In the DSI Insight column on inside-it.ch, DSI Professor Anastasiia Koloskova explores how machine learning can be applied where it is most urgently needed. In healthcare, environmental science or the financial sector, data is often sensitive, scattered and difficult to access. Algorithms offer a solution, enabling institutions to train AI… Read More »DSI Insights: Democratising AI
Google Maps shows you the fastest route, ChatGPT answers your questions, voice messages spare you the effort of typing. That’s convenient — and a little unsettling: your digital traces together form a more accurate profile than you might want to reveal. Anika Hannemann researches data privacy and AI at ZHAW.… Read More »Uncannily Convenient: Data Between Comfort and Control
Many young people know that data protection is important. Nevertheless, they often share personal information or photos without a second thought. This disconnect between knowledge and behaviour is also known as the privacy paradox. The AI-Strong project, carried out from ZHAW in collaboration with the Swiss Youth Parliaments Association and… Read More »Project closure: AI-Strong
It is not just the topic of a podcast that determines whether we listen. Its design also plays a key role. As part of the “Designing Podcasts” project, researchers from ZHAW and ZHdK have developed a model that provides a holistic description of the design and use of podcasts: the… Read More »Paper published: Podcast design and listening motivation are linked
Whilst large cities such as Zurich and Winterthur have been implementing smart city initiatives for some time, many small and medium-sized municipalities are still in the early stages. The Swiss Smart City Survey (SSCS) provides guidance: it is a regular survey that tracks the development of smart city activities in… Read More »Project closure: DIZH Swiss Smart City Outreach
Which partner organisations does the DIZH work with, and what impact does it have there? Research has an impact when it is put into practice. The innovation program is designed to transfer research findings on digital transformation to the Canton of Zurich. In 140 approved projects, Zurich’s universities are collaborating… Read More »Data Story: Digital solutions for the canton Zurich
Privacy notices and privacy policies are standard practice today, but they primarily explain how data is processed. What specific risks are users exposed to? In other areas, such as drug safety or consumer protection, explicit risk warnings are taken for granted. Instead of merely disclosing data practices, users should be… Read More »More clarity on risks in data protection
Where do students prefer to study? What matters most to them? How many learning environments are needed in Zurich? The student survey seeks answers to precisely these questions. Several Zurich-based universities and institutions have joined forces to better understand the learning needs of students in the canton. The results will… Read More »Student Survey “Learning Environments Zurich”
Exergames combine physical activity with digital gaming elements and research suggests they have potential for rehabilitation, training and prevention. The Exergames for Health project, carried out by ZHAW and ZHdK in collaboration with Winterthur Cantonal Hospital and the VAMED Rehabilitation Centre Zurich, aimed to share expertise on exergames in a… Read More »Project closure: Exergames for Health
Many people struggle to understand speech in noisy or acoustically complex environments, such as a station concourse, a restaurant or at a concert. Traditional hearing tests reach their limits in such situations: they barely reflect the complexity of real-life listening situations and therefore lack ecological validity. The SpiN3D project uses… Read More »Hearing tests in real-world conditions