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.
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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
Calling for collaboration on responsible AI in practice
Are you working on responsible AI and its real‑world implications? Submit your application and join us at the AI Hype, Hope & Humanity: Co-creating Responsible AI across Research Policy, and Practice
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.
Calling for collaboration on responsible AI in practice
Are you working on responsible AI and its real‑world implications? Submit your application and join us at the AI Hype, Hope & Humanity: Co-creating Responsible AI across Research Policy, and Practice
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.
ELM
Erasmus Language Model aims to surpass ChatGPT in the education sector by providing a superior alternative that is open-source and continuously trained with a critical socio-technological perspective.
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
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 […]
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News
22 mei, 2026 AI Industry Insights & Events Societal Impact of AIAre you a builder, thinker, or critic? Find your AI minor! The AI Minor from the Convergence brings ...Read more
21 mei, 2026 AI Industry Insights & Events Societal Impact of AIHow are AI, data, and changes in the energy market shaping customer interaction? Last week our Acade ...Read more
VR in Education: Interview with Yvonne van Everdingen
19 mei, 2026 AI Immersive Tech Societal Impact Societal Impact of AIVR in Education What happens when learning becomes an experience? In this video, Yvonne van Everding ...Read more
Cherson–Umeå–Rotterdam Delegation Visit
07 mei, 2026 Societal ImpactDONT FORGET TO PUT TITLE HERE How can international collaboration between public institutions and un ...Read more
Barbara Kathmann Bezoek | Sociaal AI Lab Rotterdam
07 mei, 2026 Sociaal AI Lab RotterdamBarbara Kathmann Wat een mooie mijlpaal voor het Sociaal AI Lab Rotterdam. Het bezoek van Barbara Ka ...Read more
VR in Education: Sustainable Marketing and Consumer Behaviour
23 april, 2026 Immersive TechVR in Education How can you make the environmental impact of AI and data centers truly tangible for ...Read more
AI@EUR: Kick-off with EUR colleagues
14 april, 2026 AI@EURAI@EUR Soft Launch How is your organization implementing its AI strategy? Last week, we held the sof ...Read more
Sociaal AI Lab: Algorithms of Late-capitalism: The Game
14 april, 2026 Sociaal AI Lab RotterdamAlgorithms of Late-capitalism: The Game How can we imagine a future with technology that is open, di ...Read more
FUTURE SOCIETY LAB: What happens when everything goes offline?
25 maart, 2026 Future Society Lab Industry Insights & Events PartnershipsFUTURE SOCIETY LAB: What happens when everything goes offline? Let’s step away from AI and digital ...Read more