IMD continually reports on Switzerland's great successes in digitalisation, yet reality feels quite different. And the vote on eID confirmed doubts about the scientifically measured achievements. What is it that science fails to see?
Yes! Yes! Yes! And: No!
Yes, digitalisation is no cure-all – often it even creates…

The ArchiVR project aims to make visiting spaces in virtual reality as simple as visiting websites in a web browser. The project consists of a web platform (https://archi-vr.ti.bfh.ch) where users and 3D scenes are managed, a plugin for the game engine Unity that allows 3D scenes to be uploaded to the ArchiVR platform,…

Efforts to ensure fairness and accountability often focus narrowly on artificial intelligence itself, yet many ethical challenges may arise at a higher level in the decisions that shape how AI is used. Decision Intelligence offers new ways to operationalize ethics and enforce responsible practice.
From Technical Architecture…

The mental health of students is a central component of successful learning and healthy social and emotional development. How can a social robot support this? What tasks and roles can it take on to assist teachers? A research team at Bern University of Applied Sciences (BFH) is exploring these questions.

Social robots…

Researchers from the Bern University of Applied Sciences (BFH), participating in the EU-funded project “Retrieve” are creating a digital product passport (DPP) designed to promote circular approaches within the European photovoltaic (PV) industry. The DPP platform is intended to enhance data management and traceability…