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IT-COMMIT: an interactive tool for community interpreter training

Project state closed Project start February 2023 Funding duration 18 months Universities involved ZHAW Practice partners Funding amount DIZH CHF 58'260 Community interpreters interpret conversations between migrants and professionals in hospitals, public institutions or at asylum hearings. Despite the responsibility of their role, they often receive only basic training in… Read More »IT-COMMIT: an interactive tool for community interpreter training

Apollolytics: Making the Unseen Seen with an AI-assisted Propaganda Detection and Fact-Checking

Project state closed Project start March 2024 Funding duration 12 months Universities involved UZH Practice partners Funding amount DIZH CHF 74'900 The project aimed to combat propaganda and disinformation in digital media through the development of AI-assisted tools for detection and analysis. Over multiple development phases, the team created and… Read More »Apollolytics: Making the Unseen Seen with an AI-assisted Propaganda Detection and Fact-Checking

IntelliGuide: Interactive AI-Driven User Manuals for Digital Transformation in the Public Sector

Project state closed Project start Januar 2024 Funding duration 12 months Universities involved UZH Practice partners Funding amount DIZH CHF 22'500 Our project set out to rethink how people use software manuals (those often confusing instruction guides) by turning them into interactive, AI-powered helpers. Traditional user guides can be hard… Read More »IntelliGuide: Interactive AI-Driven User Manuals for Digital Transformation in the Public Sector

Redefining standard fatigue assessments through novel digital biomarkers

Project state closed Project start January 2024 Funding duration 10 months Universities involved UZH Practice partners Bellevue Medical Group Funding amount DIZH CHF 70'300 The main goal of this project was to improve the existing data collection infrastructure to gather the data needed for objective fatigue measurement. In particular, we… Read More »Redefining standard fatigue assessments through novel digital biomarkers

The impact of Deepfakes in virtual reality scenarios for mental health therapy

Project state closed Project start September 2023 Funding duration 24 months Universities involved ZHdK, UZH Practice partners Psychiatrische Universitätsklinik Zürich Funding amount DIZH As part of the project, a working prototype was developed for an innovative therapeutic intervention that combines virtual reality (VR) with generative deepfakes. The aim was to… Read More »The impact of Deepfakes in virtual reality scenarios for mental health therapy

Spatial Abilities. Training spatial thinking in a playful way.

Project state closed Project start July 2023 Funding duration 24 months Universities involved ZHdK, ZHAW Practice partners 5am Games GmbH, DGI Bauwerk Funding amount DIZH https://youtu.be/OH9YdFLYQkA Spatial thinking can be improved through targeted practice. While appropriate training methods have previously been taught using exercise books, for example, the ‘Spatial Abilities’… Read More »Spatial Abilities. Training spatial thinking in a playful way.

Crafting Playbook: a playful way to more balance and meaning at work

Project state closed Project start April 2023 Funding duration 21 months Universities involved UZH, ZHAW, ZHdK, PHZH Practice partners BGM-Forum Zürich, SUVA, Arcplace, Swissleaders Funding amount DIZH CHF 220'900 The “Crafting Playbook” is an app that uses short ‘Plays’ to encourage people to think and act (i.e. “craft”) about their… Read More »Crafting Playbook: a playful way to more balance and meaning at work

Revolutionizing Education60+: Digital Lifelong Learning

Project state closed Project start July 2024 Funding duration 22 months Universities involved UZH, ZHAW Practice partners Stadt Zürich, SparkAdemy AG, Senioren Universität Luzern Funding amount DIZH CHF 299'169 In line with the broader digital transformation of society, and of education in particular, this project developed blended learning opportunities for adults… Read More »Revolutionizing Education60+: Digital Lifelong Learning

Where am I? A videogame for building cultural integration for Ukrainian children and young people in Zurich

Project state closed Project start July 2022 Funding duration 10 months Universities involved ZHAW Practice partners Blindflugstudios Funding amount DIZH CHF 41'000 https://youtu.be/HlzD3CgM-Dg War and destruction mean a sudden loss of familiar things, especially for children. Far from their homeland, Ukrainian children and teens have to find their way around… Read More »Where am I? A videogame for building cultural integration for Ukrainian children and young people in Zurich