ATLANTIS Receives ERC Funding

Today, I am delighted to announce that ATLANTIS has been awarded a €2 million ERC Consolidator Grant from the European Research Council (ERC).

ATLANTIS (Computational Antitrust: Making Technology-Driven Antitrust Accurate, Fair and Sustainable) will study how antitrust agencies can use computational tools, including AI and data analytics, while preserving fundamental rights and procedural fairness. The project focuses on three core challenges: improving data collection without undermining rights of defense, addressing biases in AI tools used by agencies, and building institutional frameworks that make computational antitrust sustainable over time.  

Based at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, ATLANTIS will bring together a team of five researchers over the next five years: three PhD candidates, one postdoctoral researcher, and myself (Thibault Schrepel) as Principal Investigator. Together, we will work at the intersection of competition law, computational science, and institutional economics to develop the foundations of a robust legal framework for computational antitrust.  

ATLANTIS will work closely with competition authorities across Europe and beyond. The project’s findings will support agencies seeking to navigate increasingly digital markets while keeping enforcement accurate, fair, and accountable.  

This website will follow the progress of the project, including publications, events, research opportunities, and updates from the ATLANTIS team.

The work begins now.