Projects of research group Human-Centered Computing

By combining machine learning and computer vision methods, existing products consisting of elements of a modular system will be captured. Recognized product modules can then be reconfigured, repaired, or refurbished to support a circular business strategy.

Event-driven Design Patterns in Creating Augmented Reality Experiences

The goal of this project is to research and develop deep-learning based methods to automatically extract the data visualized in a chart, in order to generate a semantic description of the chart graphics for visually impaired readers using their screen readers.

The monitoring of print and online media has been taking place more or less automatically for a long time. Since an ever greater proportion of new content is produced first or even exclusively for audiovisual (AV) media, the importance of monitoring these AV media has soared. Since the monitoring of…

MBS (feasibility study): Use of XR (Mixed Reality) in plant engineering. By walking through large plants together in virtual space in the early stages of the development process: / shortened process time/ Reduction of planning errors and time-consuming coordination with international customers/…

in order to offer a better individualized training environment and to be able to close individual gaps through exercises tailored to the needs.

Digital Health Zurich researches digital health solutions in the hospital context and implements them efficiently and with practical relevance. Core topics are Patient Reported Outcome Measure (PROMs), remote monitoring, integrated care and related technologies as well as empowerment of patients and…

Sight Guide - Accessibility meets Technology

Evaluation of e-accessibility with usability testing

The project aims to improve the accessibility of teaching at Swiss universities and to guarantee it in the long term. One of the main problems is the lack of awareness among responsible faculty and staff of the diversity needs of their students, which is why the development of an online training and…

PDF is the most popular document format to provide and distribute information on the internet. It was developed by Adobe 1996 but has been an open format since 2008. It was estimated in 2015 that more than 2.5 trillion PDF documents exist on the internet, covering all aspects of life and research,…

This project is part of a wider swissuniversities initiative called “Swiss Digital Academy”, which deals with open educational resources and open educational platforms. The specific goal of the project “Mastering Accessibility of Open Educational Resources” is to provide knowledge of accessible open…

In the ADDSA project, an advanced Data and Service Architecture is being developed to meet the industrial needs in equipment insights.

This demonstration shows to the participants the exciting possibilities of machine learning applied to speech, showcasing their benefits in various scenarios like helping regain the voices of the speech-impaired and improvement of dubbing technologies. Also, crucially, it helps demonstrate the…

ETH Zurich is planning to make its online video portal (website, video player) accessible for everyone, including persons with disabilities. ETH Zurich is currently collaborating with international academic partners to develop the software needed for its OpenCast project. Within the context of this…

The aim of this project is to provide know-how and to raise awareness of digital accessibility issues among software developers and other stakeholders at the ZKB. To that end, a combination of training, consulting and accessibility testing is offered.