Projects

Projects

Research and infrastructure projects on justice data, cognition and analytical methods.

Projects shown : 14

KG4J — Knowledge Graphs for Justice

2025 – 2029 · BELSPO · Principal investigator and author of the proposal

Ongoing Knowledge graphs

Connect forensic and criminological data using knowledge graphs and artificial intelligence.

justice · knowledge graphs · data · AI

FAR — Folks, Authorities and Radicalism

2017 – 2022 · BELSPO · Co-principal investigator

Completed Criminology

Study radicalisation trajectories and public authorities’ responses.

radicalisation · terrorism · databases · criminology

IIHA — It Is Happening Again

2020 – 2023 · BELSPO · Co-principal investigator and co-author of the proposal

Completed Criminal justice

Connect conviction and imprisonment data to study recidivism and criminal careers.

recidivism · digital archives · criminal record · criminal justice

REGUIDE

2020 – 2025 · BELSPO · Researcher

Completed Criminology

Study the reintegration pathways of people returning from conflict zones in Belgium.

returnees · reintegration · terrorism · Belgium

DOT — Database on Offender Trajectories

2023 – 2027 · BELSPO · Co-author of the proposal

Ongoing Criminology

Develop a data infrastructure for studying offending trajectories.

trajectories · infrastructure · databases · criminology

GovIntel

2025 – 2026 · NICC — internal funding · Initiator and project lead

Ongoing Data governance

Structure the administrative data of DNA databases to facilitate exploration and reporting.

data governance · forensic intelligence · NICC

MJ-ReD

2024 – 2028 · Wallonia-Brussels Federation · Co-promoter

Ongoing Criminology

Develop collaborative research around French-speaking Belgium’s justice centres.

justice houses · criminology · French-speaking Belgium

SAFER-EU

2025 – 2027 · European Commission · Co-promoter

Ongoing Criminology

Study approaches to preventing terrorism, violent extremism and radicalisation.

terrorism · violent extremism · radicalisation · cooperation

CReCC

2021 – Present · FPS Justice · Co-founder

Ongoing Criminology

Research unit dedicated to recidivism and criminal careers.

recidivism · criminal careers · research

BE Prüm ADN

2015 – 2018 · European Commission · Project preparation and support

Completed Forensic genetics

Support DNA data exchange between European Union Member States.

DNA · Prüm · European Union

Be-Gen

2014 – 2018 · BELSPO · Co-author of the proposal

Completed Forensic genetics

Study the uses and operational, strategic and policy implications of the national genetic database.

DNA · databank · science policy

UBIMOL

2014 – 2020 · Tuscany Region · Postdoctoral researcher

Completed Computational linguistics

Computational linguistics research on information extraction and meaning representation.

Pisa · computational linguistics · learning

PIES

2012 – 2015 · European Commission · Coordinator, principal investigator and co-author of the proposal

Completed Forensic genetics

Evaluate and strengthen forensic DNA data exchange between European institutions under Prüm.

Prüm · DNA · European cooperation · forensic

iMAP

2004 – 2008 · NSF · Doctoral researcher

Completed Cognitive science

Study multimodal communication in humans and agents.

multimodal communication · cognitive science · agents