Erco Argante

Erco Argante serves as a Lecturer in Computer Science and Researcher at the Applied Responsible Artificial Intelligence research group of Avans University of Applied Sciences in Breda, employed continuously since 2009 after prior roles as technical coordinator and software architect at Ericsson Telecommunications.

His academic background includes:

• Physics studies at Radboud University Nijmegen
• PhD in Computer Science with doctoral research on parallel processing of CERN's Large Hadron Collider event data

Erco specializes in building comprehensive AI domain knowledge with technical focus on reinforcement learning and transformers. He champions responsible AI through explainability and interpretability frameworks, emphasizing that technical understanding must enable informed stakeholder decisions alongside regulatory measures. His work bridges software architecture expertise with AI system development.

As core member of the Applied Responsible Artificial Intelligence lectorate, he drives initiatives like the Art-IE project while integrating personal passion for biodiversity conservation into applied research contexts.