Hospital-acquired pneumonia is a common and serious complication for patients who are not intubated. They increase the risk of dying in hospital, prolong hospital stays and cause high healthcare costs. But the good news is that many of these pneumonia cases can be prevented with targeted preventive measures. Regular oral… Read More »Together against hospital-acquired pneumonia
Navigation apps help us in our everyday lives, but people with mobility impairments often lack important information about barriers such as stairs or narrow walkways. Two projects at UZH and the City of Zurich are tackling precisely this issue and creating solutions for barrier-free navigation. Hoda Allahbakhshi reports on this… Read More »Virtual crowdsourcing for inclusive city navigation
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
Even without its own automotive production, Switzerland remains an important supplier of components for the international automotive industry. Prof. Dr. Anja Schulze, DIZH Bridge Professor at UZH and ZHAW and Director of the Swiss Center for Automotive Research, talks in an interview with the SME portal of the State Secretariat for Economic… Read More »Innovation as the key to success in the automotive industry
In our latest podcast episode, Frank Richter talks to Lisa Hillers from ZHdK about the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in the creative process. From image generation tools to automatic 3D modeling, AI is increasingly becoming an important tool for designers. And therefore also a competitor? Lisa Hillers explains that… Read More »New podcast episode: Creative with AI
The AI+X Summit 2024, organised by the ETH AI Center in collaboration with the ZHAW and UZH, brought together experts from science, industry and politics at the beginning of October to shed light on current developments in artificial intelligence (AI). The AI+X Summit provides an annual platform for discussing the… Read More »Review of the AI+X Summit 2024
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?
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 University of Zurich dedicates the latest issue of its magazine to the exciting question of how the future of work is being reshaped by artificial intelligence (AI). While technology plays a central role, it is emphasized that human and social aspects such as emotional intelligence and a sense of… Read More »The Future of Work: Brains and Bots
A new study by the Research Center for the Public Sphere and Society (fög) reveals widespread skepticism among the Swiss population regarding the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in journalism. While many Swiss people accept AI for tasks such as research, data analysis, and translations, there are reservations when it… Read More »Skepticism about AI in journalism