We live in a world increasingly mediated by data, platforms, and algorithms.
But they are not neutral — they carry contexts, disputes, and inequalities.
We are an institute working at the intersection of research, technology, and creation.
We produce grounded studies, develop projects, and experiment with different forms of expression to understand how social markers of difference operate in the digital environment.
We work to influence decision-making, expand public debate, and strengthen more equitable practices in the use of data and technology.
We believe in data justice, in the power of imagination, and in the collective construction of more democratic and sustainable futures.
We identify problems and propose solutions through evidence-based analysis, aiming to influence public debate and strategic decision-making processes, spark new imaginaries, and promote social transformation with impact and purpose.
To produce and disseminate evidence-based knowledge on social markers of difference in the digital environment, connecting research and creative experimentation to promote data justice, plurality, and impactful social transformation.
To be a reference in connecting research, creativity, and policy engagement in the digital field, influencing strategic decisions and shaping more just, democratic, and sustainable futures.
Data justice and digital rights
Active advocacy against discrimination and unequal uses of digital technologies.Knowledge as transformation
Production and dissemination of critical, accessible, and relevant information.Creativity and imaginaries
Use of experimentation as a tool to envision diverse futures.Civic engagement and advocacy
Networked action, strategic litigation, and influence on public debate.Innovation for sustainability
Integration of technology, social impact, and sustainable development.
The team
Bianca Kremer
Scientific Director
She holds a Ph.D. in Law from PUC-Rio (2021), with a postdoctoral fellowship in Law and Development at the Geneva Graduate Institute (IHEID) (2024). She earned a Master’s degree in Constitutional Law from UFF (2016) and a Law degree from UFRJ (2013). She was a visiting researcher at the Weizenbaum Institute in Germany (2024) and at the Center for Law and Digital Technologies in the Netherlands (2016). She received the Google Award for Inclusion (Google for Education, 2022) for her work on accountability in the public sector regarding racial bias in algorithms. She was selected as a Movement Scientist Fellow by Data for Black Lives (D4BL) (2024). She served as a guest lecturer for UNESCO in the course AI and the Rule of Law (2021). She is a professor of Civil Law and Digital Law with over 10 years of experience in undergraduate and graduate teaching, having taught at some of the country’s most prestigious institutions. She has solid experience in project management, scientific coordination, and team leadership. As a lawyer and activist, she has dedicated the past 15 years of her career to combating racism and all forms of discrimination in the digital environment. She was elected as a full member representing civil society on the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee (CGI.br) (2024–2026). She is co-founder and director of Instituto .dot.
Adolpho Strambi
Executive Director
Social entrepreneur, illustrator, and visual and multimedia artist with over ten years of professional experience and a solid presence in the independent publishing scene. He studied Design with a focus on Visual Communication at PUC-Rio and is currently pursuing a degree in Architecture and Urbanism at Unaerp. He has participated in studios, residencies, and art schools in Brazil and abroad. He completed studies at the Parque Lage School of Visual Arts (printmaking, silkscreen, and monotype techniques) and undertook an artistic residency at the Berlin Art Institute – BAI (Germany, 2024). He was co-creator of the collective Casas da Banha, a collaborative duo with illustrator Fabricio Carvalho (2013–2020). He is co-founder and director of Instituto .dot.
Banana
Senior Institutional Well-Being Coordinator
Responsible for monitoring the team’s stress levels and stepping in with a physical presence whenever necessary. A tireless advocate for strategic breaks and the belief that long meetings should be replaced with walks.
Differential: Full Office package. Intermediate Spanish.
Biggest flaw: steals office supplies.
Former collaborators
Fernanda Gomes
Affiliated Researcher
She holds a Ph.D. and a Master’s degree in Sociology from the Institute of Social and Political Studies at the State University of Rio de Janeiro (Iesp-UERJ). She earned a degree in Social Communication from Faculdades Integradas Hélio Alonso (2012) and a teaching degree in Social Sciences from the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO).
She has been a member of the Tutorial Education Program “Diagnosis and Analysis of Affirmative Action Policies” since 2015, as well as the Multidisciplinary Study Group on Affirmative Action (GEMAA) at Iesp-UERJ. She joined Instituto .dot as an Associate Researcher in the project “Racial and Gender Discrimination in Credit Scoring Systems in Brazil” (2025)