Members of DigiTax

​Prof. dr. Bruno Peeters 

• spokesman of the DigiTax project
• initiator of the DigiTax Centre of Excellence
• full professor at the Law Faculty of the University of Antwerp, research group Business and Law​
• chairman and founder of Antwerp Tax Academy

 Prof. dr. Toon Calders ​

• initiator of the DigiTax Centre of Excellence 
• full professor at the Science Faculty of the University of Antwerp, Department of Computer Science
• supervisor in ADReM Data Lab 
• member of Antwerp Tax Academy
  

​Prof. dr. Ann Jorissen 

• initiator of the DigiTax Centre of Excellence 
• full professor at the Faculty of Business and Economics, Department of Accounting and Finance at the University of Antwerp 
• member of Antwerp Tax Academy
  

​Prof. dr. David Martens 

• initiator of the DigiTax Centre of Excellence 
• full professor at the Faculty of Business and Economics, Department of Engineering Management of the University of Antwerp
• research director in the Applied Data Mining research group 
• member of Antwerp Tax Academy
  

​Prof. dr. Anne Van de Vijver ​

• initiator of the DigiTax Centre of Excellence 
• associate professor at the Law Faculty of the University of Antwerp, president of the research group Business and Law​
• member of Antwerp Tax Academy
  

Prof. dr. Sylvie De Raedt 

• research manager at the DigiTax Centre of Excellence 
• assistant professor at the Law Faculty of the University of Antwerp, member of the research group Business and Law 
• member of Antwerp Tax Academy ​
• guest lecturer at the Law Faculty of the University of Ghent

​Prof. dr. Miet Vanderhallen 

• associate professor of legal psychology at the Law Faculty of the University of Antwerp 
• assistant professor of criminology and legal psychology at the University of Maastricht 
• member of Antwerp Tax Academy 
  

​Prof. dr. Tarcisio Magalhaes​

• assistant professor at the Law Faculty of the University of Antwerp, member of the research group Business and Law​​
  
• member of Antwerp Tax Academy​

Prof. dr. Eva Lievens

• assistant professor at the Faculty of Law & Criminology of Ghent University
• leads the research group Law & Technology at Ghent University
• member of the Human Rights Centre, member of the Crime, Criminology & Criminal Policy Consortium and member of PIXLES (Privacy, Information Exchange, Law Enforcement & Surveillance)

​Prof. dr. Sylvie De Raedt ​

• supervisor at DigiTax Centre of Excellence 
• assistent professor at the Law Faculty of the University of Ghent and member of the research group Business and Law 
• member of Antwerp Tax Academy 
• guest lecturer at the University of Ghent 
  

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​Dr. Anouk Decuypere​

• master’s degree in Organizational Psychology
  
• Phd in Business Economics

Eva Baekelant

• master in Law, master in Tax Law and business tax consultant at EY
• research topic: the virtual permanent establishment in international tax law​
• supervisor: prof. dr. Anne Van de Vijver 
• research funded by EY

Dieter Brughmans 

• master in Electromechanical Engineering Technology and master of Finance
• research topic: fraud detection with behavioural data
• supervisor: prof. dr. David Martens 
• research is funded by the University of Antwerp

​Alexander Chaprak​

• master of Science in Taxation, Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Management Accountant (CMA), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and Master Analyst in Financial Forensics (MAFF), currently Tax Consultant at Moore & Van Allen, PLLC
• research topic: the effect of the AI use on the competitive advantage of the taxation practices of the CPA firms​
  
• supervisors: prof. dr. Ann Jorissen and prof. dr. David Martens 

​Francesco de Lillo

• master in Law, Advanced master in International Tax Law and currently Managing Senior, European Tax Knowledge Team - International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation (IBFD)
• research topic: Why and how to tax business profits in a global digitalized economy: a normative principle-based analysis of the corporate income tax and its alternatives
• supervisors: prf. dr Tarcisio Diniz Magalhaes and Prof. dr . Anne Van de Vijver

Wouter Dister

• master in Law and master in Tax Law
• research topic: the key success indicators of cooperative tax compliance for companies, using tax technology (namely the so called Tax Control Framework)
• supervisors: prof. dr. Anne Van de Vijver and prof. dr. Miet Vanderhallen 
• research is funded by the University of Antwerp

Marco Favier

• master in Mathematics
• research topic: Fairness in Machine Learning 
• supervisor: prof. dr. Toon Calders
• research is funded by AXA

David Hadwick

• master in Law and master in International Business Taxation
• research topic: the use of artificial intelligence by the tax administrations in the EU: implications for taxpayers' fundamental rights ​
• supervisors: prof. dr. Anne Van de Vijver and prof. dr. Toon Calders
• research is funded by the FWO

Liesa Keunen 

• master in Communications Sciences and master in Law
• research topic: tax audits on big data: exploring the legitimacy and limits in light of the prohibition of fishing expeditions  - see Visualisation of the research questions​
• supervisors: prof. dr. Eva Lievens (UGhent), dr. Sylvie De Raedt and prof. dr. Bruno Peeters 
• research is funded by the FWO

Daphne Lenders 

• master in Artificial Intelligence
• research topic: Fairness in Machine Learning
• supervisors: prof. dr. Toon Calders and dr. Sylvie De Raedt
• research is funded by the University of Antwerp

​Christophe Malenga​

• master in Law and specialised master in Tax Law
• research topic: tax regime of mining investments in DRCongo and aggressive tax planning in an era of a digitalized economie. 
• supervisors: prof. dr. Anne Van de Vijver and prof. dr. Tarcisio Diniz Magalhaes 
  

​Débora Ottoni Uébe Mansur ​

• master in Law and advanced master in Tax Law
  
• research topic: A sustainable value theory for the international tax system
  
• supervisor: prof. dr. Tarcisio Magalhaes 
  

Raphael Mazzine

• master in Chemistry and former Data Scientist at IBM
• research topic: explainability in artificial intelligence models 
• supervisor: prof. dr. David Martens 
• research is funded by the Flemish Government

​Pedro Moraya Barros​

• master of Science (MSc) International Political Economy and Master of Arts, Government
• research topic: International taxation and domestic politics: the choice for unorthodox methods for taxation policies  
• supervisors: prof. dr. Ann Jorissen and prof. dr. Anne Van de Vijver  

Mariya Otto 

• master in Law and senior Corporate Tax Consultant at Deloitte
• research topic: the challenge of transfer pricing methods in a digital economy
• supervisors: prof. dr. Bruno Peeters and prof. dr. Anne Van de Vijver 
• research is funded by Deloitte​

Karl Pauwels

• master in Law, master in Financial Management and master de Spécialisation en Droit Fiscal
• research topic: the future of the ability-to-pay-taxes principle in fiscalibus 
• supervisor: prof. dr. Anne Van de Vijver 
• research in funded by the University of Antwerp

Ewoenam Topko 

• master in Computer Science
• research topic: Fairness in Machine Learning
• supervisor: prof. dr. Toon Calders
• research is funded by the Flemish Government

​Sam Van der Vlught​

• master in Law
  
• research topic: the Gordian Knot of EU Taxation: Rethinking the Allocation of Taxing Power in the EU
• supervisors: prof dr. Bruno Peeters en prof. dr Anne Van de Vijver 
• joint phd University of Salerno - UAntwerp 
  

Michiel Van Roy

• master in Applied Economics: Business Economics 
• research topic: Does corporate governance impact the level of tax disclosure? ​
• supervisors: prof. dr. Ann Jorissen, prof. dr. Anne Van de Vijver and prof. dr. David Martens 
• research is funded by the University of Antwerp

Kimberly Van Sande 

•  master in Law, master in Tax Law and lawyer at Tiberghien Lawyers
• research topic: taxation of artificial intelligence 
• supervisors: prof. dr. Bruno Peeters and prof. dr. Anne Van de Vijver 
• research is funded by Tiberghien Lawyers 

​Sharon Waeytens 

• master in Commercial Sciences and master in Law 
• research title: In search of a more balanced allocation of taxing powers between developed and developing countries: a plea for inter-nation equity ​
• supervisor: prof. dr. Bruno Peeters
• research is funded by the University of Antwerp

​N. Nilay Dayanç Kuzeyli ​

• LL.M. in Law and Economics
• Ph.D. in Tax Law (topic: Assessment of Universal Succession Cases in Tax Liability)
• Lecturer at Bilkent University
• Currently preparing research on the taxation of blockchain technology considering its environmental effects
  

Dr. Jellis Vanhoeyveld

• master in Engineering Science (mathemactical engineering techniques)
• Phd in Applied Engineering after successfully defending his doctoral thesis on data mining for fraud detection
• postdoctoral researcher at DigiTax until 2019
  

Dr. Pieter Leyman

• master in Business Engineering
• phd in Applied Economics
• postdoctoral researcher at DigiTax until 2022

Dr. Luisa Scarcella 

• master in Law 
• Phd in Law (topic: VAT and blockchain)
• postdoctoral research at DigiTax until 2022