جستجوی استاد راهنمای دانشگاهی

• Machine Learning
• Spatial Statistics
• Financial Econometrics
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Fabio Sigrist is a Professor of Applied Statistics and Data Science at the Institute of Financial Services Zug (IFZ) , part of the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts . He also holds a Senior Scientist and Lecturer position at the Seminar for Statistics, ETH Zurich . His career spans academic research, industry consulting, and project leadership in finance and data science. PhD in Statistics (2013), ETH Zurich MSc in Mathematics with distinction (2008), ETH Zurich MEd in Mathematics Education (2008), ETH Zurich Sigrist’s research focuses on integrating Machine Learning with Spatial Statistics for applications in Financial Econometrics and Credit Risk . His work includes developing novel algorithms like GPBoost and KTBoost , advancing spatio-temporal modeling , and applying tree-based boosting to financial problems. Projects such as CreHos (credit risk in hospitality) and NISMO (interpretable real estate modeling) highlight his interdisciplinary approach. His publications address challenges in large-scale spatial data , loss given default modeling , and stock volatility prediction . He contributes to software development with tools like spate (R package) and varycoef (spatially varying coefficients).

Mike Martinمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Healthy Aging
• Cognitive Aging
• Social Development in Old Age
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Prof. Dr. Mike Martin is a leading researcher at the University of Zurich's Center for Gerontology . His work spans cognitive aging, social development in old age, and life-span developmental psychology, with a focus on ecological validity in aging research. Professor, University of Zurich Director, Zurich Longitudinal Study on Cognitive Ageing Co-editor, Journals of Gerontology series Key research areas include: Healthy aging and quality of life Cognitive-emotional interactions in aging Dyadic adaptation in dementia caregiving Mobile sensing of aging-related behaviors Participatory research methodologies Language use as a biomarker of aging His recent publications analyze: GPS mobility and cognitive function Machine learning in reminiscence detection Prospective memory trajectories Emotion regulation in couples Digital interventions for cognitive health Neuroimaging correlates of aging

Andrea Carminatiمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Environmental Soil Physics
• Vadose Zone Hydrology
• Soil-Plant Water Relations
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Andrea Carminati is a Full Professor at the Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zurich. His research focuses on soil-plant hydraulics , rhizosphere dynamics , and drought adaptation mechanisms in crops and forest species. He investigates how root traits , soil texture , and biogenic substances like mucilage influence water uptake , gas exchange , and soil microbial activity . Key Research Areas: Soil-Plant Water Relations Rhizosphere Hydrology Drought Resistance in Maize and Trees Microplastics in Agricultural Soils Hydraulic Redistribution and Isohydricity Contact: Email: andrea.carminati@usys.ethz.ch Phone: +41 44 633 61 60 Recent studies highlight his work on soil texture-specific transpiration responses , rhizosheath properties under drought , and microplastic impacts on soil hydrology . He employs advanced techniques like X-ray computed tomography and neutron radiography to visualize root-soil interactions.

• Robotics
• Computer Vision
• Sensor Systems
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Dr. Olga Vysotska is a Researcher affiliated with the Professorship for Robotic Systems at ETH Zurich's Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering. Her work focuses on advancing robotic systems through research in sensor-based navigation, SLAM (Simultaneous Localization and Mapping), and autonomous systems. She holds a doctoral degree and is based in Zurich, Switzerland. Her email is olga.vysotska@inf.ethz.ch. Research Interests: Olga's research spans robotics, computer vision, and autonomous navigation. She specializes in LiDAR-based place recognition, SLAM algorithms, and cross-modal localization using 3D scene graphs. Her work addresses challenges such as environmental changes, sensor fusion, and data association in dynamic environments like agriculture and underground exploration. Key themes include robust localization, loop closure detection, and adaptive algorithms for real-world robotic applications. Publications Overview: Olga's recent work emphasizes diffusion-based LiDAR place recognition (2025), 4D spatial-temporal mapping for agricultural robots (2023), and SceneGraphLoc for cross-modal localization (2024). Her research trends highlight innovation in sensor integration, algorithmic robustness, and practical applications in challenging environments. Earlier contributions include exploration of catacombs with mobile robots (2013) and SLAM enhancements using public map data (2017). Grants & Advising: While specific grants or student advisement details are not listed, her active publication record suggests involvement in funded research projects. Her work often collaborates with industry and academic partners to advance robotic autonomy in complex scenarios. Labs/Teams: As part of the Robotic Systems Professorship, she likely contributes to ETH Zurich's robotics labs focused on SLAM, sensor systems, and autonomous navigation. Her projects may intersect with the Department's broader initiatives in mechanical and process engineering.

Johanna Ziegelمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Statistical Forecasting
• Probability Theory
• Financial Risk Management
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Johanna Ziegel is a Professor of Statistics at ETH Zurich, Switzerland, since 2024, and a Visiting Scientist at the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS). Previously, she held positions at the University of Bern, where she was promoted to Full Professor in 2023. Her research focuses on decision-theoretically sound methods for forecast evaluation, probabilistic forecasting, risk measures in finance, and applications in meteorology, medicine, and climate science. She is actively involved in editorial roles for journals like Bernoulli , JASA: Theory & Methods , and SIAM Journal on Financial Mathematics . Education: PhD in Stereological Analysis of Spatial Structures from ETH Zurich (2010), supervised by Paul Embrechts and Eva B. Vedel Jensen. Postdoctoral research at the University of Melbourne and Heidelberg University. Research Interests: Forecast evaluation, elicitable functionals, risk measures, isotonic regression, statistical calibration, and applications in finance, climate science, and biostatistics. Her work bridges theoretical statistics with practical challenges in uncertainty quantification and decision-making under uncertainty. Advising & Collaborations: Supervised 7 PhD students and mentored several postdocs. Collaborates with the Computational Statistics group at HITS and the Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research. Her group explores distributional regression under order constraints and novel methods for forecast comparison. Recognition: Credit Suisse Award for Best Teaching (2022), H.I.T. Program for Academic Leadership (2021–2022). Active in professional service, including the Bernoulli Society Council and editorial boards.

• Plant Developmental Biology
• Epigenetics
• Plant Genetics
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Ueli Grossniklaus is an Ordinary Professor at the University of Zurich within the Faculty of Mathematical and Natural Sciences , affiliated with the Department of Plant and Microbiology . His work focuses on plant developmental biology, particularly epigenetic and genetic mechanisms governing reproduction and adaptation. Key Courses: Epigenetics, Plant Biology Workshop, Group Seminars on Current Research Laboratory Techniques: Advanced methods in plant cell mechanics, transcriptomics, and genome editing Research Interests span plant epigenetics, reproductive biology, and the interplay between environmental stress and genetic regulation. He investigates: Mechanistic control of gametogenesis and fertilization Epigenetic contributions to plant adaptation Evolutionary implications of asexual reproduction Biophysical forces in plant cell growth Publication Trends (2025–2018) reveal expertise in: Arabidopsis and fern model systems Epigenetic regulation (DNA methylation, histone dynamics) Apomixis and hybrid seed failure mechanisms Biomechanics of pollen tubes and carnivorous plants Genome editing tools (CRISPR) and long-read sequencing Scientific Collaborations include interdisciplinary projects on: Microfluidic devices for plant cell analysis Gene drive ecology and ethics 3D imaging of plant reproductive structures Advising and Grants focus on mentoring through research internships in developmental biology, genetics, and systems biology. His lab engages in: Epigenetic response to environmental stress Cell wall mechanics in reproduction Computational modeling of plant growth Laboratory Teams integrate plant biologists, bioengineers, and computational scientists to study: Mechanistic gene regulation Evolutionary developmental biology Microrobotics for cellular force measurement

Aravind Rajeswaranمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Reinforcement Learning
• Representation Learning
• World Models
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Aravind Rajeswaran is a Research Scientist at Meta AI (FAIR) and Visiting PostDoc/Collaborator at Berkeley AI Research Lab (BAIR) at UC Berkeley's College of Engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences. He completed his PhD in Computer Science at the University of Washington under Profs. Sham Kakade and Emo Todorov, with additional collaborations with Sergey Levine and Chelsea Finn, and previously earned his bachelor's degree with the best undergraduate thesis award from IIT Madras working with Balaraman Ravindran. His research focuses on building generalist AI agents that operate in open worlds, combining reinforcement learning, representation learning, and world models. Key projects include Locate 3D for real-world object localization, OpenEQA for embodied question answering with foundation models, VC-1 as an artificial visual cortex for embodied intelligence, and R3M as a universal visual representation for robot manipulation. His work demonstrates how pre-trained visual representations can significantly enhance robotic capabilities with minimal supervision. Rajeswaran's publication record shows consistent high-impact contributions across premier AI conferences including NeurIPS, ICML, CVPR, and RSS from 2018 through 2025, with research spanning reinforcement learning, representation learning, robotics, and computer vision. His work on Decision Transformer demonstrated how sequence modeling frameworks can effectively train reinforcement learning policies. Best Paper Award, Scaling Robot Learning Workshop at ICRA 2022 best undergraduate thesis award from IIT Madras As an educator and mentor, Rajeswaran has guided numerous PhD students who have gone on to positions at Stanford, MIT, CMU, Berkeley, and top AI companies including Meta, DeepMind, and Anthropic. He designed and co-taught the Deep Reinforcement Learning course (CSE599G) at UW in 2018, with materials adopted by courses at MIT and CMU, and served as lead TA for Machine Learning for Big Data (CSE547). His research has been supported through his role as Principal Investigator for the Cortex Team at FAIR.

Eva Cantoniمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Robust statistics
• Variable and model selection
• Nonparametric regression
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Eva Cantoni is a Full Professor at the Research Center for Statistics within the Geneva School of Economics and Management , University of Geneva. Her expertise spans robust statistical methodology, model selection, and applications in ecology and medicine. Ph.D. from University of Geneva Accredited European Statistician (FENStatS) Research Interests : She specializes in Robust statistics for real-world data Variable/model selection in high-dimensional settings Nonparametric and semi-parametric regression Zero-inflated and overdispersed count models Longitudinal and spatiotemporal data analysis Her work addresses ecological challenges (fish stock assessment), medical applications (hospital congestion modeling), and housing market analysis. Recent Trends in Publications : Recent articles focus on Confidence intervals for robust mixed models Editorial leadership in robust statistics Applications to fisheries science and public health Flexible modeling frameworks for complex data Comparative studies of statistical measures Extremes modeling in healthcare Leadership & Grants : She has served as: Vice-Dean for Teaching (2020-2023) Director of Master's in Statistics (2012-2019) Director of Applied Statistics Certificate (2015-2019) President, Swiss Federal Statistics Committee (2024-2027) Specialty Chief Editor, Frontiers in Applied Mathematics (2024) Grants include projects on Robust solutions for modern data (2023-2025) Sustainable fisheries modeling (2018-2021) Advancements in state-space models (2014-2017) Software Contributions : Developed R packages for robust statistical methods: confintROB (bootstrap confidence intervals) RobSSM (robust state-space models) R2_LMM (explained variation measures)

Julian Adamekمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Computational Cosmology
• Theoretical Cosmology
• Large-scale structure of the Universe
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Julian Adamek is a computational cosmologist and lead developer of gevolution , a general-relativistic N-body code for cosmological simulations. His work focuses on modeling relativistic effects in cosmic structure formation to better understand gravity’s role on large scales and dark energy. Research Interests: Computational Cosmology, Theoretical Cosmology, Large-scale structure of the Universe, Relativistic N-body simulations. Technical Leadership: Lead developer of gevolution , a public cosmological simulation code available via GitHub. Recent publications span diverse applications of deep learning in geospatial analytics, environmental monitoring, and computer vision, including phenology modeling, biomass mapping, conflict assessment, and 3D reconstruction from point clouds. Key Trends: Integration of AI/ML for environmental tasks, cross-domain applications (cosmology, ecology, forestry), and satellite data processing. Technical Focus: Transformer networks, diffusion models, super-resolution imaging, and ensemble learning for uncertainty quantification. Julian collaborates with researchers in cosmology and geospatial science, though specific students or awards are not mentioned in the provided texts.

Rachid Guerraouiمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Distributed Computing
• Concurrent Computing
• Byzantine Fault Tolerance
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Rachid Guerraoui is a Full Professor at the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) where he leads the Distributed Computing Laboratory (DCL) within the School of Computer and Communication Sciences. He holds appointments in multiple departments including IC-SSC and IC-SIN for teaching, and serves on the IC Academic Evaluation Committee. A Moroccan/Swiss/French researcher, Guerraoui has previously been affiliated with Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique in Saclay, Hewlett-Packard Labs in Palo Alto, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston, and Collège de France in Paris. Guerraoui's research focuses on distributed and concurrent computing across various scales, from multiprocessors to wide-area networks. His work spans Byzantine fault tolerance, distributed machine learning, blockchain technologies, transactional memory, and consensus algorithms. His recent publications reveal a strong emphasis on Byzantine-resistant machine learning, decentralized learning systems, and the theoretical foundations of distributed consensus. The research demonstrates significant contributions to making distributed systems more robust, efficient, and secure against adversarial conditions. Guerraoui has received numerous prestigious awards including ACM Fellow (2012), Professor at College de France (2018), Nygaard-Dahl Award (2024), and Barroso Award (2025). His work has earned multiple best paper awards at top conferences including DISC, ICDCS, IPDPS, and ACM Middleware. He serves as Associate Editor of the Journal of the ACM (2010-2025) and has chaired program committees for major conferences such as PODC, DISC, and Middleware. As an educator, Guerraoui supervises numerous doctoral students and has mentored many successful researchers who now work at leading institutions and companies including Meta, Oracle Labs, Chainlink Labs, and Protocol Labs. He teaches courses on Distributed Algorithms and Concurrent Algorithms at EPFL, emphasizing both theoretical foundations and practical implementations. His educational initiatives include Wandida, a library of scientific e-synopses, and Zettabytes, projects aimed at making computer science accessible to broader audiences.

Lars-Erik Cedermanمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Political Science
• International Relations
• Ethnic Conflict
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Lars-Erik Cederman is a Full Professor in the Department of Humanities, Social and Political Sciences at ETH Zurich, Switzerland, where he conducts cutting-edge research at the intersection of political science, international relations, and computational social science. His work focuses on the structural and historical drivers of ethnic conflict, nationalism, and state formation across global contexts. His primary research interests include: Political Science International Relations Ethnic Conflict Nationalism Civil War State Formation Computational Social Science Cederman's scholarship demonstrates exceptional methodological innovation, combining large-scale historical datasets like CShapes and Ethnic Power Relations with computational modeling to analyze patterns of violence and state transformation. His recent publications reveal a sustained focus on how historical legacies—particularly colonialism, infrastructure development, and ethnic geography—shape contemporary conflicts, with significant contributions to understanding ethnic cleansing, separatist mobilization, and the geopolitical strategies of nationalist movements from post-Napoleonic Europe to modern Russia. His work bridges theoretical rigor with empirical depth, offering critical insights for conflict resolution and peacebuilding.

Emily Crossمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Cognitive Neuroscience
• Social Neuroscience
• Embodied Cognition
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Emily Cross is a Full Professor at the Department of Humanities, Social and Political Sciences at ETH Zurich, leading the Social Brain Sciences Professorship since spring 2023. She previously held professorships at Bangor University (Wales), University of Glasgow (Scotland), Macquarie University (Australia), and Western Sydney University's MARCS Institute (Australia). Her research centers on how embodied experience shapes social learning and perception across diverse contexts. Key contributions include identifying neural signatures of embodied expertise using dancers, developing embodied neuroaesthetics theory, uncovering neurocognitive foundations of visual learning across lifespans, and pioneering paradigms for human-robot social engagement. Her interdisciplinary approach bridges technology, performing/visual arts, and social sciences to explore experience-dependent plasticity at brain and behavioral levels. Recent publications (2024-2025) demonstrate intense focus on human-robot interaction dynamics, aesthetic movement perception, and context-dependent social cognition. Work increasingly examines self-disclosure mechanisms to robots, cultural influences on robot acceptance, and neural correlates of movement synchrony, reflecting her expanding influence at the neuroscience-robotics intersection. Scientific awards include: Philip Leverhulme Prize for Psychology Jacob Bronowski Award from British Science Foundation Young Talent Award from Dutch Neuroscience Society RoboHub and Insight Analytics top women in robotics listings Australia’s Superstars of STEM (2022) Cross passionately trains next-generation scientists with emphasis on research ethics. Her work attracts major funding from ERC, NIH, Fulbright Commission, ESRC, EPSRC, and UK Ministry of Defence. She serves on UNESCO’s International Bioethics Committee (co-rapporteur for neurotechnology ethics report) and as Associate Editor for International Journal of Social Robotics. She leads ETH Zurich's dynamic Social Brain Sciences group, which embraces interdisciplinarity through research paradigms bridging technology, performing/visual arts, and biological/social sciences, while maintaining active roles in editorial boards and conference committees including Intelligent Virtual Agents and Affective Computing meetings.

• State Surveillance and Repression
• Eritrean Diaspora Mobilization
• Cryptography and Digital Security
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David Manuel Bozzini is a Full Professor at the University of Fribourg , affiliated with the Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences within the Department of Social Sciences . He also serves as a Lecturer in the Department of Computer Science (Faculty of Science and Medicine), indicating interdisciplinary expertise. Joined University: 2017 Research Focus: Bozzini's work examines state surveillance mechanisms in militarized contexts, particularly in Eritrea and its diaspora. His research spans political anthropology, digital security, and cryptography, analyzing how insecurity is socially constructed and resisted through both traditional and technological means. Publications: His recent works explore: Ethnographic analysis of surveillance practices Digital repression in authoritarian regimes Political mobilization among exiles Technological resistance strategies Contact: Email: david.bozzini@unifr.ch Phone: +41 26 300 7840

Valentina Boevaمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Machine Learning
• Bioinformatics
• Genomics
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Prof. Valentina Boeva is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Computer Science, ETH Zürich, specializing in biomedical informatics. Her research focuses on integrating machine learning and computational methods to address challenges in genomics, oncology, and precision medicine. She holds a position in the Professur für Biomedizininformatik (Biomedical Informatics) and is based at CAB G32.2, Universitätstrasse 6, Zürich, Switzerland. Her work emphasizes applications such as cancer biomarker discovery, tumor heterogeneity analysis, and epigenetic profiling. She teaches courses including Machine Learning Seminar, Data Science Lab, and Machine Learning for Genomics. Her research group develops computational tools like CDState and UniversalEPI to decode complex biological systems. She actively publishes in top-tier journals, with recent work on exosome-driven diagnostics and chromatin interaction modeling. Her scientific contributions span methodologies for single-cell data analysis, survival modeling, and drug response prediction. She collaborates across disciplines to bridge computational science with clinical applications in cancer research.

Niklas Lindeمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Geophysics
• Environmental Geophysics
• Probabilistic Inversion
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Niklas Linde is a full professor at the University of Lausanne's Faculty of Geosciences and Environment, leading the Department of Earth Sciences. He holds a PhD in Geophysics from Uppsala University (2005) and has held roles including Assistant Professor (2008), Associate Professor (2013), and Full Professor (2019). His research focuses on transforming geophysical signals into realistic hydrogeological models with rigorous uncertainty quantification. Key areas include probabilistic inversion, Bayesian methods, and geostatistical modeling applied to environmental and subsurface processes. Education: PhD in Geophysics (Uppsala University, 2005), postdoctoral positions at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (USA), CNRS-CEREGE (France), and ETH Zurich (Switzerland). He joined UNIL in 2008 as an Assistant Professor in Environmental Geophysics. Research interests span geophysical inversion techniques, subsurface heterogeneity characterization, and the integration of geophysical and hydrological data. Current projects emphasize Bayesian approaches for model selection and rare event estimation, supported by grants from the European Commission and Swiss National Science Foundation. Collaborations involve international teams addressing challenges in hydrogeology, rock fracture dynamics, and 4D hydrogeology. Publications reflect advancements in inverse problem solving, stochastic simulation, and machine learning applications. His work bridges theory and practice, with field studies in alpine environments, fractured media, and environmental monitoring. Students under his supervision have explored topics like deep generative networks and Bayesian hydrogeological inversion. Advising: Supervised over a dozen PhD students, including recent works on variational Bayesian methods and geophysical data fusion. Grants include projects on uncertainty quantification and experimental design. Active in scientific societies and editorial roles, contributing to methodological advancements in Earth sciences.