The Applied Economics & Analytics Lab at NOVA IMS is pleased to announce the launch of a Seminar Series, which will occur twice a month. This initiative aims to foster intellectual exchange and advance collaborative research within the scope of two FCT-funded projects: 1) RiskGuard: Effective Risk Assessment in Public Procurement (FCT Ref. 2024.07468.IACDC); and 2) KNOW-NET-COMPET: Embedded Knowledge and Networks – Complexity in Antitrust Collusion Mitigation (FCT Ref. 2024.07378.IACDC).
Each session will bring together team members and guests to share findings, discuss methodologies, and explore interdisciplinary insights across both projects’ thematic areas.
Analytical risk indicators in public procurement: using NLP and text mining to detect irregularities
Speaker: Carolina Pinto, RiskGuard Project
Building graph databases to trace knowledge flows in antitrust investigations
Speaker: Luís Semedo, Know-Net-COMPET Project
Project Discussion "How Bunching in Prices can be an Indicator of Collusion and Market Manipulation" by Elsa Camiamba (Know-Net-Compet Project);
Discussion and Q&A.
Seminar Series Kickoff;
Team introductions.