Kiran Kappeler successfully defended her dissertation

“Artificial Intelligence” in Switzerland 2024: Rapid Diffusion and Increasing Digital Inequality

Two Awards at SACM 2025 for the Media Change and Innovation Division

Generative AI is Taking Over Everyday Life in Switzerland: From Experimentation to Regular Use

Daniela Jaramillo-Dent wins Best Seminar Award for outstanding teaching

Vortragsreihe: Wie Digitalisierung und Künstliche Intelligenz unsere Gesellschaft verändern

New publications on techno-religion, human augmentation technologies, internet use in Switzerland

New publications on Transhumanist Anthropocene, Content Creators and Chilling Effects

Daniela Jaramillo-Dent awarded an SNSF Ambizione Grant

Vortragsreihe: Wie Digitalisierung und Künstliche Intelligenz unsere Gesellschaft verändern

SPRIND/Felix AdlerTeam HERMES from the Control of Networked Systems research group has beaten six finalists from across Europe in the 14-month innovation competition organised by the German Federal Agency for Disruptive Innovation (SPRIND) – without GPS, without a pilot, and with two drones flying simultaneously.

In wenigen Wochen, am 12. Oktober 2026, starten an der Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU) in den meisten Fächern die Vorlesungen für das Wintersemester 2026/27. Wer sich bis jetzt noch nicht eingeschrieben hat, kann das in den vielen zulassungsfreien Fächern noch tun.

Continuing our Get to Know the Team series, we are delighted to introduce Dr Monique Bennett, our Policy Dialogue Manager.

Foto: Lakeside Labs und KKThe two researchers in computer science and information technology, respectively, have been nominated for the 9th City of Vienna Hedy Lamarr Prize alongside five other female scientists. The prize recognises outstanding achievements by women in Austria in the field of information technology and will be presented on 18 November 2026 as part of the Digital Days at the Vienna Museum of Science and Technology. One winner is selected each year. The prize is worth EUR 10,000.

The introduction of Digital Tribulations, a series of intellectual interviews on the developments of digital sovereignty in Latin America, can be read here and the entire series can be found here.

Are you a technologist, journalist, human rights defender, lawyer, CSOs, academic, or student passionate about digital rights and secure communications in the SWANA region? Participate in the SMEX Secure Communication Workshop on October 10 and 11. 

À l’occasion de la parution de « Guerres contre la planète et le monde. Reconfiguration tactique de la société du spectacle » l’auteur, Sylvain Lafleur, et les 

Im Mittelpunkt steht digitale Sicherheit als menschenzentriertes und interdisziplinäres Forschungsfeld. Dabei geht es um die Frage, welche Risiken digitale Technologien für Menschen und Gesellschaft mit sich bringen und wie sich diese Risiken begrenzen lassen. Dazu gehören etwa Diskriminierung und Verzerrungen durch digitale Systeme, Des- und Falschinformationen oder Situationen, in denen Nutzer:innen nur eingeschränkt nachvollziehen oder beeinflussen können, wie digitale Technologien eingesetzt werden.

Anna Mysyshyn & William Dutton
For more than four years of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine has been governed under martial law and has been unable to hold national elections under its existing legal framework. As the war continues, however, the question of Ukraine’s next elections is becoming increasingly prominent, both within Ukraine and in discussions with its international partners.