Data Management & Visualization Research Group
Transforming Data into Knowledge
Acquisition | Structuring | Formalization | Visualization

Information and the knowledge derived from it have become two of the most important production factors in our economy. The research group breaks down information and expert knowledge into their basic building blocks so they can be integrated into a variety of computer applications.
Expert systems and self-learning, bio-inspired algorithms are used, inter alia, to make information quickly accessible and solution-oriented. The Knowledge Engineering group develops solutions in the fields of big data, high performance computing, data communication and visualisation of multivariate data.
The technologies used range from smart-phone apps to complex integrated online systems, to Hadoop, Spark and Python in the field of high performance computing.
Areas of application
- Collecting and analysing information, data and processes in interdisciplinary projects
- Processing, structuring and integrating large data and knowledge bases
- Implementing self-learning, fault-tolerant algorithms
- Usability concepts and designs
- Interactive communication and visualisation
- «Internet of Things» and Industry 4.0 applications
- High performance computing
Current projects
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Digitisation in the outdoor facilities of Campus Grüental
Thanks to a native app, the learning opportunities offered by plant knowledge on the Grüental campus are to be optimised, made more attractive and expanded further. The app should be user-friendly and contain at least the following functions: Finding plants or leading intelligent activities on site Filter by ...
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3D chemistry - platform and app for classroom use and teaching - digitalization
Three-dimensional imagination is highly relevant for understanding the fundamentals of chemistry at university level. Especially when drawing molecular structures, it is important that students are able to imagine molecules/salts with the right geometry, so that the correct functioning in ...
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Facility Management compensation and industry study 2019
Longitudinal study on the compensation of specialists and executives in the Facility Management market in Switzerland, as well as their influencing factors on behalf of the industry association fmpro. It is designed as a quantitatively online survey for the targeted 1,000 participants in the form of a multi-factor ...
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Eco Missions
Escape Rooms and Outdoor Missions are booming: Electronic scavenger hunts, foxtrails, geocaching, or mobile phone trails are a popular leisure activity among young families or young people. Our new "Eco Missions" offer is designed to do justice to these new leisure activities. In an eco mission, the various aspects ...
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The Coffee Blockchain – From Field to Cup