The Knowledge Centre Data & Society (Kenniscentrum Data & Maatschappij) focuses on the interplay between data, artificial intelligence and society. The Centre enables socially responsible, ethical and legally appropriate implementations of AI in Flanders.
The Centre aims to enable Flemish companies, policymakers, regulators and citizens to achieve the greatest social and/or economic benefits of AI. For this it will bring together diverse stakeholder representative organisations and facilitate the creation of tools, advice and recommendations.
The Knowledge Centre combines the expertise of three existing research Centres: imec-SMIT (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), imec-MICT (Ghent University) and the Centre for IT & IP Law (KU Leuven). The Flemish Department on Economy, Science and Innovation funds the initiative.
Coordination and operational leads:
Research and projects
Frederic Heymans
Kenniscentrum
Fellow
Prof. Dr. Sami Mahroum
imec-MICT, UGent
Ralf De Wolf
Karel Vandendriessche
Marijn Martens
CiTiP KU Leuven
Brahim Bénichou
Ellen Wauters
Thomas Gils
Koen Vranckaert
Academic Responsibility
Prof. dr. Pieter Ballon (imec-SMIT-VUB)
Co-directeur Kenniscentrum
Prof. dr. Peggy Valcke (CiTiP-KU Leuven)
Co-directeur Kenniscentrum
Prof. dr. Lieven Demarez (imec-MICT-UGent)