This main goal of this project is to develop and implement the necessary infrastructure based on PMU and a PDC (Phasor Measurement Unit and a Phasor Data Concentrator) database and exchange measurements in real-time between different countries, i.e. between power systems with different characteristics which can be ...

Problem: Fairtrade producers in developing countries often have a stable business model and substantial growth opportunities. Due to the missing or insufficient finance infrastructure in the respective countries, Fairtrade producers do not have the opportunity to realize their growth opportunities. Although some ...

Individual and collective action is an important driver of energy consumption in households. In Social Power Plus we aim at directly engaging teams of neighbouring households to raise their awareness and promote active energy sufficiency measures (electricity and heating). To support this process, we launch living ...

Nowadays consumers of cocoa and chocolate products are not only interested in safe high-quality products but also in products which are sustainable and produced under fair ecological and social conditions. The demand for transparency of information on the condition of cultivation, production and trade as well as on ...

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

Our innovative idea is to provide a Proof of Concept concerning a superior and adaptive rating system applicable to both SME and personal lending, able to cope with low-quality, sparse data that is commonplace in the context of P2P lenders. If successful, we will have both a new methodology (how to deal with ...

Autonomous Flying Robots – From the Lab to the Industry

Insurers are expanding their business model by placing more importance on services, distributing via platforms, increasingly collaborating in networks and developing the capability for data-driven offers. What do these developments imply for the priorities, role and profile of the future risk management function? We ...

The aim of this study is to develop a web-based food frequency questionnaire (eFFQ-CH), using the menuCH photo book and the framework of a food frequency questionnaire developed at ZHAW Wädenswil (the ZHAW FFQ). The development work will follow a unique approach based on the results of the menuCH Survey, the first ...

A visualisation of the course of the conrona pandemic is to be created on an 'orbitarium'. This should be generally understandable, but nevertheless scientifically correct. The globally available data material must be homogenized for this purpose. The visualization can be used for internal presentations on the one ...

This project aims to fully digitize and automate the transcription of spoken dialogues. We will implement a software system, Interscriber, that takes an audio recording as input and creates text using algorithms for Speech-to-Text and Speaker Diarization. The text is further processed and corrected. Finally, ...

After years of declining juvenile delinquency registered by the police in Switzerland, it seems that there has recently been an increase again. Evidence of this can also be found in surveys on self-reported delinquency. However, such dark field studies are contradictory with regard to the development of juvenile ...

Development of a low-power sensor that can be used to trigger or stop other applications that require more energy.

The project “Conflicting Transition Pathways for Deep Decarbonization” (PATHWAYS) is a research project funded by ENERGIX, Research Council of Norway (2019-2023). Rooted in Sustainability Transition Studies, we will investigate the following issues: New technologies for deep decarbonization Coupling of energy, ...