During almost 12 years at a privately owned research agency, I was lucky to provide practical advice on specific policy questions, based on research. In doing so, I studied issues in the fields of education, labour market and social policy and rendered services for a broad range of governmental authorities and non-profit organisations.The diversity of the projects I was responsible for trained me in designing the right approach for each specific question and gave me the chance to develop advanced skills in quantitative and qualitative research techniques.In recent years, I particularly enjoyed the skills forecasts I conducted for various industries. Looking forward to the future, assessing the impact of new strategies and technologies on people, I also reflected on the future of social sciences.At the same time, an old fascination of mine for AI- once triggered by the reading of ‘Gödel, Escher, Bach’ - was renewed by the datafication of our society. People and organisations increasingly leave a digital trail telling us what they do and think.As I had always been inclined to use technology in order to support my research activities, all these elements now culminate into my startup company.My ambition is to keep answering societal relevant questions. But rather than relying only on the traditional methods used in social sciences, I want to increasingly use the opportunities new technologies offer. In particular, I want to bridge the gap between data scientists coding the tools to collect and process data, and the societal stakeholders looking for insights. As such, I’m looking forward to help both technology providers and the authorities and organisations active in the fields of education, labour market and social policy by enabling them to make informed choices.If you consider a research project and want to explore possible collaboration opportunities, I would be happy to hear from you. As I’m only starting up, any other feedback is very valuable to me too.