Wilneida Negrón is a civic technologist and researcher focused on emerging applications of data mining/predictive analytics, civic technology, and social justice, currently serving as the Chief Digital Officer for the Florida Justice Technology Center. Her work is centered on developing digital products, data-driven insights, programs, and policy to help increase access to and efficiency of justice systems around the world. She is a 2015 Fellow at Data & Society Institute where she convenes national civil and criminal justice groups to explore the potential for discrimination, inequality, and other civil rights issues presented by “big data”. She holds a Masters in Public Administration, Masters in International Affairs, and is a PhD Candidate at the CUNY Graduate Center. She can be found @wilneidanegron.
Wilneida Negrón

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Fast CompanyData & Society 2015-2016 Fellow Wilneida Negron connects her past social work to her current work as a political scientist and technologist. "We are at the cusp of a new wave of technological thinking, one defined by a new... Read on Fast CompanyNovember 2018 -
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Ford Foundation blogD&S affiliate Wilneida Negrón details the role of bots and automation in activism today. As everyone from advertisers to political adversaries jockey for attention, they are increasingly using automated technologies and pr... Read on Ford Foundation blogMay 2017 -
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Ford Foundation blogD&S affiliate Wilneida Negrón details the ten tech issues that will impact this year. As we begin a new year and a new political administration takes office in the US, let’s take some time to consider some pressing issues ... Read on Ford Foundation blogJanuary 2017 -
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MediumD&S affiliate Wilneida Negrón writes five tips to allow for more inclusive AI research. Although, a step in the right direction, the Partnership on AI does highlight a certain conundrum — what exactly is it that we want ... Read on MediumOctober 2016 -
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WilneidaIn one of her "Digitized Brainstorms", D&S fellow Wilneida Negrón provokes readers to consider a new approach to education- one that considers the effects and outcomes that technology has on not only the world around us but... Read on WilneidaNovember 2015