All projects from the School of Engineering
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COMBuST
VSHN PaaS product APPUiO is transforming the DevOps culture in Switzerland. APPUiO currently lacks usage-based accounting. This project will enable a robust usage-based billing for APPUiO, and develop capabilities such as price simulators, cost forecasts and sand-boxing to test new billing models. ...
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DermaIR – Increasing the Capabilities of Dermatoscopy Using Thermal Imaging Sensors
We want to extend the abilities of standard epiluminescence microscopy (also known as dermatoscopy) by adding dynamic thermal imaging capabilities. Giving the physicians additional information about the temperature of the lesion will drastically improve the differential diagnostic of various skin disease. ...
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Historic Ageing Airplane
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Skillue - Digital marketplace for skills and market values
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Adaptive lenses for augemted reality applications
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NLP4TC: Natural Language Processing for Tumor Classification
Entry, discharge, radiology and pathology reports and other clinical documents are a valuable resource to be harvested for precision medicine. They are typically stored in a free text format, only little structure is imposed and terminology is heterogeneous. We will apply natural language processing (NLP), machine ...
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SCAI: Smart Contract Analytics using Artificial Intelligence
In the SCAI project, ZHAW and legartis investigate how content of contracts can automatically be evaluated legally by applying methods from the areas of Natural Language Processing and Deep Learning.
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The burden of smoking in Switzerland: Estimate for 2015 and Prognosis up to 2050
In this study we estimated the burden of smoking in Switzerland for 2015. We estimated mortality, YLL, DALYs, direct medical costs and productivity losses. We also forecasted mortality attributable to smoking up to 2050. We calculated smoking attributable fractions and extracted DALYs from the GBD study. The direct ...
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Trace gases Measurement by a VTOL
The GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam focuses on research in the field of exchange processes between soil and the atmosphere. In particular, the climate-relevant gases methane and CO2 in ground-level air layers are to be measured to make climate models more accurate. This is supposed to be done with unmanned aircraft ...
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Methantion of cementitious CO2 emissions without prior CO2 sequestration
The aim of the project is to demonstrate CO2 methanisation for the valorisation and utilisation of CO2 in the exhaust gas from cement plants without prior CO2 separation or capture to reduce fossil primary energy in the production process. Based on a novel principle of action - a self-regenerating sorption catalyst ...
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Smartboard
By means of NFC technology (Near Field Communication), objects / materials can be provided with a tag (consisting of a circuit, antenna and chip) that transmits information to a mobile device (e.g. smartphone) equipped with an NFC reader. A machine has been developed which applies NFC tags to cardboard and paper ...
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Digital Insurance Broking
The goal of the research project is to develop an application that enables the statistical comparison of risk- and insurance profiles. With this information at hand, users of the e-Broker platform can compare themselves against peers and identify coverage gaps and unnecessary insurance coverages. ...
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Estimation of hourly efforts for projects of architects, landscape architects, engineers and building technicians
Calculators allow to estimate the costs of building projects with regard to the price determination. They are an important guide for engineers and architects in setting their fees. A calculation aid should be based on empirical data collected in the form of a survey by the SIA. Statistical modeling of hourly working ...
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3rd European COST Conference on Mathematics for Industry in Switzerland
The aim of this conference is to bring together European academics, young researchers, students and industrial practitioners to discuss the application of Artificial Intelligence in Industry and Finance within the COST research network. We have two thematic workshops, focusing on Artificial Intelligence challenges ...
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Adhesive for sports equipment with broad adhesion range and optimal curing process
In the project, a new adhesive system with optimum curing characteristics and a wide adhesion spectrum for a wide range of materials is being developed to produce durable and long-lasting bonds in the sports sector. Process times are to be shortened and production capacities increased. New innovative materials with ...
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OGT – Optical Ground Terminal
In the future, communication between the ground station and the satellites will take place optically. This will substancially increase the amount of data transmitted compared to current methods. The prerequisite for this are extremely precise ground telescopes that can track satellites exactly. In the OGT project, ...
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SeCoSS: Secure Collaboration with SecureSafe
SecureSafe is an established and highly secure online storage service. In this project, SecureSafe will be extended with novel functionality and security components so that it supports secure and privacy-preserving collaboration between multiple parties, e.g. between a bank and its customers. ...
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Skinobi – Affordable Sensor to Track Skin Condition and Age
The skin is the first barrier of our organism and plays therefore a very important role. Like every other organs, skin can be affected by different diseases. Although very few of them are lethal, they can have a dramatic psychological impact for those affected. In addition, in our modern society, skin reflects our ...
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Teaching and researching at Swiss universities - barrier-free!
The aim of this project is to set up a platform for lecturers and researchers with disabilities and chronic diseases as well as decision-makers in higher education. On the one hand, the platform serves the purpose of network building, and on the other, it helps decision-makers at the university to improve the level ...
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Virtual Energy Hero
The Virtual Energy Hero is a VR game with the aim of bringing the topics of the energy strategy closer to the population in a playful and interactive way. Together with Oscar, the owl, you fly over Winterthur, solve tricky questions on various energy topics (i.e. renewable energies, mobility or energy efficiency), ...
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HostDetective
This project extends Exeon Analytics’ ExeonTrace product with HostDetective, a tool to identify and mitigate Web-related data breaches. HostDetective implements a novel active and passive Web server assessment method to determine the type, purpose and risk score of a Web server.
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WACS - a service platform for avalanche services
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Development of Algorithms for the Analysis of Football Players and Game Situations based on Motion Data
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Blockchain and Virtual Currencies
Cryptocurrency is a digital currency in which encryption techniques are used to regulate the generation. Therefore, it is possible to use and transfer funds independently of a central bank. Hence, cryptocurrency is not officially recognized by any government. Consequently, many questions arise from the legal ...
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Prediction of Turnover in Gastronomy
How many guests will visit a restaurant and at what time of the day? Which menus will be ordered? Planning is absolutely crucial in gastronomy but not at all easy. It must be ensured that the correct amount of food is purchased and enough staff is present to run the shop. The planning which has been done intuitively ...