All projects from the School of Engineering
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Swiss Payment Monitor 2018
While the Swiss payment market has developed only slowly over the years and cash has been the main means of payment for many, there has been some movement in recent times – partly due to the increasing internationali- zation and digitization of the means of payment market. As a result, new providers are constantly ...
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Automatic cut-off module for a modular "Selective Laser Melting System" (SLMSystem)
The aim of this project was the development of an industrial module for the separation of SLM components (Selective Laser Melting SLM) from the building board including the handling in an extension module.
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Interactive and automated feedback teaching-system for exercises
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MOSAIC – Monitored Platform for Container Based Applications
The MOSAIC is working on providing a platform for delivering any kind of application as a service, with a focus on container-based applications. It features an integrated incident management system as well as a container-optimized storage system. The platform will be able to deploy hybrid applications split into ...
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OKEE Pilot Region Basel
The Institute for Sustainable Development (INE) of the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) and novatlantis - the non-profit association for sustainability and knowledge transfer - are implementing the OKEE project for integrating electric vehicles (EVs) into (building) energy management systems as part of ...
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SLM gears: Function- and weight-optimized gears produced using the Selective Laser Melting (SLM) process
Drive systems need to be designed to be lighter and more efficient. Smaller mass moments of inertia and optimized design for cooling, lubrication and tooth engagement can noticeably increase the efficiency of gears. Additively produced gears made of typical gear steels such as the 30CrNiMo8 offer great potential. ...
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Statistical Analysis of Accident Occurrences
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Strategy planning for pandemics in Switzerland
Vaccines are limited resources. In case of a pandemic different distribution scenarios are possible (first come - first serve, lottery, children first, etc.). Based on advanced epidemiological models (compartmentalization, consideration of age- and group-specific infection rates, etc.) different scenarios are ...
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Large Scale Data-Driven Financial Risk Modelling
To meet regulatory requirements, financial risk assessment should be done at the level of the individual financial contracts. This requires the use of Big-Data technology. The risk and profitability management software of the main implementation partner Ariadne, which is based on the ACTUS open standard for ...
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Valedo Neck Therapy
Neck pain is a serious burden for the health system and the affected individuals. An analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 lists it on the fourth rank - even before the "civilization disorders" migraine and diabetes. Because neck pain can have a wide variety of causes, individualized, personalized ...
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Fabrication of technical brushes by means of additive production
MAnufacturing of technical brushes by means of additive manufacturing (Selective Laser Sintering). Manufacturing and testing of abrasive brushes (prototypes) using the selective laser sintering process (LS) consisting of a mixture of polyamide 12 and the abrasive additives (silicon carbide and ceramics), which were ...
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Optimization of Maintenance Scheduling for Hydroelectric Power Plants
In the project we developed algorithms for the optimization of maintenance intervention scheduling. As an example we demonstrated their performance on a case study of a hydroelectric power plant and tested their applicability.
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2nd European COST Conference on Mathematics for Industry in Switzerland
Intelligence to various practical fields. In a broader context, we want to promote «Mathematics for Industry» in Switzerland, similar to what ECMI is doing on an European-wide level. We have two thematic workshops, focusing on Industrial and Financial Applications. The conference is supported by the COST Network ...
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Calculation of fees for architects, landscape architects, engineers and building technicians
Scientific advice for the collection of fees for architects, landscape architects, engineers and building technicians.
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Digital - Aber sicher!
The aim of this project is to increase the awareness of young people in the area of critical thinking (privacy, phishing) and secure use of digital services. The project focuses on the age group 13 to 20 years and people at (long-term) high schools / vocational schools. To achieve this, the project designs questions ...
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ElasTest – Elastic platform for testing complex distributed large software systems
The demand for larger and more interconnected software systems is constantly increasing, but the ability of developers to satisfy it is not evolving accordingly. The most limiting factor is software validation, which typically requires very costly and complex testing processes. This project aims at significantly ...
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FI-NEXT – Bringing FIWARE to the NEXT step
Digital technologies underpin innovation and competitiveness across a broad range of market sectors. A key technology to boost such innovation and competitiveness is represented by the full and wide adoption of Open Service Platforms. In fact, they will allow increased competition and market penetration because they ...
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Personnel Safety System (PSS) at the European Spallation Source (ESS)
The goal of the project is to support the Personnel Safety System (PSS) at the European Spallation Source (ESS) in the context of the functional safety standards IEC61511 and IEC61508. This support includes performing regular functional safety assessments as independent external assessors. ...
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SCCER Efficient Technologies and Systems for Mobility
About 34% of total energy use in Switzerland is in the transport sector – moving people and goods around on roads, rail and in the air. This mainly involves the use of fossil fuels, with associated high levels of CO2 emissions. The Efficient Technologies and Systems for Mobility SCCER in the area of action on ...
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SCCER Joint Activity: The evolution of mobility - A socio-economic analysis
More than 38% of final energy use and about 40% of Switzerland's CO2-emissions are related to mobility and transportation. Furthermore, mobility is one of the few sectors where energy use and C02 emission still increase (all data from BFS, 2016). Thus mobility is of central importance to the Swiss energy transition ...
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SCCER-FURIES PHASE II
Within the second phase, SCCER-FURIES aims to address the research questions resulting from the first phase and provide distribution system operators with planning and operation tools to integrate 4.4. TWh of non-dispatchable energy resources into their grid, and at the same time to provide the transmission system ...
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SCCER-Mobility
The Swiss Competence Center for Energy Research - Efficient Technologies and Systems for Mobility (SCCER Mobility) is a research program, which initiated in January 2014 and received continued funding until 2020. The central aim of the program is to foster research and develop competences in selected thematic areas ...
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Time Sensitive Networks (TSN)
TSN is a protocol suite developed by IEEE 802.1. As part of this order, the time synchronization protocol IEEE 802.1AS is implemented.
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AC/DC: Accurate Customer Identification on Digital Channels
Every user has a unique digital signature with respect to typing, moving the mouse or accessing a web page. For instance, by analyzing the time between specific keystrokes of many users, we can verify whether user A really is user A or whether she/he has assumed the identity of another user. The goal of this ...
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Development of Abrasive Blades for Wafer Dicing by Using Ceramic Tape Casting Technology (AbraCas)
Meister Abrasives AG and ZHAW intend to develop a completely new process for the production of dicing blades for wafers used in high tech industries (semiconductors, MEMS). With the new process based on ceramic tape casting technology adapted to vitreous bonded diamond abrasives limitations of the current production ...