Prof. Dr. Alexandre de Spindler

Work at ZHAW

Position

Co-Leading the Center for Information Systems at the ZHAW Institute of Business Information Technology.

Focus

Alexandre is currently working on application development frameworks that support the design and implementation of conversational interactions with information systems. The resulting frameworks leverage the advanced capabilities of increasingly powerful multimodal foundation models while improving their controllability and reliability. Based on these frameworks, the center is able to contribute with investigations of the feasibility and value of complex interactions, such as improving interactions with social skills.

Teaching

Enabling students to identify, demonstrate and investigate value in IT products. As part of the Information Systems Teaching (BSc, MSc) and Continuing Education (CAS) programs, we teach agile requirements engineering and prototyping and validation of data-driven full-stack applications. Our contributions to Data Science programs (BSc, MSc, CAS) range from traditional machine learning to generative AI applied to numerical, text, and image data.

Education and Continuing education

Education

• Dr. sc. / Computer Science
  ETH Zurich
  08 / 2005 - 12 / 2010
• MSc / Computer Science
  ETH Zurich
  09 / 1999 - 07 / 2005

Continuing Education

CAS Higher Education
ZHAW
04 / 2015

Network

Social media

• LinkedIn
• Google Scholar

Projects

• Digital Companion / Project leader / Project ongoing
• Förderung der Gesundheitskompetenz junger Erwachsener mit Hörbeeinträchtigung / Project co-leader / Project ongoing
• Den Wert von digitalen Verwaltungsdienstleistungen mithilfe von Chatbots erhöhen / Team member / Project completed
• Tele-Assessment: Leveraging Deep Learning to Assess Upper Limb Kinematics after Stroke with Off-the-shelf Webcams / Team member / Project completed
• Sleep Coach / Project co-leader / Project completed
• Virtueller Escape-Room als Simulations-Framework zur Diagnostik und Entwicklung von Arbeitsteams / Project co-leader / Project completed
• Component-based Tendering / Deputy project leader / Project completed
• From Forms to Dialogues: New Ways of Order Placement in Financial Institutions / Team member / Project completed
• Studie "Perspektivenvielfalt" / Deputy project leader / Project completed
• FairCare / Team member / Project completed
• Development of an IT supported assessment tool and a corresponding introduction manual for the relevant Facility Management process applications in hospitals on the basis of an adaptive reference model / Team member / Project completed
• ExpAct / Team member / Project completed
• Multi-Dimensional Versioning for Information Systems / Project co-leader / Project completed
• Sozial und Sicher / Deputy project leader / Project completed
• Enabling and Supporting Creative, Collaborative Team Work / Project leader / Project completed
• Better Discover than Search / Project leader / Project completed
• Mobilitätsenergie / Team member / Project completed

Publications

• Leone, Stephania; de Spindler, Alexandre; Norrie, Moira; McLeod, Dennis,

  2014.

  Component-based web engineering using shared components and connectors.

  Journal of Web Engineering.

  13(3&4), pp. 183-202.

  Available from: http://www.rintonpress.com/xjwe13/jwe-13-34/183-202.pdf

• Grossniklaus, Michael; Leone, Stefania; de Spindler, Alexandre; Norrie, Moira C.,

  2013.

  A platform to support object database research.

  Journal of Object Technology.

  12(2), pp. 1-31.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.5381/jot.2013.12.2.a2

• de Spindler, Alexandre; Norrie, Moira C.; Grossniklaus, Michael,

  2008.

  Recommendation based on opportunistic information sharing between tourists.

  Information Technology & Tourism.

  2008(10), pp. 297-311.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.3727/109830508788403178

• de Spindler, Alexandre,

  2012.

  Collection-oriented programming : a collection-oriented application framework for mobile information systems.

  Saarbrücken:

  Südwestdeutscher Verlag für Hochschulschriften.

  ISBN 978-3-8381-3271-6.

• Färber, Andri; de Spindler, Alexandre; Moser, Adrian; Schwabe, Gerhard,

  2023.

  Closing the loop for patients with chronic diseases : from problems to a solution architecture [paper].

  In:

  2023 IEEE 11th International Conference on Healthcare Informatics (ICHI).

  11th International Conference on Healthcare Informatics (ICHI), Houston, USA, 26-29 June 2023.

  IEEE.

  pp. 361-370.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/ICHI57859.2023.00055

• Helland, Solveig; Gavagnin, Elena; de Spindler, Alexandre,

  2023.

  Divide et impera : multi-transformer architectures for complex NLP-tasks [paper].

  In:

  Proceedings of the 8th edition of the Swiss Text Analytics Conference.

  8th Swiss Text Analytics Conference – SwissText 2023, Neuchâtel, Switzerland, 12-14 June 2023.

  Association for Computational Linguistics.

  pp. 70-75.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-30386

• Frei, Eva; Färber, Andri; Sidler-Brand, Claudia; de Spindler, Alexandre,

  2016.

  Leveraging the impact of occupation on health and well-being [poster].

  In:

  Nationaler Kongress der Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für Gerontologie, "alter"@technik", Freiburg, 28.-29. Januar 2016.

  Freiburg:

  Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für Gerontologie.

• Bloch, Andreas; Erdin, Robert; Meyer, Sonja; Keller, Thomas; de Spindler, Alexandre,

  2015.

  Battery-efficient transportation mode detection on mobile devices [paper].

  In:

  2015 16th IEEE International Conference on Mobile Data Management.

  16th IEEE International Conference on Mobile Data Management, Pittsburgh, USA, 15-18 June 2015.

  IEEE.

  pp. 185-190.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/MDM.2015.16

• de Spindler, Alexandre; Leone, Stefania; Norrie, Moira,

  2013.

  Co-ODB : integrating support for collaborative information systems into an object database [paper].

  In:

  2013 International Conference on Collaboration Technologies and Systems (CTS).

  CTS 2013, San Diego, 20-24 May 2013.

  San Diego:

  IEEE.

  pp. 538-545.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/CTS.2013.6567284

• Leone, Stefania; de Spindler, Alexandre; Norrie, Moira; McLeod, Dennis,

  2013.

  Integrating component-based web engineering into content management systems [paper].

  In:

  Daniel, Florian; Dolog, Peter; Li, Qing, eds.,

  Web engineering : 13th International Conference, ICWE 2013, Aalborg, Denmark, July 8-12, 2013. Proceedings.

  13th International Conference on Web Engineering (ICWE 2013), Aalborg, Denmark, 8-12 July 2013.

  Berlin:

  Springer.

  pp. 37-51.

  Lecture Notes in Computer Science ; 7977.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39200-9

• Leone, Stefania; de Spindler, Alexandre; McLeod, Dennis,

  2013.

  Model-driven composition of information systems from shared components & connectors [paper].

  In:

  Meersman, Robert; Panetto, Hervé; Dillon, Tharam; Eder, Johann; Bellahsene, Zohra; Ritter, Norbert; De Leenheer, Pieter; Dou, Deijing, eds.,

  On the move to meaningful internet systems : OTM 2013 conferences.

  Confederated International Conferences: CoopIS, DOA-Trusted Cloud, and ODBASE 2013, Graz, Austria, 9-13 September 2013.

  Berlin:

  Springer.

  pp. 204-221.

  Lecture Notes in Computer Science ; 8185.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-41030-7_13

• Leone, Stefania; de Spindler, Alexandre; Norrie, Moira C.,

  2012.

  A meta-plugin for bespoke data management in WordPress [paper].

  In:

  Wang, X. Sean; Cruz, Isabel; Delis, Alex; Huang, Guangyan, eds.,

  Web Information Systems Engineering - WISE 2012.

  13th International Conference on Web Information Systems Engineering (WISE 2012), Paphos, 28-30 November 2012.

  Berlin:

  Springer.

  pp. 580-593.

  Lecture Notes in Computer Science ; 7651.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35063-4_42

• de Spindler, Alexandre; Leone, Stefania; Nebeling, Michael; Geel, Matthias; Norrie, Moira C.,

  2011.

  Using synchronised tag clouds for browsing data collections [paper].

  In:

  Mouratidis, H.; Rolland, C., eds.,

  Advanced Information Systems Engineering : 23rd International Conference, CAiSE 2011, London, UK, June 20-24, 2011. Proceedings.

  23rd International Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering (CAiSE 2011), London, UK, 20-24 June 2011.

  Berlin:

  Springer.

  pp. 214-228.

  Lecture Notes in Computer Science ; 6741.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-21640-4_17

• Grossniklaus, Michael; de Spindler, Alexandre; Zimmerli, Christoph; Norrie, Moira C.,

  2010.

  A flexible object model and algebra for uniform access to object databases [paper].

  In:

  Dearle, Alan; Zicari, Roberto V., eds.,

  Objects and databases.

  Third International Conference - ICOODB 2010, Frankfurt/Main, Germany, 28-30 September 2010.

  Berlin:

  Springer.

  pp. 56-69.

  Lecture Notes in Computer Science ; 6348.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-16092-9_8

• Grossniklaus, Michael; Leone, Stefania; de Spindler, Alexandre; Norrie, Moira C.,

  2010.

  Dynamic metamodel extension modules to support adaptive data management [paper].

  In:

  Pernici, Barbara, ed.,

  Proceedings of CAiSE 2010 : 22nd International Conference on advanced information systems engineering.

  22nd International Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering (CAiSE 2010), Hammamet, 7-9 June 2010.

  Berlin:

  Springer.

  pp. 363-377.

  Lecture Notes in Computer Science ; 6051.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-13094-6_29

• Leone, Stefania; de Spindler, Alexandre; Norrie, Moira C.,

  2010.

  Framework for experimentation with ambient wall displays [paper].

  In:

  Meersmann, Robert; Dillon, Tharam; Herrero, Pilar, eds.,

  On the move to meaningful internet systems : OTM 2010 workshops.

  On the Move to Meaningful Internet Systems: OTM 2010 Workshops, Hersonissos, Greece, 25-29 October 2010.

  Berlin:

  Springer.

  pp. 140-149.

  Lecture Notes in Computer Science ; 6428.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-16961-8_31

• Leone, Stefania; Grossniklaus, Michael; De Spindler, Alexandre; Norrie, Moira C.,

  2010.

  Synchronising personal data with Web 2.0 data sources [paper].

  In:

  Chen, Lei; Triantafillou, Peter; Suel, Torsten, eds.,

  Proceedings of WISE 2010 : 11th international conference on web information systems engineering.

  11th International Conference on Web Information Systems Engineering (WISE 2010), Hong Kong, 12-14 December 2010.

  Berlin:

  Springer.

  pp. 411-418.

  Lecture Notes in Computer Science ; 6488.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-17616-6

• de Spindler, Alexandre; Leone, Stefania; Geel, Matthias; Norrie, Moira C.,

  2010.

  Using tag clouds to promote community awareness in research environments [paper].

  In:

  Yuhua, Luo, ed.,

  Cooperative Design, Visualization, and Engineering : 7th International Conference, CDVE 2010, Calvia, Mallorca, Spain, September 19-22, 2010, Proceedings.

  7th International Conference (CDVE 2010), Mallorca, Spain, 19-22 September 2010.

  Heidelberg:

  Springer.

  pp. 3-10.

  Lecture Notes in Computer Science ; 6240.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-16066-0_1

• Signer, Beat; de Spindler, Alexandre; Norrie, Moira C.,

  2009.

  A framework for link sharing in cooperative cross-media information spaces [paper].

  In:

  Luo, Yuhua, ed.,

  Proceedings of the 6th international conference on cooperative design, visualization and engineering.

  6th International Conference (CDVE 2009) Luxembourg, 20-23 September 2009.

  Berlin:

  Springer.

  pp. 185-192.

  Lecture Notes in Computer Science ; 5738.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-04265-2_27

• Signer, Beat; de Spindler, Alexandre; Norrie, Moira C.,

  2009.

  Collaborative ad-hoc information sharing in cross-media information environments [paper].

  In:

  Meersmann, Robert; Dillon, Tharam, eds.,

  Proceedings of CoopIS 2009 : on the move to meaningful internet systems.

  17th International Conference on Cooperative Information Systems, Vilamoura, Portugal, 2-5 November 2009.

  Berlin:

  Springer.

  Lecture Notes in Computer Science ; 5870.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-05148-7

• de Spindler, Alexandre; Grossniklaus, Michael; Norrie, Moira C.,

  2009.

  Development framework for mobile social applications [paper].

  In:

  van Eck, Pascal; Gordijn, Jaap; Wieringa, Roel, eds.,

  Advanced Information Systems Engineering : 21st International Conference, CAiSE 2009, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, June 8-12, 2009. Proceedings.

  21st International Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering (CAiSE 2009), Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 8-12 June 2009.

  Heidelberg:

  Springer.

  pp. 275-289.

  Lecture Notes in Computer Science ; 5565.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02144-2_24

• Leone, Stefania; Norrie, Moira C.; Signer, Beat; de Spindler, Alexandre,

  2009.

  From static methods to role-driven service invocation : a metamodel for active content in object databases [paper].

  In:

  Laender, Alberto H. F.; Castano, Silvana; Dayal, Umeshwar; Casati, Fabio; Palazzo M. de Oliveira, José, eds.,

  Conceptual Modeling - ER 2009 : 28th International Conference on Conceptual Modeling, Gramado, Brazil, November 9-12, 2009 : Proceedings.

  28th International Conference on Conceptual Modeling, Gramado, 9-12 November 2009.

  Berlin:

  Springer.

  pp. 444-457.

  Lecture Notes in Computer Science ; 5829.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-04840-1_33

• de Spindler, Alexandre; Grossniklaus, Michael; Lins, Christoph; Norrie, Moira C.,

  2009.

  Information sharing modalities for mobile ad-Hoc networks [paper].

  In:

  Meersman, Robert; Dillon, Tharam; Herrero, Pilar, eds.,

  On the Move to Meaningful Internet Systems: OTM 2009 : Confederated International Conferences, CoopIS, DOA, IS, and ODBASE 2009, Vilamoura, Portugal, November 1-6, 2009, Proceedings, Part I.

  Confederated International Conferences, CoopIS, DOA, IS, and ODBASE 2009, Vilamoura, Portugal, 1-6 November 2009.

  Heidelberg:

  Springer.

  pp. 322-339.

  Lecture Notes in Computer Science ; 5870.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-05148-7_22

• Grossniklaus, Michael; Leone, Stefania; de Spindler, Alexandre; Norrie, Moira C.,

  2009.

  Unified event model for object databases [paper].

  In:

  Norrie, Moira C., ed.,

  Proceedings of ICOODB 2009 : 2nd International Conference on object databases.

  Second International Conference (ICOODB 2009) Zurich, 1-3 July 2009.

  Berlin:

  Springer.

  pp. 113-131.

  Lecture Notes in Computer Science ; 5936.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-14681-7_7

• de Spindler, Alexandre; Leone, Stefania; Grossniklaus, Michael; Norrie, Moira,

  2008.

  Harnessing facebook for the evaluation of recommender systems based on physical copresence [paper].

  In:

  Zanker, Markus; Felfernig, Alexander; Burke, Robin, eds.,

  Proceedings of ECAI 2008 : Workshop on Recommender Systems.

  18th European Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Patras, Greece, 21-25 July 2008.

  IOS Press.

  pp. 20-25.

• Norrie, Moira C.; Grossniklaus, Michael; Decurins, Corsin; de Spindler, Alexandre; Vancea, Andrei; Leone, Stefania,

  2008.

  Semantic data management for db4o [paper].

  In:

  Edlich, Stefan; Paterson, James H., eds.,

  Proceedings of ICOODB 2008 : 1st International Conference on Object Databases.

  1st International Conference on Object Databases, Berlin, 13-14 March 2008.

  Brno (Brünn):

  Tribun EU.

  pp. 21-38.

• de Spindler, Alexandre; Grossniklaus, Michael; Norrie, Moira C.,

  2007.

  A collection-oriented framework for social applications [paper].

  In:

  Meersman, Robert; Tari, Zahir; Herrero, Pilar, eds.,

  On the Move to Meaningful Internet Systems 2007: OTM 2007 Workshops : OTM Confederated International Workshops and Posters, AWeSOMe, CAMS, OTM Academy Doctoral Consortium, MONET, OnToContent, ORM, PerSys, PPN, RDDS, SSWS.

  OTM Confederated International Conferences CoopIS, DOA, ODBASE, GADA, and IS 2007, Vilamoura, Portugal, 25-30 November 2007.

  Heidelberg:

  Springer.

  pp. 437-446.

  Lecture Notes in Computer Science ; 4805.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-76888-3_66

• de Spindler, Alexandre; Norrie, Moira C.; Grossniklaus, Michael,

  2007.

  Collaborative filtering based on opportunistic information sharing in mobile ad-Hoc networks [paper].

  In:

  Meersman, Robert; Tari, Zahir, eds.,

  On the Move to Meaningful Internet Systems 2007: CoopIS, DOA, ODBASE, GADA, and IS : OTM Confederated International Conferences CoopIS, DOA, ODBASE, GADA, and IS 2007, Vilamoura, Portugal, November 25-30, 2007, Proceedings.

  OTM Confederated International Conferences CoopIS, DOA, ODBASE, GADA, and IS 2007, Vilamoura, Portugal, 25-30 November 2007.

  Heidelberg:

  Springer.

  pp. 408-416.

  Lecture Notes in Computer Science ; 4803.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-76848-7_28

• de Spindler, Alexandre; Norrie, Moira C.; Grossniklaus, Michael; Signer, Beat,

  2006.

  Spatio-temporal proximity as a basis for collaborative filtering in mobile environments [paper].

  In:

  Latour, Thibaud; Petit, Michaël, eds.,

  CAISE '06 : 18th Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering : trusted information systems, Luxembourg, 5-9 June, 2006 : proceedings of the workshops and doctoral consortium.

  18th Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering, Luxembourg, 5-9 June 2006.

  Presses universitaires de Namur.

  pp. 912-926.

• Brucker-Kley, Elke; Keller, Thomas; Borghoff, Birgitta; Stutz, Isabelle; Michot, Janick; de Spindler, Alexandre; Gavagnin, Elena; Turegard, Jonathan,

  2024.

  Science fiction prototyping : friendship with artificial intelligence.

  Winterthur:

  ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-2495

• Brucker-Kley, Elke; Keller, Thomas; Borghoff, Birgitta; Stutz, Isabelle; Michot, Janick; de Spindler, Alexandre; Gavagnin, Elena; Turegard, Jonathan,

  2024.

  Science Fiction Prototyping : Freundschaft mit Künstlicher Intelligenz.

  Winterthur:

  ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-2494

• Moser, Adrian; Brucker-Kley, Elke; de Spindler, Alexandre; Leikert-Böhm, Ninja; Mallepell, Marc; Bianchi, Raphael; Barattiero, Andreas,

  2021.

  Vom Formular zum Dialog : neue Wege der Auftragserteilung in der Finanzbranche.

  Winterthur:

  ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-2407

• Färber, Andri; de Spindler, Alexandre; Frei, Eva; Moser, Adrian; Meisterhans, Max; Stalder, Philipp,

  2018.

  FairCare : the network based solution for collaborative future care : AAL final project report.

  Bern:

  Eidgenössisches Departement für Wirtschaft, Bildung und Forschung.

• Frei, Eva; Färber, Andri; Sidler-Brand, Claudia; de Spindler, Alexandre,

  2016.

  Plattformen zur Weitergabe von Erfahrungen älterer Menschen : Beschäftigung als wichtiger Einflussfaktor auf Gesundheit und Wohlbefinden [poster].

  In:

  5. AAL Tagung, Wädenswil, 18. März 2016.

• Signer, Beat; de Spindler, Alexandre; Norrie, Moira C.,

  2009.

  A peer-to-peer-based distributed link service architecture.

  Technical Report / Department of Computer Science, ETH Zurich

  ; 636.

  Zürich:

  ETH Zürich.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-a-006836279

• Grünert, David; de Spindler, Alexandre; Dellwo, Volker,

  2023.

  Speaker diarization systems in the context of forensic audio analysis.

  In:

  31st IAFPA Conference : Book of Abstracts.

  31st Annual Conference of the International Association for Forensic Phonetics and Acoustics (IAFPA), Zurich, Switzerland, 9-12 July 2023.

  Zurich:

  Centre for Forensic Phonetics and Acoustics (CFPA).

  pp. 74-75.

• Zigan, Nicole; de Spindler, Alexandre,

  2018.

  Projekt FairCare.

  In:

  Fachtagung Altersforum, Winterthur, 17. April 2018.

• de Spindler, Alexandre,

  2017.

  A feasibility study of measuring indoor people encounters for the analysis of the spread of infectious diseases.

  In:

  4th Medtech & Pharma Platform Annual Conference, Basel, Switzerland, 26-27 October 2017.

• Färber, Andri; Frei, Eva; de Spindler, Alexandre; Moser, Adrian,

  2017.

  FairCare - die Vermittlung von formeller und informeller Pflege für ältere Menschen optimieren : EU-Forschungsprojekt aus dem AAL Programm.

  In:

  6. AAL Tagung Netzwerktreffen FM Perspektiven, Wädenswil, 7. April 2017.

  ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

• Keller, Thomas; Bloch, Andreas; Erdin, Robert; Fueglistaler, Silas; de Spindler, Alexandre,

  2014.

  Transportmittelerkennung : Motivation, Ideen, Umsetzung und Validierung.

  In:

  IWI Faculty Workshop, Winterthur, 13. Februar 2014.

• de Spindler, Alexandre,

  2014.

  XINIX : bisherige Arbeiten, Stand und nächste Schritte.

  In:

  IWI Faculty Workshop, Winterthur, 13. Februar 2014.

• Rohrkemper, Robert; Keller, Thomas; de Spindler, Alexandre,

  2013.

  Hot author detection via social network analysis.

  In:

  IWI Faculty Workshop, Winterthur, 24. Januar 2013.

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