Institute of Mobile and Distributed Systems, FHNW School of Computer Science

Distributed systems are the backbone of our connected world:They enable seamless communication, global collaboration, real-time data analysis, and highly available services — from connected manufacturing and collaboration platforms to decentralized blockchain applications.

The Institute for Mobile and Distributed Systems (IMVS) is a multidisciplinary institute of the FHNW School of Computer Science. We develop solutions that intelligently connect the physical and digital worlds, relying on open standards, modern software engineering, highly available architectures, and robust security concepts.

Our expertise includes IT security and blockchain technologies, the Internet of Things (IoT), computer vision and cloud computing, agile software development, and web engineering. We bridge research and practice and work closely with industry partners to deliver innovative, secure, and scalable systems.

Students benefit from hands-on projects and direct access to cutting-edge research — preparing them optimally for the challenges of a digital, globally connected, and dynamic IT landscape. Together, we shape the technological future.

New: Security,Platforms&DevOps:

The new specialization“Security, Platforms & DevOps”offered by IMVS focuses on the development, operation, and security of modern IT platforms. Key areas include secure cloud and on-premises infrastructures, automation of the software lifecycle using DevOps methodologies, continuous integration and continuous delivery, as well as monitoring and observability.

Netzwerk SDS
The network for a sovereign digital Switzerland. We contribute our expertise in the use and development of open-source technologies as well as in the operation of sovereign IT infrastructures.

Swiss Agile Research Network (SARN)
As a member and co-founder of SARN, we collaborate with partners from academia and industry in Switzerland and internationally to conduct research on agile software development and modern software engineering methodologies.

SmartGridready
We are involved in a project that enables the testing of system interoperability in accordance with the SmartGridready standard.

Swiss Informatics Research Association (SIRA)
SIRA promotes collaboration within the computer science research community and enhances the visibility of research and teaching in Switzerland.

Stiftung Schweizer Jugend forscht
We are involved in organizing the study weeksgirls@scienceandboys@science.

Java User Group Switzerland

SwissICT

Data Innovation Alliance

Digital Impact Network