Institute of Data Analysis and Process Design (IDP)
We create value from data
We use advanced data-based methods to create innovative solutions for business and industry. We address real-life challenges with scientific methods and a strong commitment to practicability. We are the leading educator and partner of choice for applied data science and business engineering in Switzerland.
Research Groups
Advanced scientific tools for solutions in the financial industry
Health and Environmental Analytics
Analyzing data to derive interpretable results using statistical and machine learning techniques
Maintenance, Mobility, AI & Society
Leverage AI and advanced modeling for innovations in predictive maintenance, mobility solutions, and socially aligned systems
Generating insights, creating value and fostering innovation in business processes and services
Visual Intelligence and Applications
As visual data becomes one of the most abundant and complex sources of information, Visual Intelligence is a key pillar of modern data science — enabling new ways to analyze, model, and communicate through images, video, and immersive environments
For Students
Consulting Services
Team IDP
Publikationen
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Burri, Christoph; Meierhofer, Jürg,
2025.
Data Value Creator 4.0 – Wertgenerierung durch datenbasierte Optimierung.
topsoft Fachmagazin.
15(2), pp. 44-45.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-33862
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Wulf, Jochen; Meierhofer, Jürg; Hannich, Frank,
2025.
Architecting human-AI cocreation for technical services : interaction modes and contingency factors.
arXiv.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.2507.14034
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Wüest, Matthias; Goren Huber, Lilach,
2025.
Fully unsupervised anomaly detection in industrial images with unknown data contamination[paper].
In:
2025 IEEE Swiss Conference on Data Science (SDS).
12th IEEE Swiss Conference on Data Science (SDS), Zurich, Switzerland, 26-27 June 2025.
IEEE.
pp. 40-47.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/SDS66131.2025.00013
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Meierhofer, Jürg; Benedech, Rodolfo,
2025.
In:
Kugler, Petra; Dobler, Martin; Meierhofer, Jürg; Strittmatter, Marc; Treiterer, Manuel; Vogt, Helen, eds.,
Data Sharing für KMU.
Berlin:
Springer.
pp. 51-56.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-71209-2_4
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2025.
AI for real machines : bridging the research-industry gap.
In:
12th IEEE Swiss Conference on Data Science (SDS), Zurich, Switzerland, 26-27 June 2025.