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Verena Zimmermann serves as Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) for Security, Privacy and Society at ETH Zurich within the Department of Humanities, Social and Political Sciences. She leads the Security, Privacy and Society research group, focusing on human-centered approaches to safety, IT security, and privacy challenges in emerging technologies. Her academic foundation includes a PhD in Usable Security from TU Darmstadt, where her dissertation From the Quest to Replace Passwords towards Supporting Secure and Usable Password Creation earned dual awards from the German Association for Data Protection and Data Security (GDD) and the Ernst-Ludwigs-Hochschulgesellschaft. Zimmermann's research pioneers the shift from viewing humans as security vulnerabilities to recognizing them as integral solutions. Her work spans password security, phishing interventions, smart home privacy, and cybersecurity education, consistently applying human factors principles to design systems that align with natural user behavior. Current projects explore emotional dimensions of security engagement, quantum governance frameworks, and LLM-related privacy concerns through interdisciplinary lenses combining computer science, psychology, and safety science. Recent publications reveal strong thematic trends toward understanding user motivations in security behavior, developing personalized training through augmented reality and adaptive systems, and translating safety science principles to cybersecurity incident management. Her work increasingly addresses societal implications of emerging technologies like quantum computing and generative AI. Her distinguished recognitions include: GDD Dissertation Award for Usable Security research Ernst-Ludwigs-Hochschulgesellschaft Dissertation Award IANUS Award (2nd place) for Moving from a 'Human-as-Problem' to a 'Human-as-Solution' Cybersecurity Mindset Zimmermann actively mentors through ETH's Human-Centered Security and Privacy Lab while collaborating internationally with institutions including ATHENE (German National Center for Applied Cybersecurity), Abertay University's Cybersecurity Division, and the Safety Science Innovation Lab. Her research receives support from Swiss and European funding bodies focused on privacy-preserving technologies and organizational security behavior. At ETH Zurich, she directs the Security, Privacy and Society group which employs design thinking, LEGO Serious Play, and mixed-methods research to tackle real-world security challenges. The team partners with industry stakeholders to develop practical solutions for phishing resistance, smart home privacy, and cybersecurity education while maintaining strong ties to the Research Training Group 2050 Privacy and Trust for Mobile Users.

• Usable Security
• Privacy
• Human-Computer Interaction
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Elliott Ash is an Associate Professor of Law, Economics, and Data Science at ETH Zurich's Center for Law & Economics. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics and J.D. from Columbia University, a B.A. in Economics, Government, and Philosophy from the University of Texas at Austin, and an LL.M. in International Criminal Law from the University of Amsterdam. His research focuses on empirical legal studies using econometrics, NLP, and ML, examining topics like judicial behavior, legislative impact, and AI-driven governance. He has been funded by the ERC, Swiss NSF, and others. Research Interests: Elliott explores automation of legal decisions, text-as-data analysis in law, and the intersection of AI with legal systems. He develops tools like BallotBot and LePaRD to enhance legal transparency and public understanding. His work bridges law, economics, and computer science, with publications in top journals like the American Economic Journal and Review of Economics and Statistics . Teaching: Courses include Building a Robot Judge , Natural Language Processing for Law , and Big Data for Public Policy . He co-organizes the Zurich Workshop in AI+Economics and Monash-Warwick-Zurich Text-as-Data Workshops. Awards: European Research Council Starting Grant, Swiss National Science Foundation Grant, and multiple grants from U.S. and Swiss institutions. His work has been featured in NPR , VoxEU , and Georgetown Law Journal . Labs/Teams: Leads the Swiss AI Initiative's Human-AI Alignment team, collaborates with the CEPR on Political Economy research, and serves as an Economic Journal Associate Editor.

• Law and Economics
• Political Economy
• Econometrics
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Gerold Schneider is an Associate Professor at the University of Zurich , affiliated with the Department of Computational Linguistics under the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and Faculty of Business, Economics and Informatics . He leads the Text Crunching Center (TCC) , focusing on interdisciplinary research at the intersection of NLP, Digital Humanities, and Health Data Science. Research Interests His work spans Text Analytics , Digital Humanities , Corpus Linguistics , and Health Data Science , with applications in: Biomedical NLP (e.g., Alzheimer’s detection, clinical trials) Digital Humanities projects (e.g., analyzing Charles Dickens, UN archives) Migration discourse framing across languages Adversarial data collection for hate speech detection Interdisciplinary methodologies for digital unstructured data Recent Publications 2025–2024 research highlights include annotated corpora for preclinical and neurological studies, AI-driven analysis of historical linguistic variation, and innovative tools for language learners. His NLP applications address health diagnostics, ethical AI, and cross-lingual political discourse. Labs & Teams As TCC leader, he spearheads collaborative projects within the Digital Society Initiative (DSI) communities (AI & Law, Health, Ethics, etc.), integrating computational methods with humanities and health research.

• Computational Linguistics
• Digital Humanities
• Corpus Linguistics
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Tanja Käser is a Tenure Track Assistant Professor at EPFL's School of Computer and Communication Sciences (IC), leading the Machine Learning for Education Laboratory (ML4ED). Her interdisciplinary research bridges machine learning, data mining, and educational technology, focusing on personalized learning systems and human behavior modeling. PhD in Computer Science (ETH Zurich, 2015) - honored with Fritz Kutter Award Former Senior Data Scientist at Swiss Data Science Center (ETH Zurich) Postdoctoral Researcher at Stanford University's Graduate School of Education Research Focus Explainable AI for education Adaptive learning environments Behavioral pattern recognition Generative AI applications in pedagogy User modeling and personalization Learning analytics in unstructured settings Recent Publication Trends Her 2024-2023 work demonstrates: Interpretable clustering of learners Transformer-based language learning prediction GAN applications for creative education Teacher-AI collaboration frameworks Explainability validation methods Modular network architectures Scientific Recognition Fritz Kutter Award for best Swiss computer science thesis (2015) Advising & Collaborations Currently supervises multiple PhD students including: Cock Jade Maï L Glandorf Dominik Güres Fatma-Betül Neshaei Seyed Parsa Radmehr Bahar Shibu Abhinand Shved Ekaterina Research Infrastructure Operates from EPFL's ML4ED laboratory with hybrid on-site and digital educational systems research capabilities.

• Machine Learning
• Educational Data Mining
• Learning Analytics
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Prof. Claudio J. Tessone is a Professor of Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies at the Department of Informatics, University of Zurich. He serves as Head of the Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies group, Chairman of the UZH Blockchain Center, and is incharge of the NetSci Society. His academic background includes a PhD in Physics (Complex Systems) and an Habilitation in Complex Socio-Economic Systems from ETH Zurich. Education: PhD in Physics (2006): Thesis on synchronization in stochastic systems, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Spain Habilitation (2015): Thesis on agent-based modeling of socio-economic systems, ETH Zurich Master in Physics (1999): Thesis on stochastic resonance, Instituto Balseiro, Argentina Research Interests: Prof. Tessone specializes in modeling complex socio-economic and socio-technical systems, with a focus on blockchain-based systems. His work explores crypto-economics, blockchain scalability, decentralized finance (DeFi), and the interplay between micro-level agent behavior and macro-level emergent properties. Notable areas include transaction network analysis in Bitcoin/Ethereum, consensus mechanisms (Proof-of-Stake/Work), and blockchain governance models. Publications Trends: Recent articles emphasize empirical blockchain analysis (e.g., Ethereum microvelocity, Bitcoin mesoscopic structure), DeFi arbitrage strategies, and privacy-preserving blockchain applications in healthcare. His work bridges theoretical agent-based models with real-world blockchain datasets, addressing both technical and socio-economic dimensions of distributed ledger technologies. Grants & Labs: Director of the UZH Summer School on Blockchain and Certificate of Advanced Studies program. Active in interdisciplinary collaborations through the URPP Social Networks (2015–2021) and ETH Zurich’s Systems Design group (2007–2014). Labs/Initiatives: Leads the UZH Blockchain Center, a hub for academic-industry research on blockchain applications in finance, governance, and digital transformation.

• Blockchain Technology
• Cryptocurrency Systems
• Complex Socio-Economic Systems
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Thomas Demeester is an Associate Professor at the Internet Technology and Data Science Lab (IDLab), Ghent University - imec, Belgium. Appointed as Assistant Professor in 2019, he leads an AI research group focused on health applications and drug design, co-directing the Text-to-Knowledge research cluster with Prof. Chris Develder. His educational background includes: M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Ghent University (2005), completed with thesis work at ETH Zurich Ph.D. in Computational Electromagnetics from Ghent University (2009), funded by Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO) Demeester's research spans artificial intelligence with emphasis on deep learning and neuro-symbolic methods. Current tracks include energy-based models (Hopfield Networks, Deep Equilibrium Models), diffusion models for drug design, and clinical reasoning systems. His work bridges NLP, healthcare informatics, and generative AI with strong industry partnerships. Recent publications (2023-2025) reveal strategic expansion from NLP into health-centric AI: BioLORD biomedical encoders (2023), synthetic medical data frameworks (UAI/NeurIPS 2024), and novel diffusion model guidance (ICLR 2025). This evolution demonstrates convergence of generative modeling, clinical data analysis, and protein design. He actively mentors 24 PhD students across diverse AI domains: Current Research: Conversational agents, emotion analysis, clinical reasoning, antibody design, and diffusion model optimization Recent Graduates: Interpretable language models, biomedical semantics, task-oriented dialogue, and social media knowledge extraction Research is supported by imec funding and collaborations with Flemish biotech companies, building on his post-doctoral experience securing media-sector projects. Within IDLab, he co-leads the Text-to-Knowledge cluster driving NLP innovations for healthcare, legal, and economic applications.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Natural Language Processing
• Deep Learning
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Dr. Marcel Dettling is a Group Lead in Data Analysis and Statistics at the ZHAW School of Engineering , focusing on predictive analytics, applied statistics, and complex data analysis. He also serves as a Lecturer at ETH Zurich , teaching advanced statistical methods. Education : PhD in Mathematics (2000-2004), ETH Zurich Postdoc in Applied Statistics (2004-2006), Johns Hopkins University His research spans predictive analytics (regression, classification, time series), data mining, and applications in health economics, transportation safety, social sciences , and business analytics . Recent work includes pharmaceutical cost group analysis for Swiss healthcare and predictive maintenance for marine vessels. Selected publications highlight his expertise in flight trajectory modeling , deep learning error mitigation , and statistical frameworks for rehabilitation finance . His projects address diverse fields like crowdworking in nursing, energy optimization for shipping, and customer behavior prediction.

• Predictive Analytics
• Applied Statistics
• Data Mining
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Martin Volk is a Full Professor of Computational Linguistics at the University of Zurich, with a dual affiliation to the Department of Informatics since 2019. He holds a PhD from the University of Koblenz and has held academic positions at institutions including Stockholm University (part-time from 2008-2011), Zurich University of Applied Sciences, and the University of Georgia. His research focuses on grammar engineering, machine translation evaluation, multilingual text analysis, and cross-language information retrieval. Education : Born in Cochem, Germany Studied Computer Science and Computational Linguistics at EWH University, Koblenz Master's in Artificial Intelligence at the University of Georgia (Fulbright Scholar) PhD in Computational Linguistics from the University of Koblenz Research Interests : His work emphasizes data-driven NLP methods, including corpus-based approaches, parsing technologies, and the application of machine learning to historical and multilingual texts. Key focuses include: Machine translation systems and evaluation frameworks Grammar testing environments (e.g., GTU) OCR and digitization of historical documents (e.g., Gothic script) Development of parallel corpora for linguistic research Projects : SMULTRON: Multilingual parallel treebank project Bullinger Digital: Historical document digitization initiative Text+Berg: Digital Humanities project for alpine textual heritage EU-funded MuchMore (cross-language medical IR) Grants & Collaborations : Recipient of grants from the Swiss National Science Foundation, EU projects, and industry partnerships (e.g., Siemens, Xerox). His work integrates academic and industrial perspectives in NLP tool development. Labs & Teams : Leads research teams in the Institute of Computational Linguistics at UZH, focusing on projects like the Zurich Parallel Corpus Collection and MODERN (modeling discourse for MT).

• Computational Linguistics
• Machine Translation
• Natural Language Processing
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Stéphane Marchand-Maillet is an Associate Professor at the University of Geneva's Faculty of Science, Department of Computer Science, leading the VIPER research group since 2000. His work focuses on high-dimensional data analysis, modeling, and indexing, with applications in Medicine (flow cytometry, imaging, patient records) and Digital Humanities. He co-directs a SNF-funded project on semantic multilingual editions of Geneva Council registers (1545-1550) and collaborates with HUG (Geneva University Hospitals). Education : PhD in Applied Mathematics and Operational Research from Imperial College London (1997) Postdoctoral stay at EURECOM Institute (France) Research Interests : Analysis of high-dimensional data spaces, medical data applications, multimodal information management, and digital humanities. His work intersects machine learning, data mining, and information retrieval. Leadership & Collaborations : Vice-President of the Foundation Board of Idiap Research Institute (Martigny) Member of the Steering Committee Collaboration with Fondation de l'Encyclopédie de Genève and SNF-funded projects

• Machine Learning
• Data Mining
• Information Retrieval
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Kjell Jorner is an Assistant Professor of Digital Chemistry in the Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering at ETH Zurich's Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences. His research group focuses on integrating computational methods and machine learning to address challenges in chemical synthesis, materials design, and reaction prediction. Education: PhD from Uppsala University (Photochemistry of aromatic compounds) Postdoctoral studies at AstraZeneca UK (Reaction prediction using computational chemistry and ML) Postdoctoral studies at University of Toronto (Molecular design of catalysts and organic electronic materials) Research Interests: Professor Jorner's work bridges computational chemistry, machine learning, and experimental design. Key areas include: Development of quantum mechanics-machine learning hybrid approaches for reaction feasibility prediction Inverse molecular design of functional materials (e.g., singlet-fission systems) Computational catalyst optimization and high-throughput screening methods Digital tools for chemical education and cheminformatics Publication Trends (2023-2025): Recent articles demonstrate a strong focus on machine learning applications in chemistry, including reaction prediction algorithms, catalyst design frameworks, and automated molecular generation. A recurring theme is the development of computational tools to accelerate materials discovery and optimize chemical processes. Laboratory & Team: Leads the Digital Chemistry research group at ETH Zurich (HCI E 137) exploring computational approaches to chemical challenges.

• Digital Chemistry
• Computational Chemistry
• Machine Learning
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Harald C. Gall is a Professor of Software Engineering and Dean of the Faculty of Business, Economics, and Informatics at the University of Zurich (UZH). He leads the Software Evolution and Architecture Lab, focusing on software evolution analysis, mining software repositories, and cloud-based software engineering. His research emphasizes improving software development productivity through data-driven insights. He has held visiting positions at Microsoft Research and the University of Washington. Education: PhD (Dr. techn.) and Master's (Dipl.-Ing.) in Informatics from TU Vienna Research Interests: Software evolution, mining software archives, cloud-based tools, developer productivity, and empirical software engineering. Notable contributions include the Evolizer , ChangeDistiller , and SOFAS systems. Key Contributions: Established the Mining Software Repositories (MSR) research area, program chair for ICSE 2011 and ESEC/FSE 2005, associate editor of leading journals like Empirical Software Engineering and IEEE Software. Awards: Most Influential Paper Award, Test of Time Award, and multiple Best Paper Awards. Recognized for contributions to SE research methodologies and tool development. Professional Activities: ACM SIGSOFT awards chair, board member of Informatics Europe, and executive committee member of CHOOSE (Swiss SIG for OO Systems). Labs/Teams: Director of the Software Evolution and Architecture Lab at UZH, leading projects like SURF-MobileAppsData (SNSF-funded) and DevCloud (Hasler Foundation).

• Software Engineering
• Software Evolution
• Software Architecture
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Michael Krauthammer is a Professor of Medical Informatics and Chair of the Department of Quantitative Biomedicine at the University of Zurich, affiliated with the University Hospital of Zurich. His lab focuses on Clinical Data Science and Translational Bioinformatics, leveraging AI and machine learning to address healthcare challenges. Key areas include cancer genomics, federated learning, and automated medical imaging analysis. Education and affiliations: Krauthammer leads an interdisciplinary team supported by major funding agencies. His research spans bioinformatics, clinical decision support systems, and multimodal data integration. Notable projects include AI-assisted diagnosis in rheumatology and prime editing efficiency prediction. Recent work emphasizes longitudinal cfDNA analysis, drug interaction modeling, and personalized oncology. The lab collaborates across disciplines, with projects funded by Swiss and international grants. Students and postdocs work on topics like machine learning for radiology reports, longitudinal disease trajectories, and protein design. Key projects include the NTCIR-18 RadNLP challenge, prime editing prediction models (Nature Biotechnology 2024), and vision transformers for capillaroscopy analysis. The lab advocates for reproducible data science and ethical AI in healthcare.

• Clinical Data Science
• Translational Bioinformatics
• Machine Learning in Healthcare
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Paolo Prandoni is a Lecturer at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in the School of Computer and Communication Sciences (IC). He serves as a Scientist in the Audiovisual Communications Laboratory (LCAV) and teaches in the SSC-ENS and SIN-ENS units, focusing on signal processing theory and practical applications in audiovisual communications. He earned his PhD from EPFL after completing all prior education there, driven by childhood fascination with long-distance telephony. His doctoral work established foundations in communication systems that continue to inform his research. Prandoni's research spans audio/image processing, machine learning for media analysis, and DSP education. Key areas include computational photography (e.g., spectral imaging, stained glass rendering), speech quality assessment via transfer learning, music information retrieval (e.g., fingering prediction), and audience analytics through his company Quividi. His work consistently bridges theoretical signal processing with real-world implementation. Recent publications reveal a strategic shift toward machine learning integration in signal processing tasks, particularly non-intrusive speech assessment and lensless imaging reconstruction. Simultaneously, he advances DSP pedagogy through MOOC development and hands-on teaching tools using off-the-shelf hardware, emphasizing accessibility and practical skill development. No scientific awards are documented in the provided materials. He has advised PhD student Thanikachalam Niranjan (thesis: Image Based Relighting of Cultural Artifacts , 2016) and teaches Communication Systems and Computer Science courses. His educational impact extends through the open-access textbook Signal Processing for Communications (2008) and tools like MultiPub for maintainable online classes. Industry engagement includes Quividi co-founding (2006) and ongoing CSO role in attention analytics. As a core LCAV laboratory member, he collaborates on interdisciplinary projects including cultural heritage digitization, embedded signal processing systems, and real-time audience measurement, leveraging EPFL's infrastructure for both academic and commercial applications.

• Signal Processing
• Audio Processing
• Image Processing
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Jakub Macina is a Doctoral Fellow at the ETH AI Center and a PhD Candidate at ETH Zürich . He works in the intersection of Natural Language Processing and Learning Sciences as part of the Language, Reasoning and Education Lab (led by Prof. Mrinmaya Sachan) and the Professorship for Learning Sciences and Higher Education (led by Prof. Manu Kapur). Forbes 30 Under 30 in Science & Education 2023 Recipient of ETH AI Center Fellowship ( Co-founder of a health-tech startup with seed investment Research Interests : Focus on generative large language models (LLMs), dialogue tutoring systems , pedagogical alignment of AI models, and mathematical reasoning . His work explores: Reinforcement learning for pedagogical steering LLM evaluation frameworks Socratic question generation Stepwise error detection and remediation Student-teacher interaction modeling Publications span top conferences like EMNLP , ACL , NeurIPS , and RecSys , with particular emphasis on educational applications of LLMs and dialogue-based learning systems . Scientific Awards : Forbes 30 Under 30 in Science and Education (2023) 2nd Place in ACM IT SPY Computer Science Master's Thesis Competition (2017) ETH AI Center Fellowship (2021) Leadership & Teaching includes: Managing team of 6 data scientists Teaching Assistant for Machine Learning and NLP courses at ETH Zurich Developing large-scale ML pipelines for recommender systems Open-source contributions to Discourse and Google Summer of Code projects

• Natural Language Processing
• Learning Sciences
• Dialogue Systems
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Christian Weber serves as a Senior Lecturer & Researcher at the Institute of Business Information Technology within the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) School of Management and Law. He directs the CAS Cyber Security program and contributes to the ZHAW Digital Health Lab, focusing on sustainable digital ecosystems and security frameworks. His educational background includes an Executive MBA in General and Entrepreneurial Management from Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz/McCombs School of Business and a Dipl.-Ing in Industrial Electronics & Electrical Power Engineering from RheinMain University of Applied Sciences. His continuing education spans numerous certifications in AI, sustainability, and digital health from institutions including Hasso Plattner Institute. Weber's research centers on sustainable smart solutions for digital ecosystems, including digital health, ambient assisted living, and smart environments. His work explores computer-supported cooperative working scenarios, applications of open source systems in SMEs, and data protection, cybersecurity, compliance, and forensics as enablers for digital ecosystems. His teaching portfolio spans multiple modules in IT Security, Emerging Technologies, IoT-Data Streaming & Analytics, and Digital Transformation across BSc and MSc Business Informatics programs. His recent publications demonstrate strong interdisciplinary connections between cybersecurity, digital health, and organizational transformation, with particular emphasis on practical applications in real-world settings. His work bridges technical implementations with organizational and societal impacts of digital technologies. Best Paper Award at SMART 2018 for "Citizens as Sensors" research "Educate to lead" award from Soroptimist International Europe for STEM outreach Weber's professional experience combines academic leadership with industry expertise, having served as Managing Director of the Cisco Networking Academy since 2012 and holding previous positions as Administrative Professor and Lecturer at University of Applied Sciences Braunschweig/Wolfenbüttel. His industry background includes executive roles as CIO/CTO and IT management consulting. He contributes to the ZHAW Digital Health Lab and has led projects including the ZHAW Digital Culture Assessment and Digital Health Hackathon, focusing on practical implementations of digital health solutions and organizational transformation.

• Cybersecurity
• Digital Health
• Smart Environments
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