Institutes and Centres
Numerous institutes and centres are part of the ZHAW School of Engineering. These collaborate with business partners to implement innovative research and development projects and deliver services. The ongoing results are incorporated directly into the curriculum and ensure well-founded and practice-oriented courses.
- Institute of Applied Mathematics and Physics (IAMP)
Focal point: Applied Optics, Medical and Biophysics, Safety-Critical Systems, Applied Complex Systems Science, Scientific Computing and Algorithms - Institute of Computer Science (InIT)
Focal point: Distributed Systems, Human-Centered Computing, Information Security, Intelligent Information Systems, Software Engineering - Institute of Data Analysis and Process Design (IDP)
Focal point: Operations Management and Operations Research, Data Analysis and Statistics, Finance, Risk Management and Econometrics, Transport and Traffic Engineering, Smart Services and Maintenance - Institute of Energy Systems and Fluid Engineering (IEFE)
Focal point: Renewable Energies, Energy Storage and Energy Grids, Energy Efficiency - Institute of Mechanical Systems (IMES)
Focal point: Light Weight Design, Biomechanical Engineering, Mechanics for Modelling - Institute of Mechatronic Systems (IMS)
Focal point: Robotics & Automation, Control Engineering & Advanced Control, Drive Engineering & Power Electronics, Systems & Biomedical Engineering, Industry 4.0 / 5.0, MINDLab AI in Human-Robot Collaboration - Institute of Sustainable Development (INE)
Focal point: Sustainable Energy Systems and Smart Cities,Sustainable Supply Chain Management and Mobility, Risk Management / Technology Assessment - Institute of Signal Processing and Wireless Communications (ISC)
Focal point: Electronic Radio Frequency Technology, Telecommunications and Wireless Communication, Data Signal Processing - Institute of Computational Physics (ICP)
Focal point: Sensors and actuators, Electrochemical cells and energy systems, Organic electronics and photovoltaics, Modelling of microstructured materials, Development of multiphysics software - Institute of Embedded Systems (InES)
Focal point: Communication Network Engineering, High Integrity Systems, Low-Power Wireless Embedded Systems, Internet of Things, Energy Self-Sufficient Systems, System on Chip Design, Realtime Platforms - Institute of Materials and Process Engineering (IMPE)
Focal point: High Performance Materials, Advanced Processing- and Joining Technologies, Innovative Surface Technologies, Sustainable Process Engineering - Institute of Product Development and Production Technologies (IPP)
Focal point: Circular Economy Design, Product Development, Digitalisation in Machines, Additive Manufacturing, Manufacturing Laboratory - Centre for Artificial Intelligence (CAI)
Focal point: Autonomous Learning Systems, Computer Vision, Perception and Cognition, Natural Language Processing, Trustworthy AI, AI Engineering - Centre for Aviation (ZAV)
Focal point: Humans in Safety Critical Systems, Aviation Infrastructure & Atmospheric Research, Air Vehicle Design and Technology