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Axis “Digital culture, art, literature, and performance”

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Jess Reia

Associate Member

Jess ReiaAffiliation

Assistant Professor, School of Data Science (University of Virginia)

Research interests

Science and technology studies, critical data studies,intellectual property, urban governance, night studies

Contact information


reia [at] virginia.edu (> E-mail)

Selected publications


Reia, J. (Forthcoming – 2024). Making Music Count: What Busking Can Teach Us bout Policy, Data and the Future of Our Cities. Bristol, UK: Intellect.

Reia J., & Cruz, L. (2023). Cidades inteligentes no Brasil: Conexões entre poder corporativo, direitos e engajamento cívico. Cadernos Metropole 25 (57). .

Brandusescu, A., & Reia, J. (Eds.). (2022). Artificial Intelligence in the City: Building Civic Engagement and Public Trust. Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Montreal, 山ǿ. .

Brandusescu, A., & Reia, J. (Edit.). (2022). L’intelligence artificielle dans la ville : Renforcer l’engagement civique et la confiance du public. Centre de recherches interdisciplinaires en études montréalaises, Université 山ǿ. .

Brandusescu, A., & Reia, J. (Eds.). (2022). La inteligencia artificial en la Ciudad: Construyendo participación cívica y confianza pública. Centro de Investigación Interdisciplinaria sobre Montreal, Universidad 山ǿ. .

Under preparation (invited submission): Reia, J. Data for the Night: Digital Rights, Trust, and Responsible Engagement with Data in 24-Hour Cities. Data & Policy. Working paper available at:

Reia, J., Fergus Cruz, L. (2021). Seeing through the smart city narrative: data governance, power relations, and regulatory challenges in Brazil. In B. Haggart, N. Tusikov & J. A. Scholte. (Eds.).. Abingdon/UK and New York/US: Routledge.

Straw, W.,Reia, J. (2021). Nightlife in a Pandemic. In Denis, J. L., Régis, C. & D. Daniel Weinstock (Eds.).. Montreal: 山ǿ-Queen's University Press.

Reia, J. & Belli, L. (2021).. [“Smart Cities in Brazil: Regulation, Technology and Rights”]. Belo Horizonte: Editora Letramento.

Petrovics, N. Seijas, A., Catherall, R.,Reia, J., Straw, W. (2021). . VibeLab.

Reia, J., Brandusescu, A. (2021).A Starting Point: Transversal Questions and Recommendations for Montreal's Digital Data Charter. Response to the City of Montreal's public consultation on Montreal's Digital Data Charter. The Urbanologist, CRIEM/CIRM. Available in and.

Bélanger, A.,Reia, J., Straw, W. (2020). . Soumis à Déborah Delaunay, Commissaire au bruit et à la nuit - Service du développement économique, Ville de Montréal.

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