Ecuador -

Unique Research

Environment

Ecuador offers a distinctive setting for research with its detailed firm-level production data, rich biodiversity, and high climate vulnerability. This environment provides a valuable context for studying the interaction between economic activities and environmental challenges.

International

Collaboration

Tackle climate change and environmental sustainability by bringing together researchers from diverse backgrounds and fostering international partnerships, CENS aims to create a vibrant ecosystem of knowledge sharing. Joint research projects, workshops, and student exchanges will ensure that insights and solutions are applicable to both developed and developing countries

Our Research

Approach

State-of-the-art technologies in data science, artificial intelligence and network sciences to analyze production networks and complex interactions between firms and their impact on sustainable economic transition

We've grown into a team of eight scientist since 2020

By bringing together researchers from diverse backgrounds and fostering international partnerships. Joint research projects, workshops, and student exchanges will be key components of the center's activities, ensuring that insights and solutions apply to both developed and developing countries.

Driving Economic Development and Environmental Transitions

By analyzing supply chains, innovation processes, and inter-firm relationships, data science can uncover inefficiencies and opportunities for making the economy and firms more environmentally sustainable

Focus on Ecuador, providing a unique opportunity

We study the production networks in a developing country context. The USFQ Data Hub's partnership with the Internal Revenue Service grants access to crucial data, enabling in-depth analysis of production networks and financial interactions at a granular level.

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