About me

Hey everyone! My name is João Lucas Oliveira Silva, a junior at Harvard double-concentrating in Computer Science and Government (Political Science). In my Government concentration, I focus on Political Economy and War Theory. I am originally from Mococa, São Paulo, Brazil, but I was born in Minas Gerais.

In college, my focus has shifted through different lenses. In Computer Science, I interned as a software engineer at BTG Pactual, the largest investment bank in Latin America, working on the IT Clients & Finance Team with DevOps operations. During my 2026 summer internship at Stavias, I led the Innovation Team building Córtex, combining knowledge engineering, machine learning, and full-stack experience to build an offline-first operational platform for construction management.

In Government, I have researched the impact of LLMs and AI models on the 2024 São Paulo elections, and the correlation between the deployment of autonomous weapons and divergence theory. With interests related to war theory, autonomous weapons, and how technology affects international relations, I hope to specialize in how top-tier technology will impact elections, democracy, and war in the future.

I also have research experience at the Harvard Weatherhead Center for International Affairs and web development volunteering at Brave Behind Bars and TEJI@MIT. Currently, I am building Angico, a gov-tech startup selected for LALA Start as part of a seed-capital program. This is the first edition of the program led by Latin American Leadership Academy (LALA) and Bloomberg.

In my free time, I love running, reading, and checking the latest news about Brazilian politics on G1.