Activities at FHNW
Lecturer for Data Science at the Institute for Data Science FHNW
Teaching
- Exploratory data analysis,
- Applied in Machine Learning
- Natural Language Processing
- Supervisor of Bachelor project theses
- Advanced Natural Language Processing
- Supervisor of Master students
Research
- Natural Language Processing applications
- AI-based information retrieval
Machine Learning applications for process and product optimization
Profile
Projects
2025: Robust Swiss German Speech-to-Text System for Multi-Speaker Psychological Dialogues (in progress, Innosuisse funded)
2025: Low-latency Swiss German AI agents (in progress, Company funded)
2025: Artificial Intelligence Integration into the Safety Reporting System (in progress, Company funded)
2025: Schweizerdeutsch-to-LLM (in progress, Company funded)
2025: Robust visual identification of UI elements in business process testing (in progress, Innosuisse funded)
2025: Use of Natural Language Processing and Generative Artificial Intelligence for efficient information extraction (in progress, Company funded)
2025: Enhancing Patient Education with AI Avatars in Preoperative Care: Feasibility of German LLMs (Innosuisse funded)
2025: LUKE App for visual cloth discrimination (Innosuisse funded)
2025: Optimization of the production process of current and voltage transformers with machine learning (Company & HTZ funded)
2025: AI-based Solutions for FtO Assessment in Technical Patent Searches (Company & HTZ funded)
2024: “AI Tutor for Students” - Efficient Information Extraction with Retrieval Augmented Generation (FHNW funded)
2024: “RockPulse” - Sensing precursors of landslide accelerations in ambient vibration data (Innosuisse funded)
2024: “AI-Selfie@ENTER” - Developing personalized selfies with generative AI (FHNW funded)
2024: Understanding Client Sentiment with NLP from Small Data (Company & HTZ funded)
2024: Introduce data-driven development and operation in device qualification (Innosuisse funded)
2022: Enhancing DSM’s Third Party Patent Monitoring with Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing (Company funded)
2021: ML-based visual quality monitoring for Hybrid Photon Counting device manufacturing (Innosuisse funded)
2020: Condition Monitoring and Predictive Maintenance for Wind Turbines Developed on Massive Wind Park Sensor Data (Innosuisse funded)
Biography
1986-1991 | Diploma in theoretical solid state physics (dipl. phys. ETH Zürich, Switzerland) |
1992-1996 | PhD in the domain of climate change impact studies (Dr. sc. nat. ETH Zürich, Switzerland) |
1997-1999 | Research Associate at the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment |
1999-2000 | Analytical Consultant at NCR / Teradata Wallisellen, Switzerland |
2000-2008 | Data Scientist at UBS Switzerland AG Zürich, Switzerland |
2009-2018 | Senior Data Scientist and Team Lead at UBS Switzerland AG Zürich, Switzerland |
Since 2019 | Professor at FHNW in Brugg-Windisch, Switzerland |