About DSI

The Data Science Institute (est. 2019) brings together >150 researchers working in the broad field of data science at Hasselt University. It is Hasselt University’s newest institute and builds on the success stories of data science research that used to be fragmented across faculties and research groups.

DSI's main objective is to facilitate the data-driven future through high quality research, educational and consultancy activities. It unites complementary data science expertise to enhance and stimulate insights, innovation and prosperity driven by data.

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Data Science Institute introduction

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Mission and Vision

Mission

DSI aims to facilitate the data-driven future

The UHasselt Data Science Institute brings together high quality data-driven research, education and industrial collaboration, both at a local and global level to facilitate the data-driven future. Through their expertise in data sciences, our students, staff, researchers and alumni help to make our society more sustainable, healthy, inclusive, agile and smart.

The years 2020-2030 will not only be characterized by big data but also by an increasing demand for multi-cloud support, machine learning, real-time (often sensor-driven) monitoring and forecasting, the use of real-world data, explainable algorithms, and many other data-driven technological innovations. With the right data science methods and tools, the value of data can be maximized and data scientists can contribute to solutions for global challenges (UN Global Pulse Report 2017).


Supporting UHasselt’s mission as a 'civic university', DSI has the ambition to stimulate growth in the region and beyond with an integrated portfolio of scientific methods and tools. To develop relevant civic-driven research we also invest in fundamental data science research.

Vision

As a UHasselt research institute we want to deploy people and knowledge in data sciences to tackle society's major challenges, in full collaboration with others. The institute performs research across the spectrum from fundamental to applied; its impact ranges from scientific excellence to civic relevance. We measure our success in achieving this goal by the research institute's continuous growth in impact and reputation.

  • DSI unites data science researchers across disciplines and domains.
  • DSI’s impact ranges from scientific excellence to civic relevance.
  • DSI delivers high-quality trained data scientists, critical and engaged global citizens
  • DSI collaborates with other other universities, research centers, governments, businesses and civil society organisations in order to enhance knowledge on local, regional and global challenges, support decision-making processes and develop new ideas and solutions.
  • DSI acts as a catalyst for data-driven research valorisation and as a sounding board for discussion on the role of data in society.

The Data Science Cycle

Our scientific and technological offer to potential collaborators covers the full data science cycle as shown below. The concept of the data science cycle helps to make services and expertise of DSI visible and demonstrates the interdisciplinary nature of DSI.

One-stop-shop for data science

DSI in numbers

150
Interdisciplinary researchers
125
Yearly publications
8
Yearly PhD's

Members Data Science Institute

Organisation

DSI unites researchers and support staff across 10 research groups:

DSI groups

Professors

Predoctoral and Scientific Researchers

Postdoctoral and Senior Researchers

Management Support Team

Guest Professors

Emeriti

ACSL

  • Frank Neven
  • Stijn Vansummeren

ACSL

  • Liese Bekkers
  • Jeroen Bollen
  • Niels Bylois
  • Thomas Muñoz Perez
  • Marcel Parciak

ACSL

  • Brecht Vandevoort

ACSL

  • Jakob Randa (programming)

CENSTAT

  • Steven Abrams
  • Roel Braekers
  • Liesbeth Bruckers
  • Tomasz Burzykowski
  • Christel Faes
  • Niel Hens
  • Geert Molenberghs
  • Thomas Neyens
  • Ziv Shkedy
  • Olivier Thas
  • Andrea Torneri
  • Dirk Valkenborg
  • Anneleen Verhasselt

CENSTAT

  • Annelies Achten
  • Leonardo Angeli
  • Jelmer Bot
  • Andreea Burlacu
  • Jari Claes
  • Alejandro Correa Rojo
  • Myrthe D'Haen
  • Melvin Geubbelmans
  • Pieter Giesen
  • Dries Heylen
  • Leyla Kodalci
  • Cécile Kremer
  • Liz Limpoco
  • Neilshan Loedy
  • Kato Michiels
  • Signe Mogelmose
  • Connie Musisi
  • Yessika Natalia
  • Minh Hanh Nguyen
  • Thi Huyen Nguyen
  • Trang Nguyen
  • Marsha Nugroho
  • Fenny Ong
  • Jannes Peeters
  • Oana Petrof
  • Elena Sofia Prieto Leon
  • Piotr Prostko
  • Murih Pusparum
  • Axel-Jan Rousseau
  • Alejandro Rozo Posada
  • Ömer Sercik
  • Astrid Sierens
  • Bryan Sumanilab
  • Helene Vermeulen
  • Frédérique Vilenne
  • James Wambua
  • Sebastiaan Weytjens

CENSTAT

  • Simon Appeltans
  • Pietro Coletti
  • Nele Cosemans
  • Negera Wakgari Deresa
  • Elisa Duarte
  • Oswaldo Gressani
  • Lisa Hermans
  • Anna Ivanova
  • Ivy Jansen
  • Stijn Jaspers
  • Jade Membrede
  • Zoë Pieters
  • Leen Prenen
  • Joris Vanderlocht
  • Johan Verbeeck
  • Jeroen Wynen

DSI

  • Wouter Duchateau (Financial)
  • Martine Machiels (Administrative)
  • Emiliano Mancini (IOF manager)
  • Sarah Vercruysse (research & IOF manager)

CENSTAT

  • Jan Aerts
  • Luc Bijnens
  • Marc Buyse
  • Jürgen Claesen
  • Helena Geys
  • Rebecca Nsubuga
  • Willem Talloen
  • Geert Verbeke

CENSTAT

  • Marc Aerts
  • Herman Callaert
  • Paul Janssen
  • Emmanuel Lesaffre
  • Noël Veraverbeke

CMAT

  • Sorin Pop
  • Jochen Schütz
  • Inneke Van Nieuwenhuyse
  • Fred Vermolen

CMAT

  • Sasan Amini
  • Sabia Asgari
  • Jeremy Chouchoulis
  • Ayesha Javed
  • Alejandro Morales Hernández
  • Roel Schrooten
  • Arjun Thenery Manikantan
  • Eleni Theodosiou
  • Hoang An Tran

CMAT

  • Koondanibha Mitra
  • Sebastian Rojas Gonzalez

CORe

  • Tim Wuyts

DBTI

  • Marc Gyssens
  • Bart Kuijpers
  • Jan Van Den Bussche

DBTI

  • Erik Bollen
  • Maxime Jakubowski
  • Arthur Jansen
  • Heba Mohamed
  • Valeria Soliani
  • Leandro Tabares Martin
  • Dore Staquet
  • Jasper Steegmans

IMIN

  • Liesbet Peeters

IMIN

  • Sofie Aerts
  • Hamza Khan
  • Tina Parciak
  • Marcel Parciak
  • Noëlla Pierlet
  • Ashkan Pirmani

IMIN

  • Lotte Geys
  • Ilse Vermeulen

IMIN

  • Brenda Bulnes

MAD

  • Ann Bessemans

MAD

  • Janneke Janssen
  • Walda Verbaenen

MAD

  • Maria Perez Mena

TLAB

  • Geert-Jan Bex
  • Jef Hooyberghs

TLAB

  • Dries Heylen

TLAB

  • Rafal Al-Tekreeti (Communication and Outreach)
  • Jothi Blontrock (copywriter)

ECOOM

  • Amr Ali Eldin
  • Simon D'haenens
  • Evy Neyens
  • Hanne Poelmans

REVAL

  • Bruno Bonnechere

Location

UHasselt Campus Diepenbeek - building D

Uhasselt Campus Diepenbeek
Location

Agoralaan - gebouw D,3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium

Function
Secretariat

The institute is located in the main university building (Building D) at the Diepenbeek campus.

By public transport

The institute can be easily reached from Hasselt train station using bus services 20A (to Maastricht), 36 (to Genk via Diepenbeek) or 45 (to Maastricht and Maaseik). There is a busstop "Diepenbeek Universiteit" near the main building of the Diepenbeek campus where DSI is located.

By Car

There is a visitor's car park at the side of the main building. Ring the bell at the front barrier, then leave your car for a moment near the main building. At reception you will be given a day code for the barrier and a plan you can use to find your way to the visitor's car park.

When you arrive on-site

To get to the institute itself, take the main entrance of building D, diagonally cross the agora, and take the steps to the first floor where the institute is located.

I-BioStat

On 10 September 2008, the Leuven and Hasselt Rectors signed the Interuniversity Institute for Biostatistics and statistical Bioinformatics (I-BioStat) agreement. For two decades, the Hasselt and Leuven entities have assumed responsibility over education, scientific consulting, and research in biostatistics, bioinformatics, and methodological statistics. Over time, strong collaborative links have been forged between both. CenStat, now part of DSI, joined forces with the Leuven Biostatistics and statistical Bioinformatics Centre in an interuniversity institute. I-BioStat extends further the two divisions’ activities in biostatistics, statistical bioinformatics, and genetics. This is enabled by means of additional appointments at professorial and postdoctoral level, and through project-based investments. Jointly, Leuven and Hasselt are creating a well recognized platform.

Feel free to visit the I-BioStat website

Vacancies

Current vacancies UHasselt - Data Science Institute

Current vacancies other institutes

Past vacancies

The UHasselt Data Science Institute in Belgium (www.uhasselt.be/dsi) fosters collaboration among data science experts across disciplines. As part of this new institute, the Visual Data Analysis Lab is interested in applying interactive data visualisation to support data scientists in gaining insight in their complex data.

The UHasselt Data Science Institute in Belgium (www.uhasselt.be/dsi) fosters collaboration among data science experts across disciplines. As part of this new institute, the Visual Data Analysis Lab is interested in applying interactive data visualisation to support data scientists in gaining insight in their complex data.

  • Associate Professor / Professor / Full Professor Research Position in Data Management and Data Wrangling

    The Data Science Institute brings together researchers working in the broad field of data science across faculties and research groups at Hasselt University. The main objective is to facilitate the data-driven future. The institute performs research across the full spectrum from fundamental to applied; its impact ranges from scientific excellence to civic relevance. The institute's success is measured in achieving this goal by continuous growth in impact and reputation.

The UHasselt website has information on life on campus (student house, visa, costs, health care, etc).

Contact

Dr. Sarah Vercruysse

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Location

Agoralaan Gebouw D - B -3590 Diepenbeek

Office E109

Function
Research manager

dr. Emiliano Mancini

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Location

Agoralaan Gebouw D - B -3590 Diepenbeek

Office E109

Function
Business Developer

dr. Liesbeth Bruckers

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Location

Agoralaan Gebouw D - B -3590 Diepenbeek

Office E111

Function
Consulting Coordinator