About SDS

The IEEE Swiss Conference on Data Science (SDS) is the premier Swiss event for Applied Data Science, now entering its 12th edition in 2025. This conference connects data scientists, developers, decision-makers, and pioneers, fostering the exchange of innovative ideas for products and services with a non-exclusive focus on the Swiss market. Our mission is to strengthen the community of data scientists in Switzerland and beyond. 

 

SDS2025 will feature talks and contributions centered on applied data science and business applications. Accepted papers will be submitted for inclusion in IEEE Xplore, provided they meet IEEE Xplore’s scope and quality standards. The event will also showcase talks that highlight business impact and data-driven innovation concepts.

 

Join SDS2025 to meet innovators, researchers, and industry leaders and gain access to emerging trends, cutting-edge technologies, and impactful research findings. Get inspired and leverage insights from the conference to enhance and develop your data-based products, solutions, and applications. Expand your network and engage in discussions with experts in applied data science during breaks and social events.


Discover more about the SDS Conference Series. The conference is organized by the data innovation alliance

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Organizers

Sven Remke

CEO

data innovation alliance

Sven Remke is an executive leader in business and technology with over 15 years of experience in several roles and industries. Besides his strong passion for Data Science and AI, he is an expert in strategy and transformation. Sven has successfully built and led organisations across Europe, predominantly in the measuring technology sector, and excels in developing organisations and people.

Dr. Reik Leiterer

Innovation Manager

data innovation alliance

Dr. Reik Leiterer is CEO and co-founder of ExoLabs, a company setting new standards in satellite-based environmental monitoring. For him, exchange and collaboration are at the core of innovation.

Milena Perraudin

Project Manager & Communication

data innovation alliance

Milena Perraudin has a background in communication and project management within the University of Zurich’s science faculty. She is excited to work in innovation and to facilitate collaboration between academia and the industry.

David Schaffner

Administrative Assistant

data innovation alliance

David has extensive knowledge working in the administration. He is responsible for the office of the Alliance in Thun.

Marco Leder

Technology Specialist

data innovation alliance

Marco, People-Oriented Computing student at University of Zurich, resolves technical issues related to our website, administrative systems and the annual SDS event.

Location

Bälliz 62
3600 Thun

Direct:+41 33 221 88 20
Mail: conference@data-innovation.org

 

Program Committee

Scientific Program Committee

Hella Bolck, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland
Bernd Freisleben
, University of Marburg, Germany
Siegfrid Handschuh, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland
Christoph Heitz, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland
Ata Kaban, University of Birmingham, England
Daniel Keim, University of Konstanz, Germany
Mark Sanderson, RMIT University, Australia
Thilo Stadelmann, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland
John Wu, Berkeley Lab, United States

Program Committee Members

Eslam AbdAllah, Concordia University of Edmonton, Canada
Khelil Abdelmajid, HAW Landshut, Germany
Alireza Amirshahi, Logitech, Switzerland
Kubilay Atasu, IBM Research, Switzerland
Michal Bechny, SUPSI, Switzerland
Soosan Beheshti, Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada
Idir Benouaret, Epita Research Laboratory, France
Michael Burch, FHGR, Switzerland
Corsin Capol, FHGR, Switzerland
Ricardo Chavarriaga, ZHAW, Switzerland
Pasquale Cirillo, ZHAW, Switzerland
Giorgio Corani, SUPSI, Switzerland
Iglesias Cristóvão, University of Ottawa, Canada
Philippe Cudré-Mauroux, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
Alfredo Cuzzocrea, University of Calabria, Italy
Philippe Dallemagne, CSEM, Switzerland
Simon Denman, University of Queensland, Australia
Philipp Denzel, ZHAW, Switzerland
Laurence Dierickx, University of Bergen, Norway
Andrea Dunbar, CSEM, Switzerland
Francesca Faraci, SUPSI, Switzerland
Patricia Feubli, HSLU, Switzerland
Samuel Fricker, FHNW, Switzerland
Christoph Friedrich, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Dortmund, Germany
Marcus Gallagher, University of Queensland, Australia
Claudio Giancaterino, Towards Innovation Lab, Switzerland
Lilach Goren Huber, ZHAW, Switzerland
Helmut Grabner, ZHAW, Switzerland
Simone Griesser, HSLU, Switzerland
Fabian Gröger, HSLU, Switzerland
Sarang Gupta, Columbia University, United States
Andreas Henrici, ZHAW, Switzerland
Corinna Hertweck, UZH, Switzerland
Claus Horn, Yale University, United States
Delwar Hossain, Angelo State University, United States
Jens Jelitto, IBM Research, Switzerland
Ashwin Viswanathan Kannan, Oklahoma State University, United States
Alvi Ataur Khalil, Florida International University, United States
Mascha Kurpicz-Briki, BFH, Switzerland
Nicolò La Porta, SUPSI, Switzerland
Hai Lan, RMIT University, Australia
Carson Leung, University of Manitoba, Canada
Yariv Levy, Oxagile, Switzerland
Guang Lu, HSLU, Switzerland
Nadim Maamari, CSEM, Switzerland
Fabio Mainardi, Nestlé, Switzerland
Karima Makhlouf, INRIA Paris-Saclay, France
Curdin Marxer, FHGR, Switzerland
Claude Meier, HWZ, Switzerland
Jürg Meierhofer, ZHAW, Switzerland
Jonas Meirer, CSEM, Switzerland
Gregory Mermoud, HES-SO Valais, Switzerland
Benjamin Meyer, ZHAW, Switzerland
Giuliana Monachino, SUPSI, Switzerland
Javier Montoya, HSLU, Switzerland
Hendri Murfi, Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia
Andriy Olenko, La Trobe University, Australia
Thomas Ott, ZHAW, Switzerland
Andrew Paice, HSLU, Switzerland
Dimosthenis Pasadakis, Università della Svizzera italiana, Switzerland
Eike Permin, TH Köln, Germany
Darcy S. Peterka, Columbia University, United States
Mohammad Ashiqur Rahman, Florida International University, United States
Faqeer Ur Rehman, Montana State University, United States
Monika Reif, ZHAW, Switzerland
Manuel Renold, FHNW, Switzerland
Adriana Ricklin, HSLU, Switzerland
Matthias Rosenthal, ZHAW, Switzerland
Antonio Rueda-Toicen, Hasso-Plattner-Institut, Germany
Boris Ruf, AXA, Switzerland
Deepti Saravanan, New York University, United States
Peter Scheiblechner, HSLU, Switzerland
Philipp Schütz, HSLU, Switzerland
Peter Schwendner, ZHAW, Switzerland
Fabio Sigrist, HSLU, Switzerland
Jayesh Soni, Florida International University, United States
Valerio Stallone, ZHAW, Switzerland
Kurt Stockinger, ZHAW, Switzerland
Susanne Suter, FHNW, Switzerland
Luis Terán, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
Beat Tödtli, OST, Switzerland
Lukas Tuggener, ZHAW, Switzerland
Eleonora Viganò, UZH, Switzerland
Jan von der Assen, UZH, Switzerland
Justin  Wang, La Trobe University, Australia
Tingting Wang, RMIT University, Australia
Albert Weichselbraun, FHGR, Switzerland
Andreas Weiler, ZHAW, Switzerland
Joanna Weng, ZHAW, Switzerland
Christian Wolf, TH Köln, Germany
Jochen Wulf, ZHAW, Switzerland

Business Program Committee

Sven Remke, data innovation alliance, Switzerland
Jacqueline Stählin, D ONE, Switzerland

Program Committee Members

Luca Baldassarre, Swiss Re, Switzerland
Gian-Marco Baschera, Hilti, Liechtenstein
Cormac Bonner, Hexagon, Switzerland
Matthias Brändle, La Mobilière, Switzerland
Hans Peter Gränicher, D ONE, Switzerland
Marc Holitscher, Microsoft, Switzerland
Patrick Itel, Brack Alltron, Switzerland
Cristina Kadar, Thomson Reuters, Switzerland
Gabriel Krummenacher, Zühlke, Switzerland
Reik Leiterer, data innovation alliance, Switzerland
Lara Müller, Postfinance, Switzerland
Clemens Pirker, Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund, Switzerland
Bruno Rauch, Raiffeisen, Switzerland
Marc Stampfli, NVIDIA, Switzerland
Philipp Thomann, D ONE, Switzerland
Thomas Wuhrmann, Kistler Instruments, Switzerland
Thomas Zaugg, Roche Diagnostics, Switzerland