10.04.24

Deep neural networks are cheating

How do state-of-the-art models for automatic speaker recognition learn to recognize voices? A team of UZH and CAI researchers catches them "in flagranti": more comprehensive dynamic-prosodic features are not even learnt when forced.

10.04.24

CAI takes a look at AI‘s role in the energy transition

AI can help to better infer sub-surface conditions for safe use of geothermics; of course it should become more energy-efficient itself.

09.04.24

CAI to deliver keynote on AI in Medicine at Day of Innovation and Research 2024 at KSA

Stemming from the ongoing collaboration with the Cantonal Hospital Aarau, Prof. Dr. Thilo Stadelmann presents insights into the use and benefits of AI in Medicine

11.03.24

New Professor for Explainable AI

Dr. Jasmina Bogojeska was appointed as Professor for AI & ML on 6th February 2024 by the Council of the Universities of Applied Sciences of the Canton of Zurich after a rigorous selection process.

11.03.24

CAI in the news: 10vor10 report on the "Virtual Kids" project

The Swiss Television (SRF) program 10vor10 reports on the "Virtual Kids" project in "The Idea” segment.

28.02.24

Paper on the Analysis of Learned Query Optimizers Accepted at VLDB 2024 - The Major International Conference on Database Research

The paper “Is Your Learned Query Optimizer Behaving As You Expect: A Machine Learning Perspective” by Claude Lehmann, Pavel Sulimov and Kurt Stockinger has been accepted at VLDB 2024 (International Conference on Very Large Databases), which is…

08.02.24

Three new research groups at the CAI

Since September 2023, the groups on Responsible AI, Industrial AI and Cybernetic Learning Systems started their endeavor.

07.02.24

Lab Sciences Award 2024 to BA Students Martin Oswald and Tenzin Langdun

After already receiving the regional Siemens Excellence Award 2023, Martin Oswald and Tenzin S. Langdun are among the winners of the Lab Sciences Award 2024.

17.01.24

QuantumBasel and ZHAW School of Engineering join Forces for Quantum Machine Learning Research

QuantumBasel, the centre of competence for quantum computing and artificial intelligence, and the ZHAW School of Engineering are entering into a research partnership. The strategic collaboration focuses on cutting-edge research projects in the…

05.12.23

Paper on ScienceBenchmark Accepted at VLDB 2024 – The Major International Conference on Database Research

The paper ScienceBenchmark: A Complex Real-World Benchmark for Evaluating Natural Language to SQL Systems by Yi Zhang, Jan Deriu, George Katsogiannis-Meimarakis, Catherine Kosten, Georgia Koutrika, Kurt Stockinger has been accepted at VLDB 2024 (Very…

20.11.23

BSc Student with Internship at Harvard University

During the summer, our BSc Student Gabriel Nobel had the privilege of completing a three-month internship at Harvard University. He was part of the Visual Computing Group, led by Hanspeter Pfister.

30.10.23

Mohammadreza Amirian successfully defends PhD thesis on trustworthy AI

The dissertation on “Deep Learning for Robust and Explainable Models in Computer Vision” brought about important discoveries over a series of applied research projects with practice partners and was evaluated with “magna cum laude” at Ulm University,…

30.10.23

ZHAW CAI expert on Responsible AI Innovation gives keynote on geopolitics of neurotechnology innovation

Ricardo Chavarriaga, group leader on Responsible AI Innovation of the ZHAW Center for Artificial Intelligence (CAI), gave a keynote on the topic of "Geopolitics of Neurotechnologies" at the Brain Innovation days in Brussels.

19.10.23

Our paper on "Automated Machine Learning in Practice" wins Most Cited Paper Award at IEEE SDS 2023

On its tenth anniversary, SDS honored the publication with the most citations since its inception. The winner was the publication "Automated Machine Learning in Practice: State of the Art and Recent Results" by CAI researchers in collaboration with…

02.10.23

AI and Sustainability: Pascal Sager Joins the Board of the Sustainable Impact Program (SIP)

Deep learning requires a lot of computing resources. That is why Pascal Sager is working on the efficient and sustainable use of artificial intelligence (AI). In August, he joined the board of the Sustainable Impact Program (SIP), where he evaluates…

22.09.23

Researchers at ZHAW enable AI to effectively read Music Notes in Real-World settings

The usability of AI-powered music reading systems is significantly diminished in real-world settings due to imperfect data quality and the high impact of wrong predictions. Researchers at ZHAW have developed effective answers to these challenges by…

18.09.23

Improving the trustworthiness of critical systems with AI: CAI and IDP are part of the EU HORIZON project AI4REALNET

In the project AI4REALNET, ZHAW researchers focus on the interaction of humans and AI-based solutions for critical systems like electricity, railway, and air traffic control. A key question that will be addressed is: What technological and ethical…

04.09.23

Machine Learning Paper at VLDB – the Major International Conference on Data Management

Kurt Stockinger and Jonathan Fürst from the Intelligent Information Systems group recently attended the VLDB 2023 conference in Vancouver, Canada. VLDB stands as the premier international conference on data management. We are thrilled to announce…

12.07.23

SwissText 2023 in Neuchâtel co-organised by CAI

The 8th Swiss Text Analytics Conference (SwissText) was organized by CAI in collaboration with the Haute École ARC in Neuchâtel and the Swiss Association for Natural Language Processing (SwissNLP).

12.07.23

CAI experts discuss responsible AI at the SDS23 Workshop

ZHAW CAI contributes workshop on Responsible AI to provide support in the development of fair, transparent and regulatory compliant AI-based solutions