“Interdisciplinary” is a word that everyone uses, when asked how science projects should ideally take place. The ZHAW Datalab, one of the first Data Science labs in Europe, embodies exactly this notion. The 2023 symposium not only showcased successful examples, but it also highlighted the goals of the Datalab: it… Read More »10 years ZHAW Datalab
This year, the “Digital Futures Fund” (DFF) projects have their focus not only on digitalisation but also on sustainability. Thirteen projects start the new year with a funding by ZHAW digital. Since 2020, innovative digitalisation projects by ZHAW employees have been funded by the DFF with up to CHF 20,000.… Read More »Digital & sustainable: new year, new DFF projects
https://youtu.be/14CgUbqX1aY David Lätsch holds a doctorate in psychology and works as a researcher and lecturer in the field of social work at the ZHAW. In the project “Predictive Chance Modelling” he researched a new approach in child protection together with the Office for Youth and Career Guidance. The aim was… Read More »Algorithms in child protection – useful or risky?
Brigitte Rohner is innovation manager and project leader of LINA. LINA aims to provide the operational basis of a real and virtual infrastructure for research, development and safe testing of autonomous systems in the Canton of Zurich in an internationally unique test setup. In an interview with INNOVATION ZURICH, Brigitte… Read More »What is behind LINA?
https://vimeo.com/787655511 The production of research data is often publicly funded; this makes it a kind of common good. If data is used by further researchers or made available to a broad public, it must be anonymised. As a result, they can only be used to a limited extent. Moreover, with… Read More »Research data in a digital society: practical, ethical and legal challenges
The Digital Council is a committee of experts and promotes the digital transformation at ZHdK. It initiates and supports strategic projects in the area of digitalisation and advises the university management in these matters. The Council’s members take up national and international discussions, bring in their expertise and contribute to… Read More »Who is who: Digital Council ZHdK
The University of Zurich (UZH) is strengthening research and teaching on digital transformation. It is creating seven new professorships that will work on important digital topics such as cybersecurity, urban analytics and the sociology of digitalisation. Hardly any area of social and economic life remains untouched by the digital transformation.… Read More »New Digital Professorships at the University of Zurich
This year, the DSI has joined forces with the Medical Faculty of the University of Zurich. Together, the scientists:inside are exploring the question: “Artificial intelligence in medicine – where do we want to go?” A deliberate interdisciplinary and participatory approach was taken to predict the interaction of humans and AI… Read More »AI in medicine
Hoda Allahbakhshi, Researcher at the Digital Society Initiative (DSI), has won a new citizen science project with the Departement of Geography of the University of Zurich. It is a collaboration with the City of Zurich titled «How to make the city smarter and more inclusive with and for citizens?» and… Read More »New citizen science project
The DSI professors conduct research on the causes, consequences and future scenarios of the digital transformation of society and science. We are pleased to introduce three new faces:Sascha Schneider joined DSI in February 2022 and focuses on Educational Technology.Alexandre Bovet joined DSI in July 2022 and focuses on “Quantitative Network… Read More »Three new DSI professors