SNF Spark Project
Reimagining Artificial Intelligence - Towards Establishing a Sociological Conception of AI
22.06.2020
Within the framework of an SNF funded project, Human-IST is conducting interviews with prominent urban sociologists with an influential record of studies in the context of European cities. The objective…
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[Swiss]CHI 2020
Swiss HCI Research Paper Presentations
10.06.2020
The ACM SIGCHI Chapter in Switzerland - with the principal contribution of the Human-IST institute - has organized a virtual event on the 4th and 5th of May 2020, during which the Swiss researchers who…
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Crowdsourcing Project
Streetwise: Survey on your spatial perception
19.05.2020
There are thousands of maps - but none shows the quality of the room from the population's perspective. How do we perceive our living space? How do we experience the atmosphere of a place? Where do we…
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SNF NFP 77 Grant
SPICE Project
25.02.2020
The Human-IST Institute recently received an important SNF grant for a 3-years project (SPICE) in the context of the National Research Programme "Digital Transformation" (NRP 77).
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Informatics Colloquium
Aggregating Asymmetric Requirements by Intuitive Interfaces
22.01.2020
Many real-world evaluation tasks are composed of mandatory and optional requirements, e.g., spacious basement or else spacious attic and low price and if possible short travel distance. Thus, the human-computer…
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Call for Chapters
Shaping Cognitive Cities
28.11.2019
In the age of Artificial Intelligence, decision-making processes for the economy and society have to deal with uncertainty, vagueness, and imprecision. This book expects to explore conceptual considerations…
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24.09.2019
After four years of service, our good old website is now retired in favor of a brand new platform, in line with the University of Fribourg's guidelines.
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