Erasmus Centre for Data Analytics

Celonis Data Analyst Track
2020-09-29 10:00 - 2020-10-12 19:00 (Europe/Amsterdam) | Online
Discover the world of process mining and enhance your skills with Celonis!

Registration for the Data Analyst Track is officially open! Brought to you by Celonis and ETC//Learn, it is an opportunity to learn more about process mining

This program will be the chance for you to see that learning analytical skills and using them in a business context does not have to be as difficult as it seems!The track takes place from 29th September till 30th October, with 5-7h per week. No prior knowledge is needed, so if it sounds like you would be interested, check out the link: shorturl.at/CDW24!

Data Democracy
2020-09-30 16:30 - 18:00 | Online
Why should data belong either to a company, to individuals or to the state? Why shouldn’t an AI-based system have a certain degree of personal independence in order to be placed in the service of society? How can Germany now develop new business models that work on the basis of a controlled handling of data, but at the same time also provide incentives for innovations? And what role do geopolitical and power-political issues play in connection with the possession of data – especially and currently related to the corona pandemic. How can we advance the construction of a decent data economy and what models of a new democracy can we think of?

Read more about the event & register here.

How will real-time data reshape our cities?
2020-10-13 15:30 - 17:00
The webinar will feature three highly interactive panel discussions that will capture and share best practice from around the world on how real-time data/AI is being harnessed by cities today. It will highlight what is actually working and what is not. The webinar will also look to draw out some learnings that can help inform the implementation of the EU Green Deal, which is looking to exploit real-time data/AI.

Speakers include:

Panel 1: Using AI/data to improve urban transport and encourage active lifestyles

Help cities adjust to the new commuting patterns in the wake of the pandemicHarness the full potential of micro-mobility solutions, such as regular bikes, e-bikes, e-scooters.Encourage citizens to become more active and build stronger immune systems

Panel 2: Using AI/data to boost energy efficiency and reduce pollution

Improve urban air qualitySupport micro-generation using renewable sources of energyMake buildings more energy efficient

Panel 3: Using AI/data to make municipalities more responsive to citizens’ needs

Address concerns about crime and safetyImprove the allocation of local resources, such as street cleaning and waste collectionMake better use of public spaces, such as parks, squares and beaches

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ECDA - CTD: Smart Energy Seminar
2020-11-19 15:00 - 17:00
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The Erasmus Centre for Data Analytics (ECDA) and Clean Tech Delta (CTD) invite you to the 3rd smart energy seminar. The seminar series provides a platform for the research, public, and private sector to discuss economic, social, and technological issues around energy decarbonization, decentralization and digitization in academia and industry.

In the third edition of our Smart Energy Seminar, we focus on some of the future challenges in micro-grid systems. Our academic and industrial guest speakers will offer their technical, economic, and technological insights and potential solutions on how microgrids can deal with these future challenges in a smart and efficient way. Our presenters are:

Stedin – Arjen ZuijerduijnFiran – Haike van de VegteRotterdam School of Management – Mohammad AnsarinSEED-energy – Jean-Luc Picot

Stedin — What is the role of the DSO in the emerging micro grids? This will be clarified by Arjen Zuijderduijn from the Dutch DSO Stedin. During the seminar Arjen will present the learnings of both the residential- as the industrial microgrid pilots. What did the ecosystem learn so far and what is still to learn the coming years?

Firan — By making better use of the existing electricity grids we can make the Dutch energy system more sustainable. Haike van de Vegte from Firan will discuss how to physically connect solar and wind projects, large business customers for electricity (such as data centers and hospitals), industrial and business sites with complex energy demands, and cooperatives and other parties that are looking for self-sufficient energy systems. Furthermore, he will discuss the design of decentralized energy systems including software to monitor and optimize the energy flows within these systems.

RSM — Pricing electricity for residential users in the renewable energy era cannot follow the same principles as during the fossil fuel era. Mohammad Ansarin from the Rotterdam School of Management discusses the economic consequences of conventional and novel tariff designs for households, given their increasing ownership of distributed renewable energy systems. We also cover the separate effect of metering infrastructure and how it contributes to the tariff design debate.

SEED-Energy — develops and markets the ODYSSEY software, the tool for investment decision making in new energy systems, like hydrogen or CCU. Jean-Luc Picot will explain and illustrate with case studies, how ODYSSEY can perform a complete technical-economic feasibility study of a multi-use hydrogen system, by building a digital twin of the system, by using dynamic simulation of its operation and AI to optimize sizing and operation.

Time: November 19th, 15:00 – 17:00 (CET)

Location: ZOOM (the link will be sent to the registered participants)

For further questions, please contact Ivo Carels (i.carels@cleantechdelta.nl).

Conference and Expo 2021: Recharge Earth
2021-09-08 08:00 - 2021-09-09 17:00 | Ahoy Rotterdam
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Reduce – Renew – Rethink

Energy transition is an important topic. Not only for governments, companies, knowledge institutions and service providers, but for society as a whole. The ambitions and objectives have been defined, but they still need to take shape. The question is how? How will we achieve (inter)national climate goals? And how do we utilize the economic opportunities that come with it?

To answer these questions Rotterdam Ahoy is initiating the Recharge Earth platform which focuses on three topics: reduce, renew and rethink. In other words, how can we reduce our climate footprint and reform the current energy system?Recharge Earth brings relevant parties in the field of energy supply and energy transition together, to further the dialogue between the different thinkers and doers. Because the ultimate goal is to take coordinated action. Achieving objectives and exchange of knowledge will be at the centre.

Together towards a new energy system

The energy transition requires a different system approach. The current energy system with its dominant, large companies and separate economic sectors is no longer sufficient. The challenges are too complex for that. In the new energy system, consumers can also be producers, and vice versa. On a large scale, or on a small scale. Moreover, balancing supply and demand remains a brain teaser. If you want to design the energy transition successfully and efficiently, you need to look for a more connected system, in which relevant stakeholders collaborate much more, across borders, in order to jointly achieve sustainable, integrated solutions. Recharge Earth brings those parties together and inspires to action.

Recharge Earth offers one platform that connects all relevant parties. Governments, network operators, energy suppliers, consumers, knowledge institutions, innovation hubs, service providers, civil society organizations and other stakeholders share knowledge and experiences in order to come up with concrete solutions. Innovation, practical knowledge exchange, decisiveness and cooperation will be vital in this.

Together we will work on a new energy system!

Partners

The platform

Recharge Earth is committed to contribute to realizing (inter)national climate goals. By connecting all relevant stakeholders and by sharing knowledge we will be able to find solutions for this global challenge together. We will use different channels to support this. The Recharge Earth platform consists of:

The annual Recharge Earth congressRecharge Earth side events: to achieve goals faster initiatives are bundled under the Recharge Earth label for more cohesion.The website where various publications can be found, such as news items, whitepapers & best practicesSocial media where knowledge and news are shared

Recharge Earth congress – March 10 and 11, 2021

An important part of Recharge Earth is the annual congress, of which the first edition will take place on March 10 and 11, 2021.

The aim of the congress is to make an active contribution to achieving climate goals and capitalizing on relevant economic opportunities. The conference is set up around a concrete energy challenge: the development of sustainable regions while maintaining and further expanding the economy.

Target audience

The energy transition involves complex issues that cannot be solved individually. Only by bringing various groups of stakeholders together, the new energy system can take shape successfully. Recharge Earth focuses on knowledge exchange between all parties that play a role in the energy transition:

Governments: central government, provinces, municipalitiesCompanies: energy producers, network operators, energy usersKnowledge centres: educational institutions, research institutes, innovation hubsService providers: financial, technical, legalNon-profit: industry associations, social organizations, residents

Ingredients

1,000 participants50 exhibitors2 days40 presentations, workshops and best practices4 plenary timeslotsSite visits

Key themes

Recharge Earth offers a challenging program focusing on the following topics:

Future energy demand: trends in the industry, the environment and thegreenhouse horticulture. What is the influence of electrification, innovation and energy saving?Future energy supply: various renewable energy sources, such as solar energy, geothermal and residual heat, biomass and hydrogen. What is the influence of technology, innovation and cost reduction?How do we balance the future energy supply with the energy demand? Which infrastructure belongs to a new energy system and how does the role of the involved parties change?How do we keep the new energy system reliable, affordable, acceptable and safe?

Think of regulations, financing, education and the labour market, the use of public space and the needed support of the society.

Join as a sponsor!

Are you an energy producer, grid operator, energy user, policy maker, researcher, energy expert, service provider, working for a social organization or involved in some other way in the energy transition? Do you believe in the power of collaboration and do you want to connect your name to Recharge Earth? Register as a sponsor and choose one of the four packages which best suits you.

Recharge Earth 2021 Advisory board

The Recharge Earth Advisory Board helps us to achieve our objectives by contributing their knowledge, expertise and experience. The members work in various sectors and form the connection between companies, knowledge and government.

Municipality of Rotterdam: Arno Bonte – Alderman for Sustainability ( t.b.c.)Municipality of Delft: Stephan Brandligt, Regional Energy Transition Strategy Coordinator and AldermanNetbeheer Nederland: Edwin Edelenbos, Strategy ManagerECN-TNO: Kees Willemse, Director International OperationsNVDE: Olof van der Gaag, DirectorErasmus University Rotterdam: Gerrit Schipper, Executive Director ECDAEneco: Hans Peters, CCOCroonwolter & dros: Piet Jan Heijboer, Chairman of the Board

ECDA XP Spotlight Digital Business
2021-10-04 16:00 - 17:30 | Erasmus University Rotterdam, Burgemeester Oudlaan 50, Rotterdam, South Holland, 3062 PA, Netherlands
The topic of Artificial Intelligence increasingly is on the agenda of the executive board in Dutch firms. A proper blending of AI and human decision-making can provide important value to the firm, however, there are also still many questions and challenges in the adoption and use of AI. What factors drive the adoption of AI in Dutch companies, and where do organizations face the biggest challenges? How can we bridge the gap between the board and the operation, and what role can universities and Hogescholen play in the AI ecosystem innovation?

These factors will be discussed in a workshop that will take on October 4, 2021 from 1600 until 1730 at the campus of Erasmus University Rotterdam. The workshop is hosted by the Erasmus Centre Data Analytics (ECDA) in close collaboration with the Dutch AI Startup Digital Sundai and the Kenniscentrum Business Innovation (KcBI), part of Hogeschool Rotterdam.

Background for the workshop is a survey study that was executed with support from the Dutch NLAIC coalition among 40 managers in the period March until May 2021, followed up by interviews with advanced users of AI. A whitepaper with the key findings will be published after the workshop.

Programme of workshop

Welcome & introduction (by Gerrit Shipper, ECDA)Results Study (by Robin Zondag, Digital Sundai) Academic Reflection (by Dr. Annie Yang)Discussion in table groups on key challengesPlenary recap & closureInformal Drinks

The workshop is aimed at CIOs and CTOs, as well as managers and leads of data science / AI teams in (large) organizations.

Please register via the following Event Brite link

We look forward to meeting you again in person!

Digital for the People - it's more than just tech
2021-10-13 11:30 - 13:00
Curious about what digital transition means for cities and their citizens? Then join this interactive session to explore how cities can enable it for their development and COVID-19 recovery. Hear from cities what digital transition is all about and what it looks like in practice. Whether you are a cutting-edge smart city or just starting your digital journey, you can still learn what’s needed to enhance or start digital transition at city level, and how this works in different contexts and policy areas.

Session led by URBACT and the city of Valencia.

Further, as part of the EU smart city project RUGGEDISED and in collaboration with the EU SCC-network of smart city projects and the EIP Smart Cities marketplace, the Erasmus University Rotterdam researched and gathered data from more than 100 respondents in 80 European cities, most municipality staff responsible for urban data platform development, and 85% were partners in one of the EU SCC Lighthouse projects, funded by the European Commission. The study concluded in mid-January 2020. The study analysed the stage of development on urban data platforms; the vision behind these platforms; the business and technology design; the implementation barriers and accelerators, and the use and impact of these platforms. This presentation provides the highlights of this study and especially touches upon the human role in achieving value from urban data.

Research seminar (via Zoom): “Inaccurate Information in Marketplace Loans”
2021-11-26 12:00 - 13:00
Vesa Pursiainen (Assistant Professor of Finance at University of St.Gallen) https://vesapursiainen.com/

Paper: “Inaccurate Information in Marketplace Loans”

Moonshot Nick Hillhorst
2021-12-02 16:30 - 18:00 | Online via Zoom (you will receive a link 24 hours before the event)
BIM group (Technology and Operations Management department) launched Moonshot Thinking Events, bringing thought-leaders in their respective industry sectors with a unique story to tell – whether that is a groundbreaking technology they are working on, an idea they believe in, or an innovation that will reshape the world as we know it.

The purpose of these events is to bridge academia and practice and open up opportunities for research collaboration & idea exchange.

The next event will take place on December 2nd, 16:30-17:15 at Polak Building, Y1-08, followed by drinks and snacks, giving an opportunity for networking and further discussion in an informal setting. The event will also be live-streamed for those wishing to attend online. This time we are bringing Nick Hilhorst, Head of Public Policy Northern Europe at Uber.

Nick will talk about Uber’s moonshot ideas, how they imagine mobility in the cities and how one of the biggest tech companies in the world deals with regulatory challenges as they try to roll out their disruptive technology across the globe.

Research seminar: “Crowdfunding Arts and Innovation: the Cultural Economics Perspective”
2021-12-10 12:00 - 13:00
Carolina Dalla Chiesa (Researcher in Cultural Economics at ESE) https://www.carolinadallachiesa.com/

Paper: “Crowdfunding Arts and Innovation: the Cultural Economics Perspective” (co-authored with Christian Handke, ESE)

Annual event of the Open & Agile Smart Cities (OASC) network, bringing the community of members and partners together, open for all to join
2022-01-11 09:00 - 2022-01-13 17:00
Join us for three days of engaging workshops and sessions on solutions, concerns and visions that cities have come across on their digital transformation journey. CxC Festival 2022 brings the OASC community and new friends together – in a hybrid event format in Brussels, Belgium, and wherever in the world you are.

The hottest topics in the digital transformation as seen from the ground, from the cities and communities we all live in: data spaces, local digital twins, digital underpinnings of the green transformation, safety, security, trust, AI, standards and, of course: MIMs – Minimal Interoperability Mechanisms.

You can jump in and out of short, focused sessions, join the conversations in workshops and roundtables or simply reap the benefit of the learnings of your peers. All sessions are open for everyone.

Our own Associate Executive Director, Dr. Marcel van Oosterhout, will be giving a presentation on “Monitoring and measuring the impact of digital transformation on societal priorities” on January 12 from 10:30 to 11:15.

Check out the rest of the program at: https://oascities.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/CxC-22-Programme-1-1.pdf.

ECDA Insights Social Artificial Intelligence #1
2022-01-20 16:00 - 17:00
Learning Fair and Interpretable Rules Based on Linear Programming by Hakan Akyuz

This talk being part of the Social Impact of AI expert practice makes an introduction to the concepts of interpretability and fairness in machine learning. We introduce two algorithms for interpretability and fairness based on using rule sets. Rules embody a set of if-then statements which include one or more conditions to classify a subset of samples in a dataset. In various applications, such classification rules are considered interpretable by the decision-makers. Fairness is usually built upon interpretability and needs to be simultaneously integrated within it. Both algorithms take advantage of linear programming (LP), and hence, they are scalable to large data sets.

The first algorithm extracts rules for the interpretation of trained models that are based on tree/rule ensembles. The second algorithm generates a set of classification rules through a column generation approach. The proposed algorithms return a set of rules along with their optimal weights indicating the importance of each rule for classification. Fairness requires additional conditions to be imposed on the LPs and restricts the set of rules generated. This boils down to obtaining a fair subset of rules in the end.

Our algorithms allow assigning cost coefficients, which could relate to different attributes of the rules, such as rule lengths, estimator weights, number of false negatives, discrimination ratio and so on. Thus, the decision-makers can adjust these coefficients and constraints to divert the training process and obtain a set of rules that are more appealing for their needs. We have tested the performances of our algorithms on a collection of datasets.

Our results show that a good compromise between interpretability and accuracy can be obtained by the proposed algorithms. We have more promising outcomes for fairness compared to a state-of-the-art approach on average.

Industry talk (via Zoom): “The CCAF Crowdfunding Report: Development and Perspective”
2022-01-21 12:00 - 13:00
Rotem Shneor (Associate Professor of Management at University of Agder and Editor of The Global Alternative Finance Market Benchmarking Report). https://www.uia.no/en/kk/profil/rotems

Subject: “The CCAF Crowdfunding Report: Development and Perspective”

TechDate: Dynata
2022-01-24 14:00 - 15:00 | online
We would like to announce the second TechDate of the academic year partnering with Dynata! It will take place on January 24th from 14 to 15!

The Future of Data Collection

With the increasing demand for data and competition from the gig-economy, it is harder than ever to get the consumers attention. Where it gets harder and harder to expand the reach within traditional research panels, we leverage different types of first-party data assets to increase feasibility and delivering a more diverse and representative sample to increase your data accuracy. We will share our point of view on how we can make data collection future proof and the innovative methodologies that already exist.

Sample methodology: how can we still engage Gen Z and Gen Y for research and increase representativity?Data Solutions: how can we append different data sources to make survey data richer?Passive data:Metering: Our data encompasses millions of people globally with thousands of profile attributes collected directly from individuals. Combined with activities such as search terms, app usage, and website visits collected from a variety of devices – phones, desktop, and mobile – we provide data that gives you a 360-degree view of consumer and business professionals.Campaign effectiveness: ADimension® provides the capability to measure the performance of advertising campaigns across desktop, tablet and mobile devices, including in-app, using key brand metrics so you can better understand consumer insights from an individual centric viewIn the moment measurement: Crowdlab helps to understand how people actually experience life, products and services

Dynata: Dynata is one of the world’s largest first-party data platforms for insights, activation & measurement; a partner for data-driven insights that power growth. We improve our clients’ business and market understanding by connecting them to the interests, opinions and actions from the world’s largest community of real people to strengthen their market research and advertising activities.

ECDA Leadership Challenge Spring 2022
2022-02-02 09:00 - 2022-05-19 17:00 | To be announced.
The use of data and application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) will without any doubt change the waywe will do business in the future. As a matter of fact, today it is already changing businesses,governmental organizations, and educational institutions. But what is needed to make ArtificialIntelligence a valuable part of the way we do business ourselves? Many experts believe thatsuccessful Artificial Intelligence applications hinge on the so-called b-smaCt technologies(Blockchain, Social media, Mobile use, Analytics, Cloud and Things-on-the-internet or better knownas IoT). The fuelling component of those technologies is Big Data. This insight will require a wholenew set of skills and ways of working. Understanding and working with new technologies for bigdata collection, analysis and prediction will not create only huge societal and business opportunities,but also ethical, legal, privacy and technical issues concerning every part of the organization. It willinfluence customer relationships, redefines how organizations develop new products and services,changes how operations are organized and managed, and provides the basis for new businessmodels and service offerings. It will demand a data driven focus of everyone involved in theorganization.

This training programme combines the science of business, data, and societal perspectives.Participants – who usually join with a team of 3 to 6 persons – acquire a broad knowledge and diverseskills related to data analytics, which may lead to new insights that drive new value creationopportunities. Such learning by doing manifests itself along two dimensions: across multiple levels(individual, group, and corporate) and across multiple functions.

Specific dates to be announced!

Moonshot Thinking - Pauline Bieringa, Managing Director | Triodos Bank
2022-02-03 16:30 - 18:00 | Education lab, ground floor of Polak Builiding in Campus Woudestein, Burgemeester Oudlaan 50, Rotterdam, Zuid Holland, 3062PA, Netherlands
About this event

Join us for a thought-provoking afternoon with Pauline Bieringa, Managing Director at Triodos Bank!

In-person (followed by drinks & snacks) & online (live-streamed)

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Pauline Bieringa has been managing director of Triodos Bank Nederland since September 2020. She grew up in Friesland, studied history in Groningen and the United States and completed her MBA at the Erasmus University. Pauline started her banking career within ING Group, where she held several international positions in and outside the Netherlands. In 2004 she became director of public finance at BNG Bank. Besides that she was also supervisor at Hivos-Triodos Fund, Open University, KAS Bank and Stichting Berenschot Beheer for many years, and is involved in a number of initiatives related to help with debt problems.

ABOUT MOONSHOT THINKING EVENTS

Moonshot Thinking’ is a series of monthly events organized by BIM Group at the Rotterdam School of Management in order to bring industry and research a step closer. Our speakers are thought-leaders in their respective industry sectors and each one has a unique story to tell – whether that is a groundbreaking technology they are working on, an idea they believe in, or an innovation that will reshape the world as we know it. From inspiration and knowledge sharing to prospective research project developments, we aim to inspire business leaders and researchers alike.

Events are hosted at RSM, facilitating informal exchange of ideas and thoughts. Each event is an hour long, with a 45-min speech by a business leader and a 15-min interactive Q&A from the audience. The event is followed by networking drinks, where conversations can continue and collaborations can be born.

LOCATION

The event will take place in the Education Lab, located on the ground floor of the Polak Building at Erasmus University in Rotterdam. See map of the location here: https://www.eur.nl/en/campus/locations/spaces/education-lab

In collaboration with Erasmus Data Collaboratory. Learn more: https://ecda.eur.nl/data-collaboratory/

ECDA Insights Social Artificial Intelligence #2
2022-02-17 16:00 - 17:00
The Fruit Basket of Adolescents’ Dietary Communication: A Computational Approach to Understanding Youth’s Diet-related Online Communications

In this seminar, Jonas Schlicht (EUR, Movez Lab) will present his work on applying natural language processing methods (LDA) to investigate dimensions of message content and linguistic style in adolescents’ diet-related communications, and to assess to what extent each message dimension is related to influence potential (i.e., message liking).

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Research seminar: “Democratizing Entrepreneurship – The Real Effects of Crowdfunding”
2022-02-18 12:00 - 13:00
Thomas Lambert (Associate Professor of Finance at RSM. https://thomaslambert.org/

Paper: “Democratizing Entrepreneurship – The Real Effects of Crowdfunding”

ECDA Insights FinTech
2022-02-21 16:00 - 17:00 | Online via Zoom
Introduction to Blockchain and Tokens by Dr. Dion Bongaerts, Associate Professor of Finance at RSM Erasmus University and Academic Director Fintech at the Erasmus Center for Data Analytics.

Following the global financial crisis, Bitcoin saw the light of day, giving rise to a revolutionary payment system based on trust in technology rather than trust in institutional parties like banks. While there are ample features of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies that make them less suitable for an everyday means of payment, the technology behind them, blockchain, offers ample opportunities for new business models and market infrastructures. One can think about handling securities transactions, but also about creating digital twins of digital and real world objects. This talk starts with a short outline of what a blockchain is and why it works. We will also shortly introduce tokens. In the second half of the talk, several initiatives regarding research, teaching, and public private partnerships regarding blockchains are highlighted.

ECDA Insights Social Artificial Intelligence #3
2022-03-10 15:30 - 16:30 | Mandeville Room T9-67, Thomas Morelaan, Rotterdam, South Holland, 3062PA
Non-linear dimensionality reduction methods for large, high dimensional datasets.

Speaker: Prof. Boudewijn Lelieveldt (TU Delft)

About the seminar

This presentation discusses novel visual analytics and non-linear dimensionality reduction techniques for large, high-dimensional datasets. Focusing on the non-linear embedding technique tSNE, we developed Dual tSNE and linked-view tSNE to enable fast and interactive identification of clusters and functionally interesting feature sets. Moreover, we developed spatially mapped tSNE that integrates spatial image information in the tSNE map analysis. Finally, we developed Hierarchical Stochastic Neighbor Embedding, which scales to millions of data points while preserving the manifold structure of the full dataset. Applications of these techniques will be highlighted in three application domains: 1) analysis of hyperspectral imaging data 2) linked analysis of spatio-temporal gene expression data, and 3) HDPS: a generic plugin system for fast and interactive analysis of high-dimensional data.

Moonshot Thinking - Dick Willems, Data Scientist | Dutch Police
2022-03-10 16:30 - 18:00 | Polak Building, Room Y1.10, Burgemeester Oudlaan 50, Rotterdam, South Holland, 3062 PA, Netherlands
About this event

Join us for a thought-provoking afternoon with Dick Willems, Data Scientist at the Dutch Police!

In-person (followed by drinks & snacks) & online (live-streamed)

TOPIC

Tackling crime with data science

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Dick Willems has worked as a Data Scientist at the Dutch Police since 2012. He studied Mathematical Psychology and started his career working as a data scientist in the commercial (marketing) industry to gain experience. Within the Dutch Police, he mainly focuses on predictive policing – he is the creator of the Dutch predictive policing algorithm “CAS” – and the use of unstructured data such as text, image, and video data.

ABOUT MOONSHOT THINKING EVENTS

Moonshot Thinking’ is a series of monthly events organized by BIM Group at the Rotterdam School of Management in order to bring industry and research a step closer. Our speakers are thought-leaders in their respective industry sectors and each one has a unique story to tell – whether that is a groundbreaking technology they are working on, an idea they believe in, or an innovation that will reshape the world as we know it. From inspiration and knowledge sharing to prospective research project developments, we aim to inspire business leaders and researchers alike.

Events are hosted at RSM, facilitating informal exchange of ideas and thoughts. Each event is an hour long, with a 45-min speech by a business leader and a 15-min interactive Q&A from the audience. The event is followed by networking drinks, where conversations can continue and collaborations can be born.

In collaboration with Erasmus Data Collaboratory. Learn more: https://ecda.eur.nl/data-collaboratory/

Research seminar: “Human Capital Contracts for Entrepreneurs”
2022-03-18 12:00 - 13:00
Gianfranco Gianfrate (Professor of Finance at EDHEC Business School)

https://www.edhec.edu/en/faculty-and-researchers/gianfrate-gianfranco-phd

Paper: “Human Capital Contracts for Entrepreneurs”

ECDA Leadership Challenge Higher Education (April pilot edition)
2022-04-05 08:00 - 2022-07-05 17:00 | SURF Offices Hoog Overborch (Hoog Catharijne), Moreelsepark 48, Utrecht, South Holland, 3511 EP, Netherlands
This edition is FULLY BOOKED! Join our September edition instead!

The use of data and application of analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) will without any doubt change the way we design and operate our Higher Education. As a matter of fact, today it is already changing our educational institutions. But what is needed to make analytics and AI valuable parts of the way we organize our education? Many experts believe that the successful transformation of our Higher Education hinges on five pillars: strategy, hr and culture, organisation, governance and compliance, ICT.

This insight will require a whole new set of skills and ways of working. Understanding and working with new technologies for (big) data collection, analysis and prediction will not create only huge opportunities, but also ethical, legal, privacy and technical issues concerning every part of the organization. It will influence the relationship with our students, redefine how new programs and services are developed, change how operations are managed, and provide the basis for new service offerings. It will demand a data-driven focus of everyone involved in the organization.

This training programme combines the science of business, data, and societal perspectives. Participants – who usually join with a team of 3 to 5 persons – acquire a broad knowledge and diverse skills related to data analytics, which may lead to new insights that drive new value creation opportunities in the context of higher education. Such learning by doing manifests itself along two dimensions: across multiple levels (individual, group) and across multiple functions

Moonshot Thinking with KLM
2022-04-07 16:30 - 18:30 | Polak Building, Room Y1.10, Burgemeester Oudlaan 50, Rotterdam, South Holland, 3062 PA, Netherlands
Join us for a thought-provoking afternoon with Arlette van der Veer & Tristan Makkink from KLM

About this event

In-person (followed by drinks & snacks) & online (live-streamed)

TOPIC

Flying High – How KLM Imagines Radical Innovation?

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS

Arlette van der Veer: Senior Manager Radical Innovation at KLM

Tristan Makkink: Business Consultant at KLM

ABOUT MOONSHOT THINKING EVENTS

Moonshot Thinking’ is a series of monthly events organized by BIM Group at the Rotterdam School of Management in order to bring industry and research a step closer. Our speakers are thought-leaders in their respective industry sectors and each one has a unique story to tell – whether that is a groundbreaking technology they are working on, an idea they believe in, or an innovation that will reshape the world as we know it. From inspiration and knowledge sharing to prospective research project developments, we aim to inspire business leaders and researchers alike.

Events are hosted at RSM, facilitating informal exchange of ideas and thoughts. Each event is an hour long, with a 45-min speech by a business leader and a 15-min interactive Q&A from the audience. The event is followed by networking drinks, where conversations can continue and collaborations can be born.

LOCATION

The event will take place at the Erasmus Data Collaboratory, located on the first floor of the Polak Building at Erasmus University in Rotterdam (room Y01.10). See map of the campus here: https://www.eur.nl/en/campus/locations/campus-woudestein#directions

Eat Your Discipline: Cultural Economics & Digitalization
2022-04-19 12:00 - 13:00
A monthly lunch conversation on the future of social sciences

Why is the cultural economics discipline interested in digital innovation and what does it bring to the study of these innovations, such as blockchain? Join us for this month’s Eat Your Discipline where we discuss the future of Cultural Economics and Digitalization together with dr. Christian Handke, prof. Jason Potts and dr. Mariangela Lavanga and alumnus Pablo Pérez Le Maignan.

During this monthly lunch series, we assess the current state of different disciplines and question how these have and can contribute to tackling complex societal challenges. Cultural economics is a discipline that apply economic analysis to the arts and cultural industries. It aims at a better understanding of the economic, business, social and policy aspects related to the arts and culture. In recent times digitalization has brought a lot of new opportunities to the cultural and creative sector, but how do cultural economists study digital innovations and what is their contribution?

A disciplinary panel consisting of dr. Christian Handke (Associate Professor of Cultural Economics, ESHCC) and Distinguished Professor Jason Potts (Co-Director, RMIT Blockchain Innovation Hub, RMIT University) will discuss the future of the cultural economics discipline. Pablo Pérez Le Maignan graduated from the masters in Cultural Economics last year. Their conversation will be moderated by dr. Mariangela Lavanga (Associate Professor of Cultural Economics and Entrepreneurship, ESHCC and DIT academic). Join the conversation to share your thoughts!

Digital Innovation, Blockchain and NFTs

Dr. Christian Handke is Associate professor of Cultural Economics at ESHCC, President of the Society for Economic Research on Copyright Issues (SERCI) and Executive Board member of the Association of Cultural Economics International (ACEI). He will discuss the economics of copyright, innovation and technological change in the cultural industries. Distinguished professor Jason Potts is director of the RMIT Blockchain Innovation Hub, the world’s first research centre on the social science of blockchain. He will discuss what social sciences, in particular cultural economics, can bring to the research on blockchain and how blockchain could reshape the future of the creative industries. MA Cultural Economics & Entrepreneurship alumnus Pablo Pérez Le Maignan wrote a thesis on NFTs market and blockchain last year and will share his view on how students are being prepared to contribute to tackling complex societal challenges after graduating. Dr. Mariangela Lavanga researches and teaches on cultural and creative industries, with a focus on sustainability transition in the fashion and textile industry with active stakeholders’ engagement.

Signing up

This lunch session is a great opportunity for (cultural) economics students and academics to discuss societal challenges and what it means to look at them within this discipline. If you’re not yet familiar with cultural economics, moderator Mariangela will start with a brief introduction to make sure everyone is able to follow along. Sign up below to receive the zoom link for the event.

Would you like to critically discuss your own discipline? Please reach out to dit@eur.nl.

ECDA Insights Social Artificial Intelligence #4
2022-04-21 16:00 - 17:00 | Polak Building, Room Y1.10, Burgemeester Oudlaan 50, Rotterdam, South Holland, 3062 PA, Netherlands
Exciting World of Interpretable Machine Learning (Hybrid session)

Speaker: Prof. dr. Ilker Birbil (UvA)

About the seminar

This talk is about explainable artificial intelligence (XAI). We will first give a quick overview of different interpretation methods used in machine learning. Then, we will introduce three approaches that we have recently developed. These approaches will be presented from an XAI perspective. The talk will end with a discussion on application areas and future research directions.

ECDA Insights Social Artificial Intelligence #5
2022-05-12 16:00 - 17:00 | Hybrid: Mandeville T19-67
Presenter: Michel Klein (VU)

Title: Social AI for behavior change: lessons learned and challenges

Abstract: Social AI is about the AI technology interacting and collaborating with humans. The goal of my research is to better understand how Artificial Intelligence technology can be used to analyze and interpret human behavior and induce behavior change, with a special focus on health behavior. In this talk, I will give an overview of some insights that we have gained in different studies, e.g. the effect of social comparison on physical activity, and the use of dynamic models to predict the effect of different actions of a behavior change support system, and gamification to increase diet adherence. In addition, I will sketch the outline of a framework that describes how to use psychological knowledge in a technological system to support human behavior change.

Moonshot Thinking with Deloitte￼￼
2022-05-12 16:30 - 18:00 | Hybrid. Y1-10
Join us for a thought-provoking afternoon with Stefan van Duin, Partner at Deloitte

About this event

In-person (followed by drinks & snacks) & online (live-streamed)

ABOUT THE TOPIC

Artificial Intelligence is the talk of the town, but not always in a positive fashion. Most of the attention goes to potential ethical issues and the impact on the labor market. But how can AI help us solve some of our societal problems? In this talk, Stefan van Duin will share a few practical, real-life examples on how AI is used to help us eat healthier, track sustainability goals, improve animal welfare and prevent deforestation.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Stefan van Duin, Partner, Consulting – Technology at Deloitte is expert in the area of Data Analytics, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence. He has a background in Computer Science and completed the Executive MBA at RSM/Erasmus. He helps global companies, primarily in Retail and Consumer Products, in developing and implementing their AI Strategy and deliver AI-powered business solutions. Stefan leads a team of 70 AI specialists in Deloitte Consulting in the Netherlands.

ABOUT MOONSHOT THINKING EVENTS

Moonshot Thinking’ is a series of monthly events organized by BIM Group at the Rotterdam School of Management in order to bring industry and research a step closer. Our speakers are thought-leaders in their respective industry sectors and each one has a unique story to tell – whether that is a groundbreaking technology they are working on, an idea they believe in, or an innovation that will reshape the world as we know it. From inspiration and knowledge sharing to prospective research project developments, we aim to inspire business leaders and researchers alike.

Events are hosted at RSM, facilitating informal exchange of ideas and thoughts. Each event is an hour long, with a 45-min speech by a business leader and a 15-min interactive Q&A from the audience. The event is followed by networking drinks, where conversations can continue and collaborations can be born.

LOCATION

The event will take place at the Erasmus Data Collaboratory, located on the first floor of the Polak Building at Erasmus University in Rotterdam (room Y01.10). See map of the campus here: https://www.eur.nl/en/campus/locations/campus-woudestein#directions

In collaboration with Erasmus Data Collaboratory. Learn more: https://ecda.eur.nl/data-collaboratory/

ECDA Insights Customer Analytics
2022-05-16 08:00 - 17:00
The expert practice of this ECDA Insights is customer analytics.

ECDA Insights Psychology of AI
2022-06-01 08:00 - 17:00 | TBA
The expert practice of this ECDA Insights is Psychology of AI and the topic englobes decision-driven analytics.
