University of St.Gallen

Future Society Hub

where tech and society fuse

A cross-disciplinary hub working across the full stack:
Analyze › Build › Deploy › Evaluate

Society should not passively consume technological change but actively architect it. The Future Society Hub sets out to make this possible. We are a problem-solving space where researchers, organizations, and citizens shape technology around human values. Our stance is proactive: we anticipate technology-induced social shifts and shape technology through a societal lens.

About

Addressing the pressing issues of technology requires fusing disciplines.

FuSo is a hub and point of contact that addresses the opportunities and risks of technology from start to end, grounded on the newest scientific insights.

Based at University of St.Gallen, we link expertise from the School of Computer Science and Law School to deliver evidence-informed, full-stack solutions for academics, public administrations, NGOs, and industry.

Full Stack: From Insight to Impact

Where other hubs stop at research, FuSo accompanies stakeholders across the entire journey: ideating, co-creating, mitigating risks, implementing, and evaluating in the real world.

Insight Policy Analysis Risk Assessment Co-Creation Implementation Impact Assessment User-Centered Evaluation Policy Response Deployment Impact

Projects

Get concrete. What does this mean?

Events

FuSo Events Tracker

Upcoming Events

12Oct2026

International Workshop on Reality Mediation

Co-located with UbiComp/ISWC 2026 

Shanghai Website

27Oct2026

Closing the Loop: Sustainability in Fashion and Textiles

Circular Lab 

St.Gallen Website

4Nov2026

Legal Design Workshop

St.Gallen Website

7–8Nov2026

Legal Hackathon

St.Gallen Website

8Dec2026

FuSo Xmas Lunch & Speed Dating

St.Gallen

26–28Jan2027

Strategic AI Governance Course

Continuing Education

Zurich More Information + Registration

29–30Apr2027

Solid Symposium 2027

Sponsored by Muze 

St.Gallen Website
Past Events

1Oct2026

AI+Social Media Track

AI+X Summit

Zurich Website

29Sep2026

FuSo Retreat

St.Gallen

28Sep2026

Joint Research Meeting on Computing for Reality Mediation

with researchers from Nagoya University (Internet of Realities )

St.Gallen

6–7Jul2026

Everyday Law Workshop

Lausanne

9Jun2026

KEK Workshop "Meinungsmarkt oder Meinungsmacht?!"

Berlin Website

FuSo Talks

27Oct2026

Brown Bag Talk

Kids-fluencer

Speaker: Isabelle Wildhaber 

In co-operation with the Institute for Law and Economics

12:15–13:15 MLE-Haus, Guisanstrasse 36 Sponsored lunch · Registration required by Oct 20 via email 

6Nov2026

Featured CoCoDa  Talk

Open Terms Archive

Speaker: Matti Schneider , founder of Open Terms Archive  and OpenFisca 

12:15–13:15 Tellstrasse 2, 58-022 Livestream (Zoom) Bring your own lunch

10Nov2026

Featured ARCL  Talk

Legal AI

Speaker: Hannes Westermann 

12:15–13:15 C61-110, Rosenbergstrasse 30 Livestream (Zoom) Bring your own lunch

24Nov2026

Brown Bag Talk

Drivers of AI regulation

Speaker: Bruno Caprettini 

In co-operation with the Institute for Law and Economics

12:15–13:15 MLE-Haus, Guisanstrasse 36 Livestream (Zoom) Sponsored lunch · Registration required by Nov 17 via email 

19Jan2027

Brown Bag Talk

TBA

Speaker: Simona Bonardi 

12:15–13:15 C61-110, Rosenbergstrasse 30 Livestream (Zoom) Bring your own lunch
Past Talks

13Oct2026

Brown Bag Talk

Wi-Fi Sensing and Privacy: Uses and Misuses of CSI and Beamforming Feedback

Speaker: Bruno Rodrigues 

12:15–13:15 C61-110, Rosenbergstrasse 30 Bring your own lunch

29Sep2026

Featured CoCoDa  Talk

Who gets to encode the law? AI and Legal Processes for Data Access

Speaker: Jake Stein 

12:15–13:15 C61-110, Rosenbergstrasse 30 Sandwiches offered · Register via email/Slack 

24Sep2026

Webinar · Smartfeld 

Wenn der Feed die Welt erklärt

Speaker: Simon Mayer 

Online Website

17Sep2026

On Action Plans, Action Research, and Inaction – States of Play in Researcher Data Access

Speaker: LK Seiling 

C61-440, Rosenbergstrasse 30

15Sep2026

Brown Bag Talk

Certifying Recommender Algorithms

Speaker: Giovanni de Toni 

12:15–13:15 C61-110, Rosenbergstrasse 30 Bring your own lunch

Reach out to us for more information: fuso@unisg.ch.

Focus Areas

Focus Areas

01

Technology Assessment

Consulting authorities on artificial intelligence governance and providing regulatory expertise on emergent technologies.

02

Systemic Risk Mitigation

Implementing techno-legal tools to identify and mitigate systemic risks of emerging technologies and online platforms at global scale.

03

Education & Digital Literacy

Forecasting critical skills, shaping educational pathways, fostering new competencies, and nurturing a safe digital environment for people online.

04

Infrastructure for the Future

Supporting the architecting, development, and regulation of future digital infrastructure to benefit society.

05

Access to Justice

Investigating the potentials of automating legal processes for greater access to law.

  • PermitBot: A User Study on Prompting Legal Chatbots for ProactivityICAIL · 2026

06

Inclusive and Healthy Society

Promoting resilient, healthy, and inclusive society through Ubiquitous Computing at scale.

Participate

Participate in FuSo Activities

FuSo is built on collaboration and engagement — with students, researchers, policymakers, and practitioners alike. Pick the perspective that fits you, and the list below narrows to the ones meant for you. Several of them serve more than one audience, so they show up under each.

Reach out to us to learn more about how you can participate: fuso@unisg.ch

Team

The Team

Supporting Network

Supporting Network

Veronica Barassi

Veronica Barassi

Prof. Ph.D.

Bruno Caprettini

Bruno Caprettini

Prof. Dr.

Christoph Lutz

Christoph Lutz

Prof. Dr.

Miriam Meckel

Miriam Meckel

Prof. Dr.

Maud Reveilhac

Maud Reveilhac

Prof. Dr.

 

 

 

Funded By

Funded By

Our work is made possible by the funding agencies and programmes below.

Contact

Get in Touch & Follow

We work with researchers, policymakers, public administrations, NGOs, and industry partners. If you are interested in collaborating, reach out to us.

Beyond our core team, we communicate our work through newsletters, policy briefs, podcasts, and social media to reach a broader audience. Many of our recent papers are also released as songs on SoundCloud.

University of St.Gallen
Institute of Computer Science and Institute of Law and Economics
Rosenbergstrasse 30
St. Gallen, Switzerland

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