Research
Research Agenda
Our research agenda covers the following areas and is conducted within the confines of projects executed with industry partners:
- Database and Big Data technology
- Data Mining, Statistics and Predictive Modeling
- Machine Learning and Graph Analytics
- Information Retrieval and Natural Language Processing
- Business Intelligence and Visual Analytics
- Data Warehousing and Decision Support
- Communication and Visualization of Results
- Privacy, Security and Ethics
- Entrepreneurship and Data Product Design
R&D Projects
This list gets directly filled from ZHAW's project database. Not all projects may show up due to interlinkage aspects.
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Apéro Digital Event Series
In the midst of societal digital transformation, post-pandemic economic recovery, and geopolitical tensions around the globe, the need for a carefully curated space for deliberation and networking presents unprecedented urgency. Against this backdrop, we propose the creation of an intellectually stimulating and ...
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NLP Community Building - ComBi
SwissNLP möchte in einer konzertierten Aktion die Schweizer Akteure aus Industrie, Wissenschaft und Administration im Bereich Natural Language Processing (NLP) besser vernetzen. Dazu sollen bis Ende 2025 verschiedene Aktivitäten durchgeführt werden, um dieses Ziel zu erreichen (z.B. Expert Group Meetings, angewandte ...
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Brain Research International Data Governance & Exchange
The goal of this project is to develop an International Data Governance Framework (IDGF) that can advance responsible international brain research and innovation. This will start with the identification of the technical, legal, ethical and organizational challenges to IDGF and the development of pathways to address ...
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Deep Dive ML on Simulated Enzyme-Electrolysis Performance
The goal of this pilot study is to research requirements needed to develop a computational model that simulates the fluidic and electro-biochemical dynamics in the power-to-liquid process in order to optimise the performance, efficiency and longevity of enzymes.
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AI4REALNET: AI for REAL-world NETwork operation
The scope of AI4REALNET covers the perspective of AI-based solutions addressing critical systems (electricity, railway, and air traffic management) modelled by networks that can be simulated, and are traditionally operated by humans, and where AI systems complement and augment human abilities. It has two main ...
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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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Intelligent planning for robot-based manufacturing
The proposed research seeks to merge data-driven methods, symbolic knowledge, and domain expertise to enhance the planning, optimization, and control of industrial robots and processes in robot-based manufacturing. By incorporating sensor data, we can leverage additional information to monitor and control industrial ...
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Enabling Scientific Diplomacy: Preparation of the GESDA Neurotechnology Compass
The Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator (GESDA) is developing the “Neurotechnology Compass” (the NeuroTech Compass – NTC). The NTC is aimed at equipping decision-makers with the necessary navigation tools to best support research in neuroscience and neurotechnology and their applications in society. By ...
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ML-BCA: Machine Learning für Body Composition Analysis
Das Centre for Artificial Intelligence (CAI) der ZHAW hat gemeinsam mit dem Kantonsspital Aarau im Rahmen von Vorstudien die Grundlage für Machine Learning-unterstützte Body Composition Analysis auf Bildbeständen des KSA gelegt und hierbei vielversprechende Ergebnisse erzielt. Ziel dieses Projekts ist die ...
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Digital Health Zurich – Ein Praxislabor für patientenzentrierte klinische Innovation
Digital Health Zurich erforscht digitale Gesundheitslösungen im Spitalkontext und setzt diese effizient und praxisrelevant um. Kernthemen sind PROMs (Patient Reported Outcome Measure), Fernüberwachung, integrierte Pflege und damit verbundene Technologien sowie die Befähigung von Patient:innen und Personal. Unsere ...