Simon Ruffieux

Simon Ruffieux is currently a Researcher at the University of Applied Sciences of Western Switzerland, Fribourg (HES-SO FR). He is working on several projects (e-bikes usage optimization, astronomical telescope automation, machine learning and big data related projects). He holds a diploma of Doctor of Science in Informatics from the University of Fribourg and a Master in Computer Sciences from the Swiss Federal Institute Of Technology (EPFL), Switzerland. He also holds a specialization in Bio-computing (EPFL). His research domains are in the area of Big data, Machine Learning, Human Machine Interfaces, Robotics, Human Machine Interfaces and Gesture Recognition. He works as Senior Researcher in the Information and Communication Department, mainly setting up projects, giving selected lectures for Bachelor and Master courses and supervising students during their projects.

Diploma: PhD
Room: D30.05
Phone: +41 26 429 67 38


Simon Ruffieux is currently a Senior Researcher at the University of Applied Sciences of Western Switzerland, Fribourg (HES-SO FR) and also works as scientific collaborator in the Information and Communication Department. He holds a diploma of Doctor of Science in Informatics from the University of Fribourg and a Master in Computer Sciences from the Swiss Federal Institute Of Technology (EPFL), Switzerland, with a specialization in Bio-computing. He did his Master thesis at the Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada. He was part of the MENRVA research group. 

His research interest are mostly oriented towards Big Data, Applied Machine Learning, Human Machine Interaction, Robotics and Gesture Recognition

Positions

  • Senior Researcher
    University of Applied Sciences of Western Switzerland
    2016 - 2019
  • PhD Student & Scientific Collaborator
    University of Applied Sciences of Western Switzerland
    2011 - 2015
  • Scientific Collaborator
    University of Applied Sciences of Western Switzerland
    2009 - 2011

Degrees

  • University of Fribourg
    Doctor of Science in Informatics
    2015 - 2015
  • University of Fribourg
    Diploma of Advanced Studies in Higher Education (DAS)
    2016 - 2016
  • Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL)
    Master in Computer Science
    2008 - 2008
  • Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL)
    Bachelor in Computer Science
    2006 - 2006
  • Gymnasium Ste-Croix
    Federal maturity
    2002 - 2002
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