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Update slide for upcoming meeting
by Riesen, Kaspar Samuel (INF) 05 Dec '25

05 Dec '25

Dear all Please update the slides here: <https://unibe365.sharepoint.com/:p:/t/unibe-588.az/EcGMqKg9YUxJth1jdlHqINkB…> Bei Ihrem Konto anmelden<https://unibe365.sharepoint.com/:p:/t/unibe-588.az/EcGMqKg9YUxJth1jdlHqINkB…> unibe365.sharepoint.com<https://unibe365.sharepoint.com/:p:/t/unibe-588.az/EcGMqKg9YUxJth1jdlHqINkB…> [favicon_a_eupayfgghqiai7k9sol6lg2.ico]<https://unibe365.sharepoint.com/:p:/t/unibe-588.az/EcGMqKg9YUxJth1jdlHqINkB…> @Benjamin: Please update and clean up Gitlab doc @ Benjamin/Corina: Send BSc Topic(s) to FL Best, Kaspar

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Invitation to Employee Meeting – Time Slot
by Riesen, Kaspar Samuel (INF) 03 Dec '25

03 Dec '25

Dear all, I would like to invite you to this year’s employee meetings. Below you will find your assigned time slot: 09/12 at 08.15: Francesco 09/12 at 13.15: Kalvin 09/12 at 14.00: Tobias 09/12 at 15.00: Merlin 09/12 at 16.00: Corina 10/12 at 08.15: Benjamin 10/12 at 09.00: Fereshteh If the proposed time does not work for you, please just let me know — we will find an alternative that fits. Best, Kaspar

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Exam Supervision
by Riesen, Kaspar Samuel (INF) 03 Dec '25

03 Dec '25

Dear group members On Monday, December 15, from 5 p.m. to approximately 6:15 p.m., we need additional supervisors for the PN exam. Merlin Corina and I will be there anyway—we need at least four more people. Please let me know if you are available and add it to your calendar. Thanks in advance. Kaspar ------------------------------------------------------- PD Dr. Kaspar Riesen Head of the Pattern Recognition Group Institute of Computer Science Faculty of Science University of Bern, Switzerland kaspar.riesen(a)unibe.ch -------------------------------------------------------

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Fwd: Seminar on AI (and Law)
by Riesen, Kaspar Samuel (INF) 28 Nov '25

28 Nov '25

Hi everyone This could be interesting for some of you. Feel free to participate! Best, Kaspar Anfang der weitergeleiteten Nachricht: Von: Christian Cachin <christian.cachin(a)unibe.ch> Betreff: Seminar on AI (and Law) Datum: 28. November 2025 um 08:33:17 MEZ An: CRYPTO-staff <crypto-staff(a)list.inf.unibe.ch>, Kaspar Riesen <kaspar.riesen(a)unibe.ch> Kopie: Christian Sillaber <Christian.Sillaber(a)unibe.ch>, Paolo Favaro <paolo.favaro(a)unibe.ch> Dear all, Next Tuesday, Dec. 2, our collaborator from law, Christian Sillaber, organizes the final presentations of his "Seminar on AI [and Law]" see below for background. This takes place in our neighbor building E8, room 109; some of you may have an interest in these questions, he invited us to listen in. @Kaspar, @Paolo: Feel free to share with your teams. Unfortunately I will be remote on Tuesday. Regards, Christian * * * Christian Sillaber, Zivilistisches Seminar | Time | Activity | | |------------+-------------------------+----------| | 08:00-08:10 | Welcome & Introduction | | | | What and How to Regulate? | | | 08:10-08:35 | Scope of AI regulation | Elsa | | 08:35-09:00 | Scope of AI regulation | Yan | | 09:00-09:25 | AI Co-regulation | Dimitrios | | 09:25-09:45 | Short Break | | | | Why Should We Regulate? | | | 09:45-10:10 | Algorithmic Discrimination | Leah | | 10:10-10:35 | Algorithmic Discrimination | Selina | | 10:35-11:00 | Algorithmic Collusion | Nicolás | | 11:00-11:30 | Long Break | | | | Prohibition and Transparency | | | 11:30-11:55 | Prohibited AI Use | Rachelle | | 11:55-12:20 | Transparency/Deep Fakes | Gian | | 12:20-13:20 | Lunch Break | | | | Practical Applications and the Business Side | | | 13:20-13:45 | Grief Tech | Nicola | | 13:45-14:10 | AI and AML | Sergi | | 14:10-14:35 | AI/Data Analytics | Louis | | 14:35-15:00 | Protected source code? | Niki | | 15:00-15:30 | Wrap-up & Q&A | | * * * In recent years, large language models (LLMs), AI agents, and related artificial intelligence technologies have moved rapidly from the realm of technical research into widespread use across multiple sectors of society. Their ubiquity presents complex and pressing legal challenges that demand critical attention not only from technologists, but especially from legal scholars and practitioners. As these systems evolve and their influence grows, understanding the legal implications of their deployment has become a central issue for regulators, policymakers, and society at large. To address these questions, the Law Faculty will host a seminar in Fall 2025 focused on the legal problems arising from the development and use of LLMs, AI agents, and similar technologies. This seminar will operate at the intersection of law, computer science, and public policy. Our principal aim is to equip participants with the analytical tools necessary to engage critically with both the capabilities and the limitations of these technologies, and to thoughtfully address the legal and regulatory challenges they raise. The seminar will begin with an overview of the selected technical foundations of LLMs and AI agents, such as their architecture, operational mechanisms, and common modes of deployment and failure. A special focus will be placed on identifying and understanding current and emerging legal issues – such as liability, privacy, intellectual property, algorithmic bias and discrimination, transparency, accountability, and the implications for professional responsibility in the legal field. Following the introductory sessions, seminar participants will choose – or be assigned – current legal questions that involve or are affected by LLMs or AI agents, with the problems specifically drawn from companies, products, or services presently facing these issues or public scrutiny. Students will then prepare a research paper that critically analyzes their assigned problem. The findings and arguments developed in the course of this research will be presented in the second half of the seminar, followed by open discussion and peer feedback. In this way, the seminar seeks to foster an informed and nuanced understanding of the rapidly shifting landscape of “AI law”. --- Christian Cachin email: christian.cachin(a)unibe.ch Cryptology and Data Security Group web: crypto.unibe.ch/cc Institute of Computer Science tel: +41 31 684 8560 University of Bern Neubrückstrasse 10, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland

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PRG Meeting
by Riesen, Kaspar Samuel (INF) 11 Nov '25

11 Nov '25

Here is the link of the ppt document for tomorrows meeting — please update your slide: <https://unibe365.sharepoint.com/:p:/r/teams/unibe-588.az/Freigegebene%20Dok…> Bei Ihrem Konto anmelden<https://unibe365.sharepoint.com/:p:/r/teams/unibe-588.az/Freigegebene%20Dok…> unibe365.sharepoint.com<https://unibe365.sharepoint.com/:p:/r/teams/unibe-588.az/Freigegebene%20Dok…> [favicon_a_eupayfgghqiai7k9sol6lg2.ico]<https://unibe365.sharepoint.com/:p:/r/teams/unibe-588.az/Freigegebene%20Dok…> Best, Kaspar

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Safety Update 2025
by Benjamin Fankhauser 23 Oct '25

23 Oct '25

Hi All Here is the safety update 2025. You find the full document attached. In case of emergency: * Keep Calm, go to the assembly point in front of Bedag, make sure that everybody leaves the office. * Before you go home: let the others know exactly where you are and how to reach you. * Call 112 for general emergency. Do not assume that someone else called. Small Injuries / First Aid: * At every entry you find a grey box with basic first aid materials. You can unlock it with your key. * Use them if you need it and inform Priska if something is empty. * Public defibrillators are at N10 and N4. In case of fire: * You find fire extinguisher on every floor. * Call 118 for the fire department. First Aid PRG Knowledge: * Most of use have a basic first aid course. * Tobi knows how to use a defibrillator. * I have some courses in paragliding first aid (spinal injuries, fractures, severe blood loss) * Let me know if somebody has further qualifications in first aid or fire fighting. Good Luck! Benjamin

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Seminar
by Riesen, Kaspar Samuel (INF) 21 Oct '25

21 Oct '25

Hello everyone Corina is sick. @Kalvin, Francesco, Linlin, Fereshteh: Are any of you four ready to give the presentation tomorrow? Best, Kaspar ------------------------------------------------------- PD Dr. Kaspar Riesen Head of the Pattern Recognition Group Institute of Computer Science Faculty of Science University of Bern, Switzerland kaspar.riesen(a)unibe.ch -------------------------------------------------------

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Fwd: [Kolloquium Statistik] Kolloquium vom 10. Oktober 2025 / Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Urbanke
by Riesen, Kaspar Samuel (INF) 07 Oct '25

07 Oct '25

Good morning Here an announcement of an interesting talk this Friday. Best, Kaspar > Neubrückstrasse 10, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland > __________________________________ > Kolloquium.statistik mailing list > https://listserv.unibe.ch/mailman/listinfo/kolloquium.statistik

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Group Meeting 15.10 --> 9am
by Riesen, Kaspar (INF) 03 Oct '25

03 Oct '25

Dear group members Due to a scheduling conflict on my part, we have to move the next team meeting (October 15) to the morning (9 am). Please summarize your current research status on 1-3 slides here by then: https://unibe365.sharepoint.com/:p:/r/teams/unibe-588.az/Freigegebene Dokumente/PRG Meetings/251015_PRG_Meeting.pptx?d=w4a88da93ce874bc392d651ff7dad8bc4&csf=1&web=1&e=GT1dCr<https://unibe365.sharepoint.com/:p:/r/teams/unibe-588.az/Freigegebene%20Dok…> In addition: To date, only Fereshteh, Francesco, and Merlin have updated their BSc and MSc projects on the website. Please contribute at least one project each (you can send your project idea directly to Francesco). Finally, {all} \ {Merlin}: Please schedule an appointment with me so that we can briefly review the processes in the wiki (orders, website, templates, etc.). Best, Kaspar ------------------------------------------------------- PD Dr. Kaspar Riesen Head of the Pattern Recognition Group Institute of Computer Science Faculty of Science University of Bern, Switzerland kaspar.riesen(a)unibe.ch -------------------------------------------------------

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Seminar Presentations
by Riesen, Kaspar (INF) 17 Sep '25

17 Sep '25

Dear all The seminar will take place (we have enough students). Please prepare a *nice* presentation. Pay particular attention to … 1. … estimating the time correctly (approx. 30-35'‘ talk -- preferably not shorter, but also not 45’). Practice the presentation at least once beforehand. 2. … assessing the target audience (very good master's students and ourselves (PhDs, Postdocs, and me). So please present your current state of research at a level that you would also aim for in a defense (with sufficient density and sufficient technical breadth and depth). You might also want to consider the checklist that the BSc and Mac should consider (see attachment). Dates: 22.10: Benjamin / Corina 29.10: Kalvin / Francesco 05.11: Linlin (or Merlin?) / Fereshteh Best, Kaspar

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