PhD Student at NOVA School of Law, and PhD Grantholder at CIES-Iscte, Centre for Research and Studies in Sociology, University Institute of Lisbon. Jurist, with a background in Business Law and Technology, Rafael’s research lies at the intersection of socio-legal studies of technology, artificial intelligence regulation, algorithmic ethics, and corporate governance. As part of the project fAIces, he investigates  how innovation, values (commercial or otherwise), legitimacy, and responsibility are discursively framed by start-ups and tech companies, and how these narratives shape technical decisions, business models, and anticipated futures of facial recognition.