DC4: A recommender system to re-orient investments towards more sustainable technologies and businesses

Work PackageWP5
Host Institution🇳🇱 UTW — UNIVERSITEIT TWENTE
PhD EnrolmentUTW
Recruiting ParticipantUTW
DurationM9–M45 (36 months)

Objectives

Recommender systems are well-known information filtering systems that suggest items most relevant to a user. To our knowledge, there are none that suggest investments in sustainable technologies and businesses. This project will develop and deploy a recommender system to help financial institutions and their clients invest in sustainable technologies.

Expected Results

The project informs user groups about investment sustainability. Sustainability KPI mapping and evaluation are project deliverables. The recommender system's explainability is crucial. Thus, the recommendations will be tailored to multiple user classes with appropriate explanations and interpretations. The system recommends sustainable investments, monitors portfolio performance, and dynamically updates financial and sustainable KPIs.

Secondments (2)

InstitutionSupervisorStart MonthDuration (months)Activities
BIS Rafael Schmidt M21 18 Contribute macro-economic datasets, ongoing projects as well as overall expertise in banking supervision
ARC Prof. Ioannis Emiris M39 6 Applied industry-research, work on the technological aspects of recommender systems

Recruitment & Hosting Details

DC 4 UTW University of Twente M9 36

5

DC 4 UTW UTW Month 9 36 months D 5.1

A recommender system to re-orient investments towards more sustainable technologies and businesses (WP 5)

Objectives: Recommender systems are well-known information filtering systems that suggest items most relevant to a user. To our

knowledge, there are none that suggest investments in sustainable technologies and businesses. This project will develop and deploy a

recommender system to help financial institutions and their clients invest in sustainable technologies.

Expected Results: The project informs user groups about investment sustainability. Sustainability KPI mapping and evaluation are project

deliverables. The recommender system's explainability is crucial. Thus, the recommendations will be tailored to multiple user classes with

appropriate explanations and interpretations. The system recommends sustainable investments, monitors portfolio performance, and

dynamically updates financial and sustainable KPIs.

Planned secondments: BIS, Rafael Schmidt, M21, 18 months, contribute macro-economic datasets, ongoing projects as well as overall

expertise in banking supervision

ARC, Prof. Dr. Ioannis Emiris, M39, 6 months, applied industry-research, work on the technological aspects of recommender systems

Fellow Host institution PhD enrolment Start date Duration Deliverables

5

Deliverables

CodeNameWPDue
D5.1Design report for recommender systemsWP5M24