The “Designing Podcasts” project has developed practical insights into podcast design and use. It focuses on three basic design types that have been developed – “story”, “talk” and “factual” – and their interaction with listeners’ motives for using podcasts. The findings are summarized in the “Designing Podcasts” manual, which has… Read More »Designing Podcasts – Transfer, Training, Tools
TAIC is a public outreach initiative that highlights tried-and-tested examples of trustworthy AI. Through dialogue between researchers, experts, and citizens, scientific principles are linked to concrete practical applications. TAIC thus creates a framework for public reflection and mutual learning about the responsible design of digital transformation. Team Dr. Anna Fedorova,… Read More »TAIC – Trustworthy AI Circle
The DigitalForum of the Digital Society Initiative (DSI) at the University of Zurich is a canton-wide platform for exchange between science, politics, and administration. It is aimed at municipalities, administrative units of the canton of Zurich, and the cantonal council, and makes DIZH research results available for practical use in… Read More »DigitalForum
The “Focus Watch” project has shown that smartwatches can effectively support children with attention problems. The DiKo project builds on these findings and is aimed at children, parents, and professionals. DiKo has three objectives: Lectures teach digital skills for using concentration aids. Workshops provide a space to discuss and try… Read More »DiKo – Digital Concentration Aid for Children
Swiss NLP Expo 2027 promotes knowledge transfer and networking in the field of digital language technologies. It makes research results and innovations from science and industry accessible to a broad professional community and deepens the exchange on current developments in applied language processing. The event builds on and expands the… Read More »Swiss NLP Expo 2027
Konditorei Kritzel “Konditorei Kritzel“ is a digital serious game that motivates children with writing difficulties to do motor skills exercises in a playful way. In addition to promoting motor skills, the game aims to convey a sense of achievement that has a positive effect on mental well-being. The game was… Read More »Training writing motor skills through play: Implementation of a serious game to support writing difficulties
The pop-up exhibition “Remember. Understand. Envision.” brings the LEAD Hub’s digital research on historical pandemics to life for a broad audience. Archival materials, data, and oral histories are condensed into an interactive experience that invites reflection on collective memory, social resilience, and digital transformation. This project builds on the digital… Read More »Remember. Understand. Envision. Historical pandemics in societal memory
The project promotes critical and reflective engagement with artificial intelligence among students and teachers. At its heart is the “KI-Schule” learning tool, which was developed as part of the project “Strengthening digital resilience: Interactive learning tool for AI skills among young people” in the third Rapid Action Call. The tool… Read More »From AI skills to digital resilience: empowering young people in the digital transformation
Delirium DynamiX harnesses high-resolution USZ ICU data with on-prem LLMs and novel time-series Additive Bayesian Networks. This interpretable modeling of dynamic causal chains enables earlier delirium detection, targeted interventions, external validation, a co-designed dashboard, and a clinical pilot aiming at ≥20% fewer missed delirium-days. Team Dr. Dr. Georg Spinner, ZHAW… Read More »Delirium DynamiX
ADHD Data-driven Assessment for Phenotyping & Treatment Prediction ADAPT builds a child‑friendly ADHD assessment that integrates brain signals, movement, and performance data capture into standard neuropsychological tests used in clinics. This data will enable multidimensional patient profiles which predict who benefits from which treatment. The goal: faster, safer, more personalized… Read More »ADAPT