Benjamin Emmenegger

Contact

Address	Bd de Pérolles 90 1700 Fribourg Switzerland
Email	benjamin.emmenegger(at)unifr.ch
HSLU	Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSLU)
Consulting	ajato GmbH
ORCID	0000-0002-5717-2909

PhD Student in Computer Science

Human-IST Institute, University of Fribourg
Deputy Head of the Bachelor's Programme Business IT & Digital Transformation and Lecturer, HSLU Computer Science
Managing Director, ajato GmbH

Research interests of BE

In my work, I try to find a framework and methods, to build a tool and recommend processes for the public sector to make resilient and transparent decision in a hybrid, transdisciplinary and dynamic environment under consideration of fuzzy methods. This idea is based on the following topics:

Decision Making and Negotiation Techniques
Fuzzy Sets, Methods and Decision Making
E-Government and Collaboration
Transdisciplinarity
Participation Methods
Argumentative Mining
Smart Cities and Smart Regions

Summary (2022)

Teaching

Current lectures and modules

Data Management Basics, HSLU
Business Practice, HSLU
Project Management, HSLU
Scientific work and writing, HSLU
Coaching - Thesis, HSLU
Management Game, HSLU
Consulting, HSLU

Past lectures

Business Math, HSLU
Advanced Business Math, HSLU
Statistics, HSLU
Pending management, PHLU
Decision making in leadership, PHLU

Projects

Ongoing

Research: Participatory financial planning in municipalities
Consulting: New financial planning tool for municipalities (replaces previous one)
Doctoral Research in Computer Science: Conversation Theory-based communal Participation Systems
Lecturer: AI and Teaching, how Assessments change
Consulting: School space planning, rural municipality of Lucerne

Completed

Participation process: spatial planning on a traffic issue, Geuensee (Report)
Future process in the Region Sursee-Mittelland (Link) (Report)
Practice project: Merger and reorganisation of seven music schools, Wiggertal
Practice project: Creating a new ecological network in a region (Link) (Report)
Practice project: Planning and building a playground with maximum participation of different stakeholders, 1st prize «Gesundes Luzern» Award 2024 (Link) (Report)
Master thesis: objective decision making in the public administration (anti-corruption) (PDF)
Bachelor thesis: internal control systems (IKS) in the public administration (PDF)

Publications

Journal articles and conference papers

Emmenegger, B. (2025). Fuzzy voting models in decision-making: A human-centered approach to decision-making. In Portmann, E., Kaskina, A., and Terán, L. (Eds.), FM²quare Foundation Jubilee Book 2026 (accepted). https://fm2.foundation
Emmenegger, B., Zapletal, F., Hudec, M., and Portmann, E. (2025). Weighted multi-criteria decision-making with coalition strategies: a framework for citizens public participation. Central European Journal of Operations Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10100-025-00987-8
Emmenegger, B., Bigea, G., Zapletal, F., Hudec, M., and Portmann, E. (2024). Application of the Three-Level Aggregation Model for Evaluating Opinions Under Hesitance for Fuzzy Voting in Spatial Planning Public Decision-Making. 42nd International Conference on Mathematical Methods in Economics (MME 2024). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15349479
Schwarz Badertscher, D., Emmenegger, B., Hudec, M., Fivaz, J., and Portmann, E. (2024). Effects of fuzzy voting on citizen participation: Empirical evidence from Switzerland. ICEDEG 2024 - Tenth International Conference on Edemocracy and Egovernment. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14761767
Emmenegger, B., Bigea, G., and Portmann, E. (2024). Opportunities of fuzzy voting in decision-making and negotiation techniques in municipal and regional contexts. ICEDEG 2024 - Tenth International Conference on Edemocracy and Egovernment. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14761763
Emmenegger, B. (2024). Ongoing Research Presentations: Public Opinion Making and Discussion using Fuzzy Methods. ICEDEG 2024 - Tenth International Conference on Edemocracy and Egovernment. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15727244
Emmenegger, B., Bigea, G., and Portmann, E. (2023). Applied Large-Scale Group Decision Making Using Systemic Consensus and Fuzzy Method of Comparative Linguistic Expressions. In Massanet, S., Montes, S., Ruiz-Aguilera, D., and González-Hidalgo, M. (Eds.), Fuzzy Logic and Technology, and Aggregation Operators. EUSFLAT AGOP 2023. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 14069. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-39965-7_11 (Author version, PDF)

Reports and teaching notes

Emmenegger, B. (2026). The Whiteboard Presentation: A format that makes understanding visible. Teaching note, HSLU Computer Science. (PDF, EN) (PDF, DE)
Minder, B., Emmenegger, B., and Uttinger, U. (2026). KI und Prüfungen: unausweichlich, komplex und ressourcenintensiv. Umfrageergebnisse und Interpretation (report). HSLU Informatik, Rotkreuz. (PDF)
Minder, B., and Emmenegger, B. (2025). Nutzung von KI in der Lehre. Umfrageergebnisse und Interpretation (report). HSLU Informatik, Rotkreuz. (PDF)
Emmenegger, B. (2024). Abschlussbericht über den Zukunftsprozess der Region Sursee-Mittelland (report). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15211234 (PDF)
Emmenegger, B., Indermaur, R., and Wey, M. (2023). Begegnungsplatz Sempach Station: Ein Ort zum Spielen und Lernen (public final report). Gemeinde Neuenkirch. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15111212 (PDF)
Emmenegger, B. (2022). Abschlussbericht über das Projekt Unterdorfstrasse, Gemeinde Geuensee (report). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15111214 (PDF)

Theses

Emmenegger, B. (2019). Mögliche Massnahmen bezüglich Korruptionsvermeidung/-prävention bei Luzerner Gemeinden. Master thesis, University of St. Gallen. (PDF)
Emmenegger, B. (2015). Internes Kontrollsystem in der öffentlichen Verwaltung anhand eines Praxisbeispiels. Bachelor thesis, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts. (PDF)

Complete list and all documents: ajato.ch · Academia.edu