2025
Noé Zufferey will give a talk at the University Basel
On 18th November 2025 at 4:15 pm, Noé Zufferey will give a talk at the University Basel (CH) about "User-data Driven Privacy Quantification of Emerging Technology"
Science in Perspective Talk
Please join us for the #13 Science in Perspective Talk with Prof. Sascha Fahl from the CISPA Helmholtz Center for Cybersecurity who will talk about "Do we trust it TooMuch? On the Hidden Fragility of Open-Source Software". The talk takes place on 25 November at 4.15 pm in RZ F21 and is followed by an apero.
SNF project granted
The SPG group was granted funding for a project on "Navigating Safety-Security Interrelations in Critical Infrastructures" by the Swiss National Science Foundation. We are excited to start the project!
New position paper published
Adrienn Toth's and Luca M. Leisten’s position paper on hands-on learning to support AI literacy across all ages is out! They illustrate how this could look using social robots and intelligent tutoring systems as use cases.
You find it here in Session 2: https://ceur-ws.org/Vol-4051/
Noé Zufferey was consulted by the Swiss newspaper "Le Temps"
Noé Zufferey was consulted by the Swiss newspaper "Le Temps" for an article and a short video about the European law proposal known as “Chat Control”. He highlights the privacy risks associated with such a regulation, which do not comply with fundamental human rights to privacy. As a reminder, a backdoor for the police is also a backdoor for criminals.
Link to the article: https://www.letemps.ch/videos/little-sister/en-video-chat-control-pourquoi-l-ue-veut-lire-tous-vos-messages-prives
Poster Presentation in Behavioural Studies Colloquium
We kicked off the Fall Behavioral Studies Colloquium with an engaging poster session, organised by Lorin Schöni and hosted by our group. Interns and team members showcased their research topics and exchanged ideas on current directions with colleagues from different groups. It was a fantastic and inspiring start to the semester, and we’re excited to keep the momentum going.
Interview of the TIRIgogy podcast series with Adrienn Toth
Our PhD student, Adrienn Toth, was interviewed by Nurun Nahar, professor and host of the TIRIgogy podcast series. They have talked about the educational benefits of Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS) in university education and the current barriers of widespread adoption. Adrienn introduced her project, which aims to address these barriers by engaging students in the design process.
Link to the podcast episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5bUGCAWnLD7BdGjs24PS5U
Welcome to our new Student Assistants!
We would like to welcome Hanna Shepherd and Renato Cheng as our new student assistants.
New SPG Outfits! Perfect for an Adventure
After much anticipation, our new shirts and sweaters finally arrived! To celebrate, we hit the city for a Foxtrail adventure, because nothing says team spirit like solving clues in style. Together, we cracked codes, chased hints, and proved that teamwork is our real superpower.
Welcome to Daniel Amemba
A warm welcome to our new student assistant, Daniel Amemba, who will start in August 2025.
Welcome!
Welcome to all our visiting researchers! We want to welcome our three DAAD interns, Jeelka Hessenius, Luca Saur, and Adrian Brechtken, for three months from July to October 2025 from the German University of Osnabrück, and our master student, Justin Szczepanaik, for July and August 2025 from the Ruhr University of Bochum RUB, and our academic guests Rebecca Panskus to our group.