Insights

The latest Swiss Smart City Survey 2024 shows that smaller cities in particular are increasingly investing in smart solutions and seeking to catch up with the digital transformation. The focus is on digitalization, sustainability, citizen centricity, co-creation and participation. In total, cities and municipalities registered 403 projects in the six… Read More »Swiss Smart City Survey 2024: Small cities are increasingly focusing on smart solutions

The “ZHAW digital” initiative supports research projects that address a wide range of topics and aspects of digital transformation. The projects in this funding round deal with issues such as privacy protection, digital participation and sustainable resource use. As part of the “Digital Futures Fund for Research and Development” (DFF),… Read More »ZHAW digital: Five new DFF projects

In an interview with Katia Soland, Marcel Bleuler talks about the role of art and design in the Public Data Lab (PDL). “Especially to technological research, art and design can play a complementary role. They open a door to the societal negotiation of innovation. […] In my view, such engagements,… Read More »Art, design and data

How do muscles really move the shoulder? Previous computer simulations often greatly simplify the processes and therefore deliver inaccurate results. The InnoTreat project team has developed a method that takes into account the individual shape of the shoulder blade and upper arm. This allows muscle movements to be simulated more… Read More »New method for realistic shoulder simulations

With the 3rd Structure Call, we are promoting innovation structures that are effective in the long term. We support agile projects that overcome disciplinary and institutional boundaries, enable socially relevant solutions and sustainably strengthen cooperation between universities and practice partners. Funding of up to CHF 1.2 million per structure is… Read More »Apply now: 3rd Structure Call

Voices are with us all the time, whether in conversations, podcasts or movies. But what if we are suddenly no longer sure whether it is a person speaking on the other end?Today, artificial intelligence can generate voices that sound deceptively real. How does this work technically and linguistically? Phonetics professor… Read More »Who is speaking? Voice, identity and simulation

The fourth DSI Insights is dedicated to the position paper ‘Recommendations for a future with quantum technology’. This paper was produced as part of the fifth DSI Strategy Lab. In the ‘DSI Insights’ column, Titus Neupert writes that quantum technologies such as quantum computing, quantum communication and quantum sensor technology… Read More »DSI Insights: Are we fit for quantum computing?

Alexander Damm-Reiser, Professor of Remote Sensing of Water Systems at UZH, uses satellite data to analyze the impact of industrial activities on ecosystems. One example is the Grasberg mine in Papua New Guinea, one of the largest and highest mines in the world. Near-infrared satellite images show the destruction of… Read More »Satellite images reveal environmental damage caused by mining

Anyone navigating digital tasks throughout the day knows the challenge: feeling busy but struggling to make progress on the most important tasks. In our blog post, we explore how the lightweight task tool AIRbar can help maintain focus by fostering awareness, clear intentions, and regular reflection in everyday work. AIRbar… Read More »Tool for Focused Work

What will the museum of the future look like? The Museum of the Future exhibition dares to look ahead and transforms the exhibition space into an interactive laboratory for digital innovations. With 17 newly developed experiments, the Museum für Gestaltung Zürich shows how digitalization and artificial intelligence (AI) are changing… Read More »Museum of the Future – 17 digital experiments