Universidade Federal do ABC
Bachelor's degree Business and Office Management, Bachelor's degree Business and Office Management at Faculdade de Tecnologia de São Paulo - FATEC-SP
English, Portuguese