14.02.24

Improving the trustworthiness of critical systems with AI: ZHAW and FHNW are part of the EU-HORIZON project AI4REALNET

In the AI4REALNET project, researchers from the ZHAW School of Engineering, the FHNW School of Applied Psychology and the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) are investigating the interaction between humans and AI-based solutions for critical systems such…

08.02.24

ZHAW involved in the world’s most powerful neutron source in Sweden

The European Spallation Source is used to investigate material properties and processes at an atomic level in the fields of medicine, renewable energies and quantum computing. ZHAW researchers have developed protection systems for this one-of-a-kind…

31.01.24

Intelligent operation of solar power plants: predictive maintenance using a hybrid AI model

As part of an Innosuisse project, researchers from the Institute of Data Analysis and Process Design (IDP) have developed a software module that combines existing knowledge with artificial intelligence (physics-informed AI). The performance analyses…

18.01.24

ZHAW employee Pascal Kienast honoured with the Watt d’Or award

CLEMAP AG has been honoured with the Watt d’Or award, the quality seal for energy excellence of the Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE), in recognition of its work on the development of intelligent load management in buildings. ZHAW researcher and…

11.01.24

On the trail of the “tomato brown rugose fruit virus”

The “tomato brown rugose fruit virus” attacks tomato and pepper plants, jeopardising Swiss agriculture in the process. Joël Pothier is conducting research into the early detection of the virus and reports in the video on how he is searching for clues…

08.12.23

Successful launch of the “Swiss AI Initiative”

A collaboration between ZHAW, ETH, EPFL, and other Swiss universities and research organisations brings together Switzerland’s AI expertise. The researchers will use the new supercomputer “Alps” to build ethical and transparent AI systems that have…

04.12.23

ZHAW Digital Discourse Lab Hosts Informative Panel Discussion on Legal Aspects of Open Research Data and Language Corpora

04.12.23

Monitoring the health of pregnant women in Zimbabwe

From ZHAW to Zimbabwe - this year, ZHAW digital supports selected projects addressing sustainability and digital transformation. Shannon Vlahakis' project is one of the 12 chosen, focusing on monitoring the health of pregnant women in Zimbabwe.…

04.12.23

IEEE SENSORS Conference Paper Published

“Improved Multi-Path Interference Separation for Indirect 3D Time-of-Flight using Particle Swarm Optimization” by Matthias Ludwig, Jonas Gutknecht, and Teddy Loeliger.

12.10.23

Prof. Christian Vögtlin among most cited researchers

The Dutch scientific publisher Elsevier releases a list of the world's most cited researchers. Christian Vögtlin is also named in this year's ranking.

12.10.23

ZHAW researchers put sustainable fuel to the test on a Federal Council jet

Working in collaboration with the Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA), the Swiss Air Force and the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), researchers from the ZHAW Centre for Aviation measured the pollutant emissions of a Federal Council jet both when…

12.09.23

ZHAW School of Engineering signs framework agreement with Siemens Schweiz AG

The ZHAW School of Engineering and Siemens Schweiz AG are consolidating their long-standing collaboration in research and development with a new framework agreement. The focus is on projects in the areas of artificial intelligence and embedded…

05.09.23

ZHAW researchers find the key to the simplified production of plant pigments

Anthocyanins are responsible for the red, purple or blue colouring found in most flowers, fruits and autumn leaves. Although the natural production of these plant pigments has been the subject of research for some time, it had previously not been…

31.08.23

IEEE Sensors Conference Paper Accepted

“Improved Multi-Path Interference Separation for Indirect 3D Time-of-Flight Using Particle Swarm Optimization” will be presented by Matthias Ludwig at the 2023 IEEE SENSORS conference to be held in Vienna, Austria from Oct 29 – Nov 1, 2023.

15.08.23

GNSS modules with improved localization accuracy presented at ECC 2023 conference

A speech on low-cost multi-band and real-time kinematics (RTK) GNSS modules with improved localization accuracy was given by Luciano Sarperi at the ECC 2023 conference.

14.08.23

ZHAW is Part of ReFuel.ch Consortium Awarded Funding From SWEET Program

A decision has been made on the call for proposals “Sustainable Fuels and Platform Chemicals”: The reFuel.ch consortium led by the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) will receive project funding. ZHAW is involved…

31.07.23

Monitoring the implementation of the nursing initiative

From mid-2024, a national programme for the monitoring of nursing staff will observe whether the measures for the implementation of the nursing initiative are having an effect and are thus contributing to improving the nursing sector in Switzerland.…

15.06.23

EATAW Conference 2023. Writing technology, thinking, and learning

What tutoring, teaching, and learning of writing mean in a digitalized university

08.06.23

Using artificial intelligence to improve therapy following a stroke

Researchers at the ZHAW Institute of Occupational Therapy are working together with various partners to develop a measurement instrument based on webcams and sensors that will contribute to improving therapy provided to stroke patients. To help them…

26.05.23

ZHAW researchers develop AI platform for open processor architecture

ZHAW researchers are developing a software and hardware platform based on the RISC-V open source processor architecture as part of the EU-funded project REBECCA. The aim is to ultimately make the platform available for a wide range of applications,…