Seminar Life Engineering

The lessons in integral fuzzy engineering, or life engineering, feature a human-centered reflection on the ethics and sustainability of digitalization. In this seminar, we apply an ethics by design mindset as a humanistic approach to engineer more resilient systems.

Students must apply by email by end of September. The application must include a cover letter introducing yourself and explaining your motivation for joining, and a short video detailing why you should be selected for the seminar.

Details

Code 53672
63672
Type Seminar
ECTS 5
Site Fribourg
Track(s) T5 – Information Systems and Decision Support
T6 – Data Science
Semester A2026

Teaching

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this seminar, you will have:

  • Acquired up-to-date knowledge of ethical practices and sustainable strategies.
  • Investigated the expanding role of ethics and sustainability in digitalization.
  • Explored key literature through group reading and discussions.
  • Synthesized insights and experiences into a collaborative joint paper.
Lecturer(s) Edy Portmann
Language english
Course Page

The course page in ILIAS can be found at https://ilias.unibe.ch/go/crs/3684731.

Schedules and Rooms

Period On Appointment
Location UniFR, PER21
Room A403

Evaluation

Evaluation type continuous evaluation

Additional information

Comment

First Lecture
The first lecture will take place on Monday, 05.10.2026 at 14:15 in UniFR, PER21, room A403.

Prerequisites
Students are expected to have knowledge in “Fuzzy Sets and Systems Topics”.

For admission to the book group, interested students should apply in advance by sending a short video and a one-page application to the course instructors, arguing why they should be included in this colloquium, latest by end of September.

Teaching Assistant
Remo Kälin (remo.kaelin@unifr.ch)