Projects

In-work poverty and its impact on family life. Child and parent perspectives

Gainful employment no longer protects against poverty. In Switzerland, 8.3% of the workforce are at risk of in-work poverty, in two-third of the affected households children are living. How do children and...
Institute(s) Institute for Childhood, Youth and Family
Institute for Specialised Didactics, Profession Development and Digitalisation

Head of project Margot Vogel Campanello
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Virtual reality communication training with AI-driven avatars

VRAICOMST Virtual Reality Artificial Intelligence Communication Skills Training is a training system developed at Bern University of Applied Sciences that uses virtual reality and artificial intelligence to...
Institute(s) Institute for Human Centered Engineering (HUCE)
Midwifery
Knowledge Systems and Knowledge Sharing
Institute for Specialised Didactics, Profession Development and Digitalisation

Research unit(s) HUCE / Laboratory for Computer Perception and Virtual Reality

Head of project Manuel Bachmann
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AI in Children and Families Services

Social work faces rising demands and limited resources. This project introduces existing AI tools to child and family services in Baden-Württemberg, fostering critical reflection on their practical use,...
Institute(s) Institute for Specialised Didactics, Profession Development and Digitalisation

Head of project Christina Sabine Plafky
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Safeguarding Youth in the Metaverse

This project examines how social dynamics in the Metaverse impact youth self-disclosure. Through virtual bystander experiments, it develops privacy strategies to protect young users from risks.
Institute(s) Institute for Human Centered Engineering (HUCE)
Institute for Digital Technology Management
Institute for Specialised Didactics, Profession Development and Digitalisation

Head of project Roman Rietsche
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RESET

The "RESET" project aims to develop digital tools to reduce weight-related stigmatization in maternity and healthcare and promote respectful, women-centered communication.
Institute(s) Midwifery
Institute for Specialised Didactics, Profession Development and Digitalisation

Head of project Evelyne Aubry
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