Università della Svizzera italiana (USI)
Faculty of Informatics (D2.05)
Via G. Buffi 13
6900 Lugano, Switzerland
phone: +41 (58) 666 43 04
email: marc.langheinrich@usi.ch
About Marc
Marc Langheinrich is a Full Professor for Computer Science at the Università della Svizzera italiana (USI) in Lugano, Switzerland, where he co-leads the People-Centered Computing group together with Prof. Silvia Santini. Marc received a masters degree (Diplom) in Computer Science from the University of Bielefeld, Germany, in 1997, and his PhD (Dr. sc.) from the ETH Zürich, Switzerland, in 2005. Starting in the fall of 1995, he spent a year as a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Washington, where he also completed his thesis work in the fields of information retrieval and software agents. In the fall of 1997 he joined NEC Research in Japan where he worked on projects involving personalization and electronic commerce. From Oct.’99 to Aug.’08 he was a researcher at the Institute for Pervasive Computing at the ETH Zürich, Switzerland. Marc joined USI in September 2008.
Research interests
Marc’s main research interest lies at the intersection of privacy and ubiquitous computing. It is easy to imagine that in a world full of invisible sensory systems, comprehensive digital dossiers could be easily and inconspicuously collected. This poses several challenges to the design of ubiquitous systems: Which communication protocols ensure adequate levels of privacy protection? How can user interfaces be structured to provide users with control over their personal information? And how feasible is a comprehensive protection in a world of countless “smart” devices?
For more information about current projects, see the Research Overview page.
Teaching
See the Course Overview page for a list of courses.
Professional Service
- Editor-in-Chief, IEEE Pervasive Magazine
- Editor, Dagstuhl Open Access Series in Informatics (OASIcs)
- Chair, Steering Committee, IoT Conference Series
- Director, Master in Management and Informatics, USI Lugano
- Director, Master in Financial Technology and Computing, USI Lugano
- Member, Ethics Committee, USI Lugano
- Member, Equal Opportunities Committee, USI Lugano
Projects
See the Project Overview page for a list of current projects.
