Dr. Mathias-Felipe de-Lima-Santos is a scholar and practitioner operating at the nexus of media, technology, and society. His work examines the social implications of AI and platform governance, with a specialized focus on media innovation within the Global South. Currently based at UNSW Sydney, Mathias-Felipe integrates applied computation with critical inquiry to explore how technological shifts reshape online social networks and public-interest communication. Beyond this role, he is affiliated to the Digital Media and Society Observatory (DMSO) at the Federal University of São Paulo (Unifesp). In 2024, The Australian and the Australian Academy of the Humanities named him a rising star in Communication and Cultural Studies. As a leading voice in his field, he is the co-editor of Journalism, Data and Technology in Latin America and the forthcoming two-volume collection Fact-Checking in the Global South (Palgrave Macmillan). He also serves as an Associate Editor for the journal Journalism Practice.