Larissa Magalhães is a Research Associate at the United Nations University (UNU-EGOV) since 2022.
She is also a researcher in Digital Policies at CyberBRICS program, Law School, Fundação Getúlio Vargas. Her research is between government technology and innovation, focusing on open data, smart cities, digital transformation capabilities, and strategies.
Larissa has a PhD in Political Science from the State University of Campinas and analyzed open government in São Paulo. During her PhD, she was a visiting scholar at the University of Montreal as a fellow of the Future Leaders in the Americas and Caribbean Program. She did postdoctoral work in Data Science in Social Sciences at Fundação Getúlio Vargas and in Sociology when she was involved with the Environmental Disaster Assistance Network in Brazil.
Larissa accumulated activities as a fellow at the Southern Cyber School on Internet Governance of the Organization of American States. She is a professional scholarship holder at the Getulio Vargas Foundation for Europe. Larissa has worked with organizations related to data for the public good, such as the Latin American Initiative for Los Data Abiertos, Global Data Barometer, V-Dem Institute, and United Cities and Local Governments.
Research Interests
- Digital Government
- Digital transformation
- Emerging technologies
- Open government and open data
Appointments
- Research Associate, United Nations University (UNU-EGOV), Portugal
- Research Associate, Getúlio Vargas Foundation, Brazil