Mascha Kurpicz-Briki

Prof. Dr. Mascha Kurpicz-Briki is a computer science professor at the Bern University of Applied Sciences, leading the Applied Machine Intelligence research group within the Institute for Data Applications and Security (IDAS). Her work focuses on human-centered applications of natural language processing in mental health and societal challenges, particularly addressing bias mitigation in AI systems.

• Education: PhD in energy-efficient cloud computing from University of Neuchâtel
• Expertise: Applied NLP, fairness in AI, augmented intelligence for health
• Leadership: Deputy lead of Applied Machine Intelligence Research Group

Her research emphasizes augmented intelligence - creating AI systems that support rather than replace humans. Current projects investigate NLP applications for:

• Burnout and depression detection in clinical psychology
• Fairness measurement in word embeddings and language models
• Human augmentation through AI in industrial and healthcare settings

Recent publications highlight her contributions to:

• Bias detection frameworks for European languages
• Machine learning in eating disorder diagnostics
• Generative AI integration in art therapy

She maintains active memberships in IEEE, ACM, ACL, and the Swiss Center for Augmented Intelligence, with expertise in German, English, and French language technologies.