In coordination with the university’s strategic planning, the BiFö-team at PHZH addresses various topics in bottom-up groups. This results in implementation projects that are evaluated and shared. The current focus areas are AI & Assessment, OER, and laboratory program development. AI & Assessment Artificial intelligence—and language models such as ChatGPT… Read More »Education program at PHZH
A big thank you to all DIZH members and colleagues for their commitment this year. 2025 has once again demonstrated the value of cross-university collaboration, interdisciplinary exchange and the connection between science and practice. We published five Calls for proposals in the Innovation program (4th Rapid Action Call, 2nd Founder… Read More »Goodbye 2025
Equipping Swiss EdTech with Pedagogical Terms and Conditions Schools increasingly rely on EdTech for teaching, learning, and admin, but struggle to judge products’ pedagogical fit and quality. This project proposes to ground a non-profit that will create a ‘label’ with clear criteria to certify sound edtech in Swiss contexts, guide… Read More »PTaC
Medical Imaging Research Orchestration Suite Safe AI in medical imaging requires expert-labeled data, yet researchers face privacy risks and inefficient workflows. MIRO Suite provides a secure, web-based platform that unifies image access & annotation. With integrated open source AI models, human-in-the-loop labeling, it accelerates medical imaging across cloud and hospital… Read More »MIRO Suite
Improving adoptability and market reach of self-dialogue technologies for counselling and psychotherapy https://youtu.be/DOtP2O-k_NU?si=NrBZbQSUNjkQYv3- Da psychische Herausforderungen weltweit weiter zunehmen und die Versorgungslücken grösser werden, besteht ein dringender Bedarf an zugänglichen, evidenzbasierten Interventionen. Me² ist ein immersives Selbst-Dialog-Werkzeug, das darauf ausgerichtet ist, Selbstmitgefühl zu stärken, einen bekannten Schlüsselfaktor für psychische Resilienz und Genesung,… Read More »Me to the power of two
Leukemia Classification and Diagnosis using AI Algorithms An AI-based classification system for hematologic neoplasms uses laboratory data and cell images from blood and bone marrow samples. Fast and accurate subtyping of different leukemias can expedite the start of the right treatment and increase the survival rate of the patient. Team… Read More »LEUCAIDA
A Service for Complementary Paediatric Neuromuscular Telerehabilitation Kymu is a telerehabilitation service that complements pediatric therapy for children with neuromuscular disorders. It bridges clinic and home, reducing family burden and enabling data-driven individual care. Therapists monitor and adapt treatment via a web platform, while patients engage in game based training… Read More »Kymu
AI-assisted reminiscence therapy in everyday life MemoBox is an AI-supported digital memory box for people with early-stage cognitive impairment, featuring a camera and voice dialogue system. The goal is autonomous reminiscence therapy, promoting well-being and supporting care through AI. Team Dr. Gunter Lösel, ZHdK Departement Darstellende Künste & Film Dr.… Read More »MemoBox
Rapid Integration through Job-Specific Communication Training As part of the project, a mobile AI-supported app is to be developed that promotes communication skills in the workplace. This aims to foster integration in the workplace and counteract the shortage of skilled workers. Team Dr. Anne Catherine Gieshoff, ZHAW Angewandte Linguistik Duygu Dogru,… Read More »SteppingStone
The ZHdK Digital Council has published the results of its second AI survey. The three data stories show that the use of artificial intelligence is becoming more commonplace at ZHdK, but also more critical and reflective. 73 percent of respondents now use AI tools, up from 59 percent last year.… Read More »AI at ZHdK: Results of the 2025 survey