A math tutor to provide support for individual learning needs The project aims to provide targeted support for students with low achievement in mathematics through an intelligent tutoring system. By combining instructional psychology, subject-specific didactics, and state-of-the-art technology, a personalized learning environment is created that contributes to greater educational equity.… Read More »MATHiL
Reducing administrative burdens in social services through a generative translation tool for simplified language This project addresses the non-take-up of social benefits caused by language and administrative barriers. It proposes the use of a generative AI tool that translates complex social administration documents into plain language. The project aims to… Read More »Simplify!
Biodiversity monitoring of grasshoppers with an AI-supported mobile app The aim of the project is to develop the “ChirpScan” app, which uses artificial intelligence to automatically classify grasshoppers based on their songs. The app enables efficient monitoring of biodiversity and serves as a didactic tool to promote biodiversity education. It… Read More »ChirpScan
Sonified Neurological EEG Events Monitoring Due to its noninvasive and safe characteristics, continuous electroencephalography (cEEG) is used for the continuous long-term monitoring of cerebral activity in critically ill patients. To date, cEEG is mostly monitored and analyzed visually, requiring extensive expertise and time. Sonification – the use of sound to… Read More »SonNEEM
The project aims to develop a novel automated digital tool based on communication theory to analyze how different journalistic perspectives are linked in media reporting. The tool will benefit both strategic communication of organizations and journalistic research within media companies. Team Prof. Dr. Alexandre Bovet, UZH Department of Mathematical Modeling… Read More »New Digital Tools for Media Monitoring and Discourse Analysis
Radiology AI-Driven Clinical Decision-Making with Multi-Modal Exploration The rapid digital transformation in healthcare has surged data volume and variety, overwhelming clinicians. Much of this data is unstructured, making it hard to explore. Radiology, a key diagnostic field, faces fragmented records. We propose RADICAL, an AI tool streamlining workflows with natural… Read More »RADICAL
Support for innovative start-up ideas The DIZH innovation program promotes entrepreneurial projects in the context of digital transformation. The Founder Call provides targeted support for early start-up ideas from employees and students at DIZH universities. The Founder Call offers low-threshold start-up funding to develop an initial proof of concept from… Read More »Call for proposals: Founder Call
Five years ago today, on April 1, 2020, DIZH began operations. The Management Board has been meeting regularly since 2019, including on April 1, 2020 for the operational launch of DIZH and now, exactly five years later, once again. A fitting occasion to draw a positive interim balance. DIZH has… Read More »Five years of DIZH
How do AI-generated images influence political communication? And why does the far right make particularly frequent use of artificially created visual worlds? Roland Meyer, DIZH Bridge Professor at UZH and ZHdK, discusses the ideological and aesthetic affinity between right-wing politics and generative AI in two recent podcast episodes. Tending to… Read More »Listening Recommendation: AI Visual Language and Political Aesthetics
IMMERSE integrates mixed reality into education and university teaching. IMMERSE is being funded as part of the 2nd Structure Call and is being implemented by a core team from the Center for Dental Medicine and the Balgrist University Hospital of the University of Zurich, the ZHAW and the PHZH. More… Read More »Job vacancy: Projectmanagement & Communications Specialist