About
Adriana de Souza e Silva is a Communication Studies Professor and Director of the Center for Transformative Media at the College of Arts, Media and Design (CAMD) at Northeastern University. She is also Senior Editor of the Mobile Media & Communication journal and Chair of the International Communication Association (ICA) Mobile Communication Division. In 2026, de Souza e Silva was inducted as Fellow of the International Communication Association.Dr. de Souza e Silva’s research investigates how engagement with mobile media technologies (particularly artificial intelligence) shape urban mobility and interactions in networked public spaces, primarily in the developing world. In particular, she focuses on the creative ways people engage with mobile technologies through location-based games and mobile media art.
She is the author 3 books, 5 edited collections, and over 60 articles in peer-reviewed outlets. Prior to joining the faculty at Northeastern, Dr. de Souza e Silva was a Professor of Communication at North Carolina State University, where she twice won the university's College of Humanities and Social Sciences Outstanding Researcher Award, and received the NC State’s Distinguished University Graduate Professor Award from the University’s Alumni Association.
In addition to Northeastern and North Carolina State, de Souza e Silva was an associate professor the IT University of Copenhagen (Denmark), and a visiting scholars at the Pontifical Catholic University (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). She teaches classes on mobile communication, internet studies, and histories/theories of technology.