Marc Pouly

Marc Pouly is a Professor of Artificial Intelligence at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSLU), where he also serves as Co-Head of the Applied AI Research Lab. He holds a PhD in Artificial Intelligence from the University of Fribourg (2008) and has extensive industry experience as a Chief Data Scientist at Jaywalker AG and Scientific Advisor for Alpine AI and Artificialy SA. His research focuses on AI-driven solutions for healthcare, computer vision, natural language processing, and industrial optimization.

Education:

• PhD in Artificial Intelligence (2004–2008), University of Fribourg
• MSc in Computer Science & Mathematics (2002–2004), University of Fribourg
• BSc in Computer Science (1999–2002), University of Fribourg

Research Interests:

His work spans Medical AI (e.g., dermatology diagnostics via computer vision), Generative Models, Recommender Systems, and AI Ethics. He co-developed the SkinApp for automated skin analysis and pioneered projects like CleanPatrick for image data quality audits. His expertise in self-supervised learning addresses data scarcity challenges in healthcare.

Key Achievements:

• 2023: Best Paper Awards (IARIA, MICCAI)
• 2021: Research Mosaic recognition by swissuniversities
• 2017: Aha! Award for the SkinApp project

Labs & Collaboration:

He leads the Applied AI Lab and collaborates with institutions like ETH Zurich (co-supervising PhDs) and industry partners such as Prepress Media AG and the Swiss Allergy Centre. His work bridges academia and industry, emphasizing AI’s practical applications in healthcare, marketing, and cybersecurity.