Jess Reia is an Assistant Professor of Data Science at the University of Virginia and a Faculty Lead at the Digital Technology for Democracy Lab at the UVA Karsh Institute for Democracy. Reia is also a 2024-2025 Non-Residential Fellow at the Center for Democracy and Technology, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining UVA, they were appointed Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Researcher at McGill University and BMO Fellow at the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Montreal (CIRM-McGill). Reia is an AI Fellow at NewCities, an advisor at Urban AI, a Coalition for Independent Technology Research member, and was part of MTL 24/24's Night Council in Montreal. From 2011 to 2019, Reia worked as a Professor and Project Manager at the Center for Technology & Society at FGV Law School (CTS-FGV) in Rio de Janeiro. Reia works on research and advocacy on technology policy, data ethics, and urban governance.