DS4SG – Data Science for Social Good Brazilian Workshop

The DS4SG aims to discuss how research in Data Science can contribute to solving the challenging problems faced by contemporary societies, such as promoting public health, public safety, and sustainable development, among others. With this purpose, DS4SG will bring together professionals from different branches of Data Science research and will cover a wide variety of application domains, providing a forum to share initiatives and create collaboration opportunities for future work. In this sense, DS4SG seeks to attract papers that present Data Science methods and applications oriented towards Social Good — that is, aiming to address important and urgent challenges of contemporary society. Multidisciplinary work is strongly encouraged, involving not only computing, but also other fields of knowledge such as sociology, journalism, law, theology, among others.

Topics of Interest

Particularly relevant topics include, but are not limited to:
Combating environmental crimes
Public safety
Disaster relief
Urban mobility
Access to food, water, sanitation, and basic services
Efficiency and sustainability
Climate change
Data journalism
Smart city services
Education
Social services, unemployment, and homelessness
Health and well-being
Support for people with disabilities
Responsible consumption and production
Gender equality
Discrimination against minorities
Ethical issues, justice, and accountability
Trustworthiness, interpretability, and algorithmic non-discrimination
Democracy, political activism, and digital militias
Social network mining
Information dissemination in social networks
Social reputation, influence, and trust
Rumors and viral marketing in social networks
Modeling social behavior
Social recommender systems
Security and privacy in social contexts
Sentiment analysis and opinion mining
Disinformation and deep fakes
Prediction of social events (cyberbullying and cyberterrorism)
Agroecological food production
Public access to science, technology, and innovation
Financial sustainability of populations

Submission

Papers submitted to DS4SG must be written in Portuguese, English, or Spanish, must include an abstract in English, follow the SBC format, be between 6 and 10 pages, and must be submitted electronically in PDF format via JEMS.

Submissions will be evaluated based on the following criteria: alignment with DS4SG’s scope, relevance, technical quality, originality, and clarity. Papers describing preliminary and ongoing work are also welcome. Results are desirable but not mandatory. All papers must include a related work section. All submissions will undergo peer review, and selected papers will be published in the proceedings and must be presented live during the in-person workshop. Therefore, at least one author must be registered for SBBD/DS4SG and present the selected paper. Submissions should be made via the JEMS system.

Important Dates

Submission deadline: June 20, 2025 – July 6, 2025
Notification of accepted papers:  July 18, 2025 August 04, 2025
Camera-ready version for proceedings: August 1, 2025 August 08, 2025

Program Committee

Ana Carolina Almeida, UERJ
Angelo Brayner, UFC
Arlino Henrique Magalhães de Araújo, UFPI
Danielo Gonçalves Gomes, UFC
Elisângela da Silva Rodrigues, UFC
Gabriel Paillard, UFC
Gisele Pappa, UFMG
Helena Martins do Rêgo Barreto, UFC
João Paulo Bandeira de Souza, IFCE
João Paulo do Vale Madeiro, UFC
Jonice Oliveira, UFRJ
José Maria Monteiro, UFC
José Wellington Franco, UFC
Juvêncio Santos Nobre, UFC
Kaline Araújo Mendes de Souza, UNILAB
Luis Enrique Zárate Gálvez, PUC-Minas
Maria Jacqueline Batista, UFC
Mirella Moro, UFMG
Nukácia Meyre Silva Araújo, UECE
Pedro Jorge Chaves Mourão, UNITINS
Rafael B. Azevedo, UFC
Régia Talina Silva Araújo, IFCE
Rejane Cunha Freitas, Centro Universitário Estácio do Ceará
Ronaldo Menezes, University of Exeter
Sergio Lifschitz, PUC-Rio

Coordination

José Maria Monteiro, UFC
Luis Zarate, PUC-Minas
Sergio Lifschitz, PUC-Rio