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Self-Sovereign Identities: Challenges and Chances
Self-sovereign identity (SSI) is a new concept for identity management that shall be used in the Swiss E-ID which is currently under development. The main advantage of SSI is that it better protects the users’ privacy than classical identity solutions do. In September 2021, the Federal Council defined the principles […]
SI 40th Anniversary Celebration
This year, SI celebrates its 40th anniversary with a gala event for its members on November 17 in Bern. While Switzerland was among the pioneers in Computer Science research in Europe and Swiss companies were among the early adopters of information technology, it took until 1980 for universities and ETHs […]
Swiss Students win Bronze at Central-European Olympiad in Informatics
Two students from the Swiss team won bronze at the 30th Central-European Olympiad in Informatics (CEOI 2023).Yaël Arn (Gymnasium Bäumlihof BS) and Elias Bauer (Kollegium St. Fidelis NW) won bronze medals with ranks 19 and 24, respectively. The other two members of the Swiss team were Andrej Ševera and Jovian […]
Swiss students win at the European Girls’ Olympiad in Informatics
Swiss students were highly successful at the third European Girls’ Olympiad in Informatics (EGOI). Jasmin Studer (Gymnasium Lerbermatt, BE) from Erlach, Switzerland, made it to 10th place out of 186 participants. For this achievement, she received a gold medal, an award she had narrowly missed at last year’s olympiad in […]
New SI Board Members Elected
During its general assembly of May 11, 2023, two new board members of the Schweizer Informatik Gesellschaft (SI) were elected: Giovanna Di Marzo Serugendo, Full Professor at the University of Geneva and Director of Centre Universitaire d’Informatique (CUI), and Kurt Munter, Head of the Computer Studies Department, CIO and member of […]
SITC 2023 was a huge success!
On May 11th 2023, the SI welcomed both its members and non-SI members to this year’s Swiss IT Congress on electronic identity (E-ID) in Bern (sitem-insel building). We listened to our wonderful speakers and had fruitful discussions on how E-ID is developing in Switzerland. Special thanks to our speakers, Rolf […]
Agile: From Piracy to Slavery – A Retrospective
As part of our SI Evening Talk series, a series of events where we facilitate discussion of various IT topics, SI invited Danilo Biella to Geneva to share his perspectives on the current state of Agile. SI Evening Talk by Danilo Biellaon April 27, 2023 at Forum Genève Danilo […]
Swiss IT-Congress 2023
The Swiss Informatics Society hosts this year‘sSwiss IT Congress (SITC) on “E-ID in Switzerland” on May 11th, 2023 at sitem-insel in Bern, starting at 11:00 am. Come and hear about the Swiss government‘s E-ID plans, countries that have already implemented some form of E-ID and academic views and applications. The […]
Attend the SI General Assembly 2023
This year’s General Assembly of SI will take place on May 11, 2023 in Bern. Time: 09:00-11:00. Location: sitem-insel, Freiburgerstrasse 3, 3010 Bern. All SI members are kindly invited to attend. After the GA, from 11:20 to 17:20, the Swiss IT-Congress on “E-ID in Switzerland” will be held at the […]
SI Evening Talk – Agile: from Piracy to Slavery
Thursday 27th April, 2023, 17:00 – 18:30 in Geneva. Join us for another instalment in our SI Evening Talk series on the topic of «Agile: From Piracy to Slavery», this time in Geneva. Agile practices offer a flexible approach to software development and project management. Since its popularization, Agile has […]
Digital Transformation (1): Getting Participation Right
Digital transformation is very similar to analogue transformation, that is to those analogue transformations that imply fundamental cultural changes because individuals must adapt their practices and communities must adapt their narratives. Therefore, we can learn from the great transformations in the past – such as the transformation that followed the […]
Data for the benefit of the patient – A retrospective
In the series of SI evening talks, the talk of November 29, 2022 featured a hot topic: How can medical data be collected and used for the benefit of the patients and in a way that preserves the patients’ privacy. SI Evening Talk of November 29, 2022 at isolutions AG.From […]
SI Evening Talk on E-ID: Aadhaar – E-ID in India
Thursday 16th February, 2023 17:00-18:30 (UTC+1)Online Although the Swiss E-ID failed at the ballot in 2021, a form of digital identification still appears key to furthering Swiss interests in a digital age. Is the question of E-ID also on your mind? Then join us for the first one of our […]
Balzert Award 2022
This year’s Helmut and Heide Balzert Award for outstanding contributions to the teaching and the Didactics of Informatics has been given to Stefan Seegerer. Award ceremony on September 29, 2022 in HamburgMiddle: the award winner Stefan Seegerer.From left to right: Martin Glinz (SI Board Member), Helmut and Heide Balzert (Award […]
GI Dissertation Award for 2021
This year’s GI Dissertation Award has been given to three PhD students who have defended their thesis in 2021. Award ceremony on September 29, 2022 in HamburgMiddle, from left: the winners Markus Hecher, Moritz Lipp and Alejandro Molina Ramirez. Left: Jörg Desel (GI Vice-President), Martin Glinz (SI Board Member). Right: […]
SI Evening Talk: Data for the Benefit of the Patient
Tuesday November 29, 2022 17:30-20:00isolutions AG, The Circle 38, 8058 Zurich (Airport) The use of patient data is a controversial topic. The main question is: Why is it so complicated to leverage patient data in order to improve care pathways? Dr. Elke Mittendorf, Data Governance Manager, University Hospital Zurich“How can […]
Grundlagen der Informatik entdecken mit dem Informatik-Biber Wettbewerb
Auch im Jahr 2021 rätselten in der ganzen Schweiz über 36’000 Kinder und Jugendliche beim Infomatik-Biber Wettbewerb. Seit zwölf Jahren organisiert ein Team aus Informatikerinnen, Informatikern und Lehrpersonen aus der ganzen Schweiz einen Online-Wettbewerb, der die Grundlagen der Informatik in einer Geschichte verpackt, Schülerinnen und Schülern von Primarschule bis Gymnasium […]
SI Evening Talks 2022
The SI organises two Evening Talks and invites knowledgeable contributors to discuss hot topics and other timely issues related to IT. It is all about interesting debates, networking and a delicious Apéro to close the evening! SI Evening Talk on the New Swiss Federal Data Protection Act (nFDPA): Application and […]
The Curious Case of Software Documentation
Many programmers share the viewpoint “code is documentation enough” and do not invest time and effort into documenting their code. However, absent software documentation often is a sign of cognitive biases and poor management practices, rather than source code clarity. In turn, such attitude leads to an increase of cognitive […]
New SI Board Members Elected
On its general assembly of May 12, 2022, the Swiss Informatics Society SI has elected/re-elected its board and president for a two-year term (2022-2024). Francis Baud has been re-elected as president of SI. Nora Sleumer and Iris Zeyda have been elected as new SI Board members. The board members […]
SI General Assembly 2022
On May 12, 2022, SI has held its annual general assembly. The main topics were: – The election/re-election of the president and the SI Board, – The legally required topics (such as the annual reports by the president and the treasurer, discharge of the board and approving the […]
Helmut & Heide Balzert Award
Helmut and Heide Balzert have endowed an award for outstanding contributions to the teaching of Informatics. The award is sponsored by the German Gesellschaft für Informatik (GI), in cooperation with the Austrian Computer Society (OCG) and the Swiss Informatics Society (SI). The goal of the award is to promote and […]
SITC 2022 Held Successfully
The SITC 2022 on the topic of IT Education in Switzerland was held successfully on March 10, 2022 in the Aula Magna of the University of Fribourg. The Swiss IT Congress (SITC) is a yearly symposium organized by the Swiss Informatics Society SI for its members. The goal of […]
The Trust Shifts
Everyone seems to agree that digital transformation has a trust problem, but few try to look behind the curtain: What is the nature of the problem? Trust is one of those concepts that can endlessly be discussed without any conclusions or impact. Like freedom. The analysis of language practice tells […]
A Stage for Women in IT
In the scope of the initiative www.it-feuer.ch the Swiss Informatics Society (SI) publishes portraits of women in IT from June to December 2021. SI has been looking for female role models and found many women who have made their way into IT even if IT is still a men’s […]
SI Feuer – Marianne Gutknecht
. Marianne Gutknecht Senior Business Engineer und Leiterin SVV Auswertestelle Bedag Jahrgang: 1960 2 Kinder Werdegang: Banklehre, Fernstudium Neues Gymnasium Zürich (EDV-Analytikerin), Managementschule BPHI Bern, Ausbildung Junior System Analyst Prime, spezifische Weiterbildungen Datenbanken (u.A. Lehrveranstaltungen relationale DB, C.A. Zehnder/ETH), Prime Computer Boston (OS), objektorientierte Programmierung uvm. Wie sind Sie in […]
IT Fire – Sofija Hotomski
. Sofija Hotomski Senior Requirements Engineer Born: 1987 1 child „Do not go into IT just to fix the strange statistic. Nothing is wrong with you if you are not excited about IT. But if you are interested in learning about IT and someday working in the IT sector, […]
IT Feuer – Lisa Gaedke-Merzhäuser
. Lisa Gaedke-Merzhäuser Doktorandin an der Fakultät für Informatik, Università della Svizzera italiana Alter: 28 „Ich glaube, dass eine Gesellschaft nur wirklich gleichberechtigt sein kann, wenn sie gleichermaßen von allen mitgestaltet wird.“ Werdegang: Studium der Mathematik (Bachelor + Master) Wie sind Sie in die IT-Branche gekommen? Welches war […]
IT Fire – Pallavi Kanchana Vinay Gopal
. Pallavi Kanchana Vinay Gopal ICT Architect Born: 1984 2 children „Don’t ever sit in your comfort zone and lock yourself away from challenges because you think you are not good enough. Instead, in every phase of life, try, fail and learn. Then automatically one point you will learn […]
IT Feuer – Jolanda Kaufmann
. Jolanda Kaufmann Produktmanagerin SAP-Themen Alter: 57 keine Kinder „Die Informatik ist immer in Bewegung, laufend neue Herausforderungen – es bleibt spannend und ist herausfordernd – und viele attraktive Themen warten auf Dich!“ Werdegang: Kaufmannische Grundausbildung, dann in IT (Aufbau IT, PCs, Netzwerk, Datenbanken), dann Projektleiterin mit Einführung SAP-FI/HR, […]
IT Feuer – Dörte Ulrich
. Dörte Ulrich Scrum Master (Scrum ist ein Vorgehensmodell des Projekt- und Produktmanagements, insbesondere zur agilen Softwareentwicklung, Quelle: Wikipedia) Alter: 52 keine Kinder „Arbeiten in der IT ist vielfältig, kreativ und spannend — und sicher nicht nur eine Männerdomäne.“ Werdegang: Studium Saatgutwirtschaft, Landwirtschaftliche Betriebswirtschaft, Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz und CAS Leadership, […]
IT Fire – Nevena Lazarevic
. Nevena Lazarevic Data Scientist Born: 1987 1 child „Audaces fortuna iuvat — Fortune helps the brave.“ Education/career: Bachelor in Mathematics and Informatics at the University of Belgrade, Serbia; Master in Informatics at University Paris-Est Marne la Vallée. France; PhD in Computer Science at University of Bern, Switzerland. Teaching […]
IT Feuer – Corina Winkler
. Corina Winkler Verantwortliche IT & Digitalisierung, cedac AG Alter: 49 keine Kinder „IT ist ein lebenslanges Tummelfeld für engagierte & kreative Köpfe. Das Schöne an IT ist, dass man sich kontinuierlich weiterentwickeln und Neues entdecken kann und man als Schnittstelle zu den Fachbereichen am Puls des Geschehens ist.“ […]
Video Journal: SWISS DIGITAL SUMMIT 2020 – Part 5
The Swiss Digital Summit was created with the goal of informing the public of trends and new achievements in IT. Researchers from all over the world present their research in a language to be understood by the public in general, while keeping the scientific depth at the highest academic level. […]
SITC 2022
The SITC 2022 on the topic of IT Education in Switzerland will be held on March 10, 2022 in the Aula Magna of the University of Fribourg. The Swiss IT Congress (SITC), formerly known as the Swiss Digital Summit (SDS), is a yearly symposium organized by the Swiss […]
IT Fire – Nataliia Stulova
. Nataliia Stulova Senior Researcher, Software Composition Group, University of Bern Born: 1991 One godson and two cats “The question to ask yourself is not if you can do it, the question is how you do it.” Education/career: Fully academic career, with BSc in Systems Analysis (Ukraine) followed by […]
IT Feuer – Angelika Bieri Bürki
. Angelika Bieri Bürki Product Owner Change- and Releasemanagement Alter: 57 keine Kinder “Informatik ist nicht nur für Nerds, sondern bietet eine breite Palette spannender Tätigkeiten.” Werdegang: ursprünglich Berufslehre in der Gastronomie, im Alter von 20 Jahren Wechsel in die Informatik als Quereinsteigerin: Datatypistin, System- und Network Operatrice, diplomierte […]
IT Feuer – Priska Altorfer
. Priska Altorfer Geschäftsführerin und Unternehmerin Alter: 54 5 Kinder Werdegang: Beginn als Import/Export Angestellte am Flughafen Zürich. Wechsel in den internationalen Rohstoffhandel. Positionen als Händlerin in unterschiedlichen Bereichen (Mineralöl, Stahl und Rohbaumwolle) und Aufenthalte in verschiedenen Ländern wie USA/Brasillien/Ägypten/Taiwan. Wechsel in die Informatik und Gründung des eigenen […]
IT Feuer – Monika Stengl
. Monika Stengl Expert Data, Analytics & AI Engineer Jahrgang: 1960 2 Kinder „Wenn du neugierig bist, probier’s und lass dich überraschen, denn IT ist so viel mehr als Programmieren, und es macht richtig Spass. Es ist wichtig, dass wir Frauen die IT mitprägen.“ Werdegang: MSc Biochemistry ETHZ, Software […]
IT tout feu tout flamme – Mélodie Pellet
. Mélodie Pellet Développeuse d’applications Âge: 25 Pas d’enfants »Pas besoin d’avoir de connaissance préalable pour aller en filière informatique.« Carrière: Je crée et améliore des applications web au sein d’une équipe. Comment êtes-vous arrivée dans la branche informatique? Quelle a été votre première expérience avec l’informatique? Lorsque […]
IT Feuer – Martina Amacker
. Martina Amacker Data Warehouse Engineer Alter: 38 2 Kinder „In der IT verbergen sich viele Aspekte: Sozialkompetenz, Pädagogik, sprachliches Talent, Kreativität, Technik, Mathematik, etc. Wer gern etwas Neues lernt und wissbegierig ist, fühlt sich hier wohl.“ Werdegang: Studium VWL und Statistik, IT Quereinsteigerin Wie sind Sie in […]
IT Feuer – Annett Laube-Rosenpflanzer
. Annett Laube-Rosenpflanzer Professorin & Leiterin des Instituts of Data Applications and Security der BFH Kinder: ja „Überlasst die Technik nicht den Jungs!“ Werdegang: Studium der Informatik an der TU Dresden, dann verschiedenen Positionen in Entwicklung, Beratung und Forschung in Deutschland, Kanada, Frankreich und der Schweiz Wie sind […]
IT Feuer – Susanne Wenger
. Susanne Wenger IT Consultant bei CSI Consulting AG Jahrgang: 1979 „Sei unvoreingenommen und neugierig.“ Werdegang: Math.-Nat. Gymnasium Neufeld, Informatik-Studium Universität Bern, MBA Open University Wie sind Sie in die IT-Branche gekommen? Welches war Ihre erste Begegnung mit IT? Wann wie und warum haben Sie dann Feuer […]
IT Feuer – Nadine Jaun
. Nadine Jaun Senior Projektmanagerin Alter: 44 Keine Kinder Werdegang: Gelernte Technische Zeichnerin, via Bürofach und Handelsdiplom als Software Entwicklerin in die Informatik eingestiegen. Wie sind Sie in die IT-Branche gekommen? Welches war Ihre erste Begegnung mit IT? Wann wie und warum haben Sie dann Feuer […]
Video Journal: SWISS DIGITAL SUMMIT 2020 – Part 4
The Swiss Digital Summit was created with the goal of informing the public of trends and new achievements in IT. Researchers from all over the world present their research in a language to be understood by the public in general, while keeping the scientific depth at the highest academic level. […]
Video Journal: SWISS DIGITAL SUMMIT 2020 – Part 3
The Swiss Digital Summit was created with the goal of informing the public of trends and new achievements in IT. Researchers from all over the world present their research in a language to be understood by the public in general, while keeping the scientific depth at the highest academic level. […]
La fiamma IT – Andreia Faria Carvalho
. Andreia Faria Carvalho Software Engineer Éta: 26 Figli: no «Inseguire i propri obiettivi». Esperienza professionale: Durante i miei studi, ho avuto modo di svolgere qualche stage come sviluppatrice, in Svizzera e all’estero. Appena concluso con gli studi, ho iniziato la mia esperienza come ingegnere di software, lavoro che […]
IT Feuer – Andrea Egli
. Andrea Egli Testmanagerin Jahrgang: 1988 Keine Kinder „Egal welchen Weg ihr wählt, mit genügend Neugier und Ausdauer könnt ihr alles werden, was ihr wollt.“ Werdegang: BSc Biotechnologie ZFH, MAS Informatik ZFH Wie sind Sie in die IT-Branche gekommen? Welches war Ihre erste Begegnung mit IT? Wann wie […]
IT Feuer – Irene Susanna Bucher
. Irene Susanna Bucher Testautomation Engineer/Quality Engineer Alter: 53 „Just do it!“ Werdegang: Master in Informatik, Software Developer, Projektleiterin, Produktverantwortliche, SPOC für einen Kanton für bestimmte Informatikbereiche, Aufbau Qualitätssicherung, Testmanagerin, Quality Engineer und Testautomation Engineer Wie sind Sie in die IT-Branche gekommen? Welches war Ihre erste Begegnung mit […]
IT Fire – Katarzyna Wac
. Katarzyna Wac Full Professor of Computer Science Born: 1978 No children “There is nothing you can do wrong. Just follow your passion. The rest will arrange itself.” Education/career: MSc BSc in CS (2003, Poland), MSc in Telematics (2004, the Netherlands), PhD in Information Systems (2009, Switzerland), Since 2010 […]
IT Feuer – Milica Markovic
. Milica Markovic Software-Ingenierin Jahrgang: 1984 keine Kinder „Die IT Welt ist bunt und hat viel zu bieten – sei mutig und tauche ein!“ Werdegang: Einem Studium in Molekularbiologie und Promotion in Neurobiologie folgte ein Nachdiplomstudium (MAS) in Informatik an der ZHAW. Wie sind Sie in die IT-Branche […]
IT Feuer – Regula Meier
. Regula Meier Senior Solution Engineer Jahrgang: 1969 „IT ist nicht nur für Jungs oder Nerds, und Sozialkompetenz ist auch in der IT wichtig!“ Werdegang: BV (analog KV jedoch beim Kanton), Trainee-Ausbildungsprogramm bei der Bedag, Projektleiterin mit eidg. FA, CAS Enterprise Application Development Java EE, Diverse Weiterbildungen: Hermes Advanced, […]
IT Feuer – Myriam Fischer
. Myriam Fischer Software Engineer III Jahrgang: 1978 2 Kinder „Alles ist lernbar in der Informatik!“ Werdegang: WMB (Wirtschaftsmittelschule der Stadt Bern) (3 Jahre), Kaufmännische Berufsmatura Bern (1 Jahr) anschliessendes KV Praktikum (1 Jahr), Informatik Ing. FH Vertiefungsrichtung Wirtschaftsinformatik an der HTI Biel (4 Jahre – inkl. 1 Jahr […]
IT Feuer – Somala Imhof
. Somala Imhof Professional Identity Access Management (IAM) Engineer Alter: 41 2 Kinder „Welchen Beruf ihr euch aussucht, lasst euch nicht entmutigen.“ Werdegang: Wirtschaftsinformatik Universität Zürich, 12 Jahre Berufserfahrung inkl. 5 Jahre Spezialisierung im Bereich Identity Access Management Wie sind Sie in die IT-Branche gekommen? Welches war Ihre […]
IT Feuer – Fiona Duffy
. Fiona Duffy Network Engineer Alter: 45 1 Kind „Folge deiner Leidenschaft und hab Spass.“ Werdegang: Hochbauzeichnerlehre, 1997 Quereinstieg in die Informatik, seither kontinuierlich Wie sind Sie in die IT-Branche gekommen? Welches war Ihre erste Begegnung mit IT? Wann wie und warum haben Sie dann Feuer gefangen? Vergleichsweise […]
SITC 2021
The Swiss IT Congress (SITC), formerly known as the Swiss Digital Summit (SDS), is a yearly symposium organized by the Swiss Informatics Society SI. The goal of the SITC is to inform about trends and recent achievements in Informatics research. It aims at presenting topics with scientific depth in a […]
Video Journal: SWISS DIGITAL SUMMIT 2020 – Part 2
The Swiss Digital Summit was created with the goal of informing the public of trends and new achievements in IT. Researchers from all over the world present their research in a language to be understood by the public in general, while keeping the scientific depth at the highest academic level. […]
Video Journal: SWISS DIGITAL SUMMIT 2020 – Part 1
The Swiss Digital Summit was created with the goal of informing the public of trends and new achievements in IT. Researchers from all over the world present their research in a language to be understood by the public in general, while keeping the scientific depth at the highest academic level. […]
Video Journal: SWISS CYBER SECURITY DAYS – SCSD 2021 – Part 3
Here is Part 3 of our trilogy with the following speakers of the SCSD 2021 : Miriam Rickli, Miram Rickli GmbH, Moderator, as from 0:10 Thomas Liechti, mount10, as from 0:48 Wandrille Kraft, DFIR Manager, Lexfo, Résponse à incident, as from 04:33 Jonas Schneiter, Moderator à la Française, as from […]
Video Journal: SWISS CYBER SECURITY DAYS – SCSD 2021 – Part 2
Here is Part 2 of our trilogy with the following speakers of the SCSD 2021 : Doris Fiala, Nationalrätin und Präsidentin SCSD, as from 0:11 Jonas Schneiter, Moderator à la Française, as from 0:56 André Duvillard, National Security Network, as from 1:05 Brett Williams, US Airforce General, ret., CyberPeace Institute, […]
Video Journal: Journées suisses de la cybersécurité – SCSD 2021
Les SCSD ont été l’une des réunions les plus importantes en matière de cybersécurité en Suisse en 2021. Ici, des personnalités de premier plan du monde des affaires, de l’éducation, des transports, de la santé, de l’énergie, de l’espace et de l’armée se sont réunies sur ces scènes virtuelles. Bien […]
IT Fire – Sharol Süess-O’Reggio
. Sharol Süess-O’Reggio Product Owner Born: 1961 Children: yes “You are in charge of designing your life. Your circumstances are your raw materials. They will to an extent impact the path you take. Some of them can be controlled or influenced. Others are like gravity – they are a […]
IT Feuer – Carolin Baumgartner
. Carolin Baumgartner Sicherheitsbeauftragte der Steuerverwaltung des Kantons Bern, Dozentin UniFr Jahrgang: 1981 Ein Kind „Einfach machen 😊.“ Werdegang: Gymnasium in Berlin · Informatikstudium Uni Bern · Dr. in Informatik Uni Fribourg Wie sind Sie in die IT-Branche gekommen? Welches war Ihre erste Begegnung mit IT? Wann, […]
IT Feuer – Carolin Baumgartner
. Carolin Baumgartner Sicherheitsbeauftragte der Steuerverwaltung des Kantons Bern, Dozentin UniFr Jahrgang: 1981 Ein Kind „Einfach machen 😊.“ Werdegang: Gymnasium in Berlin · Informatikstudium Uni Bern · Dr. in Informatik Uni Fribourg Wie sind Sie in die IT-Branche gekommen? Welches war Ihre erste Begegnung mit IT? Wann, […]
IT Fire – Monica Landoni
. Monica Landoni Senior Researcher at Università della Svizzera Italiana Born: 1964 Children: Two girls “Choose what makes you excited and challenges you. You can make the difference!” Education/Career: Bachelor in Informatics from University of Milan · PhD in Computing and Information Sciences from Strathclyde University, UK How did […]
IT Feuer – Ulrike Glavitsch
. Ulrike Glavitsch CTO in eigener Startup-Firma Alter: 58 Keine Kinder „Die IT ist vielfältig, interdisziplinär und bietet viele Berufsmöglichkeiten.“ Werdegang: Dipl. Inf.-Ing. ETH · Master of Science, Stanford Unversity, USA · Seit mehr als 30 Jahren in der Software-Entwicklung und der angewandten Forschung tätig. Wie sind Sie […]
IT Feuer – Nathalie Aeby
. Nathalie Aeby ICT System-Ingenieurin Alter: 21 Keine Kinder „Informatik ist so ein grosser Bereich, da ist für jede und jeden etwas dabei.“ Werdegang: 2016-2020 Lehre als Informatikerin Fachrichtung Systemtechnik beim BIT, ab 2020 berufsbegleitend Bachelor of Science in Informatik, ab 2020 ICT System-Ingenieurin beim BIT. Wie sind […]
IT-Feuer – Nora Sailer
. Nora Sailer Firmeninhaberin, Softwareentwicklerin Alter: 53 Keine Kinder „Stelle dir vor, wie du dich in Zukunft fühlst, wenn du am Morgen aufstehst und dir den Arbeitstag vorstellst. Fühlt es sich zäh an? Lass die Finger davon, denn du wirst vermutlich viele Jahre mit diesem zähen Gefühl verbringen müssen. […]
IT Feuer – Katja Schibler
. Katja Schibler Beruf: IT Projektleiterin Alter: 49 Kinder: Zwei Mädchen „Informatik ist mehr als 0 und 1, es ist die Grundlage für trendige Produkte und Dienstleistungen im heutigen Alltag, in welchen du deine Ideen einfliessen lassen kannst. Dabei ist die Zusammenarbeit und die Kommunikation in einem Team von […]
IT Feuer – Claudia Stucki
. Claudia Stucki IT Systemspezialistin an der ETH Zürich Alter: 38 Keine Kinder „Die spannendsten Sehenswürdigkeiten befinden sich meist nicht neben dem Bahnhof. Orientiert euch und geht auch in eine Richtung, die nicht jeder auf seinem Stadtplan angezeigt bekommt.“ Werdegang: Lehre als Informatikerin bei der Swisscom Rapperswil, Brainstore Biel, […]
IT Feuer – Barbara Weber
. Barbara Weber Professorin und Dekanin an der Universität St. Gallen Alter: 44 „Informatik ist extrem vielseitig, stiftet grossen Nutzen und macht wahnsinnig viel Spass.“ Werdegang: Barbara Weber hat an der Universität Innsbruck promoviert und als erste Frau dort in Informatik habilitiert. Sie war zunächst in Innsbruck Assistenzprofessorin und […]
IT Fire – Arianna Blasi
. Arianna Blasi Research Assistant at Università della Svizzera Italiana Born: 1993 “May your curiosity be stronger than your fears. I believe no human being is fearless, and no life choice is easy. But passion and grit can lead your way through it all.” How did you get into […]
IT Feuer – Andrea Kennel
. Andrea Kennel Unternehmerin und Dozentin Alter: 57 Kinder: Ein Sohn „Informatik ist kommunikativ, kreativ und hilft die Zukunft zu gestalten. Hilf mit und engagiere Dich in einem der vielen Informatikbereiche.“ Werdegang: Studium und Dissertation in Informatik an der ETH, viele Jahre Beraterin im Bereich Datenbanken, seit 2005 mit […]
Save the date: SDS 2021
UPDATE: This event has been moved to November 4, 2021 under a new name: Swiss IT Congress. The Swiss Digital Summit (SDS) is a yearly symposium organized by the Swiss Informatics Society SI. The goal of the SDS is to inform about trends and recent achievements in Informatics research. It aims […]
The Art of the Blockchain
The acronym NTF stands for non-fungible token is one that is crossing boundaries in the digital world. An NTF is a unit of data stored on a blockchain so that it certifies as unique and non-interchangeable digital asset. Although, NFTs can be used to represent items such as photos, videos, audio […]
Devenir membre de SI
https://magazine.swissinformatics.org/membership/registration Réseautage En tant que membre de la SI, vous faites partie d’un réseau respecté et actif de scientifiques et de professionnels de l’informatique. En tant que membre de SI, vous pouvez devenir membre d’un ou de plusieurs des groupements d’intérêts spécialisés. Manifestations Les membres reçoivent des invitations aux nombreux […]
How to Deploy Big Data and AI in Business
Quick wins, substantial wins, and big wins in big data and AI deployment follow different patterns of identification and implementation. Knowing these patterns makes it easier to perform a proper expectation management. Quick wins Quick wins with big data and/or AI re not as quick as people expect. Usually it […]
Abstracting Digital Documents to Think about Cultural Preservation
The textual scholar and literary critic Jerome McGann begins his most recent book with the following: “Here is surely a truth now universally acknowledged: that the whole of our cultural inheritance has to be recurated and reedited in digital forms and institutional structures.”[1] McGann emphasizes the enormous consequences of this […]
SI participates in the IT Fire Initiative
The SI Board has decided on 31 March 2021 to participate in the IT-Fire initiative (IT-Feuer / IT tout feu tout flamme / La fiamma IT). IT-Fire aims to motivate girls to pursue a career in IT. Various organisations such as companies, universities and associations will organize events or prepare […]
Facial Recognition Statement of the SI Expert Group “Informatics & Society
As the SI’s specialist group “Informatics and Society”, we recommend banning facial recognition with the potential for mass surveillance in public spaces. Not only because of the known and in many places described shortcomings of the technology (discrimination, false recognition), but especially because of the inhibiting effects on democratic processes […]
Malte Helmert of SGAICO recognised as AAAI Fellow
Each year, the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) recognizes a small number of fellows for their unusual distinction in the profession and for their sustained contributions to the field for a decade or more. On behalf of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI), the […]
Dangerous mathematics?
Algorithms are ubiquitous in our society. They automate human thought and decision processes with the help of mathematical formulas. But how rational are these data-based decisions? And how do we distinguish useful from dangerous algorithms? The topic of “artificial intelligence” divides society. Some see it as a great opportunity, others […]
Record participation in the Swiss IT Biber Competition
Launched in Lithuania in 2003 by Prof. Valentina Dagienė of Vilnius University, the BEBRAS competition aims to get children and young people excited about computer science and promote computational thinking. Worldwide, nearly 3 million students from 54 countries participated in the competition in 2019. From the pool of tasks designed […]
Fresh successes at the First Lego League
The two Chur teams “i-Girls” and “Fluffy” qualify for the final of the best teams from Germany, Austria and Switzerland at the regional championship of the First Lego League. The “i-Girls” and “Fluffy”, both teams sponsored by a cooperation of ETH Zurich and PH Graubünden, prevailed at the Chur regional […]
The Swiss Digital Finance Conference!
Since 2016, the Swiss Informatics Society has been co-organizing the Swiss Digital Finance Conference at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSLU) as part of a partnership. Prof. Dr. Georges Grivas from the HSLU is responsible for the management of the conference. He is lecturer and head of […]
Interview: CAS program “Computer Science and Computer Didactics in Continuing Education”
The subject “Media and Information Technology” in Curriculum 21 enables information technology to enter the Swiss education system. Realizing this opportunity in practice is proving to be extremely difficult. For example, several teacher training colleges have few trained computer scientists, and some do not have a single specialist. As a […]
Digital sovereignty for a secure future in the cyber age
Digital sovereignty is increasingly recognized as a success factor in the cyber-dominated age. The pandemic makes us very aware of the opportunities and, at the same time, the extreme dependence on IT technologies. As a spokesperson for the GI Economic Advisory Board, I hold discussions with IT experts from business, […]
Safety. Relevant. Software. Secure Coding. CyberSecurity-Resilienz
The digitization of processes in all industries and in administration is progressing with great momentum. New opportunities, new processes, new dependencies, new risks are constantly emerging. Old things are becoming obsolete and the dynamic “state of the art” is becoming increasingly relevant and challenging. This has led and continues to […]
Two Key Learnings from the Health Crisis
Covid-19 is strongly entangled with digital transformation, both in positive and negative ways. On the one hand, Covid-19 has boosted online formats in business, healthcare, education and even in government. On the other hand, Covid-19 has highlighted the missing capabilities in inter- and intra-organization information management. Both ICT application areas […]
Voeux de fin d’année! Frohe Feiertage! Season’s Greetings!
Chers membres, chers collègues, En cette fin d’année, j’avais à cœur de faire une rétrospective des faits marquants du paysage informatique suisse. Le premier évènement mondial a été la pandémie de SARS-CoV-2. Si ce virus a eu malheureusement des effets négatifs sur la population sanitairement parlant, il a également eu […]
Documenting and Preserving Heritage Creatively
News Digital Heritage SIG In 2018, the Digital Heritage SIG organised an exhibition with the Zurich artist Peter Grenacher focusing on his research with the Ishango Bone, which was presented in the ETH Zurich and seen by several hundreds visitors. In the same vane, the Digital Heritage SIG in collaboration […]
Worlddidac Award 2020: Interview with Regula Lacher and Jacqueline Staub
For a short time now, the subject of computer science has been integrated into everyday school life. Teaching the informatics way of thinking as the task of this new school subject is the goal of the ETH Zurich Training and Advisory Center, ABZ. The focus of the lessons is on […]
GI-Dissertationspreis 2020: Neuer Algorithmus für “Problem des Handlungsreisenden”
Für seine herausragende Doktorarbeit zum mathematischen Problem des Handlungsreisenden erhält Jakub Tarnawski den Dissertationspreis der Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V. (GI) Berlin, 30. September 2020 – Dr. Jakub Tarnawski erhält den mit 5.000 Euro dotierten GI-Dissertationspreis, eine gemeinsame Auszeichnung der Schweizer Informatik Gesellschaft (SI), der Österreichischen Computergesellschaft (OCG) und der Gesellschaft […]
Corona- und Digitalisierungs-Challenge als das «Neue Normale»
Die Planung und Umsetzung der Transformation / Digitalisierung sollte ein vom Management gesteuerter und vom mittleren Management aktiv unterstützter Prozess sein. Das bzw. der diesbezügliche Reifegrad der Digitalisierung der Organisationen wurde speziell in den letzten Monaten ersichtlich und auch noch kommender Zeit weiterhin stark (heraus)gefordert in technologischer und organisatorischer Hinsicht. […]
GongPong.SAT: Developing Realtime Android Apps
The application underlying this case study is at the core of an award-winning concept of a distributed multi-player performance called Music for Gongs and Satellites. In short, the vision aims at turning commercially available mobile phones into devices for coordinating a group of performers who are acting as a distributed mass. […]
INTRODUCTION Édition d’automne
Chers collègues de la SI Chers lecteurs du magazine SIDM En vedette de ce numéro du Swiss Digital Magazine, deux articles traitent de thèmes cruciaux, quoique apparemment indépendants l’un de l’autre. Le premier de ces deux articles phares est consacré à la question de savoir pourquoi l’informatique devrait trouver son […]
NEUROGRAPHY
Somehow you recognize faces. And somehow old masters. But somehow it’s also a bit scary. The images are part of Mario Klingemann’s video work 79530 Selfportraits, in which the artist trained a neural network exclusively with portraits of old masters. The artificial intelligence, which “sees” with the help of a […]
A Look into the Future
This article covers present issues around the ICT professions. Paradigms of the past are compared to those emerging at present and the road forward is described as one that involves letting go of former and well supported beliefs and embracing new while at the same time unsure developments in both […]
SI In Review: A Report
The Swiss Informatics Society (SI) faced several challenges in the past year. Some of them were mastered very successfully; while others remain a burden to the future. All though the Covid-19 crisis and the certification business provided SI with real challenges, there was significant growth in other areas of operation […]