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About Stefan Grösser

Stefan Grösser is Professor of Decision Sciences and Policy and heads the Management Science, Innovation and Sustainability research group at BFH Technology & Informatics. He lectures in the Master of Engineering (MSE) program and works on several research projects in the fields of simulation methodology (system dynamics, agent-based modeling, machine learning), decision-making using artificial intelligence (decision-making and management science), and circular economy (circular economy, circular business models). His industries of focus are the solar, energy, and healthcare sectors. He also contributes to modern learning technologies.

Entries by Stefan Grösser

Digital Product Passport in the European Photovoltaic Industry: Driving Circular Economy and Sustainable Energy

11. December 2025/in Digital Sustainability, Professional Contribution EN/by Stefan Grösser

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 along the PV value chain, enabling more efficient end-of-life (EoL) processes […]

How the digital product passport for batteries supports sustainable business models and thus promotes the circular economy

25. September 2025/in Digital Sustainability, Professional Contribution EN/by Stefan Grösser

In 2027, the EU will introduce a digital product passport for batteries with a capacity above a certain level. All companies that use such batteries and operate in the EU will be affected by this regulation. As part of the new Battery Regulation (EU 2023), the digital battery passport is intended to help make the […]

Environmental Impact of Large Language Models: Green or Polluting?

15. July 2025/in Augmented Intelligence EN, Professional Contribution EN/by Stefan Grösser

Large language models have low per-use emissions but high training and hardware production costs. Though each interaction is energy-efficient, large-scale usage and upstream impacts raise environmental concerns. Sustainable AI requires lifecycle assessments, transparency, and cleaner energy sources. Introduction In recent years, large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude, and Gemini have seen explosive […]

New Roles for Students – From Consumer to Active Curator of Their Own Learning Through Generative AI

5. June 2025/in Augmented Intelligence EN, Professional Contribution EN/by Stefan Grösser

Students are increasingly using AI not just as an aid, but as a replacement for their own thinking – with far-reaching consequences. However, instead of bans, we need strategies. This article shows how generative AI can be used to enhance learning – through four central roles that are reshaping education. GenAI Impedes the Generation Effect […]

Why platforms drive the circular economy

24. January 2023/in Digital Business & Finance EN, Professional Contribution EN, Smart City & Living EN, Transdisciplinary EN/by Stefan Grösser

The use of digital technologies (DT) to promote circular practices in all industrial sectors plays a key role in addressing the issues of sustainability, resource use and climate change and building resilient systems. In this context, digital platforms are an effective tool to unite technologies and improve the flow of information between actors in value […]

How can digital platforms enhance circular economy practices in value chain networks?

15. November 2022/in Professional Contribution EN, Transdisciplinary EN/by Stefan Grösser

The emergence of digital technologies (DTs) to promote circular practices across all industries plays a key role to tackle challenges we currently face to overcome climate change. In this context, digital platforms are an effective tool to unite different technologies and strengthen information flows between stakeholders of common and cross-sectorial value chains. The first platforms […]