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Corentin Vande Kerckhove
Professeur
Corentin Vande Kerckhove holds a Master of Engineering, a Master of Management and a PhD in Applied Mathematics from UCLouvain. After a career at a Y-Combinator backed fintech company, Delphia Inc. (Toronto), he becomes an Assistant professor in the field of Business Data Analytics at UCLouvain. His research interests lie at the intersection of opinion dynamics and data-driven decision making, aiming at leveraging the value of data to improve organizational effectiveness and reducing unconscious bias. In particular, he tends to have an affinity in the field of data mining on social media data, exploring innovative network analysis methods and natural language processing models.
- Diploma
Year Label Educational Organization 2011 Ingénieur civil mécanicien Université catholique de Louvain 2016 Sciences de gestion Université catholique de Louvain 2017 Ingénieur civil en mathématiques appliquées Université catholique de Louvain 2020 Ingénieur ciivil électricien ICTEAM, Université catholique de Louvain
A focus on interdisciplinary research. My research journey is a testament to my commitment to interdisciplinary exploration. Collaborating with experts in psychology, political science, education, and health science, I have consistently sought to transcend the boundaries of conventional research silos. My diverse academic background, spanning a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, a master's degree in electrical engineering, a master's in management, and a Ph.D. in applied mathematics, has endowed me with a multifaceted lens through which I approach complex problems. Leading research initiatives in finance, marketing, and corporate social responsibility (CSR), I endeavor to uncover synergies between seemingly disparate fields. My participation in the inaugural edition of Circle U interdisciplinary sandpits in September 2022 further underscores my dedication to cross-disciplinary engagement, fostering innovative solutions through collaborative synergy. My enthusiasm for venturing into uncharted territories and engaging with researchers employing distinct methodological approaches continues to be a driving force in my interdisciplinary odyssey.
Telling stories from data. Throughout the years, I have dedicated myself to a relentless pursuit of expertise in the intricate field of mathematical modeling of human behavior. This journey has led me to a specialization in data mining, with a particular emphasis on navigating unstructured datasets, notably within the realm of social media data. This includes the challenging domain of short text messages and the intricate web of network analysis. Over the years, I have amassed invaluable experience in dealing with human data, characterized by its notorious noisiness, inherent validation challenges, and the perpetual struggle for representativeness.
Within my research endeavors, I have carved out two primary focal points. The first centers on the application of personal data to benefit our wider community. This encompasses a range of critical tasks, such as the detection of fake news, the generation of insightful information for the community's benefit, and the development of robust recommender systems that enhance user experiences. The second facet of my research, more recently, has revolved around the leadership of multiple projects in responsible AI. This sphere encompasses the crucial considerations of fairness, the identification and mitigation of data biases, and the advancement of explainability and transparency in artificial intelligence systems.
2018
Temporão, Mickael ; Vande Kerckhove, Corentin ; van der Linden, Clifton ; Dufresne, Yannick ; Hendrickx, Julien. Ideological Scaling of Social Media Users: A Dynamic Lexicon Approach. In: Political Analysis, Vol. 26, no. 4, p. 457-473 (2018). doi:10.1017/pan.2018.30.
2016
Vande Kerckhove, Corentin ; Martin, Samuel ; Gend, Pascal ; Rentfrow, Peter J. ; Hendrickx, Julien ; Blondel, Vincent. Modeling influence and opinion evolution in online collective behavior. In: PLoS One, Vol. 11, no.6 (June 2016). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0157685.
2024
Alexandre Tytgat ; Vande Kerckhove, Corentin ; Mihai Cucuringu ; Andrew Peek ; Alexander Shestopaloff. Extracting the low-coverage juice: exploiting information of alternative data with high missing ratio for financial forecasting. Workshop on Complex Networks in Banking and Finance (Toronto).
2016
Vande Kerckhove, Corentin ; Temporão, Mickael ; Dufresne, Yannick. Ideological scaling of social networks'users. ICCSS 2016 (Evanston, IL, USA, June 24-26, 2016). In: Proceedings of the 2nd Annual International Conference on Computational Social Science, 2016.
2016
Vande Kerckhove, Corentin ; Martin, Samuel ; Gend, Pascal ; Hendrickx, Julien. The unpredictability of human opinion dynamics. ICCSS 2016 (Evanston, IL, USA, June 24-26, 2016). In: Proceedings of the 2nd Annual International Conference on Computational Social Science, 2016.
2016
Vande Kerckhove, Corentin ; Temporão, Mickael ; Dufresne, Yannick. Unspoken Thoughts: Uncovering Political Ideologies Using Social Networks' Traces. NS16 (Boston, MA, USA, June 15-16, 2016). In: Proceedings of the SIAM Workshop on Network Science, 2016.
2015
Vande Kerckhove, Corentin ; André, Emmanuel. Stability of Xpert MTB RIF reagents in sub-optimal storage conditions. Evaluation based on three year's experience in the DRC. 46th World Conference on Lung Health of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) (Cape-Town, South-Africa, du 02/12/2015 au 06/12/2015). In: The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Vol. 19, no.12, p. S206 (2015).
2015
Combéfis, Sébastien ; Vande Kerckhove, Corentin ; Van Roy, Peter. Transforming a University Course into a Two-public Sustainable MOOC. HybridEd Workshop on MOOC-based Models for Hybrid Pedagogies (Toledo, Spain, 18/09/2015).
2017
Vande Kerckhove, Corentin. Data science for modeling opinion dynamics on social media, prom. : Blondel, Vincent ; Hendrickx, Julien, 11/09/2017.
2023
Sellier, Quentin ; Poncin, Ingrid ; Vande Kerckhove, Corentin ; Vanderdonckt, Jean. Evaluating the experience when interacting with immersive technologies: triangulation of EEG data and self-reported measures (LouRIM Working Paper Series; 2023/01), 2023.
2023
Vancompernolle Vromman, Flore ; Vande Kerckhove, Corentin ; Hericher, Corentin. From performance to fairness-awareness: Morality in organization's use of AI (Louvain Research Institute in Management and Organizations Working Paper Series; 2023-21), 2023. 11 p.