Research fields

Innovative AI solutions for real-world applications – from Deep Learning to Agentic AI

Prof. Dr. Enkelejda Miho

Strategically exploiting the potential of AI

Strategically exploiting the potential of AI

Prof. Dr. Erik Schkommodau

Software Development Connecting People and Technology

Agile Software Engineering: fast, smart and future-ready

Communication and design are constantly evolving, driven in part by the ongoing advancement of digital technologies.

High-Performance Computing for the Future – Efficient Algorithms and Hybrid Architectures for Data-Intensive Applications

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.

Continuing education programme

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.

Understanding images, connecting systems – Computer Vision for real-time and edge computing

Research and development in artificial intelligence.

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.

Designing human–machine interactions to be natural and intuitive.

Prof. Dr. Clément Javerzac

Computational and analytical tools to optimise oral drug delivery

Dr. Maurizio Gullo

Psychological expertise for innovating and designing digital transformation processes in companies and organisations

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.

The IDCE researches visual communication and digital communication environments that are of central importance for social participation, inclusion, and diversity in democratic societies.

Design user experiences – intuitive, emotional, meaningful

Astroinformatics and Space Sciences links Data Science and Space Science.

Daniel Seiler

Prof. Dr. David Hradetzky

Safe water, sanitation, and hygiene in international development and humanitarian action

Processes and concepts for water and wastewater treatment and the recovery of valuable substances

Measuring and studying the effects of pollutants on the environment

Bio- and hydrometallurgical processes for the recovery of metals and transition metals from industrial waste

Engineered nanoparticles and interfaces for biological systems

Production of recombinant proteins and cell products with automated and linked processes