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MAKEathon 2025: Innovative AI Solutions, FHNW School of Business

25.11.2025 – School of Business, School of Business


    On October 25 and 26, the FHNW Campus Olten became a hub for the innovative use of artificial intelligence. As part of the MAKEathon 2025, 60 students developed working prototypes to solve challenges from real companies.

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    At the closing awards ceremony, Dr. Rico Travella, Director of the FHNW School of Business, stressed the importance of placing human benefit at the centre of AI development – and of clearly communicating the added value AI solutions can deliver.

    The MAKEathon 2025 proved exactly that: the participating students demonstrated not only technical expertise, but also a strong capacity to translate technology into tangible benefits for businesses and society.

    From Airports to Insurance – Seven Challenges, Endless Possibilities

    A total of seven challenges showcased the broad potential of AI to create value in today’s economy.

    The winning projects:

    • Swissport – Team Porthub Royale built an intelligent real-time system to manage complex airport resources efficiently.
    • Baloise Insurance – Team Trajecta designed a new customer experience integrating automation, chatbots and intelligent analytics.

    Dr. Emanuele Laurenzi, Chair and Mentor of the MAKEathon


    «Hybrid AI, which combines methods of symbolic and sub-symbolic AI, is the foundation for developing intelligent and trustworthy systems.»

    Die weiteren Herausforderungen:

    • ECOFACT – Entwarf Konzepte für ein integriertes Bankensystem zur Bewertung von Umwelt‑, Sozial‑ und Governance‑Risiken (ESG).
    • ISAAC / SUPSI – Verknüpfte Building Information Modeling (BIM) mit Metadaten und dem Internet der Dinge für eine effizientere Bewirtschaftung von Liegenschaften.
    • Metaphacts – Formulierte zwei Aufgaben für die Entwicklung von KI‑Agenten im wissenschaftlichen Bereich: einer zur Unterstützung der Recherche, der andere zur kritischen Bewertung von Fachartikeln.
    • Zoë Circular Building GmbH – Entwickelte Ansätze zur automatischen Extraktion und Kategorisierung von Daten aus PDF‑Designplänen zur Unterstützung von Architektinnen und Bauplanerinnen.

    Contact

    Emanuele Laurenzi

    Dr. Emanuele Laurenzi

    Lecturer, MSc Business Information Systems
    Phone
    +41 62 957 28 26
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    emanuele.laurenzi@fhnw.ch

    Further information

    makeathonfhnw.ch

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