Apéro Digital is a multistakeholder outreach activity effort organized by the BRIDGE Lab of UZH, and the Responsible AI Innovation Group at ZHAW. The aim is to bridge the gap between sectors to drive impactful change, including through co-created infographic artefacts that illustrate key takeaways from the discussions. For the first… Read More »Apéro Digital: Publication of infographic artefacts
Comedian Frank Richter wants to find out whether humans or machines make ‘better’ decisions and what this actually means. To this end, he asks passers-by on the street, a computer with a funny hat and researcher Alice Aubert fromZHAW. Her research focusses on decision-making processes at the interface between environmental… Read More »Can computers make decisions for us?
Which podcast did you listen to yesterday? What was the last thing you googled? Which post did you like the day before yesterday? As users, we quickly lose track of our online activities, while Google, Meta and other platforms record exactly what we do. To get a better understanding of… Read More »Why donate data? A look at our digital footprints
Cyberattacks are prevalent in today’s world and everybody may become an attack target. Successful attacks may have serious consequences, such as the theft of sensitive information, corrupted data and systems, and the inability to continue business operations, possibly for an extended period of time. Ultimately, successful cyberattacks typically lead to… Read More »Protection thanks to cybersecurity clinic
The first Data Donation Days will take place on September 21 and 28, 2024. The aim of this campaign is to make people aware that their user data does not just have to go to platforms such as Google, YouTube or Instagram. Instead, it can be donated to socially important… Read More »Data donation to research
In the latest episode of our podcast Schampar digital, we look at the possibilities of virtual reality (VR) in vocational education. Our guest is Martin Berger from the PH Zurich. Among other things, he provides insights into a project in which a VR environment was developed to prepare apprentices from… Read More »New podcast episode: Virtual reality in vocational training
https://youtu.be/q14Ux_F_wIo?si=vM6DMYaTgtNfZjJF The project Tele-Assessment aims to improve stroke rehabilitation by using AI to measure and analyze upper extremity movements. By recording patients with cameras and motion sensors, therapists can label the data to train algorithms that replicate their expert assessments. This innovative approach supports tele-rehabilitation, allowing effective therapy at home.… Read More »Innovation in stroke rehabilitation – movement analysis with AI
https://youtu.be/3WeDjdQqRJ4?si=_m-VP4e0nWU7rZwt Shaping the school of the future together ImaginEd is an innovative board game designed to inspire schools and education teams to actively shape digital change and develop creative, unconventional ideas. The game encourages people to overcome challenges in a playful way and provides a platform for creating visions of… Read More »ImaginEd. Simulation game for digital change in schools
“VOLT VR” was awarded the silver prize by “AVRiL 2024 – Gelungene VR/AR-Lernszenarien”. The competition, organized by the “VR/AR Learning” working group of the German Informatics Society (GI), recognizes innovative learning concepts that integrate virtual and augmented reality (VR and AR) into educational contexts in an outstanding way. “VOLT VR”… Read More »“VOLT VR” wins silver in the AVRiL 2024 competition
The ExerCube: A physically immersive fitness game (Source: Sphery). How design is revolutionizing (digital) healthcare: Three innovative projects. About the authors Anna Lisa Martin-Niedecken heads the Institute for Design Research at the Department of Design. Annina Gähwiler and Laurin Schaffner are research assistants at the same institute. Our health and… Read More »Health we go!