All projects from the School of Engineering
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Technology-supported stress management training for professionals in the nursing profession
A high level of stress is documented among nursing students, which has a negative impact on their health, satisfaction and ability to remain in the profession. Problematic interactions that place high demands on emotional self-control are considered to be a major stressor. Measures to promote competence in dealing ...
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Multi-mode Raman Optical Activity Instruments for Complex Molecular Analysis
Raman optical activity (ROA) is a powerful spectroscopic technique for the characterization of complex molecules. To significantly accelerate drug discovery and development, a new generation of ROA instruments will be developed.
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AERIALIST
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Second-Generation Alptrackers with Hub-and-Spoke Signalling and Herd Awareness
Alptracker is the de-facto standard for tracking sheep and cow herds in the Swiss alps. This project advances communication and software support for wide-area herding. It contributes novel hub-spoke animal tracking, capturing movement and behaviour, deriving holistic herd models, and predicting predators and other ...
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Apéro Digital Event Series
In the midst of societal digital transformation, post-pandemic economic recovery, and geopolitical tensions around the globe, the need for a carefully curated space for deliberation and networking presents unprecedented urgency. Against this backdrop, we propose the creation of an intellectually stimulating and ...
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Cooperation in training with Mechatronics School Winterthur
Cooperation in the field of 3D printing between the Mechatronics School Winterthur and the Institute of Product Development and Production Technologies for the training of apprentices in the field of 3D printing of steels.
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Enabling manufacturing companies to implement the circular economy through the use of data (BePro-CEND)
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ThingsAtScale – Audit Logging, Robustness and Resilience in Large-Scale Cloud-Based IoT Event Processing
The objectives of the ThingsAtScale project encompass various advances beyond the state of technology in software stacks for IoT/LoRaWAN, in particular the The Things Stack (TTS) Cloud. It is comprised of research and development tasks around TTS, in particular related to the two main topics audit logging and ...
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Zero-Config Event Monitoring System (ZEMS)
ZEMS provides radio connectivity for fire penetration seals located in harsh environments. Combining the proposed zero-configuration mesh protocol with proven LoRa communication enables a radically new approach to managing such seals through cloud-based sensors, unlocking completely new markets. ...
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Use of ChatGPT and Co. in teaching and research at the ZHAW
In a pilot study in summer 2023, we investigated the use of AI in the preparation of Bachelor's theses at four ZHAW departments. In this project, we want to refine the study, carry it out in as many departments as possible and expand it to include the lecturers' perspective.
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Hybrid Aircraft Maintenance Program
Hybrid Aircraft Maintenance Program
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Learning Copilot
We develop a Learning Copilot that utilizes large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT to assist students in understanding lectures and preparing for exams. The Copilot leverages a knowledge base of lecture transcriptions, papers, and books. We aim to evaluate its effectiveness in two ZHAW courses. ...
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Preliminary study for an innovative lift retrofit system for people with disabilities
The company flexomobil ag was founded just a few months ago and builds on the decades of experience of Flexo-Handlauf GmbH. Flexo-Handlauf GmbH has many years of experience in retrofitting handrails in detached houses and apartment blocks, and it has become clear that retrofitting stair lifts has disadvantages as ...
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AR Patterns
The project will develop a platform that focuses on Augmented Reality (AR) Patterns and aims to improve collaboration between UX designers and software developers. The goal is to create and operate a public catalogue of AR Patterns that covers both technical and UX aspects. The resulting community platform promotes ...
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Colored Ceramic Watch Parts through Field Assisted Sintering
Brilliantly colored ceramic watch cases will be manufactured by developing a new dedicated production process . The novel 3D Spark Plasma Sintering approach will yield intensively colored near-net shapes, avoiding toxic color pigment composition and showing perfect aesthetic appearance.
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New Interconnection Perspectives for Electrical Energy Exchange between Europe and North Africa
Power systems are becoming highly dependent on renewable generation and the flexibility to cope with the volatility of these technologies is an actual concern. The idea of transferring solar electricity from North Africa to Europe has received a lot of interest in recent years, particularly after the concern of ...
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Next Generation 3D Tissue Models: Bio-Hybrid Hierarchical Organoid-Synthetic Tissues (Bio-HhOST) Comprised of Live and Artificial Cells.
Bio-HhOST aims to implement “hybrid organoids”, which means systems composed of biological and artificial cells. The purpose of hybrid organoids is to provide a tissue–like an environment for studying biological, e.g., tumours and cells. In this example, tumour cells would be an instance of biological cells, and the ...
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SpectralPad
SpectralPad offers an easy-to-use, accurate and cost-efficient way to diagnose and monitor yellow skin diseases for more than 1 billion patients world wide.
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Swiss Smart City Outreach
The aim of the "Swiss Smart City Outreach (SSCO)" project is to promote the implementation of smart city initiatives, primarily in the canton of Zurich, by providing information, knowledge transfer and networking, thereby contributing to the development of smart, sustainable cities and municipalities in Switzerland. ...
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3D tape winding on additive manufactured cores
The 3D Winding on Additively Manufactured Cores (3DW-AM) project proposes a novel technological process for the fabrication of highly topology-optimized, ultralight carbon fiber structures for use in the aviation industry.
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Accessible Graphics: Semantic graphic description in PDFs for visually impaired people
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.
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AI-based Health Prognostics for Battery Energy Storage Systems with Operational Condition Monitoring Data
In order to offer new asset performance management services, Fluence Energy and the ZHAW will develop advanced analytics, in particular AI algorithms, for grid-scale battery energy storage systems based on real-world data from operational plants.
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DermatoTherma
Our objective is to provide an innovative thermotherapy treatment solution for cutaneous leishmaniasis to patients globally. We aim to offer an alternative to traditional medication-based treatments, which are often associated with significant side effects. To ensure accessibility and affordability in the 98 ...
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DICLIS - Surveying the ZHAW Diversity Climate for students at the ZHAW
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EDGAR
EDGAR (EGNSS DFMC for GBAS bAsed opeRations) Project aims at contributing towards the development of an improved, more liable, and accurate GBAS solution that responds, on the one hand, to the increasing demand for enhanced approach and all-weather operations in the ever-growing volume of air operations; and on the ...