Quantum computers will be way more powerful than the computers we have today. This often makes people worry that quantum computers will be able to crack encrypted data easily, making it unsecure. In this video, Christof Aegerter, a physicist and professor at the University of Zurich, explains why this worry… Read More »Quantum encryption
Since early 2025, Markus Weil, Head of the Department of University Didactics and Adult Education, has been coordinating the DIZH’s educational support programme at the PH Zurich (BiFö). The programme serves as an incubator for innovative teaching projects in digital transformation and promotes cross-disciplinary, interdisciplinary collaboration.In a bottom-up process, three… Read More »Education Program at PH Zürich
Quantum computers will be as standard in the future as conventional computers are today. But what exactly are quantum computers? And what makes them so much better than the computers we have available today? Physicist and professor at the University of Zurich Marcelle Soares-Santos explains exactly that in this video.… Read More »Quantum computers explained in a nutshell
Mentor-based AI for Teaching & Education MentorMate is a GDPR-compliant AI assistant for schools and universities. Easy to use and equipped with learning analytics, it enables scalable, personalized tutoring at low cost. With pilots underway and a spin-off planned for 2026, the project prepares cloud migration, customer onboarding, and business… Read More »MentorMate
In coordination with the university’s strategic planning, the BiFö-team at PHZH addresses various topics in bottom-up groups. This results in implementation projects that are evaluated and shared. The current focus areas are AI & Assessment, OER, and laboratory program development. AI & Assessment Artificial intelligence—and language models such as ChatGPT… Read More »Education program at PHZH
A big thank you to all DIZH members and colleagues for their commitment this year. 2025 has once again demonstrated the value of cross-university collaboration, interdisciplinary exchange and the connection between science and practice. We published five Calls for proposals in the Innovation program (4th Rapid Action Call, 2nd Founder… Read More »Goodbye 2025
Equipping Swiss EdTech with Pedagogical Terms and Conditions Schools increasingly rely on EdTech for teaching, learning, and admin, but struggle to judge products’ pedagogical fit and quality. This project proposes to ground a non-profit that will create a ‘label’ with clear criteria to certify sound edtech in Swiss contexts, guide… Read More »PTaC
Medical Imaging Research Orchestration Suite Safe AI in medical imaging requires expert-labeled data, yet researchers face privacy risks and inefficient workflows. MIRO Suite provides a secure, web-based platform that unifies image access & annotation. With integrated open source AI models, human-in-the-loop labeling, it accelerates medical imaging across cloud and hospital… Read More »MIRO Suite
Improving adoptability and market reach of self-dialogue technologies for counselling and psychotherapy As mental-health challenges continue to rise globally and treatment gaps widen, there is a pressing need for accessible, evidence-based interventions. Me² is an immersive self-dialogue tool, designed to strengthen self-compassion, a known key factor in psychological resilience and… Read More »Me to the power of two
Leukemia Classification and Diagnosis using AI Algorithms An AI-based classification system for hematologic neoplasms uses laboratory data and cell images from blood and bone marrow samples. Fast and accurate subtyping of different leukemias can expedite the start of the right treatment and increase the survival rate of the patient. Team… Read More »LEUCAIDA