Mission and ambition of the Research Center

The TRACIS research center focuses on increasing understanding and thought leadership on the transformative impact of disruptive technologies, on society, organizations, and individuals. With a focus on AI development, our main goal is to integrate cross-disciplinary insights to advance knowledge on responsible technology implementation at a systemic level, to guide public policy, influence teaching, and disseminate findings to the broader public.

Our values

By focusing on the principles of responsibility, resilience, and respectfulness, the center aims to develop research that harmonizes business objectives with societal needs, enhances sustainable growth, and promotes equitable benefits of AI and disruptive tech implementation.

responsibility, resilience, and respectfulness

Our vision

Multidisciplinary approach: to develop cutting-edge projects that transform business and society combining expertise from different knowledge areas.

Forward-looking: to keep an innovative perspective on the implementation of technology for good, envisioning new scenarios and emerging technological solutions.

Human-centric: approaching technology implementation from a systemic perspective, where human development is at the center.

Impactful Integration: to translate research into actionable insights that shape business practices, societal outcomes, and educational frameworks.

What we offer

The members of the research center are actively engaged in offering research-based insights to impact in business and societal practices around adoption and development of AI and disruptive technologies.

In our diverse areas of expertise around AI and tech, we have developed educational content on AI to transfer our research insights to the classroom and we design and develop executive workshops and seminars, collaborating with the industry in shaping the debate around responsible and human-centric technology implementation.

If you are interested in our education and impact activities, or you want to partner with us in our projects, contact us:
Prof. Dr. Lorena Blasco-Arcas: lblasco@escp.eu
Yaqiu Li (Research officer) yaqiu.li@edu.escp.eu

Events

The center aims to host different activities during the year in order to foster connections with researchers/other related research centers, ESCP students in related programs, and the Industry.

  • Regular internal seminars and workshops
  • Regular industry talks with related business and policy-makers
  • Bi-monthly external seminar series with management,marketing and operation management scholars.