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MIC Support Collaboration
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Support Projects
This list is not complete and serves as an impression of DSL support projects. Complete records are published in the annual reports.
Data Acquisition and Preprocessing with ZTHZ
Design and implementation of data aqcuisition and preprocessing system for chicken behaviour research at the Center for Proper Housing - Poultry and Rabbits at ZTHZ at Vetsuisse.
- Project management: Michael Toscano (ZTHZ), Alexander Kashev (DSL)
- Partner/SLA Subscriber: ZTHZ
- Projekt duration: 2021-02-01 - 2023-12-31
- Volume: 0.2 FTE
Bioimage Analysis Support for MIC
- Project management: Ruth Lyck (MIC), Guillaume Witz (DSL)
- Partner/SLA Subscriber: MIC
- Projekt duration: 2021-02-01 - open ended
- Volume: 0.3 FTE
Analysis of immune cell migration with machine learning in vitro
- Project management: Britta Engelhardt (TKI), Mykhailo Vladymyrov (DSL)
- Partner/SLA Subscriber: TKI
- Projekt start: 2023-06-01 - 2024-05-31
- Volume: 0.1 FTE
Image analysis tools and support for the CNS trafficking studies
- Project management: Britta Engelhardt (TKI), Mykhailo Vladymyrov (DSL)
- Partner/SLA Subscriber: TKI
- Projekt start: 2023-06-01 - 2024-05-31
- Volume: 0.25 FTE
Parzival
- Provider: Sebastian Flick (DSL)
- Subscriber: Institute of Germanic Languages and Literatures
- Projekt start: 2023-01-01 - 2023-12-31
- Volume: 0.25 FTE
HallerNet
- Provider: Peter Dängeli (DSL)
- Subscriber: Institute of History
- Projekt start: 2023-01-01 - 2023-12-31
- Volume: 0.3 FTE
SwissBritNet
- Provider: Peter Dängeli (DSL)
- Subscriber:University of Basel
- Projekt start: 2023-06-01 - 2023-12-31
- Volume: 0.3 FTE
Burgers Lokalbericht
- Provider: Peter Dängeli (DSL)
- Subscriber: National Library
- Projekt start: 2023-01-01 - 2023-12-31
- Volume: 10 kCHF
TextingInTime
- Provider: Sebastian Flick (DSL)
- Subscriber: Germanistik
- Projekt start: 2023-09-01 - 2023-12-31
- Volume: X FTE
Democratizing Image Analysis with an Easy-to-Train Classifier (napari plugin)
- Project management: Guillaume Witz (DSL)
- Partner/SLA Subscriber: ICB / CZI grant
- Projekt duration: 2023-04-01 - 2024-10-31
- Volume: 34 kCHF
Hyperspectral Imaging Analysis (napari plugin)
- Project management: Guillaume Witz (DSL)
- Partner/SLA Subscriber: GIUB
- Projekt duration: 2023-04-01 - 2024-12-31
- Volume: 14 kCHF
HPC and Storage Support for ICB
- Project management: Olivier Pertz (ICB), Alexander Kashev (DSL)
- Partner/SLA Subscriber: ICB
- Projekt start: 2023-01-01
- Volume: 0.2 FTE
BeLearn - Learning Analytics and Adaptive Learning
Ausbau und Transfer eines „Learning Analytics“ Systems, welches den Präsenzunterricht begleiten, passgenaue Lehrmittel bereithalten und somit ein optimiertes Lernen ermöglichen wird.
- Webpage : https://belearn.swiss/en/projekt/learning-analytics-adaptive-learning/
- Beteiligte : Stefan Troche, Sigve Haug, Christiane Tretter et al.
- Duration : Feb 2022 - Sep 2025 (postdoc engagement)
- Postdoc : Dr. Kinga Sipos (0.5 FTE)
inseri-swiss
- Leading House: S3IT University of Zurich
- Partners University of Bern: Sigve Haug (Mathematical Institute), Tobias Hodel (Digital Humanities)
- Projekt duration: 2021-07-01 - 2024-06-30
- Total volume federal funds: 263'000 CHF
- Volume federal funds University of Bern: 18'000 CHF (10'000 MATH, 8'000 Digitial Humanities)
Extended Intelligence Art - Continuing Education Programme
ScITS has together with the Hochschule der Künste Bern (BFH) started the design of an annual one week school (2 ECTS) and an annual CAS (16 ECTS) on extended intelligence for art. Begin planned for 2022.
- Contact: PD Dr. Sigve Haug
- Provider : ScITS
- Duration : 2021
- Funds : Pending
SWITCHengines Support
DSL provides the support point at the University of Bern for the usage of the academic cloud service SWITCHengines.
- Contact: Dr. Alexander Kashev
- Provider :DSL
- Since : 2021
- Funds : self-financed
EnhanceR Presidency
Since 2019 ScITS holds the presidency and secretariat of the national research IT association EnhanceR.
- President: PD Dr. Sigve Haug
- Secretary: Dr. Alexander Kashev (0.2 FTE)
- Funds : secretariat self-financed
Training
The DSL provides Data Science courses for GCB and the Transferable Skills program (in addition to its own training catalogue)
- Contact: Dr. Guillaume Witz
- Provider : DSL
- Funds : ~ 10'000 CHF / year
Continuing Education
DSL supports the Mathematical Institute with the development and running of its Continuing Education programs.
- MAS/DAS Extended Intelligence
- CAS Natural Language Processing
- CAS Advanced Machine Learning
- CAS Applied data Science
- Funds : self-financed
Completed Projects
HPC Strategy for Faculty of Science
A project funded through Mehrjahresplanung funds to survey compute and storage infrastructure use within Faculty of Science and identify opportunities for consolidation of efforts and centralization. The project will provide reporting for further planning of the digitalization strategy.
- Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Olivier Pertz (IZB)
- Providers: Dr. Alexander Kashev (ScITS), PD Dr. Sigve Haug (ScITS coordinator)
- Project duration: 2022-01-01 - 2022-12-32
- Volume: 48 PP (67'680 CHF)
TORADI-HIT
- Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Michael Nagler (DBMR)
- Our contributors: Alexander Kashev, Sigve Haug (Mathematical Institute)
- Contribution duration: 2021-09-01 - 2021-12-31
- Application: https://toradi-hit.dbmr.unibe.ch/
- Publication: In progress
Modular and interactive continuing education programs in the field of artificial intelligence
A collaboration between the sitem School and the Mathematical Institute. Development of two new modules with blended and online learning support.
- Project management: Sigve Haug, Universität Bern (MAI/ScITS), Pascale Anderle (vice director sitem school)
- Partner/SLA Subscriber: sitem-school
- Projekt duration: 2021-06-01 - 2023-03-01 (terminated in 2022)
- Volume: 40'000 CHF (13'300 CHF at ScITS )
openBIS Bootstrap at Faculty of Medicine
Support introduction and setup of the Laboratory Information Management System openBIS at up to 10 laboratories at the Faculty of Medicine.
- Projektleitung: Kinga Sipos, Universität Bern (MAI/ScITS)
- Partner/SLA Subscriber: Faculty of Medicine
- Projektdauer: 2021-01-01 - 2021-12-31
- Fördermittel: ~40'000 CHF
New CAS Module – Philosophy and Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
With support of the Weiterbildungsfonds of the University, ScITS implements a new module for CAS Applied Data Science and CAS Advanced Machine Learning, Philosophy and Ethics of Artifical Eintelligence (provided by the Insitute of Philosophy)
- Project leader: PD Dr. Sigve Haug
- Provider : ScITS / Institute of Philopsophy
- Duration : From 2020-05-01 to 2021-05-01
- Funds: 4'699 CHF
Machine learning for detecting compound climate drivers of extreme impacts
- Project leaders: Dr. Jakob Zscheischler (Climate), Prof. Olivia Romppainen-Martius, Geographisches Institut Universität Bern, 3012 Bern, Prof. Fortunat Joos, Klima- und Umweltphysik Physikalisches Institut Universität Bern, 3012, PD Dr. Sigve Haug (ScITS, Mathematisches Insititut)
- Researchers: Dr. Aris Marcolongo, Dr. Mykhailo Vladymyrov, Moreva Ekaterina Ivanovna (student internship)
- Funding : COST action SNSF (Beitrag IZCOZ0_189908 / 1)
- Volume : 182 492 CHF
- Duration : 2020-01-01 - 2022-06-30
- github: https://github.com/Aris-Marcolongo/ML4CCD
- Publications: https://arxiv.org/abs/2011.07017, https://ci2020.web.ox.ac.uk/agenda-1 (conference contribution), ...
Science IT Support LHEP
In 2021 ScITS provides ~0.4 FTE science IT support for the Laboratory for High Energy Physics.
- Project leaders: Prof. Dr. M. Weber, PD Dr. Sigve Haug
- Provider : ScITS
- Duration : From 2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
open National Training Service (NTS)
Eestablish a first cataloug snapshot of current training offerings within Swiss higher education and research institutions on open science and digital skills. Investigate and possibly establish business and governance model for a national wide advertisement and booking platform service.
- Project leader: PD Dr. Sigve Haug, Patricia Palagi (Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics SIB)
- Service manager and contact: Dr. Kinga Sipos, University of Bern
- Leading House : ScITS University of Bern
- Partners: SIB, EnhanceR/SwiNG, UZH, SWITCH
- Volume : 117 000 CHF (50 000 CHF support from swissuniversities)
- Partners: SIB
- Duration : 2020-03-01 - 2020-12-31
EOSC-ELCH Cont. (swissuniversities P5 201-007)
EOSC-ELCH is the the Swiss national e-Infrastructure Link towards the European e-Infrastructure EGI and European Open Science Cloud.
- Projektleitung: Sigve Haug, Universität Bern (MAI/ScITS)
- Partner: CSCS, Paul Scherrer Institut, Universität Bern, EnhanceR
- Projektdauer: 2021-01-01 - 2021-12-31
- Fördermittel: CHF 77'750
- Abstract
EOSC-ELCH (swissuniversities P5 187-007)
EOSC-ELCH is the the Swiss national e-Infrastructure Link towards the European e-Infrastructure EGI and European Open Science Cloud.
- Projektleitung: Sigve Haug, Universität Bern (LHEP/ScITS)
- Partner: CSCS, Paul Scherrer Institut, Universität Bern, SwiNG
- Projektdauer: 2019-01-01 - 2020-12-31
- Fördermittel: CHF 248'000
- Abstract
Science IT Support for CSH
ScITS provides 0.2 FTE science IT support with cluster opertion for the Center for Space and Habitability (CSH). One day presence at CSH.
- Project leaders: Prof. Dr. K. Heng, PD Dr Sigve Haug
- Provider : ScITS (Dr. Alexander Kashev)
- Duration : From 2017 to 2021
- Volume : 0.1 - 0.2 FTE
CAS Advanced Machine Learning
Design and implementation of CAS Advanced Machine Learning for the Mathematical Institute.
- Project leader: PD Dr. Sigve Haug
- Provider : ScITS
- Duration : 2019-04-01 - 2020-07-31
Digital Lifes
Provision of data acquisition system and data analysis for SNSF project (0.2 FTE).
- Project leaders: Prof. Dr. Heike Mayer (GIUB), PD Dr. Sigve Haug (ScITS coordinator)
- Provider : ScITS
- Duration : 2019-05-01 - 2020-08-01
Science IT Support IZB
Provision of science IT support for IZB research IT infrastructure (0.1 FTE).
- Project leaders: Prof. Dr. Olivier Pertz (IZB), PD Dr. Sigve Haug (ScITS coordinator)
- Provider : ScITS
- Duration : 2019-05-01 - 2020-04-30
Laboratory Information Management System
Evaluation and deployment of LIMS for Life Sciences at the Faculties of Science and Medicine (0.6 FTE).
- Project leader: Prof. Dr. Olivier Pertz, PD Dr. Sigve Haug
- Provider : ScITS
- Duration : 2019-01-01 - 2019-12-31
- Project Report: