The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of UFP made a significant scientific presence at the XIX IBERCOM Congress, the main Ibero-American forum for communication research, which took place between 6th and 9th July 2026, at the University of Minho.
Over four intense days of debate, lecturers and researchers from UFP presented studies in strategic areas such as Artificial Intelligence, media, the digital public sphere, social activism, the history of journalism, and journalism for children, demonstrating the dynamism and diversity of the science produced at the institution.
Communications alignment:
6th July
“AI Infrastructure and Digital Public Space: Mapping Data Centres and the IAedu Project in Portugal”, Tadiane Regina Popp (University of Western Santa Catarina); Ana Gabriela Frazão-Nogueira (Fernando Pessoa University/ICNOVA); Haline Costa Maia (Universidade Aberta).
7 July
“Anti-racist Activism in the Digital Public Space: The Case of Odair Moniz and Black Lives Matter in Portugal,” Margarida Raposo Alves (Fernando Pessoa University).
“The Disquietude of Artificial Intelligence: Guiding Principles as a (Self)Regulatory Compass in Portuguese Journalism”, Ana Santos (University of Minho); Renato Essenfelder (Fernando Pessoa University/LabCom); Haline Costa Maia (Open University).
8 July
“Memories of News Reception during the April 25th, 1974 Revolution and in the Post-Revolution: An Oral History Study with Portuguese People Aged 77 to 89”, Jorge Pedro Sousa (Fernando Pessoa University/ICNOVA); Celiana Azevedo (Setúbal Polytechnic Institute/NOVA University of Lisbon).
“Media Memories: Significant News Events in Youth Daily Life, Sandra Tuna (Fernando Pessoa University/LabCom); Elsa Simões (Fernando Pessoa University/LabCom).
9 July
“Between Security and Innovation: The AI Act as a Device for Algorithmic Regulation”, Renato Essenfelder (Fernando Pessoa University/LabCom); Heitor Delgado Correa (Fernando Pessoa University); Patrícia Weber (Fernando Pessoa University/LabCom); Ana Gabriela Frazão-Nogueira (Fernando Pessoa University/ICNOVA).
“Communication and Social, Political and Cultural Activisms: The Fashions of Fashion”, Francisco Mesquita (Fernando Pessoa University); Cícero Feitosa (Fernando Pessoa University).
“Youth Journalism as a Counter-Hegemonic Practice: Participation, Representation, and Subalternised Voices”, Ana Cátia Ferreira (Universidade Fernando Pessoa/ICNOVA); Juliana Doretto (Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas)
To find out more details about the programme, please visit the official website at ibercom 2026.pt.