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Applied Data Science UNBOXED Podcast Each episode opens a new box of data science

In each episode of Applied Data Science UNBOXED, we unpack a topic and show how data science creates impact across a wide range of fields. Host Fabio Sandmeier explores concrete applications of data science with experts from academia, industry, and society.

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Podcast Applied Data Science UNBOXED Episode 10

Episode 10: A perfect day on the slopes – How gamification personalises the mountain experience

UNBOXED Tourism: Michel Eberle from Inside Labs AG talks about how data, gamification, and digital products shape the guest experience in ski resorts.  

Podcast Applied Data Science UNBOXED Episode 9

Episode 9: From thesis to publication – How smartwatches could transform diabetes care

UNBOXED Health: Yasmine Mohamed explored in her master’s thesis, supervised by José Mancera, whether smartwatches can reliably detect low blood sugar levels. Her results led to a publication in a scientific journal.

Podcast Applied Data Science UNBOXED Episode 1

Episode 8: Between perspective and insight – Why data scientists must think critically (in German)

UNBOXED Ethics: Prof. Dr. Orlando Budelacci explains algorithmic fairness, creative autonomy, and why critical thinking isn’t optional but essential for data scientists.

Potcast Episode 7

Episode 7: Tactics meets AI – When algorithms play a part in sport (in German)

UNBOXED Sports: Martin Rumo and Beat Suter from scoreTec show how sports data analytics and AI provide answers and when data analysis becomes a game-changing advantage.

Podcast Applied Data Science UNBOXED Episode 6

Epidsode 6: Happy cows – happy people?! (in German)

UNBOXED Emotions: We talk to Professor Peter A. Gloor about how AI tools can be used to analyse the moods of not only humans, but also animals and even plants.

Podcast Applied Data Science UNBOXED Episode 5

Episode 5: Tell me a story made of data! (in German)

UNBOXED Communication: In this episode, information designer Marina Bräm and design researcher Samuel Frei explore the importance of a well-structured and multi-layered data story.

Podcast Applied Data Science UNBOXED Episode 4

Episode 4: Of monsters and machines? (in German)

UNBOXED Generative AI: We talk to AI expert Dr. Marcel Blattner about whether we should fear the influence of AI tools, or whether they can be used profitably in higher education, and if so, how.

Podcast Applied Data Science UNBOXED Episode 3

Episode 3: Getting out of the classroom and into the project (in German)

UNBOXED Learning: Prof. Dr. Andreas Brandenberg dreams of taking Swiss higher education out of the classroom. Peter Delfosse is looking for business-side talent who know how to create value from data. The solution? bydo.

Podcast Applied Data Science UNBOXED Episode 2

Episode 2: Master's degree achieved! And then what? (in German)

UNBOXED Careers: Christina Sudermann and Jan Allemann talk about their personal careers after graduating from the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts.

Podcast Applied Data Science UNBOXED Episode 1

Episode 1: Study Applied Data Science! (in German) 

UNBOXED Studies: The two programme heads, Prof. Dr. Andreas Brandenberg and Dr. Patricia Feubli talk about the special features of the Master's programme they run at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts.

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