How can artificial intelligence be made understandable? Dr Lukas Drees from the EcoVision Lab at the Institute for Mathematical Modelling and Machine Learning (DM3L) is researching how green spaces influence well-being at the Public Data Lab. His vision: an interactive map that recommends optimal green spaces based on personal preferences.… Read More »Teaching machine learning through art
The ZHAW digital community presented the Digital Shaper Award 2025 at Nüü on 28 November. The Engagement Award went to Anne Catherine Gieshoff (ZHAW Applied Linguistics) for her commitment to the community, her research into extended realities and her contribution to cross-departmental collaboration. The Impact Award went to the team… Read More »ZHAW: Digital Shaper Award 2025
Making AI-supported radiology more transparent and reliable The TRUST-RAD project developed AI tools for radiology that are not only powerful but, above all, reliable and transparent. The focus was on the development of RadVLM, an innovative AI model for analysing chest X-rays. The model can explain findings, draft reports, answer… Read More »Project closure: TRUST-RAD
We all know it from school or university: some days you learn really well, other days nothing works. This is not only due to how you feel on the day, but also depends heavily on three psychological needs. DSI Professor and educational scientist Sascha Schneider explains what these needs are… Read More »How digital tools boost motivation to learn
Generative AI promises the future. But how does it change our view of the past? Roland Meyer, DIZH Bridge Professor for Digital Cultures and the Arts, describes an often overlooked dimension of generative AI in an article in the university magazine Zett: its relationship to history. AI systems such as… Read More »Synthetic archives
How do humorous elements work in communicating complex scientific topics? A recent study examines the effect on different target groups. Can humour help make complex topics such as artificial intelligence accessible to a broad audience? Sabrina H. Kessler and Valery Wyss explored this question in an experimental study published in… Read More »Publication: Humour in Science Communication
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 interpreting. As part of the IT-COMMIT project, an app was developed that uses AI to generate bilingual conversations in 21 languages… Read More »Project closure: IT-Commit
The Digital Society Initiative (DSI) at the University of Zurich is looking for a Research Assistant (30–40%) to work on the sixth DSI Strategy Lab on the topic of ‘The Impact of Interdisciplinary Research’. The DSI at the University of Zurich is looking for a Research Assistant (30–40%) to join… Read More »Vacancy: Research Assistant «The Impact of Interdisciplinary Research»
The project Revolutionizing Education60+: Digital Lifelong Learninghas been successfully completed. The aim was to make it easier for people aged 60 and over to access contemporary learning opportunities and to equip them with the skills they need for an increasingly digital society. In collaboration with partners from the field, new course… Read More »Project closure: Digital lifeling learning
Artificial intelligence (AI) has long been established in digital tools that translate texts into other languages or generate subtitles. However, the technology for sign language translations for deaf people and audio descriptions for blind people is still a long way from being fully developed. DSI Professor and computational linguist Sarah… Read More »How AI can break down barriers in videos