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Focal points All the key computer science and IT topics under one roof

In addition to its BSc and MSc programs and wide range of MAS, CAS, and continuing and executive education programs, the Lucerne School of Computer Science and Information Technology offers applied research and services in all the key areas of application in computer science.

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Computer science being a field that never stops moving. We, too, never stop working on the key topics that shape our digital present and future. In addition to our regular focal points (see below) we are currently exploring the cutting-edge topics of blockchain and quantum computing.

Our focal points

Data Science

Data are the most important asset in the digitized world. Through varied methodologies and interdisciplinarity, we process information and generate value.

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Continuing and executive education

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Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence (AI) influences our world through text, images, and various forms of automation. We understand AI and apply it to develop innovative systems.

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Continuing and executive education

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Distributed Systems

Scalable distributed systems connect computers and are used, among other things, in edge computing and blockchain technologies.

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Continuing and executive education

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Immersive Realities

With their virtual worlds, mixed, extended, augmented and virtual realities are used in industries and sectors such as medicine, architecture, and education.

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Continuing and executive education

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Software Engineering

Combined with test automation, cloud computing and other technologies, agile methods, integration and DevOps facilitate efficient software development.

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Continuing and executive education

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Security

Thanks to our long-standing and interdisciplinary security expertise, we are able to minimize the significant risks that information can be exposed to.

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Continuing and executive education

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Digital Business

New and interdisciplinary business applications of data in processes, ecosystems, data spaces and real-life applications are the subject of many of our projects and services.

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Continuing and executive education

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