Professional Data Science portraits, projects and study insights Field reports from practical and professional life     

Animal Bliss thanks to Data Science. Closer to animal welfare.  

Bridging hearts: the happy animal revolution or: simply animal happiness thanks to data! Click here to find out more about Cengiz Cetinkayas groundbreaking master's thesis in favour of animal welfare. Enjoy reading!

Applied Data Science Spotlights Sustainability

Can Artificial Intelligence help save the Amazon rainforest? This is the topic our former student Alexandra Strohmeier dedicated her Master's thesis to. She researched how to combat climate change from a data science perspective.

Data Science & Arts: Hack your Brain

Using face recognition and brainwave data, an audio-immersive literature experience with great significance was created. Dive into this fascinating Data Science project here. 

The Data Guardian from Sonova

Read our interview to find out why Caroline Wanyonyi's heart beats for databases and how a good data governance framework can unlock the value of corporate data.  

Data-driven diabetes testing without pricking

Yasmine Mohamed, a graduate of HSLU's Master of Applied Information and Data Science, is researching non-invasive testing methods in oder to help people with type 1 diabetes.  

Welcome to Sponge City Zurich!

Climate extremes are on the rise. Sascha Kappeler, a graduate of HSLU's Master of Applied Information and Data Science, has analysed data from Zurich's Giessereistrasse sponge city pilot project. Find out more about the benefits of sponge cities. 

Automated Topic and Trend Detection in Customer Comments Using Natural Language Processing (NLP)

Dominik Finzer works with thousands of written comments every day. Find out how Dominik uses his Applied Data Science skills to measure customer satisfaction of SBB passengers. 

Machine Learning on Graphs: Link Prediction in Social Networks

The research focus of this research project - using an enterprise social network - was to optimize communication and improve collaboration between employees and management. Find out how accurate machine learning can be to improve employee collaboration here.

#foodtech: egg substitute in the food industry 

A revolutionary and forward-looking project in the #foodtech field by our Applied Data Science student Silvan Leibacher: the egg replacement for the food industry. He is working on new approaches in the value chain of food production.   

Principal Data & AI Consultant

Who wants to do things halfway? Our data science graduate, Tim Giger, asks this question with a wink of the eye. For him, there is no such thing as "adequate." Find out more about his work as a Principal Data & AI Consultant at Swisscom.   

Data Scientist

Handball, cryptocurrencies, cancer cells, and politics are just some of the topics Leo Rettich tackled while working on his Master’s degree. In this interview, he explains, among other things, what he currently does as a data scientist at Zürcher Kantonalbank. 

Research Associate 

Sarah Schneeberger wants to apply what she learned about data science during our Master’s programme to bring us closer to the goal of a CO2-neutral world. In this interview, she tells us what she does in her current job as a research associate at HSLU.

Lead Data Scientist

Curious, adventurous, active and intense: That's how Kail Kuhn describes himself. In our interview, the Co-Founder of Syntera GmbH and Lead Data Scientist talks about the innovative start-up company based in Lucerne.   

PhD Student

Daniel Barco is using his data science expertise to fight diseases such as malaria and cancer. Find out more about the goals of our Master's graduate and current PhD student at the ZHAW Centre for Artificial Intelligence.   

Data Analyst

Immerse yourself in Irma Glatt's wonderful world of numbers, data and codes. Our Master's graduate in Applied Information and Data Science at HSLU reveals what she can happily spend hours poring over as a BI Consultant/Data Analyst at Bison Schweiz AG. 

Specialist

Do you know Xiying Liu? Our HSLU Master's graduate works as a Specialist at Swissgrid AG – and is very successful at it. In this interview, she talks about her studies, her job, her role as a mother and how she manages to juggle it all.

Solutions Architect

Camille Nigon is a Solutions Architect Intern at Amazon Web Services (AWS).  Find out more about the most exciting part of her current role at AWS and why cloud computing, coffee and long walks make her particularly happy.

Data Scientist

An impressive professional portrait with Tracey Etheridge on her vocation as a Data Scientist and her work at TX Group. 

Digital Solutions Engineer

A fascinating professional portrait and a nice review of the Data Science studies by Cornelia Gruber. She works at VMware in Barcelona as a "Digital Solutions Engineer".

Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)

An exciting professional portrait with our former HSLU and Data Science student Jan Allemann. Learn more about his studies and his daily work as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) at Cowa Thermal Solutions AG.

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