IfI News 2016

Zurich Eye becomes Facebook Oculus Zurich

Thu, 10 Nov 2016 23:00:00 GMT

Zurich Eye, a project at the Wyss Translational Center Zurich, has just become part of Facebook Oculus VR Zurich. Zurich Eye was founded in September 2015 by three former members of Davide Scaramuzza's Robotics and Perception Group (Christian Forster, Matia Pizzoli, and Manuel Werlberger). Congratulations!

Probr wins Best Demo Award at LCN 2016

Thu, 10 Nov 2016 09:38:17 GMT

Probr, a passive WiFi tracking system developed at the Communication Systems Group, won the audience vote for Best Demo at the 41st IEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks (LCN 2016) in Dubai, UAE. See full news here.

Congratulations!

NRP 75 application approved: PIG DATA: Health Analytics for the Swiss Swine Industry

Wed, 09 Nov 2016 12:27:55 GMT

Prof. Abraham Bernstein and Prof. John Berezowski (University of Berne) received funding from the National Research Programme 75 “Big Data” (NRP 75) for their application on PIG DATA: Health Analytics for the Swiss Swine Industry.

NRP 75 application approved: Privacy Preserving, Peta-scale Stream Analytics for Domain-Experts

Wed, 09 Nov 2016 12:25:01 GMT

The National Research Programme 75 “Big Data” (NRP 75) approved Profs. Michael Böhlen’s and Abraham Bernstein’s application for a project on Privacy Preserving, Peta-scale Stream Analytics for Domain-Experts.

1st place for CSG-driven startup modium.io

Mon, 07 Nov 2016 10:24:57 GMT

CSG-driven start-up modum.io won 1st place in the "Future and Emerging Technologies" (FET) vertical of Kickstart Accelerator 2016! More information on the CSG News page -- congratulations!

Gerhard Schwabe appointed Fellow of the University of Siegen

Sat, 05 Nov 2016 14:02:58 GMT

Gerhard Schwabe, head of the Information Management Research Group at the Department of Informatics, was appointed Fellow of the University of Siegen at their Forschungskolleg "Zukunft menschlich gestalten" (Research Center "Shaping the future").

Congratulations on this prestigious appointment!

Vertrauen in Facebook ist grösser als in jede Bank

Wed, 19 Oct 2016 08:01:43 GMT

Die Digitalisierung lässt neue Anbieter für Finanzdienstleistungen entstehen. Banken müssen ihr Geschäftsmodell überdenken.

Interview mit Dr. Thomas Puschmann, Leiter des Swiss Fintech Innovation Lab, in den Salzburger Nachrichten.

Netzsperren sind untauglich

Wed, 12 Oct 2016 08:41:41 GMT

Internet-Sperren zum Ausschluss ausländischer Online-Spielangebote sind relativ leicht zu umgehen, so das Fazit eines Gutachtens, das Florent Thouvenin (Lehrstuhl für Informations- und Kommunikationsrecht) und Burkhard Stiller (Communication Systems Group am IfI) für die Swico erstellt haben.

Digitale Genügsamkeit

Mon, 10 Oct 2016 09:16:56 GMT

Im Bericht Digitale Genügsamkeit – Nachhaltigkeit in und mit der ICT, erschienen im ElectrosuisseBulletin 10/2016, wird auf das Standardwerk ICT Innovations for Sustainability von Lorenz Hilty und Bernard Aebischer Bezug genommen.

VMML: New SNF project granted

Sun, 25 Sep 2016 22:00:00 GMT

The Swiss National Science Foundation granted VMML director Renato Pajarola a three-year project, together with Arzu Coltekin, Sara Fabrikant, and Röbi Weibel.

Congratulations!

Die Bank als Teil digitaler Ökosysteme

Wed, 21 Sep 2016 10:40:02 GMT

Die branchenübergreifende Bündelung von Angeboten gewinnt auch in der Finanzwelt an Bedeutung.
Artikel von Dr. Thomas Puschmann, Swiss Fintech Innovation Lab, in der Neuen Zürcher Zeitung

IEEE International Requirements Engineering Conference: Lifetime Service Award for Martin Glinz

Sat, 17 Sep 2016 22:00:00 GMT

We're extremely happy to announce that Martin Glinz was honored with the prestigious Lifetime Service Award "for visionary leadership and ongoing service to the community" at the IEEE International Requirements Engineering Conference 2016 in Beijing. Congratulations!

UZH Digital Society Initiative

Wed, 14 Sep 2016 22:00:00 GMT

Die UZH Digital Society Initiative (DSI) wurde am 14. September 2016 mit einem feierlichen Akt in Anwesenheit u.a. von Rektor Michael Hengartner und Bundespräsident Johann Schneider-Ammann lanciert. Presseberichte und Interviews mit IfI-Institutsdirektor Abraham Bernstein und weiteren Beteiligten sind im Medienspiegel der DSI zu finden.

«Kein 1-0-1-Spiel mehr»

Tue, 13 Sep 2016 09:28:24 GMT

Vor allem im Silicon Valley entwickeln sich die grossen Technologiekonzerne immer mehr zu Staaten im Staat mit eigener Infrastruktur (Energieproduktion, Personentransport, Kinderhorte, Kommunikationsnetze).

Im Zusammenhang mit dem Artikel über die wirtschaftlichen und politischen Umwälzungen im Silicon Valley (Tages-Anzeiger vom 8. September 2016): Interview mit Abraham Bernstein über die gesellschaftliche Bedeutung von Informatik.

IT-Ausbildung auf dem Prüfstand

Wed, 31 Aug 2016 13:09:23 GMT

Artikel in der Zeitschrift Computerworld Special Top 500 zum Informatik-Studium mit einem Beitrag von IfI Institutsdirektor Abraham Bernstein

IT-Ausbildung auf dem Prüfstand

Blockchains with IoT

Wed, 10 Aug 2016 08:35:13 GMT

The UZH startup Modum.io pitched its IoT (Internet-of-Things) blockchain idea successfully at the Venture Kick and Kickstart Accelerator today in Lausanne.

FinTech im Aufwind

Mon, 13 Jun 2016 14:09:31 GMT

Artikel zum Swiss Fintech Innovation Lab im Oec.Magazin, der Alumni-Zeitschrift der Wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Fakultät

Fintech und Finanzmarktregulierung

Mon, 13 Jun 2016 13:34:03 GMT

Mark Branson, Direktor der FINMA, sprach über die Regulierung von FinTech-Unternehmen in der Schweiz. Artikel in den UZH-News: http://www.news.uzh.ch/de/articles/2016/Finanzmarktregulierung

Video zu den Informatiktagen 2016

Mon, 13 Jun 2016 12:29:21 GMT

Video mit IfI-Beteiligung: https://www.youtube.com/watch

Sustainable Informatics Presented at IT Days Zurich

Mon, 06 Jun 2016 14:34:51 GMT

Sustainability in Informatics was an important topic at the IT Days Zurich on June 3-4. Article on UZH News (in German)

Renato Pajarola elected Eurographics Fellow

Wed, 18 May 2016 10:52:09 GMT

Renato Pajarolahas been elected Eurographics Fellow 2016. The European Association for Computer Graphics recognizes his important research contributions in the area of scalable graphics and data intensive visualization as well as his continuous service to the Eurographics community as a co-chair of Eurographicsand EuroVis conferences, as a steering board member of the Eurographics working group Parallel Graphics, and as an IPC member of numerous conferences and workshops.

Blockchains for Cold Chains

Tue, 10 May 2016 16:22:00 GMT

The UZH startup https://modum.io pitched its blockchain idea at the ETH Entrepreneur Club and was awarded with the 2nd place out of 50 participants on Monday, May 9, 2016. See herefor more.

BR Johann Schneider-Ammann und IfI-Direktor Avi Bernstein

Mon, 02 May 2016 13:39:13 GMT

Bundespräsident Johann Schneider-Ammann und IfI-Institutsdirektor Abraham Bernstein diskutieren die Digitalisierung der Gesellschaft am Rande des Dies Academicus. Der Bundespräsident hielt am Dies die Festrede, wo er auch die Förderung der Innovationsleistung der Schweiz thematisierte.

Interview with Tuomas Sandholm about Computer Poker, Kidney Exchange, and Advertising

Mon, 02 May 2016 13:39:13 GMT

Tuomas Sandholm is an entrepreneur and researcher who works at the intersection of computer science and game theory. His work has not only led him to great academic success, but also saved lives. On April 30, 2016 Sandholm received an honorary doctoratefrom UZH for his work on electronic market design. Click here to read an interview with Tuomas Sandholm on his work on Computer Poker, Kidney Exchange, and Advertising Markets Interview(in German)

Tuomas Sandholm receives Honorary Doctorate from the University of Zurich

Mon, 02 May 2016 12:20:10 GMT

Impressions from Electronic Market Design Symposium

Mon, 02 May 2016 11:19:30 GMT

On April 30, 2016, Prof. Tuomas Sandholm received an honorary doctoratefrom the University of Zurich for his research at the intersection of computer science and game theory, in particular for his work on electronic market design. To honor Tuomas Sandholm, the faculty of Business, Economics and Informatics organized a Symposium on Electronic Market Design, which took place on Friday, April 29, 2016. Here are some impressions from the symposium.

A Question of Perception - an Interview with Davide Scaramuzza

Thu, 21 Apr 2016 08:08:10 GMT

"We are living in an exciting time, where basically we are developing new algorithms for a new sensor which, hopefully, will change robotics in the next five to ten years." This is just one interesting quote from the interview with Davide Scaramuzza in Sensefly magazine - read the whole interview on Autonomous Robot Navigation here.

IfI@Minor Day MNF

Wed, 20 Apr 2016 12:44:20 GMT

Gar nicht so einfach, aus dem riesigen Angebot der Uni das richtige Nebenfach zu finden. Gut, gibt es den Minor Day auf dem Campus Irchel! Nebst den Nebenfächern der Mathematisch-naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät MNF war auch das IfI mit dem Nebenfach Informatik an der Veranstaltung präsent. Zum Artikel der UZH News

Impressions of Martin Glinz' Apero

Tue, 12 Apr 2016 09:00:33 GMT

To honor Martin Glinz' achievements over the past decades as department chair and vice dean, professors, employees, faculty members - former and present - as well as friends of IfI came together to celebrate at Restaurant Neumarkt in Zurich on April 6, 2016.

Assistant Professor for Interaction Design

Mon, 11 Apr 2016 11:50:21 GMT

As per June 1, 2016, the Board of the University has appointed Dr. Chat Wacharamanothamas Assistant Professor for Interaction Design. Chat Wacharamanotham has joined IfI in November 2015 as senior researcher in the People and Computing Labof Prof. Dr. Elaine M. Huang.

Swiss Fintech Innovations Association Founded

Mon, 04 Apr 2016 14:33:21 GMT

The formation of the association Swiss Fintech Innovationshas been broadly covered in the media.

Debate on Closed Circuit TV Surveillance

Mon, 04 Apr 2016 11:51:52 GMT

The pros and cons of Closed Circuit TV surveillance are always under debate, although the technology itself is neither bad nor good. Due to the canton of Schaffhausen's decision to install more cameras at the station's area, the TELE TOP TV Channeladdressed in a set of statements on surveillance different views, which include a small subset of perspectives provided by Prof. Dr. Burkhard Stiller, CSG@IfI in a TELE TOP interview with Thierry Graf. The full news programof 17.04 min length is available in German only with the surveillance contribution starting at 3.05 min.

IfI@CeBIT 2016

Thu, 17 Mar 2016 12:07:54 GMT

Article on UZH News

Die IT-Schweiz zeigt der Welt ihre Kinder

Tue, 15 Mar 2016 21:15:40 GMT

Starker Auftritt der Schweizer IT-Industrie an der weltweit grössten Computermesse. Aber auch die Konkurrenz schläft nicht.

Alexander Richter becomes professor at the IT-University of Kopenhagen

Mon, 29 Feb 2016 11:26:16 GMT

We congratulate Dr. Alexander Richteron his appointment as Associate Professor for Workplace Studies at the IT-University of Kopenhagenas of March 1st. ITU is the smallest, youngest and most innovative of the eight Danish universities. Alexander has been a postdoc in the Information Management Research Groupof Prof. Dr. Gerhard Schwabesince October 2013 and will continue to work part-time at IfI for further two years, mainly in the H2020 project "FACTS4WORKERS".

KuVS 2015 Award for the Best Bachelor Thesis Hand-over to Raphael Voellmy

Wed, 24 Feb 2016 10:47:32 GMT

Raphael Voellmy received the KuVS 2015 Award for the best Bachelor Thesis 2015 for his Thesis "CoinBlesk, a Mobile NFC Bitcoin Payment System". The award hand-over took place on February 23, 2016 by Prof. Dr. Burkhard Stiller on behalf of Prof. Dr. Klaus Wehrle, KuVS Speaker, and Prof. Dr. Otto Spaniol, Head of Evaluation Committee, both RWTH Aachen, and was attended, too, by Raphael's direct supervisor Dr. Thomas Bocek.

SIGSOFT Award Winner Martin Glinz interviewed by UZH News

Mon, 22 Feb 2016 14:05:54 GMT

UZH News interviewed Martin Glinz on his newly won ACM SIGSOFT Distinguished Service Award 2016 Interview(in German)

What's Fintech?

Mon, 22 Feb 2016 13:17:39 GMT

Fintech in a nutshell - explained in this video on NZZ online, featuring a short interview with Swiss Finance InstituteProfessor Thorsten Hens(video in German)

Martin Glinz wins the ACM SIGSOFT Distinguished Service Award 2016

Tue, 16 Feb 2016 12:58:02 GMT

It is a great pleasure to announce that Martin Glinz won the ACM SIGSOFT Distinguished Service Award 2016. SIGSOFT is the ACM special interest group on all aspects of software development. It was founded in 1976 and its activities attract both academics and practitioners. The Distinguished Service Award is presented to an individual who has contributed an important service to the software engineering community.

New Software for Drones helps in Search for Missing Persons

Thu, 11 Feb 2016 11:11:06 GMT

A group of researchers of the University of Zurich- Davide Scaramuzzaand his Robotics and Perception Group- the USI Università della Svizzera italiana and the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI) have developped a software for drones, which learn to recognize forest trails and follow them autonomously - thus helping to find missing persons in forests and mountainous terrain.

Abraham Bernstein appointed new Chairman of the Department

Wed, 03 Feb 2016 14:19:59 GMT

The University of Zurichhas appointed Prof. Abraham Bernsteinas new Chairman of the Department of Informatics as of February 2016. With his valuable input and support, the department will maintain its excellence and sustain its reputation as a leading Swiss research center in informatics.

Swiss FinTech Innovation Lab featured in the Swiss TV News "10vor10"

Wed, 03 Feb 2016 08:01:49 GMT

In this feature news videoand online by the Swiss TV news program "10vor10" Thomas Puschmann, head of the newly founded “Swiss FinTech Innovation Lab" explains the role of his lab in the expanding FinTech industry.

New@IfI: Thomas Puschmann, Swiss FinTech Innovation Lab

Wed, 03 Feb 2016 07:49:43 GMT

As per February 1st, 2016, Thomas Puschmann has set up office at IfI. Thomas Puschmann is head of the newly founded “Swiss FinTech Innovation Lab”. The lab is an interdisciplinary initiative from the Institute of Informatics and the Institute of Banking and Finance and aims at developing innovative concepts and solutions, FinTech focused courses but also at fostering start-ups for and together with the financial services industry. For this the lab works in close collaboration with banks, insurers, providers and start-ups. The department welcomes Thomas Puschmann at IfI and wishes him a good start and lots of success in his new position. For further information please contact: puschmann@ifi.uzh.ch.

In Memoriam Klaus R. Dittrich

Mon, 01 Feb 2016 14:56:06 GMT

Klaus R. Dittrich (1950 - 2007) would have retired today

FLAMINGO's YouTube Teaser on "What is P2P?" Just Reached Over 25 k Views!

Mon, 01 Feb 2016 14:56:31 GMT

The EU FP7 FLAMINGO NoEworks as a project on Network and Service Management aspects, for which Peer-to-peer (P2P)networks form a dedicated instance of an overlay network. These types of networks can be considered as an end-to-end service offered on top of any operational network, particularly the Internet. Thus, the FLAMINGO partner CSG@IfIat the University of Zurich (UZH)did publish a short 3.48 min teaser on "What is P2P?", which just reached a bit more than 25,000 views within the particular FLAMINGO Channel of YouTube. Enjoy this and other short videos as well as free tutorials on Network and Service Management.

CSG@IfI at CeBIT

Mon, 01 Feb 2016 14:47:01 GMT

UZH; is proud to present Coinblesk; at CeBIT 2016, an app developed at CSG@IfI; enabling a safe and fast mobile payment method that works using NFC contactless technology – no swiping, signing, or PIN necessary. Coinblesk users can make Bitcoin payments within seconds using their Android smartphones, and visitors at CeBIT can experience how easy it is to carry out Bitcoin transactions, whether from person-to-person or between buyer and seller.

Professor Lorenz Hilty receives tenure

Tue, 19 Jan 2016 13:40:26 GMT

Upon a proposal by the Faculty of Business, Economics, and Informatics, the University Council of UZH acknowledges the successful research of professor Lorenz Hiltyby giving him tenure as of February 1, 2016. Until now, his professorship of Informatics and Sustainablilityhad been limited to a term of six years. Congratulations! Professor Hilty will continue to work fifty percent at UZH and fifty percent at Empa.