Projects
Gotcha: fraud detection through network analysis. KU Leuven
Fraud is a widespread phenomenon, present in many economic sectors and applications. Nowadays, fraudulent structures are getting more complex, and fraudsters often operate in a strongly interconnected community. They are part of a web with fraud spreading in a viral like manner. As such, new approaches and methodologies are required to introduce and define the right network representation and analyze fraud as a contagious virus infecting ...
Integrating World City Network analysis and the Global Value Chain approach: the role of advanced producer services in the global athletic footwear industry Ghent University
This research aims to integrate two globalization paradigms, i.e. the Global Value Chain approach investigating the spatial and organizational structure of transnational production networks, and the world city literature studying global city networks resulting from the inter-firm relations of producer services. The latter play a pivotal role in this integration, and will therefore lead to new insights in contemporary globalization ...
Trust, diversity and quality in the Antwerp tapestry production and trade (1660-1720). An inclusive approach to the social and entrepreneurial strategies of 'coopman-tapissiers' via art historical research and data visualisation and analysis. KU Leuven
This doctoral dissertation takes an inclusive look at the Antwerp tapestry industry (1660-1720) through art historical research, data visualisation and data analysis. The study forms part of the research project MapTap (Research Foundation-Flanders/KU Leuven, 2013-2016) ‘Mapping the Antwerp-Brussels-Oudenarde tapestry complex (1600-1700) via network analysis’ (www.maptap.be) and is supervised by Prof Dr Koenraad Brosens (Art History/KU ...
Nonparametric Analysis of Microeconomic Models with Social Interactions. University of Antwerp
Belgian network and activities in the frame of the International Plant Sentinel Network (Euphresco-IPSN2): BePSN Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
The aim of the SENTINEL project was to build a Belgian network of botanic gardens and arboreta (BG&A) and diagnostic phytosanitary laboratories, for the survey and detection of (emerging) pests and diseases. BG&A contain plants that are introduced in a non-native environment and hence are excellent tools (sentinels) to detect risks for new diseases and pests. Also information about the ...
Cultural difference and social belonging: The formation of social ties and identities in intercultural interactions and networks KU Leuven
Belonging denotes the social grounding of people’s sense of self in their relationships with others. This process connects critical individual outcomes - such as (poor) health, (under)achievement, civic (dis)engagement - to the social environment. As our social world is becoming increasingly culturally diverse, a lack of belonging of (some) cultural minorities causes public concern, and there is an urgent need to better understand the ...
(Mis-)Informed by Social Media Influencers? Benefits and Risks of Following Political Social Media Influencers and the Moderating Role of Media Literacy KU Leuven
Social media influencers who were initially known for marketing and advertising increasingly use their popularity on platforms like TikTok, Instagram or Snapchat to communicate their opinions on political and societal topics to a large network of followers. This increasing political engagement of social media influencers can be seen in a positive light as it may raise political interest and participation among young people who are often not ...
Quantification of the world city network, 2016 Ghent University
The purpose of this research grant is to facilitate a data gathering that will be used for the measurement and subsequent analysis of (change in) the U+2018world city networkU+2019. Myriad measurement frameworks have been proposed in the literature, but arguably the most commonly cited approach is that of the Globalization and World Cities (GaWC) research network, of which the applicant is an associate director. Following the seminal work of ...
Local network organizations for prisons KU Leuven
The overall objective of the project is to identify and develop good practices for prisoner activation through a network organization based on an exploratory analysis with the existing network and to develop, implement and evaluate concrete actions (experiments) with the new, strengthened network, in the penitentiaries of Mechelen and Oudenaarde.