Biography
João Gonçalves is Associate Professor in the Department of Media and Communication at ÃÀÅ®¸£ÀûµçÓ°ÔºÎçÒ¹ (Netherlands). His research relates to artificial intelligence, democracy and the impacts of digitalization. He investigates topics such as online hate speech, discrimination from artificial intelligence algorithms and developed the Erasmian Language Model, an open-source and sustainable alternative to ChatGPT. Together with Jason Pridmore, he was awarded the Horizon Europe SEISMEC (Supporting European Industry Success Maximization through Empowerment Centered development) project funded with 10 million euros by the European Commission, leading a consortium of 31 partners in 17 countries. He also received a VENI talent grant worth €280,000 from the Dutch Research Council to investigate data quality in artificial intelligence using social science methods. He has published in international journals such as New Media & Society, Journalism, Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, Political Communication and AI & Society. He is also co-lead theme for The Digital Society in the SSH-Breed programme.
Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication
Associate professor | Department of Media and Communication
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Work
- Anouk Mols, Jorge Pereira Campos & João Fernando Ferreira Gonçalves (2026) - - Human-Computer Interaction, 41 (2), 83-100 - doi: -
- Hannah van Kolfschooten, João Gonçalves, Nic Orchard & Caroline Figueroa (2025) - - Digital Health, 11 - doi: -
- Max Matthias van der Breggen, João Gonçalves & David Boeren (2025) - - Journal of Information Technology and Politics - doi: -
- M. A. Palacios Barea, D. Boeren & J. F. Ferreira Goncalves (2025) - - AI and Society, 40 (2), 461-479 - doi: -
- Ina Weber, João Gonçalves, Gina M. Masullo, Marisa Torres da Silva & Joep Hofhuis (2024) - - Social Media and Society, 10 (4) - doi: -
- Joao Fernando Ferreira Goncalves, Nick Jelicic, Michele Murgia & Evert Stamhuis (2024) - - doi:
- Abdul Rasheed Ottun, Rasinthe Marasinge, Toluwani Elemosho, Mohan Liyanage, Mohammad Ragab, Prachi Bagave, Marcus Westberg, Mehrdad Asadi, Michell Boerger, Chamara Sandeepa, Thulitha Senevirathna, Bartlomiej Siniarski, Madhusanka Liyanage, Vin Hoa La, Manh Dung Nguyen, Edgardo Montes de Oca, Tessa Oomen, Joao Fernando Ferreira Goncalves, Illija Tanascovic, Sasa Klopanovic, Nicolas Kourtellis, Claudio Soriente, Jason Pridmore, Ana Rosa Cavalli, Drasko Draskovic, Samuel Marchal, Shen Wang, David Solans Noguero, Nikolay Tcholtchev, Aaron Yi Ding & Huber Flores (2024) - -
- Joep Hofhuis, Joao Fernando Ferreira Goncalves, Pytrik Schafraad & Biyao Wu (2024) - - Public Relations Review, 50 (1) - doi:
- Magdalena Wojcieszak, Ericka Menchen-Trevino, Bernhard Clemm von Hohenberg, Sjifra de Leeuw, João Gonçalves, Sam Davidson & Alexandre Gonçalves (2024) - - Political Communication, 41 (1), 129-151 - doi: -
- Joao Fernando Ferreira Goncalves (2024) - -
- Joao Fernando Ferreira Goncalves (2024) - -
- Palesa Mashigo, Jacco van Sterkenburg, Teresa De la Hera & Joao Fernando Ferreira Goncalves (2024) - - Ethnic and Racial Studies - doi: -
- Tessa Oomen, João Gonçalves & Anouk Mols (2024) - - International Journal of Communication, 18, 609-633 -
- João Gonçalves & Ina Weber (2023) - - doi: -
- Jane Cronin, João Fernando Ferreira Gonçalves, Magdalena Wojcieszak, Bernhard Clemm von Hohenberg & Ericka Menchen-Trevino (2023) - - Journal of Information Technology and Politics, 20 (4), 407-421 - doi: -
- Gina M. Masullo, Claudia Wilhelm, Taeyoung Lee, Joao Fernando Ferreira Goncalves, Martin J Riedl & Natalie J Stroud (2022) - - New Media & Society, 26 (9), 5379-5402 - doi:
- Magdalena Wojcieszak, Ericka Menchen-Trevino, Joao Fernando Ferreira Goncalves & Brian Weeks (2022) - - International Journal of Press/Politics, 27 (4), 860-886 - doi: -
- Jorge Pereira Campos, Joao Fernando Ferreira Goncalves & Jason Pridmore (2022) -
- Jorge Pereira Campos, Joao Fernando Ferreira Goncalves & Jason Pridmore (2022) -
- Nadia Mentzel, Phuong Hoan Le, Sarah Young & Joao Fernando Ferreira Goncalves (10 april 2024) - Responsible Engagement with AI in Organisations: First cross-cluster meeting of REACT and ROCCS
- Joao Fernando Ferreira Goncalves (3 januari 2024) - Drie Nederlandse topwetenschappers over het komende jaar: ‘Ik wil een verschil maken in de wereld’
- Joao Fernando Ferreira Goncalves (3 juni 2019) - O insulto dá-se bem nas caixas de comentários da PolÃtica
- Joao Fernando Ferreira Goncalves (18 maart 2019) - Os comentários nos jornais online
- Vivian Chen, Ofra Klein, Joao Fernando Ferreira Goncalves & Arul Chib (2025) - Language & Power in Humane AI (Chair)
Activiteit: Organising and contributing to an event › Academic - Freya De Keyzer, Ana Isabel Loureiro Lopes & Joao Fernando Ferreira Goncalves (2025) - USING AI AGENTS TO STIMULATE SUSTAINABLE CHOICES (Speaker)
Activiteit: Oral presentation › Academic - Joao Fernando Ferreira Goncalves (2024) - Defense of Rafael Delfino Rodrigues Alves (Examiner)
Activiteit: Examination › Academic - Joao Fernando Ferreira Goncalves (2024) - The Erasmian Language Model (Speaker)
Activiteit: Invited talk › Professional - Joao Fernando Ferreira Goncalves (2024) - Generative AI in ÃÀÅ®¸£ÀûµçÓ°ÔºÎçÒ¹: Creativity or Cheating? (Speaker)
Activiteit: Invited talk › Academic - Joao Fernando Ferreira Goncalves (2024) - How to Create Your Own Chat-GPT (Organiser)
Activiteit: Organising and contributing to an event › Professional - Joao Fernando Ferreira Goncalves (2023) - A human-centric approach to data quality: ethical, procedural and social dimensions of data (Speaker)
Activiteit: Invited talk › Professional - Joao Fernando Ferreira Goncalves (2023) - Launch of the Erasmian Language Model (Organiser)
Activiteit: Organising and contributing to an event › Professional - Joao Fernando Ferreira Goncalves (2023) - Who’s in Charge of What you See Online? (Organiser)
Activiteit: Organising and contributing to an event › Professional - Joao Fernando Ferreira Goncalves (2023) - Big Data and Society (Journal) (Reviewer)
Activiteit: Publication Peer-review › Academic
- Joao Fernando Ferreira Goncalves & Tessa Oomen (2024) - ESHCC Societal Engagement Award
- Level
- MA
- Year Level
- MA
- Year
- 2025
- Course Code
- CM4101
- Level
- MA
- Year Level
- MA
- Year
- 2025
- Course Code
- CM4606
- Year Level
- MA, MA, MA, MA, MA
- Year
- 2025
- Course Code
- CM5050
- Level
- Minor
- Year Level
- Minor
- Year
- 2025
- Course Code
- CM9007
