Late August “Government as a Platform” research group has held a presentation of a pilot project on the potential usage of SSI technology for issue of digital IDs for the refugees in Switzerland. The results were presented to the practice partners from the Swiss software companies Ergon Informatik AG and… Read More »Digital ID for refugees based on the Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI)
At the beginning of September, we were represented at Switzerland’s largest science festival. We presented fascinating research ranging from virtual reality projects on gold mining in Congo to the amazing possibilities of artificial intelligence in health, language and robotics. Ricardo Chavarriaga presents a video game controlled by thoughts. Virtual Reality… Read More »Our appearance at the Scientifica
The BRIDGE Lab is a structural vessel funded by the UZH Digital Society Initiative (DSI). It offers a collaborative platform to promote research and innovation across sectors and cultures, and to bring together academia with industry and policy makers with the aim to better understand how to obtain societal acceptance of disruptive technologies, among others. The lab… Read More »The BRIDGE Lab – a collaborative platform to promote research and innovation
The Digital Society Initiative and the division of Mathematics are seeking candidates with an excellent track record and the potential to establish an internationally leading research group in one area of mathematics for high-dimensional problems with connections to mathematical modeling, data science, artificial intelligence, machine learning, or other areas relevant in… Read More »Open position: Assistant Professorship in Deep Learning in High-Dimensional Data Structures (50-100 %)
Welcome to the virtual exhibition How do sustainability and digitization fit together? We invite you to a retrospective exploration of our exhibition “Green Bytes? The virtual tour offers the opportunity to learn more about the projects and people presented at the ZKSD on June 7. The event was both a… Read More »Virtual Tour “Green Bytes?”
In the first outreach call of the DIZH Innovation Program, funding is provided for projects that increase the visibility of digital innovations and drive networking among stakeholders. Up to CHF 50,000 in funding is available for outreach projects that communicate the impact of digital transformation and stimulate dialogue on its… Read More »Outreach call: promoting visibility and networking
The DSI is looking for researchers (PhDs) who are at the beginning of their academic career and are conducting interdisciplinary research on topics that are closely related to digitization and its impact on society. Possible research fields include digital health, digital ethics, religion and digitization, digital humanities, legal tech, etc.… Read More »DSI Bridge Postdoc Call
The University of Zurich, in collaboration with the city of Zurich, is launching the pilot project “ZuriACT: Zurich Accessible CiTy” for barrier-free and inclusive mobility in District 1 of the city of Zurich. Existing routing services and digital maps fail to provide practical navigation guidance for disabled people in terms… Read More »Participants wanted for accessibility project in Zurich
A recent study by the ZHAW and PH Zurich shows that virtual learning environments are promising for in-company training. Learners from the electrical industry additionally prepared for their final exams with virtual reality software and were able to improve their grades by one. For many training companies, it is difficult… Read More »Better apprenticeship with virtual reality
Dr. Ning Wang received a personal invitation by the World Economic Forum to attend its «Summer Davos» in Tianjin, China on 27-29 June 2023. She will be leading a hub session on 28 June at 11:30-12:00 local time. The topic of her session is «Explore Ethical Dilemmas of Emerging Technologies».… Read More »Dr. Ning Wang invited to speak at the World Economic Forum’s 2023 «Summer Davos»