Project start
Official start of the SNSF-funded project 'Performing AI'
03.03.2025
New team members join Human-IST as the new interdisciplinary research project 'Performing AI' officially starts. The international project will run over the next four years.
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New Flipbook
Fuzzy Design-Science Research
24.02.2025
Prof. Edy Portmann and Dr. Luis Téran recently published a flipbook on fuzzy design science research, together with the board members of the FMsquare initiative, Dr. Gwen Wilke, and Dr. Sara D’Onofrio…
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New book
Digital Economy: Technical, Economic, and Social Foundations
20.02.2025
Anna Jobin, together with Lukas Staffler and Bernd Ebersberger, co-edited a handbook in German on the technical, economic, and social aspects of the digital economy.
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We’re hiring
Junior Researcher (30-50%; fixed-term)
12.02.2025
Social scientist with qualitative expertise wanted for interdisciplinary study on technology and communication.
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Winter School
Human-IST organizes a Winter School on Human-AI Collaboration
04.12.2024
Prof. Denis Lalanne is curating a Winter School on Human-AI Collaboration under the Doctoral Program in Computer Science of the CUSO universities.
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Ça c'est une info
Simon Ruffieux interviewed by RadioFr
04.12.2024
As part of Radio Fribourg's ‘Ça c'est une info’ programme, Simon Ruffieux takes a brief look back at the last two years of life with generative AI. Some simple advice and observations.
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We’re hiring
[closed] Open Postdoc Position (70-80%)
26.11.2024
Interested in Critial AI Studies? Apply to join the "Performing AI" project team.
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Artificial Intelligence
Interdisciplinary research project 'Performing AI' investigates artificial intelligence as a cultural phenomenon
14.11.2024
Researchers from the University of Fribourg, together with Swiss and Japanese university partners, are leading an international project to investigate AI in society, art, and science.
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Workshop
MIT Media Lab x Smart Living Lab Workshop – Part 2 (MISTI USA, 2024)
08.11.2024
After the success of the first event in Fribourg, members of the Smart Living Lab, which includes researchers from the Human-IST Institute and EPFL, will join forces with the MIT Media Lab for the second…
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