All projects from the School of Life Sciences and Facility Management
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Innovative Immunotherapy Approach
The goal of this project is the synthesis of peptide loaded nanoparticles.
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Stability of self-organizing net fragments as inductive bias for next-generation deep learning
We recently released "A Theory of Natural Intelligence", proposing a possible key to the emergence of intelligence in biological learners. Goal of this fellowship is to develop a technical implementation of the concept of self-organizing netfragments within contemporary deep artificial neural nets. ...
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Farm to Table in Toni Areal
The “Farm to Table” project, an initiative of the ZHAW, ZHdK and ZFV, explores the sustainable transformation of the dining hall offering with a comprehensive approach that includes seasonal, regional and balanced food options. This four-week project carried out on the Toni-Areal campus includes a detailed ...
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Integration of water and nutrient cycles in the renovation of a single-family detached home
Although today's drinking water and sanitation system is an achievement from a hygiene perspective, it is not optimal from an ecological and resource-efficient perspective. The building owner Rüegg is planning to renovate a single-family home. In addition to the energy renovation, the water system should also be ...
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Novel phage derived antimicrobials
Novel, patentable bacteriophage-based precision antimicrobials are generated. To minimize the risk of failure at the pre-clinical stage, in vivo activity screening in zebrafish embryos is combined with process development, continuous evolution, and phage engineering during early stages of discovery. ...
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Production of Clean Meat using edible scaffolds
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Climate Rating for Real Estate Portfolios
To address climate and regulatory challenges for Swiss Pension and Real Estate funds, this project aims to create transparent, technology- and data-driven methods for evaluating Swiss Real Estate assets in terms of obsolescence, carbon emissions (current and forward-looking), and energy efficiency using large data ...
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Augmented Reality Outdoor Mission "Escape the fossils"
With the Augmented Realitiy (AR) outdoor mission " Escape the Fossils", we want to create awareness and communicate our current research on energy transitions. It will specicially target students from 12 years. For this reason supporting material will be developed. The project partnership between the institute of ...
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Nowcasting water toxicity using information fusion and maschine learning
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ADSC isolation by pure mechanical means
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Drone Signal Dataset
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Maximizing the Benefits of Organic Fertilizers: A Data-Driven Approach to Improve Efficiency and Reduce Pollution
The project aims at assessing the use of soil enzymatic activity to improve the use efficiency of nitrogen in agriculture to fulfill environmental goals and climate targets. We work together with ETH spin-off Digit Soil who already developed a device measuring on-site biological activity, an important soil process ...
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Evaluation of modification in aerospace regulations using generative artificial intelligence models
Creation of a proof of concept for innovative analytics for aerospace compliance using machine learning.
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Novel method for geosmin reduction using probiotics in aquaculture
Novel method for geosmin reduction using probiotics in aquaculture: Upcycling of waste nutrients (backwash slurry of drum sieve filter) to biofloc which will further increase water quality by further nitrification process and simultaneously degradation of the above mentioned off flavor substances by the Genus ...
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Stroke DynamiX
Stroke DynamiX explores data-driven stroke management using machine-learning techniques in a consortium of statistics researchers, translational enablers, and clinical partners. We implement statistical tools to dynamically model stroke epidemiologically and predict real-time sepsis onset in the clinic. ...
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Automatic individualization of mathematics tasks
In this project, the exercises provided to the students are to be automatically individualized. For this purpose, the exercises and exams solved by the students are analyzed and theand the missing competences will be identified. This approach should generate exercises optimized for each student and therefore provide ...
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Construction kit online didactics
Due to the limited resources of rooms and the increased demand for offers of part-time study, the online part of teaching and the quality of e-learning didactics in online courses are becoming more and more important. In the project "Building Blocks for Inspiration in Online Didactics", lecturers from diverse ...
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Molecular Sensory Guided Flavor Improvement of Plant-Based Egg
This project utilizes the methodologies of Sensomics to enhance the flavor of plant-based eggs by bridging the molecular-level flavor gap. Through reverse engineering, the specific molecular components responsible for the flavor of chicken egg are identified and utilized to optimize the flavor of plant-based ...
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Reference values and quality criteria for biodiversity in settlement areas
The potential for promoting biodiversity in urban areas is great, and the willingness of actors to get involved is increasing. In order to be able to do this, planners, developers and municipalities need - in addition to knowledge and legal foundations - well-supported and practicable benchmarks for biodiversity ...
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ReFoCus – Innovative application of bio-processing for nutritionally enhanced and minimally processed animal-free food products
We target to develop centre-of-the-plate food products through an innovative application of texture- and nutrient-optimized bio-processing, assisted by data-driven process optimization. From sustainability perspective, the product aims for minimal processing and up-cycling of agro-food side streams. ...
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Comparison of roasting
Comparison of roasting with different head/energy sources. This will be conducted first (2023) on three shop roasters and later (2024) on two industrial roasters.
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Development of a sustainable packaging system for refrigerated transport
The aim of the project is to prepare a potential study for the development of a sustainable packaging system (consisting of thermobox, cooling element and latent heat storage material) for refrigerated transport. The use of bio-based and/or biodegradable or recyclable materials as well as suitable manufacturing and ...
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Underground mission: Soilless crop cultivation
The project aims to answer the question of whether it is possible to use an underground cavern for crop production in an economical and sustainable way by using the benefits of underground climate.
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Digital Health Zurich – A practice lab for patient-centred clinical innovation
Digital Health Zurich researches digital health solutions in the hospital context and implements them efficiently and with practical relevance. Core topics are Patient Reported Outcome Measure (PROMs), remote monitoring, integrated care and related technologies as well as empowerment of patients and staff. Our ...
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Participatory decision-making for food system transformation
In this inter- and transdisciplinary research project, we investigate with the local actors the sustainability of "terroir" agri-food systems. First, we will co-define sustainability in the local context with direct engagement with stakeholders. Second, we will facilitate the co-creation of pathway towards improving ...