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AI, Machine Learning & Natural Language Processing (NLP)
Innovative AI solutions for real-world applications – from Deep Learning to Agentic AI
aiHealthLab
Prof. Dr. Enkelejda Miho
Computational Intelligence
Strategically exploiting the potential of AI
Business Artificial Intelligence
Strategically exploiting the potential of AI
Computer aided surgery
Prof. Dr. Erik Schkommodau
Requirements and Software Engineering
Software Development Connecting People and Technology
Emerging technologies
Communication and design are constantly evolving, driven in part by the ongoing advancement of digital technologies.
Agile Software Engineering
Agile Software Engineering: fast, smart and future-ready
High-Performance Computing (HPC)
High-Performance Computing for the Future – Efficient Algorithms and Hybrid Architectures for Data-Intensive Applications
More-than-human aesthetics
Aesthetics, that is, the fundamental artistic questions of sensory perception (aisthesis) on the one hand and of design/articulation and the semantics, ideologies, and knowledge conveyed by them on the other, is traditionally conceived from a modern human perspective.
Communication
The Institute for Competitiveness and Communication at FHNW is your partner for innovative communication solutions. We develop and implement practice-oriented research and consulting projects that help companies and organizations achieve a holistic, effective communication presence.
Digital Business
Continuing education programme
Computer Vision
Understanding images, connecting systems – Computer Vision for real-time and edge computing
Data Science & Empirical Research
At the Institute for Competitiveness and Communication at FHNW, we use data science and empirical research to help organisations make informed decisions by analysing large amounts of data.
Artificial intelligence in Engineering
Research and development in artificial intelligence.
Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
Designing human–machine interactions to be natural and intuitive.
Applied quantum computing in life sciences
Prof. Dr. Clément Javerzac
Oral formulations of chemical drugs
Computational and analytical tools to optimise oral drug delivery
Biofabrication
Dr. Maurizio Gullo
Social and digital interaction
Psychological expertise for innovating and designing digital transformation processes in companies and organisations
Histories of visual communication
Visual communication and graphic design have an impressive history at the HGK Basel, which is explored at the IDCE from a critical perspective with regard to creative processes, teaching, and dissemination.
Visual communication for social sustainability
The IDCE researches visual communication and digital communication environments that are of central importance for social participation, inclusion, and diversity in democratic societies.
Design and additive manufacturing of medical devices
Daniel Seiler
Digital Experience Design
Design user experiences – intuitive, emotional, meaningful
Astroinformatics and Space Sciences
Astroinformatics and Space Sciences links Data Science and Space Science.
Minimally invasive systems
Prof. Dr. David Hradetzky
Water, sanitation, and hygiene
Safe water, sanitation, and hygiene in international development and humanitarian action
Applied circular economy
Bio- and hydrometallurgical processes for the recovery of metals and transition metals from industrial waste
Bioprocess technology
Production of recombinant proteins and cell products with automated and linked processes
Ecotoxicology
Measuring and studying the effects of pollutants on the environment
Biointerfaces
Engineered nanoparticles and interfaces for biological systems
Environmental and water technologies
Processes and concepts for water and wastewater treatment and the recovery of valuable substances
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