Adriana de Souza e Silva

Adriana de Souza e Silva is a Communication Studies Professor and Director of the Center for Communication, Media Innovation, and Social Change at the College of Arts, Media and Design at Northeastern University. She is also one of the Editors of Mobile Media & Communication journal, and the vice-chair of the International Communication Association (ICA) Mobile Communication Division.

Dr. de Souza e Silva’s research focuses on the creative ways people appropriate mobile technologies, including location-based games and mobile media art. In particular, she investigates how mobile and locative interfaces shape urban mobility and people’s interactions with public spaces, primarily in the developing world.