News
16. Feb 2024
Everyone is talking AI – but do you actually know what it is capable of? How do virtual assistants and…
16. Jan 2024
Research by the VA-PEPR team points to an ever-closer interrelation of the design of policies and services for everyday use…
15. Jan 2024
“Vision Emmen 2033” – Together with the people from the municipality of Emmen, we are looking to a possible future
11. Jan 2024
The new “Überblick” prototype developed by the project team led by Michael Shorter and Melanie Rickenmann can do so much…
02. Oct 2023
As part of the London Design Festival, VA-PEPR participated in the Digital Design Weekend 23
05. Sep 2023
Exploring the potential and challenges of voice interfaces
30. Aug 2023
Workshop sull’utilizzo di assistenti vocali in casa propria. Ti invitiamo a partecipare!
24. Jun 2023
Money Talks is an installation that surfaces our power and financial relationships with voice driven AI services.
16. May 2023
Northumbria University hosted the 5th project retreat in Anstruther, Scotland
26. Apr 2023
Designing Technology and Policy Simultaneously: Towards A Research Agenda and New Practice
03. Apr 2023
VA-PEPR featured in the HR-Profi magazine: Virtuelle Assistenten: Freund oder Feind im Homeoffice?
06. Mar 2023
What would a possible de-centralised future of voice assistants look like?
02. Mar 2023
The first Science Café took place at SUPSI (University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland) in Mendrisio
15. Dec 2022
A brief summary of the results of ethnographic phase can be found here
09. Jun 2022
VA-PEPR contributed to the re:publica 22 with a Speculative Design Workshop
27. Apr 2022
VA-PEPR participates in the Ethical Dilemma Café
12. Apr 2022
Aurelio Todisco presented the VA-PEPR at the HSLU Learning Safari ‘Onboarding’, a 1-day programme for the new employees.
27. Jan 2021
Take part in our study!
17. Jan 2021
Article on Innerschweiz Online
28. Oct 2020
Article in the “Tagesanzeiger” about our research project
26. Oct 2020
Article in the St. Galler Tagblatt about the VA-PEPR research project
11. Oct 2020
Article in the “Luzerner Zeitung”
29. Sep 2020
Fon times reports about our research project
28. Sep 2020
Ein Beitrag von zentralplus
25. Sep 2020
Medienmitteilung der Hochschule Luzern zu unserem Forschungsprojekt
10. Sep 2020
The HSLU University Magazine interview with project leader Prof. Dr. Sabine Junginger
17. Jan 2020
Article by the future lab CreaLab of the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts about our research project.