The intersection of artificial intelligence and global trade compliance presents unprecedented research opportunities. Vivansa invites academic institutions, researchers, and students to explore this exciting frontier through our dedicated academic partnership program focused on Viictor, our AI-powered customs compliance solution.

At Vivansa, we’ve positioned Viictor at the cutting edge of several research domains: artificial intelligence, international trade law, supply chain management, and regulatory technology. Our academic partnerships are designed to bridge theoretical research with practical applications that reshape how global trade compliance is managed.

• AI in Regulatory Compliance: Explore how large language models, retrieval augmented generation (RAG), and other advanced AI techniques can be applied to complex regulatory contexts
• Business Ecosystem Theory: Investigate how Viictor’s ecosystem-based approach validates and extends theoretical frameworks for business networks
• Customs & Global Trade Digitalisation: Advance the pioneering work begun in Vivien Monti’s landmark research “Digitalisation of Customs compliance for companies operating globally” (2020)
• Human-AI Collaboration in Expert Domains: Study how AI systems like Viictor can augment human expertise in knowledge-intensive fields
• Semantic Technologies in Trade: Research applications of ontologies, RDF Graph Stores, and semantic technology in international trade

• Research Collaboration: Partner with our AI and customs experts on joint research projects
• Dataset Access: Gain access to anonymized, synthetic datasets that reflect real-world trade compliance challenges
• Publication Support: Collaborate on papers for academic journals and conferences
• PhD & Master’s Thesis Sponsorship: Follow in the footsteps of Viictor’s origins in academic research at Rotterdam School of Management
• Curriculum Development: Create case studies and teaching materials on AI in global trade
• Guest Lectures & Workshops: Host our experts for specialized presentations on AI and compliance

Our structured program provides multiple pathways for academic engagement:

Engage with Viictor through focused collaborations that align with your research interests:

• Visiting Researcher Program: Spend 3-6 months embedded with our R&D team
• Research Paper Collaboration: Co-author papers on AI in trade compliance
• Technical Documentation Access: Gain insights into Viictor’s technical architecture
• Case Study Development: Create teaching materials based on Viictor implementations

Establish deeper, institution-wide relationships:

• Joint Research Initiatives: Multi-year collaborative research programs
• Custom Knowledge Sharing Sessions: Tailored workshops for your faculty and students
• Internship Pathways: Create structured opportunities for your students
• Curriculum Integration: Incorporate Viictor case studies into your teaching

This section is reserved for future academic partnerships.

This flagship research initiative explores the development and application of comprehensive semantic models for global trade compliance. The project investigates how ontologies from different domains (Archimate for enterprise architecture, UN/CEFACT for trade facilitation, WCO for customs processes) can be harmonized to create intelligent compliance systems that operate across organizational boundaries.

Research partners: To be announced.

This longitudinal study examines how AI systems like Viictor transform organizational capabilities in global trade departments. By studying the interaction between trade professionals and Viictor across multiple organizations, this research aims to develop frameworks for effective human-AI collaboration in regulatory contexts.

Research partners: To be announced.

We welcome research proposals from academics at all career stages, from graduate students to established professors.