We are a multidisciplinary team exploring how media and technology can support personal, social and democratic well-being. Inspired by UN Blue Helmets in physical conflict zones, we mainly test how bots can help create more peaceful digital environments.

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OUR TEAM & SCIENTIFIC CONTRIBUTORS

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Abílio Almeida

Founder / Prosocial Bots

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Samuel Woolley

Social Bots & Disinformation

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Shahar Avin

AI Risk & Governance

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Enrickson Varsori

Digital Technology & Media

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Mariana Pinho

Environmental & Social Psychology

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António Baía Reis

Immersive Media & Arts

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Cláudia Oliveira

Digital Mental Health

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Alexandre Guilherme

Peace & Violence Studies

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Fernanda Oliveira

Ethics & Political Philosophy

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David Salinas

EU Human Rights & Policy

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Mona Al-Qahtani

Computer Science

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Alexia García

Internet Governance

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Ricardo Campos

Software Engineering

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Pedro Duarte

Software Engineering

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Diogo Martins

Software Engineering

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Carlos Sousa

Software Engineering

We are a volunteer-led research collective developing and testing ethical and prosocial bots.

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