Professor in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence
Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts
Contact Details
Education
- [2004 – 2008] PhD
Department of Informatics, University of Fribourg
Title: A generic Architecture for Local Computation
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Jürg Kohlas - [2002 – 2004] Master of Science in Computer Science
Department of Informatics, University of Fribourg
English study program
Best average grade in Computer Science and Mathematics - [1999 – 2002] Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Department of Informatics, University of Fribourg
Minor in Mathematics
German and French study program
Employment
- [since 2024] Co-Head Applied Artificial Intelligence Research Lab
Lucerne University of Applied Sciences - [since 2023] Scientific Advisor
AlpineAI AG, Davos - [since 2023] Scientific Advisor
Artificialy SA, Lugano - [since 2021] Member of the Executive Board and Chief Data Scientist
Jaywalker AG, Lucerne - [since 2018] Professional Speaker
speakers.ch, Zurich - [since 2015] Member of the Board of Directors and Partner
Jaywalker Digital AG, Lucerne - [since 2013] Professor for Artificial Intelligence
Lucerne University of Applied Sciences - [2016-2024] Co-Head Algorithmic Business Research Lab
Lucerne University of Applied Sciences - [2020 – 2024] Lecturer for Machine Learning in Marketing
University of Lucerne - [2016 – 2021] Head of Master’s Program in Engineering
Lucerne University of Applied Sciences - [2011 – 2013] Lecturer for Artificial Intelligence
Lucerne University of Applied Sciences - [2010 – 2011] Research Associate
Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust, University of Luxembourg - [2009 – 2010] Swiss National Science Foundation Postdoc
Cork Constraint Computation Center, University College Cork - [2004 – 2009] Research Assistant
Department of Informatics, University of Fribourg
Awards & Distinctions
- [2023] Best Paper Award at IARIA (www, post)
- [2023] Best Paper Award at MICCAI 2023 (post)
- [2023] Best Poster Video Award at Swiss Data Science Conference (video)
- [2022] Best Paper in Track at AMA Winter Academic Conference (www)
- [2021] Research Mosaic by swissuniversities.ch
- [2017] Aha! Award of the Swiss Allergy Centre
- [2011] Finalist of the ERCIM Cor Baayen Award
- [2008] Best PhD Thesis in Computer Science, University of Fribourg
Other Activities
- PhD co-supervisor at University College Dublin
- PhD co-supervisor at ETH Zurich
- PhD co-supervisor at the University of Basel
- PhD co-supervisor at the University of Lucerne
- Reviewer for various scientific journals and conferences
- Member of various scientific conference program committees
Competences
- Algorithmic Business, AI & Data Strategy
- Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Deep Learning
- Generative Models, Generative AI
- Computer Vision, Natural Language Processing
- Data Science and Analytics
- Industrial Optimization
- Recommender Systems