Cruciate ligament injuries are among the most common injuries in sport. Researchers at the ZHAW and ZHdK have developed the ExerUp game in collaboration with a practice partner to help people return to their previous level of activity in addition to physiotherapy. A movement-based game is designed to support injured… Read More »Game helps with the rehabilitation of cruciate ligament ruptures
Algorithmic systems promise to make grading objective and individualize education. Instead of subjective preferences of teachers algorithms seemingly base their decisions about grading and allocating tasks on seemingly objective data. Yet, due to their nontransparent nature new forms of inequality are unwittingly introduced. Datasets and their algorithmic analysis are subject to algorithmic bias,… Read More »Algorithmic alchemy – socio-technical reproduction of social inequality in education
In the coming months, ZHAW digital will take a closer look at the field of Cybersecurity at Digital Futures Lab Blog and the joint event «Digital Futures: AI and Cybersecurity». What is the current situation in research, politics, industry and what can we as citizens do to be more resilient?… Read More »Cybersecurity: “What can happen, will happen”
The article Learning from safety science: A way forward for studying cybersecurity incidents in organizations deals with the causes of cybersecurity incidents in organizations. Often, such incidents are attributed to isolated technical or human errors. But the authors argue that explaining such incidents in socio-technical systems is more like social… Read More »One wrong click and the company is broke?
https://vimeo.com/865476620 The project aims to deepen the understanding of the Circle of Willis, an important vascular system in the brain. This is a network of blood vessels at the base of the brain that allows blood to be redirected in the event of an ischemic stroke. The project team is… Read More »Deep Brain Vessel Profiler: Treating strokes individually with Deep Learning
At the beginning of September, we were represented at Switzerland’s largest science festival. We presented fascinating research ranging from virtual reality projects on gold mining in Congo to the amazing possibilities of artificial intelligence in health, language and robotics. Ricardo Chavarriaga presents a video game controlled by thoughts. Virtual Reality… Read More »Our appearance at the Scientifica
The University of Zurich, in collaboration with the city of Zurich, is launching the pilot project “ZuriACT: Zurich Accessible CiTy” for barrier-free and inclusive mobility in District 1 of the city of Zurich. Existing routing services and digital maps fail to provide practical navigation guidance for disabled people in terms… Read More »Participants wanted for accessibility project in Zurich
A recent study by the ZHAW and PH Zurich shows that virtual learning environments are promising for in-company training. Learners from the electrical industry additionally prepared for their final exams with virtual reality software and were able to improve their grades by one. For many training companies, it is difficult… Read More »Better apprenticeship with virtual reality
CYRENZH can now be reached on a new website. Dive into blog posts on cybersecurity, check out the latest publications or register for the newsletter and events. All of CYRENZH‘s progress and information will be posted on the website. CYRENZH is funded under the 1st Structure Call in the innovation… Read More »Stay informed about cybersecurity
Raffaele Grosjean explains to Mario Angst how to use the VR glasses for the project: Batvision. Experience the world as a bat. On June 7, 2023, our “Green Bytes” event took place at the ZKSD, focusing on the topics of sustainability and digitalization. We would like to thank all participants… Read More »Green Bytes – how green can technology be?