diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 74eb12a..1bcd1f0 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -4,3 +4,6 @@
 [submodule "TopoModelX"]
 	path = dependencies/TopoModelX
 	url = git@github.com:pyt-team/TopoModelX.git
+[submodule "dependencies/dect"]
+	path = dependencies/dect
+	url = git@github.com:aidos-lab/dect.git
diff --git a/code/models/DECT.py b/code/models/DECT.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb0d03c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/models/DECT.py
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+import torch.nn as nn
+from torch_geometric.nn import pool
+from torch_geometric.data import Data
+
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+
+from .model_types import ModelType
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+import torch
+
+
+class DECTConfig(BaseModel):
+    type: ModelType = ModelType.DECT
+    num_hidden_neurons: int = 64
+    num_hidden_layers: int = 3
+    num_node_features: int = 1
+    out_channels: int = 5
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class EctConfig:
+    """
+    Config for initializing an ect layer.
+    """
+
+    num_thetas: int = 32
+    bump_steps: int = 32
+    r: float = 1.1
+    ect_type: str = "points"
+    normalized: bool = True
+
+
+def generate_uniform_directions(num_thetas: int = 64, d: int = 3):
+    """
+    Generate randomly sampled directions from a sphere in d dimensions.
+
+    First a standard gaussian centered at 0 with standard deviation 1 is sampled
+    and then projected onto the unit sphere. This yields a uniformly sampled set
+    of points on the unit spere. Please note that the generated shapes with have
+    shape [d, num_thetas].
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    num_thetas: int
+        The number of directions to generate.
+    d: int
+        The dimension of the unit sphere. Default is 3 (hence R^3)
+    """
+    v = torch.randn(size=(d, num_thetas))
+    v /= v.pow(2).sum(axis=0).sqrt().unsqueeze(1).T
+    return v
+
+
+def compute_ecc(nh, index, lin, out, scale):
+    """
+    Computes the ECC of a set of points given the node heights.
+    """
+    ecc = torch.nn.functional.sigmoid(scale * torch.sub(lin, nh))
+    return torch.index_add(out, 1, index, ecc).movedim(0, 1)
+
+
+def compute_ect_points(data, index, v, lin, out, scale):
+    """Compute the ECT of a set of points."""
+    nh = data.x @ v
+    return compute_ecc(nh, index, lin, out, scale)
+
+
+class EctLayer(nn.Module):
+    """Docstring for EctLayer."""
+
+    def __init__(self, config: EctConfig, v=None):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.config = config
+        self.lin = nn.Parameter(
+            (
+                torch.linspace(-config.r, config.r, config.bump_steps).view(
+                    -1, 1, 1
+                )
+            ),
+            requires_grad=False,
+        )
+        if v is None:
+            raise AttributeError("Please provide the directions")
+        self.v = nn.Parameter(v, requires_grad=False)
+
+        if config.ect_type == "points":
+            self.compute_ect = compute_ect_points
+
+    def forward(self, data: Data, index, scale=500):
+        """Forward method"""
+        out = torch.zeros(
+            size=(
+                self.config.bump_steps,
+                index.max().item() + 1,
+                self.config.num_thetas,
+            ),
+            device=data.x.device,
+        )
+        ect = self.compute_ect(data, index, self.v, self.lin, out, scale)
+        if self.config.normalized:
+            return ect / torch.amax(ect, dim=(1, 2)).unsqueeze(1).unsqueeze(1)
+        return ect
+
+
+class DECTMLP(nn.Module):
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        config: DECTConfig,
+    ):
+        super().__init__()
+
+        self.ectconfig = EctConfig()
+        v = generate_uniform_directions(
+            self.ectconfig.num_thetas, d=config.num_node_features
+        )
+        self.layer = EctLayer(self.ectconfig, v=v)
+
+        self.input_layer = nn.Linear(
+            self.ectconfig.num_thetas * self.ectconfig.bump_steps,
+            config.num_hidden_neurons,
+        )
+        self.hidden_layers = nn.ModuleList(
+            [
+                nn.Linear(config.num_hidden_neurons, config.num_hidden_neurons)
+                for _ in range(config.num_hidden_layers)
+            ]
+        )
+        self.output_layer = nn.Linear(
+            config.num_hidden_neurons, config.out_channels
+        )
+
+    def forward(self, batch):
+        ect = self.layer(batch, batch.batch)
+        x = self.input_layer(ect.flatten(start_dim=1))
+        x = nn.functional.relu(x)
+        for hidden_layer in self.hidden_layers:
+            x = hidden_layer(x)
+            x = nn.functional.relu(x)
+        x = self.output_layer(x)
+        return x
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    from torch_geometric.data import Batch, Data
+
+    batch = Batch.from_data_list(
+        [Data(x=torch.rand(size=(10, 8))), Data(x=torch.rand(size=(12, 8)))]
+    )
+
+    config = DECTConfig(num_node_features=8)
+    model = DECTMLP(config=config)
+    res = model(batch)
diff --git a/code/models/model_types.py b/code/models/model_types.py
index 11073ca..db40d05 100644
--- a/code/models/model_types.py
+++ b/code/models/model_types.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 
 class ModelType(Enum):
+    DECT = "dect"
     SAN = "san"
     SCCN = "sccn"
     SCCNN = "sccnn"
diff --git a/code/models/models.py b/code/models/models.py
index 2e991e6..4a627bc 100644
--- a/code/models/models.py
+++ b/code/models/models.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 from models.GCN import GCN, GCNConfig
 from models.GAT import GAT, GATConfig
 from models.MLP import MLP, MLPConfig
+from models.DECT import DECTMLP, DECTConfig
 from models.TransfConv import TransfConv, TransfConvConfig
 from models.TAG import TAG, TAGConfig
 from .model_types import ModelType
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@
 from models.simplicial_complexes.scn import SCN, SCNConfig
 
 model_lookup: Dict[ModelType, nn.Module] = {
+    ModelType.DECT: DECTMLP,
     ModelType.GAT: GAT,
     ModelType.GCN: GCN,
     ModelType.MLP: MLP,
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@
 }
 
 ModelConfig = Union[
+    Annotated[DECTConfig, Tag(ModelType.DECT)],
     Annotated[MLPConfig, Tag(ModelType.MLP)],
     Annotated[GATConfig, Tag(ModelType.GAT)],
     Annotated[GCNConfig, Tag(ModelType.GCN)],
@@ -46,6 +49,7 @@
 ]
 
 model_cfg_lookup: Dict[ModelType, ModelConfig] = {
+    ModelType.DECT: DECTConfig,
     ModelType.GAT: GATConfig,
     ModelType.GCN: GCNConfig,
     ModelType.MLP: MLPConfig,
@@ -58,6 +62,7 @@
 }
 
 dataloader_lookup: Dict[ModelType, Callable] = {
+    ModelType.DECT: DataLoader,
     ModelType.GAT: DataLoader,
     ModelType.GCN: DataLoader,
     ModelType.MLP: DataLoader,
diff --git a/dependencies/dect b/dependencies/dect
new file mode 160000
index 0000000..da55c1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dependencies/dect
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit da55c1d67bc2147880b577ffc478ceefdbf90a37
diff --git a/dependencies/mantra b/dependencies/mantra
index fa3a40b..0b03d1d 160000
--- a/dependencies/mantra
+++ b/dependencies/mantra
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit fa3a40b7260926eee96493ed91d4cf79ea3a9091
+Subproject commit 0b03d1d4d1c01c2ea4ad65b1d5138446c38bc8bd