Towards Personalized Treatment Decisions with Digital Twins The InnoTreat: Towards Personalized Treatment Decisions with Digital Twins project aims to improve the accuracy of clinical diagnosis and treatment decisions for shoulder pathologies. By integrating patient-specific anatomy into biomechanical simulations, the project aims to provide insight into the underlying mechanisms of shoulder… Read More »InnoTreat
The project aims to promote digital literacy in an academic context with the inclusion of artificial intelligence (AI). It supports students and teaching staff in developing skills in the use of digital tools and AI technologies for academic work and writing. Core team Dr. Christian Rapp, ZHAW School of Management and… Read More »Technological support for scientific work, writing and thinking in the age of AI: conceptualization, technology integration and didactics
In an ICU, time-efficient retrieval, precise understanding, and following Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are critical for ensuring optimal treatment and patient safety. To address this, we develop a multi-lingual, user-tailored, and AI-powered dialogue system over SOP documents which is seamlessly integrated with medical semantic taxonomies. Core team Dr. Ahmad Aghaebrahimian,… Read More »Advancing Information Accessibility in Hospitals Employing Large Language Models
The project is developing a guideline that shows schools how they can help shape the digital transformation with existing resources. Instead of asking which new tools and media are needed in schools, we are focusing on a minimalist approach that looks for solutions with existing resources and uses digital media… Read More »Digital Interfacing. The Minimalist Manifesto
How does a spider perceive its world? The project ‘Being a Spider’ enables a change of perspective through a sensory-enhanced virtual reality experience. As a four-spotted spider, visitors go hunting for insects at night. They detect them with the help of highly sensitive sensory hairs that perceive air currents and… Read More »Being a spider – Virtual Realities as spaces for learning and experience
The project promotes the quality of discourse in the digital space by empowering people methodically and digitally using a browser extension to react constructively to hate speech as online street workers and to de-escalate escalations. The extension assists in recognizing and processing hate speech. More information Publication Bühler, Judith; von… Read More »Social influencer
Similarity-based AI for Rare Diseases The RareSim project aims at developing novel AI-based approaches to support physicians in their tasks of helping rare disease patient (in particular for diagnosis). Whilst these more than 7000 rare diseases each afflict less than 2000 people, it is estimated that for all these diseases… Read More »RareSim
Zurich urban reachability & accessibility enhancement through digital technology More information and participation Do you use a wheelchair, walker, stroller, or sometimes navigate in the city with mobility challenges? Then, your experience matters! Take part in the ZuReach project and help shape Zurich as an accessible city for all. What… Read More »ZuReach
The Internet of Things (IoT) is arguably here to stay. By the end of 2024, more than 207 billion devices are expected to be connected to the global network of tools, toys, appliances and gadgets, according to Forbes . However, in addition to increased efficiency and convenience, the IoT also brings… Read More »From smart vacuum cleaners to data vacuum cleaners: the Internet of Things – useful or a security gap?
Although the pandemic paved the way for new digital worship formats, the wave of digitalisation hoped for in the churches fell short of expectations. Nevertheless, innovative forms of religious communication are emerging. UZH theologian Thomas Schlag examines the extent to which generative AI is enriching, using the example of Easter.… Read More »Easter in 2054