The Department of Artificial Intelligence & Innovation examines how AI, automation and data-driven systems transform industrial production, maritime value chains, logistics, energy infrastructure and public governance. Its research focuses on industrial AI, applied digitalization, AI strategy, technological sovereignty and the practical deployment of intelligent systems in complex economic environments.

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Key areas:
Industrial AI, digital transformation, Industry 4.0, AI governance, maritime AI, energy systems, automation, data-driven competitiveness.

The Department of Foreign Trade & Geoeconomics examines global value chains, export structures, strategic dependencies and the changing architecture of international economic power. Its work focuses on Northern Europe’s position in a world shaped by trade conflicts, industrial policy, technological rivalry and geopolitical fragmentation.

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Key areas:
Foreign trade, export strategy, supply chains, China exposure, transatlantic trade, economic security, geoeconomic risk.

The Department of European Economic Law analyzes the legal foundations of European integration, supranational governance and economic regulation. Its work focuses on EU law, EUR-Lex, European economic law, competition, digital regulation, the AI Act and the legal conditions under which innovation, industrial transformation and transatlantic cooperation unfold.

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​Key areas:
EU law, EUR-Lex, AI regulation, European economic governance, internal market law, competition law, supranational institutions.

The Department of Logistics & Infrastructure analyzes the systems that enable economic movement: ports, transport corridors, energy networks, hydrogen infrastructure, e-fuels, digital infrastructure and critical supply routes. Its research connects industrial competitiveness with the physical and digital foundations of economic resilience.

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Key areas:
Logistics, ports, corridors, hydrogen, e-fuels, energy infrastructure, critical infrastructure, digital infrastructure.

The Department of Maritime Affairs studies the maritime economy as a strategic foundation of trade, industrial capacity and geopolitical resilience. Its research covers shipbuilding, ports, maritime logistics, offshore industries, deep-sea technologies and the economic security of sea-based value chains.

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Key areas:
Shipbuilding, ports, maritime logistics, offshore economy, maritime security, deep-sea mining, naval-industrial capacity.

The Department of Security & Defence Economics studies the economic foundations of resilience, deterrence and strategic autonomy. Its work focuses on defence-industrial capacity, dual-use technologies, critical infrastructure protection, economic security and the relationship between industrial strength and national as well as European security.

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Key areas:
Defence economics, dual-use technology, critical infrastructure, resilience, industrial security, economic sovereignty.