Andreas Martin, PhD, is Professor of Applied Artificial Intelligence at the FHNW School of Business. His research and teaching focus on trustworthy, human-centred AI, particularly dialogue systems, generative AI, and hybrid intelligence. He has led numerous national and international projects on applied AI in business, healthcare, and education, and serves as Associate Editor of the Applied Artificial Intelligence journal. Beyond academia, he contributes to community life as a long-time judo coach and president of Shin Do Kan Birseck.
- Research and teaching, focusing on Intelligent Information Systems, which encompasses Artificial/Hybrid Intelligence, Dialogue Systems, Machine Learning & Reasoning, and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
- Responsibilities include module leadership within the BSc Business Informatics, MSc Business Information Systems, and MSc Medical Informatics programs, covering areas such as Artificial Intelligence, Business Process Automation, and Software Engineering
- Involvement extends to the management and co-organization of international conferences dedicated to artificial intelligence and intelligent information systems
- Associate editor of Applied Artificial Intelligence Journal
- Programme manager of the CAS Business Process Management
- Deputy Head of BSc in Business Artificial Intelligence
- Programme Manager of CAS Business Process Management
- Research on Intelligent Information Systems (Artificial/Hybrid Intelligence, Dialogue Systems, Machine Learning & Reasoning, HCI) with Project Management and Acquisition
- Module responsibility in BSc Business Informatics, MSc Business Information Systems and MSc Medical Informatics on Business Process Automation, Artificial Intelligence and Software Engineering
- Lecturer in Business Informatics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business Process Management, Digitalisation and Software/Web Engineering
- Management and co-organisation of international conferences on artificial intelligence and intelligent information systems
- Scientific activity in European and national research projects in the field of artificial intelligence (AI)
- Project management of national research projects
- Teaching in consecutive study programmes and in continuing education
- Research coordinator in the MSc BIS programme
- Collaboration in European and national research projects
- Teaching in consecutive study programmes and in continuing education
- Thesis: A combined Case-Based Reasoning and Process Execution Approach for Knowledge-Intensive Work
- Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Knut Hinkelmann, Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz FHNW and Prof. Dr. Alta van der Merwe, University of Pretoria
- Thesis: Linked Enterprise Models and Objects providing Context and Content for creating Metadata
- Principal subjects: Technology-oriented Management, Business Process Management, Quantitative Methods, Economics, E-Business, Information Systems Architecture, Knowledge Engineering, Research Methodology
- Thesis: Evaluation of a Petri-Net / XPDL- based approach to implementing business processes
- Principal subjects: Information Retrieval, Information Management, Applied Information Systems, Applied Mathematics, System Development, Software Engineering, Business Process Management, Strategic Management, Finance, Controlling, Supply Chain Management, Data Warehousing, E-Business, Communication, Languages and Social Skills.
- Professional matura with technical focus
- Distinction in economics and history
- Employer: SyncMedia Global Processing AG (a subsidiary of the Basler Zeitung Medien)
- Design and implementation of subsystems
- Development of the core system, moving the system from a 2-tier to a 3-tier architecture
- Reimplementation of the core system from a C++ to a Java-based application.
In the RepoChat project, a dialogue system with a large language model / LLM, retrieval mechanism and knowledge graph is to be researched and implemented, which should enable the addressee-oriented accessibility of Nagra reports via a chat interface and make statements verifiable.
The aim of the research project is to demonstrate the positive health effect of the use of an intelligent health chatbot by young Nigerian adults living with HIV. In addition to the FHNW, the Faculty of Public Health Department of Health University of Ibadan and the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute are project partners.
The project elaborates an approach that integrates long-context large language models (LLMs), human expertise, and hybrid clustering mechanisms to detect and analyse inconsistencies in large-scale document repositories.
In the ChEdventure project, a simulation environment is being developed in which students can practise complex issues through dialogues that often occur in business workshops. ChEdventure offers virtual interlocutors with whom students can learn skills such as asking relevant questions, critically questioning answers, placing them in the overall context and resolving contradictory statements.
Design of a new degree programme for the School of Business FHNW in the field of artificial intelligence, business and socio-technical information systems.
The purpose of this Innosuisse’s innovation cheque project is to test the feasibility of the idea to offer a platform that enables organisations such as law firms or associations to develop their own chatbots for legal advice ("legal chatbots") with little effort. The project partners are the Velex GmbH, the FHNW Intelligent Information Systems Research Group lead by Prof. Dr. Knut Hinkelmann and FHNW Competence Center Cloud Computing, Digitalisation & Transformation lead by Prof. Dr. Stella Gatziu Grivas.
First, the cognitive adequacy of business process models was described and assessed. Based on these findings, a business process modelling language was selected to describe process fragments. Finally, a new combined approach consisting of process execution and case-based reasoning was described, evaluated and instantiated as a software demonstrator called ICEBERG-PE. The thesis contains a well-founded literature framework and follows a design science research (DSR) strategy. Four conference and workshop publications, as well as a journal article and one book chapter, have emerged from this work. The triangulated evaluation of the ICEBERG-PE instantiation confirmed the transferability of this approach.
The aim of the project was the implementation of knowledge management supporting software integration projects using case-based reasoning and an enterprise ontology. The project goals were the development of an ontology-based context model, the elaboration of a structured language for describing integration project knowledge and the prototypical implementation of an ontology-based reasoner.
The Eurostars project LeadAI develops innovative AI-driven tools to support leadership consulting through organisational digital twins. Within this project, the focus lies on agentic AI and LxM agents, particularly in the development of a Virtual Personal Assistant prototype. Contributions include the design of orchestration and data protection components, as well as leadership assessments such as tailored questionnaires and structured repositories of expert inputs.
The aim of this Innosuisse Innovation Check project was to test the feasibility of the idea of a digital innovation assistant. The project partners are the Superloop Innovation GmbH and FHNW Competence Center Cloud Computing, Digitalisation & Transformation under the lead of Prof. Dr. Stella Gatziu Grivas.
This didactic development project investigated how a prototypical chatbot as an intelligent and dialogue-oriented tutoring system supports coaching in project-related teaching and thus supports the respective learning progress of individual students working in teams.
The aim of the project was to develop a digital assistant, which supports the customers of a BI consulting provider in the selection and configuration of business intelligence services in the cloud. The assistant is based on a case-based reasoning-based recommender that accesses a case base and automatically derives recommendations to the customers.
More complex requirements for SMEs force the transition from a supplier- to a network-management to handle hidden risks adequately. With the implementation of a case-based reasoning approach, tools for “Supply Network Management” have been made available.
In the 21st century, progressive digitalisation has brought forth new types of machines and tools and made new business models and forms possible. This project provided guidance on how the education and training of the FHNW School of Business should adapt to progressive digitalisation.
Learn PAd was an interdisciplinary project with the aim of providing learning solutions for public administrations that focus on their business processes and context.
The scientific goal of the project was to transfer semantic technologies into the application. By using formalised contextual information and classical information extraction, the content of a document is to be made accessible and metadata automatically generated.
The EU project MATURE was based on the concept of knowledge maturation, which is understood as goal-oriented learning on a collective level. The project explores how knowledge maturation takes place within and between organisations, what barriers exist and how socio-technical solutions can be used to overcome/manage these barriers.
Management consultancy in the areas of digitalisation, business processes, artificial intelligence, organisational development and strategy management, as well as innovation and project management. Consulting mandates include advice to government bodies, municipalities, and school administrations, and the creation of ICT concepts and tender management.
Consultant for Business Process, Case Management and Decision Modelling, Conversational AI, Workflow Automation, Enterprise Integration and OMG Specs (BPMN, CMMN, DMN).
The project is developing an AI Tutor to assist students in learning and to research the impact of AI on learning processes.
- In mandate of the School of Business FHNW
- Contribution of the Conversational AI expertise
In this consulting project, a prototype was developed using large language models (LLMs) to analyse contracts and identify high-risk clauses and entities. The solution demonstrates how generative AI can support legal practitioners in compliance, risk management, and contract review.
- Co-head of a CAS programme on Data and AI for PostFinance AG
- Management of the CAS programme
- Deputy head of the Bachelor programme
- AI-assisted coding and “Vibe Coding”
- Use of coding LLMs in software development
- Deployment of AI coding tools up to DevOps
- Conversational design and chatbot architectures
- Dialogue systems and natural language processing (NLP) methods
- Document processing with computational linguistics techniques
- Responsible use of LLMs (bias, trustworthiness, transparency)
- Agentic AI and agent frameworks
- Pre-training and fine-tuning / post-training strategies for LLMs
- Trustworthy dialogue systems in health contexts
- Responsible use of generative AI
- Methods and applications of machine learning
- Introduction to data science with Orange Data Mining
- Training of ML models in Python notebooks with scikit-learn
- Introduction and comprehensive overview of the methods and applications of artificial intelligence
- Training of ML models in Python notebooks with scikit-learn and others
- Integration of AI services such as ML and LLMs into workflows
- Role of workflow and synthetic data for ML services
- Independent Learning Module with IBM Switzerland AG and 3-5 other Swiss universities
- Teaching on trustworthy Dialogue Systems and Large Language Models (LLMs)
- Introduction to the BPM Life Cycle
- Use of AI such as ML or LLMs in business processes
- Digitalisation of business processes in the field of life sciences
- Service integration and implementation in Python
- Design and implementation of dialogue-based systems
- Use of generative AI and large language models (LLMs)
- Case Management Model and Notation (CMMN)
- Decision Model and Notation (DMN)
- Digitalisation and automation of business processes
- Digitalisation of business processes
- Service Integration in Java, Python and No-Code
- Comprehensive aspects of the BPM life cycle
- Technical realisation of automated business processes
- Enterprise Integration Patterns, DevOps and SAFe
- Microservices in Java, Python, Node.js
- E-learning-based teaching on information systems including Java and databases
- Design and implementation of web applications using Java EE, Spring Boot, HTML and JavaScript
- Design and implementation of web applications using PHP, HTML, and JavaScript
- Service integration and enterprise integration patterns
- Design of software architectures
- Implementation using Java EE and web technologies
- Mobile application development
- An introduction to the discipline of business information systems
- Data modelling
- Introduction to business information systems
- Web technologies
- Data modelling, databases, SQL and XML
- Programming with Java
As president of Shin Do Kan Birseck, I oversee the strategic development of the club and its activities. The entire organisation is run on a voluntary basis, with coaches and board members contributing their time and energy to support the community. My focus is on fostering an environment where children, youth, and adults can grow through judo – not only as a sport, but also as a practice of respect, discipline, and resilience.
- Weekly judo lessons for kids and teenagers between the ages of 5 and 20 years
- Weekly judo lessons for adults
- Head of the judo section and supervision of coaches
- Management of a youth centre of five association municipalities
- Leadership of staff and supervision of young people
- Head of the education department, director ad interim of the primary school Gempen and board member of the primary schools of the district Dorneckberg
- Municipality delegate, representing the municipality of Gempen
The Sonnhalde Gempen social therapeutic institution, for people with autism and other sensory processing disorders.
- Teaching assistant secondary school of the Sonnhalde Gempen
- Board member of the society for the young people of the district Dorneckberg
- Snowsports coach in various school camps at the secondary education level
- Diverse and child-friendly training in basic movement and play forms for children between 5 and 10 years old
- Judo, jogging / trail running, hiking, climbing, fitness, skiing and snowboarding, mountaineering, cycling