Paul Schmitter

Position at the ZHAW

Research Associate

https://www.zhaw.ch/de/lsfm/institute-zentren/ifm/ueber-uns/hospitality-management-und-consumer-fm/

Expertise and research interests

• Digital Transformation of Facility Management in Healthcare (FM in Healthcare)

• Ambient Assisted Living / Ambient Intelligence: Use and application of technical assistance Systems

• Artificial intelligence: Strategic effects of AI in FM (use of digital assistants in hospitals)

• New housing and care models for elder care facilities and nursing homes

Educational background

Master of Science ZFH in Facility Management, 2018, Zurich University of Applied Sciences ZHAW

Bachelor of Science ZFH in Facility Management, 2016, Zurich University of Applied Sciences ZHAW

Membership of networks

• IFMA, Switzerland Chapter
• Alumni ZHAW

• Determining the strategic need for action in the digitalization of hospitals on a normative, strategic and operational level / Project co-leader / Project ongoing
• Technik im Quartier / Team member / Project ongoing
• SmartCareNet / Project leader / Project completed
• FM-bezogene Dienstleistungen werden mobil / Team member / Project completed
• AALBridge / Team member / Project completed
• ThurvitTech / Team member / Project completed
• ActiveAdvice / Team member / Project completed
• iCareCooperatives / Team member / Project completed

Book parts, peer-reviewed

• de Sousa, Rita Tavares; Teles, Soraia; Bertel, Diotima; Schmitter, Paul; Abrantes, Diogo,

  2020.

  Advisory on ambient assisted living solutions : towards an advisor concept and training curriculum

  .

  In:

  Ziefle, Martina; Maciaszek, Leszek A., eds.,

  Information and communication technologies for ageing well and e-health.

  Cham:

  Springer.

  pp. 41-61.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-52677-1_3

Conference contributions, peer-reviewed

• Kofler, Andrea; Schmitter, Paul; Brockes, Christiane; Hofer, Susanne,

  2019.

  Service innovation for new care landscapes : a case study on safety in senior living and care [paper].

  In:

  Smithwick, Jake; Sullivan, Kenneth; Bown, Michael, eds.,

  ASFM - Associated schools of Facility Management Proceedings.

  ASFM Fall 2019 Colloquium, Phoenix, USA, 15 Oktober 2019.

  pp. 9-16.

  Available from: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1c_tzSuHW3lZTfHv4nnpuiGVAhkIdckK_/view

• Bertel, Diotima; Teles, Soraia; Strohmeier, Flora; Vieira-Marques, Pedro; Schmitter, Paul; Ruscher, Stefan H.; Paúl, Constança; Kofler, Andrea Ch.,

  2019.

  The best of both worlds : combining digital and human AAL advisory services for older adults [paper].

  In:

  Bamidis, Panagiotis D.; Ziefle, Martina; Maciaszek, Leszek A., eds.,

  Information and communication technologies for ageing well and e-health.

  4th International Conference (ICT4AWE 2018), Funchal, Portugal, 22-23 March 2018.

  Heidelberg:

  Springer.

  pp. 66-82.

  Communications in Computer and Information Science ; 982.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15736-4_4

• Teles, Soraia; Kofler, Andrea Ch.; Schmitter, Paul; Ruscher, Stefan; Paul, Constanca; Bertel, Diotima,

  2018.

  ActiveAdvice : a multi-stakeholder perspective to understand functional requirements of an online advice platform for AAL products and services [paper].

  In:

  Röcker, C.; O'Donoghue, J.; Ziefle, M.; Maciaszek, L.; Molloy, W., eds.,

  Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health : Third International Conference, ICT4AWE 2017, Porto, Portugal, April 28-29, 2017, revised selected papers.

  ICT4AWE - 3rd International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health, Porto, Portugal, 28-29 April 2017.

  Springer.

  pp. 168-190.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93644-4_9

• Schmitter, Paul; Kofler, Andrea Ch.,

  2018.

  FM services get digital : key prerequisites to integrate intelligent personal assistants in Swiss hospitals [paper].

  In:

  Tucker, Matthew, ed.,

  Research Papers for the 17th EuroFM Research Symposium EFMC 2018, 5-8 2018 June in Sofia, Bulgaria.

  17th EuroFM Research Symposium EFMC 2018, Sofia, 5-8 June 2018.

  Schiphol-Rijk:

  EuroFM.

  pp. 119-126.

• Bertel, Diotima; Teles, Soraia; Strohmeier, Flora; Vieira-Marques, Pedro; Schmitter, Paul; Ruscher, Stefan; Paul, Constanca; Kofler, Andrea Ch.,

  2018.

  High tech, high touch : integrating digital and human AAL advisory services for older adults [paper].

  In:

  Bamidis, P.; Ziefle, M.; Maciaszek, L., eds.,

  Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health.

  ICT4AWE 2018, Funchal, Portugal, 22-23 March 2018.

  SciTePress.

  pp. 241-249.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.5220/0006799002410249

Other publications

• Schmitter, Paul; Kofler, Andrea; Gerber, Nicole; Hofer, Susanne,

  2019.

  Smart infrastructure - smart services : focus on non-medical support services in hospitals [paper].

  In:

  Proceedings CIB World Building Congress.

  CIB world building congress, Hong Kong, 17–21 June 2019.

  Hong Kong:

  The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

• Kofler, Andrea; Gerber, Nicole; Schmitter, Paul,

  2018.

  Versorgung Digital : AALBridge.

  Transfer.

  2018(1),

  pp. 11.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3636

• Kofler, Andrea; Schmitter, Paul,

  2017.

  "Siri, wie komme ich in die Cafeteria?".

  fmpro service.

  2017(4),

  pp. 18-20.

• Kofler, Andrea; Awuku-Sao, Gyan; Schmitter, Paul;

  2017.

  Baseline report on AAL advice, decision and authorization.

  Available from: https://project.activeadvice.eu/deliverables/deliverable-2-1-baseline-report/

Oral conference contributions and abstracts

• Ballmer, Thomas Michael; Schmitter, Paul,

  2019.

  Mobil im Quartier Workshop.

  In:

  Impulstagung Soziale Innovation: #1 Fokus Ageing Society, Bern, 6. - 7. September 2019.

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