A new testing facility at Dübendorf Airport enables researchers to develop autonomous systems such as drones from idea to marketable product. The facility was conceived thanks to the Digitalization Initiative of the Zurich Higher Education Institutions. Marita Fuchs; English translation by Philip Isler The drab metal door to Hangar 9… Read More »Flying toward the future
How can artificial intelligence help improve medical diagnoses? This was one of the topics of the joint symposium of UZH and Kyoto University, which ended successfully yesterday. Author: Priska Feichter What started as a collaboration between two institutes has become a university-wide strategic partnership: UZH’s Institute of Regenerative Medicine and… Read More »Kyoto University and UZH Strengthen Their Strategic Partnership
Women and the political left are more sceptical about AI. They criticise the lack of emotionality. Nevertheless, the positive basic attitude towards artificial intelligence is surprising. Artificial intelligences can be used in many areas of life. For example, an AI can make a medical diagnosis, recognise false messages on social… Read More »Where AI is accepted in Switzerland
The Data Donation Lab, an initiative at the University of Zurich that promotes data donation as a methodological approach to collect digital trace data, is organizing a Symposium on the topic of data donation. The Symposium will take place on 11-12 September 2023 at the University of Zurich, but it… Read More »Data Donation Symposium
The University of Zurich invites applications for a position as an assistant professorship with tenure track in digital higher education. The position should be filled by 1 August 2024. This is a joint professorship with the University of Teacher Education Zurich (PHZH) and the appointee will be active in research… Read More »DIZH professorship for Digital Higher Education
DSI Infrastucture & Lab Call: apply now. The Call is open to all DSI members and provides funding of up to CHF 100,000. The main: Applicants must be full DSI members Funding from CHF 20’000.- to 100’000.- for maximum of 2 years; co-financing mandatory Application deadline: April 23, 2023 Decision… Read More »Apply now: DSI Infrastructure & Lab Call
The National Research Programme “Big Data” (NRP 75) of the Swiss National Science Foundation investigated opportunities and challenges. The final report was presented at a media conference on 2 March 2023. The use of big data can improve our everyday lives: medical care, mobility and energy efficiency or the supply… Read More »Big data, big challenges: conclusion of NRP 75
Dr. Ning Wang was appointed a member of the Global Future Council on the Future of Technology Policy by the World Economic Forum (WEF) during 2023-2024. The World Economic Forum’s Global Future Councils (GFC) are the world’s premier interdisciplinary and multistakeholder insight network dedicated to generate deep understanding of frontier topics… Read More »Dr. Ning Wang appointed Member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council
RSI (Radiotelevisione Svizzera di lingua Italiana) reported extensively on the game “Where am I?” in the news of 25 February. Watch the report on RSI The game was funded as part of the Rapid Action Call “Dealing with emergencies as a result of the war against Ukraine” and is intended… Read More »Videogame from Zurich in Ticino news
The newly launched DSI Community Sustainability aims to promote both sustainable digitalisation and digital sustainability. Co-leader Dr Mario Angst gives a brief insight into the work of the community. Sustainability and digitalisation represent two important and far-reaching social and technological transformation processes in our society. The DSI Community Sustainability aims… Read More »Introducing the DSI Community Sustainability