

Welcome to the Erasmus Centre for Data Analytics
ECDA is the Flagship Centre and Community of Erasmus University Rotterdam for cross-disciplinary insight on the societal impact of Data, Artificial Intelligence, Digitalization and Immersive Technologies.
We facilitate applied research, experimentation and active lifelong learning. We aim to positively contribute towards the grand societal challenges and use the Sustainable Development Goals as our guiding framework.
100+
EVENTS
4000+
ATTENDEES
25+
EXPERT PRACTICES
Our mission
ECDA is the Flagship Centre and Community of Erasmus University Rotterdam for cross-disciplinary insight on the societal impact of Data, Artificial Intelligence, Digitalization and Immersive Technologies.
We facilitate applied research, experimentation and active lifelong learning. We aim to positively contribute towards the grand societal challenges and use the Sustainable Development Goals as our guiding framework.
100+
EVENTS
4000+
ATTENDEES
25+
EXPERT PRACTICES
Sociaal AI Lab Rotterdam:
Upcoming Workshop
Design together with algae and discover the impact of AI on nature. In this 3 hour workshop, you will not only create a design, but also experience how technical choices can affect the natural world.

From Exclusion to (Near) Equality
Short essay by Gijsbert Oonk
At the 2024 Summer Olympics, for the first time, the number of women competing almost matched that of men. Why did it take over a century to get here? Here is what new Olympic data reveals.

Sociaal AI Lab Rotterdam:
Upcoming Workshop
Design together with algae and discover the impact of AI on nature. In this 3 hour workshop, you will not only create a design, but also experience how technical choices can affect the natural world.

From Exclusion to (Near) Equality
Short essay by Gijsbert Oonk
At the 2024 Summer Olympics, for the first time, the number of women competing almost matched that of men. Why did it take over a century to get here? Here is what new Olympic data reveals.

Immerse Yourself
The Immersive Xperience Lab brings together EUR academics, students, support staff, and practitioners from industry and government. Here users, supported by immersive tech engineers and (gamification) experts, can experiment, visualize, and collaborate across domains. It is a space to educate/learn, research, and engage with stakeholders, through immersive technologies. VR, AR, MR, and holography are used as new vehicles to increase understanding, embrace other perspectives, and come to new types of collaborations that boost innovation, and therefore create societal impact.
Immerse Yourself
The Immersive Xperience Lab brings together EUR academics, students, support staff, and practitioners from industry and government. Here users, supported by immersive tech engineers and (gamification) experts, can experiment, visualize, and collaborate across domains. It is a space to educate/learn, research, and engage with stakeholders, through immersive technologies. VR, AR, MR, and holography are used as new vehicles to increase understanding, embrace other perspectives, and come to new types of collaborations that boost innovation, and therefore create societal impact.
Discover Your Path
Discover Your Path
Partners
Are you a corporation, government institution, or a technology venture? Partner with us and let’s create an immersive future together!
Academics
Want to enhance your research with tech? Academics in the Dutch ecosystem—let’s collaborate!
What Are We Doing?
What Are We Doing?
AI@EUR
AI@EUR fosters a robust AI community at Erasmus University, enhancing capabilities and promoting ethical AI practices through collaboration, guidelines, and dialogue on AI legislation.
Education Programmes
Education Programmes
Expert Practices
The Erasmus Centre for Data Analytics encompasses many skills within its different interdisciplinary teams, however, it is our collaboration with faculties and professors that elevates our knowledge to the next level. Within our organizations, we have a plethora of expert practices, from AI to Sustainability, we have it all.
Expert Practices
The Erasmus Centre for Data Analytics encompasses many skills within its different interdisciplinary teams, however, it is our collaboration with faculties and professors that elevates our knowledge to the next level. Within our organizations, we have a plethora of expert practices, from AI to Sustainability, we have it all.
Convergence
The urgent and complex societal challenges of our time call for convergence; the crossing of boundaries between institutes and disciplines to create new perspectives and solutions. For this reason, TU Delft, Erasmus MC and Erasmus University Rotterdam are joining forces in the Convergence.
Engaging Data
At the Erasmus Centre for Data Analytics, our teams often work with vast amounts of data in complex projects that affect multiple stakeholders. To do this, we utilize top-of-the-line data analytics capabilities and tools! Interested to want to know more, click the button below!
Engaging Data
At the Erasmus Centre for Data Analytics, our teams often work with vast amounts of data in complex projects that affect multiple stakeholders. To do this, we utilize top-of-the-line data analytics capabilities and tools! Interested to want to know more, click the button below!
Get Involved
Get Involved
Upcoming events
Future-proof with young people: Social Code for Responsible AI
Sociaal AI Lab Rotterdam Together with Digital Child Rights, the Social AI Lab Rotterdam is organizing an interactive session on policy and the Societal Code for Responsible AI, with a […]
18
mei
2026
Design together with algae and discover the impact of AI on nature
Sociaal AI Lab Rotterdam AI may seem purely digital, but it also uses energy, raw materials, and computers. In this workshop, you will explore what that means for nature. You […]
21
mei
2026
AI Hype, Hope & Humanity: Co-creating Responsible AI across Research Policy, and Practice
𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲! Are you working on responsible AI and its real‑world implications? Do public values play a role in your research or practice? Are […]
30
september
2026











