Benjamin Kühnis
Benjamin Kühnis
ZHAW
School of Management and Law
Institute of Information Systems
Theaterstrasse 17
8400 Winterthur
Work at ZHAW
Teaching
Experience
- Software Engineer
Abrantix AG
09 / 2011 - 08 / 2017 - Software Engineer
UBS AG
08 / 2007 - 08 / 2011
Education and Continuing education
Education
- Msc in Information and Communication Technologies / Computer Science
University of Applied Sciences Rapperswil
09 / 2017 - 08 / 2019 - Bsc in Computer Science / Computer Science
University of Applied Sciences Rapperswil
09 / 2011 - 08 / 2016
Continuing Education
CAS Higher and Professional Education
ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences
07 / 2023
Projects
- Multimodal Detection of Toxicity in Video Games / Team member / completed
- ERZ-SmartAssistant / Team member / completed
- Multimodal Anonymization of Gameplay Data / Team member / completed
- Transforming clinical assessments: Explicitly articulating implicit clinical decision-making to train AI / Team member / completed
- Tele-Assessment: Leveraging Deep Learning to Assess Upper Limb Kinematics after Stroke with Off-the-shelf Webcams / Team member / completed
- Design Criteria for Communicating with Avatars and Smart Agents / Team member / completed
Publications
Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed
- Unger, T., Kühnis, B., Sauerzopf, L., Spiess, M. R., de Spindler, A., Luft, A. R., Easthope Awai, C., Schönhammer, J. G., & Gavagnin, E. (2025). Using deep learning to detect upper limb compensation in individuals post-stroke using consumer-grade webcams : a feasibility study. Frontiers in Medicine, 12(1645369). https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2025.1645369
- Unger, T., de Sousa Ribeiro, R., Mokni, M., Weikert, T., Pohl, J., Schwarz, A., Held, J. P. O., Sauerzopf, L., Kühnis, B., Gavagnin, E., Luft, A. R., Gassert, R., Lambercy, O., Awai Easthope, C., & Schönhammer, J. G. (2024). Upper limb movement quality measures : comparing IMUs and optical motion capture in stroke patients performing a drinking task. Frontiers in Digital Health, 6(1359776). https://doi.org/10.3389/fdgth.2024.1359776
- Sauerzopf, L., Chavez Panduro, C. G., Luft, A., Kühnis, B., Gavagnin, E., Unger, T., Easthope Awai, C., Schönhammer, J. G., Degenfellner, J., & Spiess, M. (2024). Evaluating inter- and intra-rater reliability in assessing upper limb compensatory movements post-stroke : creating a ground truth through video analysis? Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 21(217). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12984-024-01506-7
Written conference contributions, peer-reviewed
- Sauerzopf, L., Schweizer, C., Luft, A., Kühnis, B., Gavagnin, E., Unger, T., Easthope Awai, C., Schönhammer, J. G., Degenfellner, J., & Spiess, M. (2025, May 13). Toward ground truth : evaluating therapists’ reliability in video-based assessment of upper limb compensatory movements post-stroke. RehabWeek, Chicago, USA, 12-16 May 2025.
- Unger, T., Weikert, T., Mokni, M., Luft, A., Gassert, R., Lambercy, O., Sauerzopf, L., Gavagnin, E., Kühnis, B., Spiess, M., Schönhammer, J., & Awai Easthope, C. (2024). Quantifying upper limb movement quality after stroke with a webcam. 13th World Congress for Neurorehabilitation, Vancouver, Canada, 22-25 May 2024.
- Chavez Panduro, C. G., Spiess, M., Gavagnin, E., Kühnis, B., Unger, T., Schönhammer, J., & Sauerzopf, L. (2024). Movement analysis through videos in occupational therapy : insights from an ongoing research project for clinical practice. 6. Kongress Der Ergotherapie, Fribourg, Schweiz, 24.-25. Mai 2024.
Oral conference contributions and abstracts
Sauerzopf, L., Chavez Panduro, C. G., Luft, A. R., Kühnis, B., Gavagnin, E., Unger, T., Easthope Awai, C., Schönhammer, J. G., Degenfellner, J., & Spiess, M. (2024, September 5). Transforming clinical assessments : rater reliability in video-based evaluation of upper extremity after stroke. Annual Conference of the Swiss Society for Biomedical Engineering (SSBE), Winterthur, Switzerland, 5 September 2024.