Clara Rosa Cardoso

Clara Rosa Cardoso is a Researcher at the University of Siegen's Department of Business Informatics and New Media, contributing to the DCitizens project and advising students in the HCI master's program. She holds a Master's in Digital Media and Society from the University of Bremen, with a thesis on hashtag activism (#ForaBolsonaro). Her research focuses on online political activism, digital media's societal impact, and participatory design in underserved communities. She has supported labs like ZeMKI's Mediatization and Globalization group and Prof. Kannengiesser's media sociology projects. Beyond academia, she tutored media practice lectures and summer camps. She earned a Bachelor's in Communication from Universidade Federal da Bahia and an MBA in Marketing (Brazil).

Her work emphasizes resilience in unstable regions (e.g., Palestinian refugee camps) and lessons from design failures in digital civics. She collaborates on projects like Fab Lab Siegen and contributes to HCI conferences like CHI and NordiCHI. Clara's interdisciplinary approach bridges technology, sociology, and community empowerment without formal awards noted to date.