Scientific research at ESSEC Business School is developed around a multidisciplinary laboratory (CERESSEC) and several centers of expertise.
The research activity is organized into three thematic hubs resulting from the RISE Strategy (sustainable development, artificial intelligence, entrepreneurship) and in the following fields: social sciences and humanities, management, data science, information systems, statistics, economics, finance, law, marketing, and public policy.
Researchers work on crucial societal issues, and thus participate in advancing scientific debates and informing political decision-makers. They provide concrete solutions for addressing contemporary societal challenges. One of our key priorities is sharing knowledge. In addition to open access articles, ESSEC Knowledge, and press coverage, we organize scientific events that can be attended by any interested parties. Recent projects have explored: health, the future of work, gender equality, artificial intelligence, mobility, logistics, green finance, the circular economy, energy efficiency, and mathematical tools, to name but a few.
Researchers benefit from a large internal network of professionals who:
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Share information on external funding opportunities for research projects
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Provide support with national and international grant applications (pre-award)
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Manage research resources like human resources and funding (post-award)
ALQUIER Pierre (Information Systems, Data Analytics and Operations Department), Safe Decisions via Adaptive Learning of Time Series, CY Initiative (2026-2030)
AYOUBI Charles (Management Department), Individuals, companies, markets, finance, management, ANR JCJC (2026-2028)
BACH Laurent (Finance Department), Interactions between company and personal taxation, ANR (2024–2028) More information here
COLSON Aurélien (Law, Political Science and Society Department), Resilience to Strategies of Influence, Interference, and Intimidation, CY Initiative (2026-2030)
DAUDEL Kamélia & Pierre JACOB (Information Systems, Data Analytics and Operations Department), EUTOPIA COTUTELLE "Importance-weighted variational inference for state-space models: Theory and methodology", (2025–2029) More information here
DAUDEL Kamélia & Pierre JACOB (Information Systems, Data Analytics and Operations Department), Improving Markov chain Monte Carlo with geometry, France 2030 (2024–2026) More information here
DAURES Laurence (Finance Department), The eclipse of lit markets understanding the rise of opaque trading mechanism in Europe, ANR (2024–2028) More information here
DE BEAUFORT Viviane (Law, Political Science and Society Department), The citizenship and governance chair, CHAIRE JEAN MONNET, (2023-2026) More information here
DELLE DONNE Diego (Information Systems, Data Analytics and Operations Department), Supervised hyper-rectangular clustering, CY Generation (2025-2027) More information here
FULOP Andras (Finance Department), Beyond linearization: Automated inference for non-linear state-space models, ANR (2024–2028) More information here
GOMEZ Marie-Léandre (Accounting and Management Control Department), Medical organization of hospitals and crisis preparedness, ANR (2025-2028) More information here
JACOB Pierre (Information Systems, Data Analytics and Operations Department), Markov Chain Monte Carlo using couplings toward scalable statistical inference, ERC (European Research Council) (2024–2030) More information here
KASPRZAK Mikołaj (Information Systems, Data Analytics and Operations Department), Chair of Excellence in Data Analytics Research, France 2030 (2024-2028) More information here
KASPRZAK Mikołaj (Information Systems, Data Analytics and Operations Department), EUTOPIA YOUNG LEADERS ACADEMY, Horizon Europe (2024-2028) More information here
LAMBIN Xavier (Economics Department), Individuals, companies, markets, finance, management, ANR PRC (2026-2030)
LECUÉ Guillaume (Information Systems, Data Analytics and Operations Department), Healthcare accessibility and health system performance: A statistical and machine learning approach to large-scale graphs, ANR PRCE (Collaborative Research Project - Company) (2023-2030). More information here
LIU Shanming (Accounting and Management Control Department), Optimizing incentives for Human-AI creativity, CY Initiative (2025-2027) More information here
MION Giordano (Economics Department), Globalization, labor market and developing countries, ANR (2025-2029) More information here
NAEF Alain (Economics Department), Capitalizing on change: A recipe for sustainable food systems, ANR ORA (2025 - 2028) More information here
NAEF Alain (Economics Department), The Forests We Import: How Global Food Trade Transforms Land Use, CY Generation (2026-2030)
PAPIER Félix (Information Systems, Data Analytics and Operations Department), Project "Enabling green finance for circular economy business models", Hubert Curien Program (2025) More information here
RAMOS Sofia (Finance Department), Behavioral insights into PRIIPs decision-making, CY Initiative – EMERGENCE (2025-2027) More information here
RAMUS Tommaso (Law, Political Science and Society Department), Leveraging Cybersecurity and NGS Protocols for the Detection of Illegal Vegetable Varieties and Microbiological Hazards to Strengthen EU Customs Security, Horizon Europe Cluster (2026-2029)
REZAEE VESSAL Sara & Félix PAPIER (Information Systems, Data Analytics and Operations Department), Responsive CSR: Adaptive Policy Evaluation, CY INITIATIVE (2024–2026) More information here
ROMBOUTS Jeroen (Information Systems, Data Analytics and Operations Department), The econometrics of short-term and high-frequency options, ANR (2025-2029) More information here
ROMBOUTS Jeroen & Roberto RENÒ (Information Systems, Data Analytics and Operations Department), New Econometric Tools for Shifting Risks, CY INITIATIVE (2024–2026) More information here
RONCORONI Andreas (Finance Department), Workshop on Operations–Finance Interfaces and Risk Management, CY INITIATIVE LABEX, (2025-2027)
SAGER Lutz (Economics Department), A new Framework for Local Economic Growth without Environmental Destruction, ERC Starting Grant Horizon Europe (2026-2031)
SAGER Lutz (Economics Department), Quantifying the impacts of Paris's pedestrianization strategy, SHS Chair, Region Île-de-France Chair (2026-2029)
SOLAL Isabelle (Management Department), Gender & Entrepreneurial Fundraising Narratives, CY Initiative (2026-2028)
SUTAN Angela (Public and Private Policies Department), Waste, water, mobility: engaging citizens in local territorial adaptation, ANR (2026-2028)
SUTAN Angela (Public and Private Policies Department), Revising intergenerational values for sustainability, CY Generation (2025-2028) More information here
TRAVERSI Emiliano (Information Systems, Data Analytics and Operations Department), Learning to optimize: A sustainable approach, CY Initiative (2025-2027) More information here
VINZI Vincenzo (Information Systems, Data Analytics and Operations Department), Trilateral workshops Germany, Italy, France: "Generative AI systems and their implications in social sciences education and research" (2025–2027) More information here
WAARDENBURG Laureen (Information Systems, Data Analytics and Operations Department), ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society/ Quality Work in the Digital Age, Australian Research Council (ARC) More information here
