{"id":10274,"date":"2026-10-23T11:53:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T09:53:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/efri.uniri.hr\/?page_id=10274"},"modified":"2026-10-23T12:05:57","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T10:05:57","slug":"econai-lab","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/efri.uniri.hr\/en\/projects\/research-and-centres\/econai-lab\/","title":{"rendered":"EconAI Lab"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>EconAI Lab \u2013 AI for Economics and Digital Transformation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Rijeka<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Established:<\/strong> 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lab Co-Directors:<\/strong> Ivan Mu\u017ei\u0107 and Assistant Professor Ivan Gr\u017eeta<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About the Lab<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>EconAI Lab (AI for Economics and Digital Transformation) is an interdisciplinary research and development initiative at the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Rijeka, focused on applying artificial intelligence in economics, education, scientific research, and business practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Lab aims to bridge economic expertise with advanced AI technologies by developing competencies, conducting scientific research, and creating practical solutions that support digital transformation in academic and business environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key Areas of Activity<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>EconAI Lab operates across three interconnected areas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Education:<\/strong> developing AI competencies among faculty members, students, and the wider community through workshops, educational programmes, and hands-on activities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Scientific Research:<\/strong> investigating AI applications in economics and finance, developing research projects, producing scientific publications, and fostering international collaboration.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Applied Development:<\/strong> designing and testing AI applications, intelligent agents, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems, and practical solutions for teaching, research, administration, and business.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>EconAI Lab encourages interdisciplinary collaboration among faculty members, students, research institutions, and industry partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Related Research Projects<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>EconAI Lab&#8217;s research activities are closely connected to <strong>AIFORCE-EU (UIP-2026-5646)<\/strong>, a research project funded by the Croatian Science Foundation (HRZZ). The project investigates the application of large language models in macroeconomic and financial forecasting, as well as regulatory aspects of artificial intelligence in financial institutions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More information: <a href=\"https:\/\/efri.uniri.hr\/en\/projects\/scientific-projects\/croatian-science-foundation-projects\/\">HRZZ Research Project Artificial Intelligence and Forecast Performance in Financial Institutions: An Empirical Evaluation across the European Union<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EconAI Lab \u2013 AI for Economics and Digital Transformation Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Rijeka Established: 2026 Lab Co-Directors: Ivan Mu\u017ei\u0107 and Assistant Professor Ivan Gr\u017eeta About the Lab EconAI Lab (AI for Economics and Digital Transformation) is an interdisciplinary research and development initiative at the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"parent":5910,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-10274","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/efri.uniri.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10274","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/efri.uniri.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/efri.uniri.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efri.uniri.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efri.uniri.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10274"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/efri.uniri.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10274\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10275,"href":"https:\/\/efri.uniri.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10274\/revisions\/10275"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efri.uniri.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5910"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/efri.uniri.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10274"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}