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Be a Leader in AI Ethics Assessment – IEEE CertifAIEd™ Assessor Training

Deep-dive training in the key areas of Ethical Transparency, Ethical Privacy, Ethical Accountability, and Ethical Algorithmic Bias. Participants who successfully complete the training receive a certificate from IEEE Standards Association, thus achieving the first step towards becoming an IEEE CertifAIEd™ authorized assessor.

This training is the first of its kind in Switzerland and is provided by IEEE CertifAIEd™ certified trainers.

Audience: Representatives of academia (universities), NGO’s and from the private sector in the Zurich region and beyond interested in becoming leaders in AI ethics assessments.

Dates & Times: 24. – 27. Februar 2025
(Monday – Wednesday: 9am – 5pm / Thursday 9am – 12.30pm)

Location: Technikumstrasse 71, 8400 Winterthur
Language: English
Fee: CHF 3’500 (Regular) / CHF 1’750 (Academic/NGOs)

Public Event of the Data Ethics Expert Group – Planning Workshop

We invite all members of the data innovation alliance and also external partners to contribute to a planning workshop. In this workshop, we will shape the content of two public events in 2025 that address pressing issues in data and AI with a particular focus on startups and companies active in the field. The goal of these events is to provide both an overview on relevant topic and to show concrete options for responsible data-based value creation. At the event, we will also update you on other activities of the Data Ethics Expert group and indicate funding possibilities (AI Booster) in order to turn some of the pressing questions into solution-oriented projects.

The workshop takes place on Wednesday February 19 from 16:30 to 18:00 at the Digital Society Initiative of the University of Zurich (Rämistrasse 69). Please register below if you plan to participate until Monday February 17.

If you are unable to attend, please provide your ideas in this short survey, where you also can rate proposed topics – the results will be used also in the planning workshop:

If possible, provide your feedback until Monday February 17 2025.

Swiss NLP Days 2025

The Swiss NLP Days 2025 are a series of activities in 2025 about Natural Language Processing (NLP), which will take place May 13-15, 2025 in Winterthur, Switzerland. They provide a unique opportunity for everyone interested in NLP applications to connect with experts and gain insights into the current state of NLP, and they serve as a platform for NLP professionals to present their work and exchange with potential clients and other NLP experts. 

The Swiss NLP Days consist of two main events:

  • An NLP Expo for the interested public with more than 70 exhibitors which present current industrial and academic solutions in NLP.
  • A scientific conference called SwissText for researchers and NLP experts.

These two events are accompanied by an NLP Crash Course – Insightful sessions on practical applications and fundamental technologies of Natural Language Processing – throughout the year with workshops and tutorials.

The Swiss NLP Days 2025 mark the 10th anniversary of the SwissText conference, which was initiated in 2016 by NLP researchers at Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW).

Find more information on the official website!

NLP Crash Course – Bias in NLP – A Practical Perspective

Led by industry and academic experts, the NLP Crash Course explores a wide range of NLP topics and aims to help participants understand how NLP can be applied in various business and organizational contexts.

Perfect preparation for the NLP Expo 2025. Biweekly. Free of charge.

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Mascha Kurpicz-Briki (Bern University of Applied Sciences)

Participate online via Zoom.

NLP Crash Course – The “Sudden” Success of Generative AI and LLMs

Led by industry and academic experts, the NLP Crash Course explores a wide range of NLP topics and aims to help participants understand how NLP can be applied in various business and organizational contexts.

Perfect preparation for the NLP Expo 2025. Biweekly. Free of charge.

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Rico Sennrich (University of Zurich)

Participate online via Zoom.

Webinar: The Future of Work – How AI Enables New Collaboration and Recruitment Strategies

Are you ready to discover the future of talent and innovation matching? Join us for this webinar on the “Future of Work” where experts from the Data Innovation Alliance, Rockstar Recruiting and Innofuse share insights, prototypes, and platforms designed to address one of the biggest challenges in today’s professional landscape: connecting the right people with the right opportunities across companies and industries.

Agenda

  • Dr. Reik Leiterer, data innovation alliance – Introduction, Challenges in Matching Skillsets
  • Dr. Klaus Fuchs, Rockstar Recruiting AG – Presenting AI based CV Screening (Results from Databooster), Q&A
  • Ivan Sanicola, Founder Innofuse – working principles of the Innofuse platform – innovation matchmaking. 
  • Dr. Reik Leiterer, data innovation alliance – Sum-up and IB AI Funding Opportunities

What’s in Store?

  • The Challenge: The Data Innovation Alliance kicks off with a deep dive into the complexities of matching skills across diverse sectors and organizations, highlighting the critical need for smarter, scalable solutions.
  • AI in Action: How to mitigate the inbound floor of AI-assisted job applications? Klaus Fuchs from Rockstar Recruiting presents an novel AI-based VC screening prototype developed through a Data Booster booster – saving recruiters valuable time by analyzing and pre-filtering hundreds of CVs in parallel – making recruiting faster, cheaper and fairer for everyone involved.
  • Collaboration Reimagined: Ivan from Innofuse showcases their innovative platform, designed to connect potential project stakeholders from different organizations through skill-based matching. Discover how this ecosystem enables seamless collaboration and knowledge sharing.
  • Funding Opportunities: Wrap up with an outlook from the Data Innovation Alliance on available funding mechanisms to bring your own innovative projects to life.

Why Attend?

This webinar is a must for recruiters, HR professionals, innovators, and project leaders looking to harness the power of AI and collaborative platforms to drive efficiency, foster innovation, and unlock new opportunities.

Don’t miss this opportunity to stay ahead of the curve.
Secure your spot now and be part of the conversation shaping the future of work and innovation.

Expert Group Meeting – Natural Language Processing in Action: Agents in 2025

The next NLP Expert Meeting will focus on the topic of “Agents in 2025”. Join us on February 4th, 2025, at our regular venue – ZHAW on Lagerstrasse.

  • Flurin Gishamer works at Open System and will discuss Challenges building reliable multi agent systems for real world applications – what they learned from implementing diskurs.dev
  • Farhad Nooralahzadeh from ZHAW will highlight how they use agentic systems for Explainable Multi-Modal Data Exploration.
  • Marius Högger works at bbv Software Services AG and will explore AI Agent Collaboration: A roadmap for successful adoption and scaling in organizations.

Join us on February 4th at 17:30. On-Site Registration is booked out.

You can still register for online attendance using the following form: 

https://forms.office.com/e/McdQA1Wpci

AI & Robotics in Mobility Challenge

Calling all Innovators: AI & Robotics in Mobility Challenge! 

Are you ready to shape the future of mobility? YOU are invited to explore and tackle pressing challenges in the mobility sector using Artificial Intelligence and Robotics!

The SBB CFF FFS, in collaboration with the Innovation Booster New Mobility Lab, Innovation Booster Artificial Intelligence and Innovation Booster – Robotics is on a mission to drive radical innovations for sustainable and user-centric mobility, ranging from topics around autonomous driving to predictive analytics and robotics in maintenance.

They key areas addressed are:

  • Customer Experience: Provide real-time, personalized travel updates to minimize disruptions.
  • Maintenance & Repair: Use robotics to save time and costs while increasing safety.
  • Passenger Flow Optimization: Leverage predictive analytics to enhance crowd management.
  • Autonomous Driving: Integrate cutting-edge autonomous technologies for seamless multimodal travel.

We’re looking for:

  • Startups, SMEs, large companies, non-profits, research teams, or even students.
  • Experts in mobility, AI, and robotics ready to co-create radical solutions.
  • Radical Innovators interested in adressing underlying mobility challenges.
  • People interested in a radical transformation of the mobility sector through AI and robotics.

In the workshop, we will find together in innovation teams, explore challenges as well as shaping & developing possible solutions. The best approaches are selected by an external jury and can receive financial support for the next steps and access to a strong network of experts from top institutions like ETH Zürich, University of St.Gallen, IMO-HSG | Institute for Mobility, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts and SBB CFF FFS alongside industry leaders.

Interested? Then don’t wait any longer

Questions?
Contact Deniz Püseli at deniz.pueseli@unisg.ch

Precision Health Day – SUPSI

The first edition of this Precision Health Day will focus on applied research for precision health, a holistic approach aimed at developing proactive and personalized solutions to health problems by integrating interindividual variability into behavioral, environmental, and genetic determinants of health.

The event is organized by the Institute of Digital Technologies for Personalized Healthcare (MeDiTech), Dalle Molle Institute of Artificial Intelligence (IDSIA USI-SUPSI), Institute of Information Systems and Networking (ISIN) and the Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale (EOC) to share experiences and develop collaborations in precision health care with experts from academia, industry and institutions.

AI Days 2025

The 2025 edition of AI-Days will take place from January 27 to 29, 2025, in Geneva (January 27 and 28) and Lausanne (January 29). The AI-Days of the HES-SO Engineering and Architecture Department are organized by the Swiss AI Center for SMEs. The aim of the event is to provide a forum for discussing the practical use of new artificial intelligence technologies in the economic fabric.

Find more information and the registration on the official website:

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