Hugo Santos

About

Hugo Santos is a psychologist and doctoral candidate in public health. In his doctoral thesis, he examines work activities, working conditions, and their impact on the health of workers in relation to data work in Brazil.

His research aims to understand how digital transformations in the world of work are changing work processes and creating new forms of occupational risks in the digital age. As part of his research project at the Weizenbaum Institute, he is collaborating with the research group “Data, Algorithmic Systems, and Ethics” to investigate the realities of data work in Europe. The project aims to generate empirical knowledge about European data work contexts and develop a comparative study with the Brazilian scenario.

He is also a member of the “Digital Work, Platforms, and Artificial Intelligence” working group of the Latin American Council of Social Sciences (CLACSO). In 2025, he received the prestigious “Aluno Nota 10” doctoral scholarship from FAPERJ and ranked first in the selection process for the scholarship, which supports his six-month research stay as a visiting scholar at the Weizenbaum Institute.

Research Group: Data, Algorithmic Systmes and Ethics (01.02.2026 - 31.07.2026)