The Swiss IT Congress SITC 2024 will be held on Thursday 16 May 2024 as a physical event at the sitem-insel building in Bern. The lectures will be preceded by the General Assembly of the Swiss Informatics Society.
We encourage all people interested in AI, data security and education to participate in SITC 2024. For members of SI and SIRA, participation is free.
Registration is required.
| SITC 2024 Program | ||
| 8h15 | Registration, welcome coffee | |
| 08:30 – 10:00 | SI General Assembly | Francis Baud, SI President |
| 10:00 | Opening of SITC 2024 and Welcome | Francis Baud, President and Nora Sleumer, Vice President and Moderator |
| 10.05 – 10:45 | Tools, limitation and use of AI | Sophie Hundertmark, AI Consultant / Researcher PhD candidate HSLU, Luzern |
| 10:45 – 11:15 | Active Networking - enter questions | Moderator, all participants |
| 11:15 – 12:00 | AI in Italy | Enrico Nardelli, Professor, University Tor Vergata, Roma |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Networking Lunch | |
| 13:00 – 13:45 | AI based LMS | Bernard Loison, Head of Data Science AI and Statistical Methods, OFS, Bern |
| 13:45 – 14:15 | Active Networking - enter questions | Moderator, all participants |
| 14:15 – 14:30 | Break | |
| 14:30 – 15:15 | Legal and ethical aspect of AI | Nicolas Capt, Lawyer specialized in digital technologies |
| 15:15 – 16:00 | AI and IT education: impact on study plan, pedagogy, rules and precautions | Giovanna di Marzo Seregundo, Professor, University of Geneva |
| 16:00 –16:30 | Discovering the fake using AI tools | Lamia Friha, Manager R&D unit, University of Geneva |
| 16:30 – 17:00 | Open discussion | All participants |
| 17:00 - 19:00 | Active networking Apero | |
After working in industry and in agencies, Sophie Hundertmark was one of the first master's students in Switzerland to research chatbots. Since 2021 she has been doing her doctorate at the University of Fribourg on the combination of conversational AI, fuzzy logic, ethics and large language models (LLMs).
Prof. Dr. Bertrand Loison has +25 years experience in Management of Information Systems (MIS) mostly in the Public Sector. He is currently Vice Director-General and Head of Data Science & Statistical Methods Division at the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (SFSO),
Swiss Representative to the UN Committee of Experts on Big Data and Data Science for Official Statistics, Member of the European Statistical System Innovation Network, Member of the International Advisory Committee for the UN Cloud Global Platform’s Regional Hub in China.
In addition, he was Member of the Singapore Department of Statistics Advisory Panel between 2021 and 2023 and Vice-Chair of the National Planning Committee eGovernment Switzerland between 2016 and 2021.
He is currently responsible for the Swiss Confederation's Artificial Intelligence Competence Network (CNAI) and also heads the Data Science Competence Center (DSCC) that supports Swiss Federal Agencies to implement evidence-based decision-making processes based on Data Science and AI.
Previously he was responsible for the National Registers Division (120 staff), Chief of the Corporate Data Management Section and Chief Information Officer (CIO) after spending many years in the private sector as Engineer. He also served as Reserve Officer during 30 years in the Swiss Army. He is now retired from the Army with the grade of Lt-Colonel.
Since September 2018, Bertrand has been an Honorary Professor of Management Information Systems (MIS) at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland (HES-SO), School of Management Arc, Institute for the Digitalization of Organisations (IDO). He is also Visiting Professor at the University of Navarra (UNAV), School of Economics and Business Sciences and a Guest Lecturer at the Swiss School of Public Governance (ETHZ), where he teaches Data Science for Public Policy. His research interests are in computational public policy.
Bertrand Loison earned his Bachelor's Degree in Engineering and a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from the University of Applied Science and Arts Western Switzerland. His MSc and PhD in Management Sciences are from the University Sorbonne Paris I (F). He also earned a Master of Public Administration (MPA) from the University of Lausanne (CH), a Post Graduate Diploma in Information Technology from the University of Fribourg (CH), a Post Graduate Diploma in Digital Excellence from IMD (CH), and a Post Graduate Certificate in Data Science from the Purdue University (US).
He is fluent in French, German, and English and has basic knowledge of Italian
Nicolas Capt enjoys an international reputation for his expertise in the law of media, reputation and modern technology law, including a cutting edge knowledge in all areas relating to Artificial Intelligence. He also offers considerable experience in Crisis Management.
Nicolas Capt provides his services to public institutions, companies and individuals who are particularly vulnerable (for example company directors, celebrities, high ranking politicians).
Prof. Giovanna Di Marzo Serugendo received her Ph.D. in Software Engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) in 1999. After spending two years at CERN (the European Center for Nuclear Research) and 5 years in the UK as Lecturer, she became full professor at the Geneva School of Social Sciences, University of Geneva in 2010. Since 2016, she is the Director of the Computer Science Center of the University of Geneva, Switzerland. She has been nominated in 2018 among the 100 digital shapers in Switzerland.
Her research interests relate to Semantic AI and the engineering of decentralised software with self-organising and emergent behaviour. This involves studying natural systems, designing and developing artificial collective systems, and verifying reliability and trustworthiness of those systems.
Giovanna co-founded the IEEE International Conference on Self-Adaptive and Self-Organising Systems (SASO) and the ACM Transactions on Autonomous Adaptive Systems (TAAS), for which she served as EiC from 2005 to 2011.
She recently set up a Digital Innovation Hub (2019) at the University of Geneva which aims at developing innovative services for the academic community, as well as other public, private or international organisations bringing together students, researchers and stakeholders.
Dr Lamia Friha holds a PhD in Computer Science, in Artificial Intelligence, from the
University of Geneva. She was in 1998 at the ITU (International Telecommunication Union),
then in 2000 at Kudelski, and since 2003, she is Senior project manager at the Information
Systems Division of the University of Geneva.
She is also lecturer at both at the University of Geneva and Haute Ecole de Gestion (HEG, Geneva). Lamia is also in charge of the
Accelerator of digital science and services of the Digital Innovation Hub and the R&D Unit.
Enrico Nardelli is professor of Informatics in the University of Roma "Tor Vergata", affiliated with the Department of Mathematics, which got the first place among the large Departments of Mathematics in Italy.
He is coordinating since April 2014 the project "Programma il Futuro" for the introduction of basic concepts of informatics as a scientific subject in Italian schools, with emphasis on primary schools and on computational thinking. Since its inception, the project has led about three million italian students (half of them in primary schools) to start learning the principles of informatics. The project was selected in 2016 as one of the best 4 projects of the category "Digital for School" in the Digital Skill Awards competition, managed by the Directorate‑General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology of the European Commission, which received 258 applications. More recently, the project has been recognized in April 2022 as the best initiative in the category "School Education" in the 1st Italian National Prize for Digital Competences
Since March 2017 he is the Director of the CINI's National Laboratory on Informatics and School, which he has founded, working on all issues related to Informatics as a scientific discipline in school.
He was (2009-2023) on the Board of Directors of Informatics Europe, the association of informatics departments and research laboratories in Europe and neighbouring areas, serving as President of the association since 2018 and currently ex-officio member of its Board of Directors as Past President.
From 2015 to 2019 as an elected member of the ACM Europe Council, comprised of European computer scientists he was committed to fostering the visibility and relevance of the Association for Computing Machinery in Europe. From 2019 until December 2023, he served as the liaison between the ACM Europe and Informatics Europe.
Nora has more than 20 years of experience presenting at conferences in several languages. She is the Project Management Community lead at Credit Suisse, giving presentations on topics of interest and organizing workshops. As the Vice President of the Swiss Informatics Society she organizes and moderates events and conferences.
Nora is a Global IT Program Manager and Agile Transformation Coach. She is specialized in setting up and driving large-scale agile delivery organizations in the financial industry. Her deep understanding of the leading agile framework methodologies, strong soft skills and expertise in the IT & financial industry enable her to successfully deliver business-critical global initiatives. She is known for her pragmatic approach: align quickly at the strategic level and move on to prove the value of the work done by slicing large initiatives into smaller goals and reaching them with iterative and incremental deliveries. Her soft skills and global outlook complement her strong analytical skills and technical knowledge.
Starting with eXtreme Programming in the year 2000 and progressing to the large-scale agile frameworks for more complex initiatives, Nora has accumulated 20+ years of professional experience in agile delivery. As a coach, trainer and speaker she has shared her knowledge and expertise in areas such Scrum/Agile, DevOps, people management and team building.
Nora holds a PhD in computer science from the ETH Zurich as well as a Masters of Mathematics from the University of Waterloo, Canada. She was elected as Vice President of the Swiss Informatics Society in 2022.
Francis Baud started his studies in Computer Science in 1983 at the University of Geneva (Faculty of Sciences). After achieving his Master, he starts to work as project manager on software development for finance on futures and equities. Since 1989, he has worked as independent consultant for international organizations, multinational companies and private banking, mainly for project management and IT organization. In 1997, he founded NT Consulting Ltd to achieve important projects for software development in telecommunication and ERP systems. When starting his work of consultant in 1989, he has joined ASSPA association, which became SISR in 1991. Member of committee since the beginning, he has been president from 1997 to 2004, and then vice-president for several years. At the SISR’s General Assembly in 2018, he was elected as its new president. Francis is interested in the certification and recognition of IT diplomas, bringing together IT professionals, and growing the network of Swiss IT professionals with SI / SISR. “IT is today one of the most important technical tools in the world, but unfortunately too young to be well organize and regulated. Links between our government and IT specialists must be establish to conduct law and regulation in a safe way.” In parallel, he continues to manage his company and projects for several customers. “We always need to be in contact with customers to keep reality of the market in mind. One of the most important part of our work is to understand the needs of users and translate them in technology, not doing technology for technology.”
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| Category | Early | Late | |
| SI or SIRA member | free* | free* | |
| Student non-member | 30 | 45 | |
| swissICT or SVIA member | 120 | 180 | |
| Other non-member | 180 | 270 | |
| *Participation is free for SI and SIRA members. Registration is required. | |||
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The Swiss IT Congress SITC 2024 on “Artificial Intelligence: From use to abuse” will be held on Thursday 16 May 2024 as a physical event at the sitem-insel building in Bern.
