Rafael Grohmann

Rafael Grohmann is an Assistant Professor of Media Studies at the Department of Arts, Culture and Media, University of Toronto. He is also affiliated with Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (Unisinos University), Brazil, as an Assistant Professor in Communication. Grohmann serves as Principal Investigator for the Fairwork project in Brazil, Coordinator of DigiLabour Research Lab, and editor of DigiLabour newsletter. His work bridges Latin American digital labor studies, AI's societal impacts, and platform cooperativism.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Communication, University of São Paulo (2016)
• M.Sc. in Communication, University of São Paulo (2012)
• BA in Social Sciences, Federal University of Juiz de Fora (2009)

Research interests include platform labor, AI and work, datafication, and worker-owned platforms, with a focus on Global South and gender perspectives. His recent work analyzes Brazilian women's hidden labor on AI platforms and labor migration in the gaming industry.

Scientific awards include grants from SSHRC, CNPq, FAPESP, and COST Action. Grohmann is an editorial board member of Big Data & Society, Work, Employment and Society, and co-founder of the Platforms & Society journal. He is actively involved in public engagement, including podcasts like Tech Won't Save Us and op-eds on data sovereignty.

Projects:

• Creative Labour and Critical Futures (CLCF): Studies ethical approaches to AI in creative sectors.
• Worker-Owned Intersectional Platforms (WOIP): Explores worker-owned tech solutions in Brazil and Argentina.