Who we are
The SPAC lab team is a multidisciplinary research group that takes advantage of the Digital Revolution and works together to understand how individual behaviour impacts on society. Our current groups members have backgrounds in areas as diverse as Biology, Computer Science, Economics, Law, Mathematics, Physics or Psychology. We are an equal opportunity employer and strive to promote diversity in science.
Current Members
GROUP LEADER
Joana Gonçalves de Sá
MSC STUDENT
David Almeida
DATA SCIENTIST
Paulo Almeida
PHD STUDENT
Íris Damião
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER
Simone Lackner
MSC STUDENT
João Loureiro
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER
Cristina Mendonça
PHD STUDENT
Sara Mesquita
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER
Lília Perfeito
MSC STUDENT
José Reis
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER
Eleonora Tulumello
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER
Irma Varela-Lasheras
External Members
RESEARCH FELLOW
Sofia Pinto
MSC STUDENT
Afonso Marques
RESEARCH FELLOW
Pedro Rio
VISITING MEMBER
Frederico Francisco
Collaborators
We collaborate with colleagues from many different institutions and research areas. We work or have worked directly with:
- André Mata, CICPSI, Lisbon University, Portugal
- Bruno Martins, IST and INESC-ID, Portugal
- Carlota Louro, Nova Medical School, Portugal
- Cláudia Soares, IST-ID and FCT Nova, Portugal
- Johan Bollen, Indiana University, USA
- José Tavares, Nova SBE, Portugal
- Luis Rocha, Indiana University, USA
- Manuel Arriaga, NYU, USA
- Manuel Marques-Pita, CICANT, Lusófona University, Portugal
- Maria Eduarda Gonçalves, ISCTE, Portugal
- Sofia Serra da Silva, ICS, Portugal
- Susana Peralta, Nova SBE, Portugal
- Ministério da Saúde, Portugal
- Serviços Partilhados do Ministério da Saúde (SPMS), Portugal
Past Members
- Post-doc Alex Davidson, left for a position in a cryptography research lab associated with the Brave web browser
- Post-doc Miguel Won, left for a post-doc at INESC-ID, Portugal
- Post-doc Manuel Marques-Pita, left for a faculty position at Universidade Lusófona, Portugal
- Post-doc Tiago Simas, left for a position as researcher at Telefónica, Spain
- Fellow Pedro Varela, left for a PhD at IST, Portugal
- Summer student João Nolasco Santos, left for a PhD
- Summer student Michael West, left for an undergraduate degree at Imperial College
- Summer student, Silvia Gerola, left for a job in Italy