Institutes and Centres
Numerous institutes and centres are part of the ZHAW School of Engineering. These collaborate with business partners to implement innovative research and development projects and deliver services. The ongoing results are incorporated directly into the curriculum and ensure well-founded and practice-oriented courses.
- Institute of Applied Information Technology (InIT)
Focal point: Human-Information Interaction, Information Security, Information Engineering, Service Engineering, Software Systems - Institute of Applied Mathematics and Physics (IAMP)
Focal point: Applied Optics, Medical and Biophysics, Safety-Critical Systems, Applied Complex Systems Science, Scientific Computing and Algorithms - Institute of Data Analysis and Process Design (IDP)
Focal point: Business Engineering and Operations Management, Finance, Risk Management and Econometrics, Data Analysis and Statistics, Transport and Traffic Engineering, Measurement and Testing Technology - Institute of Energy Systems and Fluid Engineering (IEFE)
Focal point: Energy efficiency, Renewable energies, Energy storage and networks - Institute of Mechanical Systems (IMES)
Focal point: Biomechanical Engineering, Lightweight Construction Engineering, Applied Mechanics - Institute of Mechatronic Systems (IMS)
Focal point: Robots and Robot-Based Systems, Vision and Navigation, Control Engineering and Automation, Drive Technology and Power Electronics, Medical Engineering, System Technology - Institute of Sustainable Development (INE)
Focal point: Sustainable Energy Systems, Sustainable Mobility, Integral Logistics, Risk Management and Technology Assessment - Institute of Signal Processing and Wireless Communications (ISC)
Focal point: Electronic Radio Frequency Technology, Telecommunications and Wireless Communication, Data Signal Processing - Institute of Computational Physics (ICP)
Focal point: Sensors and actuators, Electrochemical cells and energy systems, Organic electronics and photovoltaics, Modelling of microstructured materials, Development of multiphysics software - Institute of Embedded Systems (InES)
Focal point: Real Time Ethernet, Highly available and secure systems, Development methods for distributed embedded systems, Wireless Communication, Time Synchronisation, Audio/Video, Microcontroller and Processor Architecture - Institute of Materials and Process Engineering (IMPE)
Focal point: Surface Technology, Materials Fibre, Methods Development - Centre for Artificial Intelligence (CAI)
Focal point: Autonomous Learning Systems, Explainable AI, Natural Language Processing, Computer Vision, Perception and Cognition - Centre for Aviation (ZAV)
Focal point: Aerodynamics and Flight Mechanics, Human Factors and Aeronautical Communication, System Integration and Structural Integrity - Centre for Product and Process Development (ZPP)
Focal point: Product Innovation, Process Development, Development & Construction, Manufacturing