Author: Raphael Weibel

TripAdvisor-ratings for predicting restaurants’ revenue growth

An article on the possibilities and limitations of using novel data sources and machine learning to predict restaurants’ revenue growth (in “Er will doch nur spielen” a magazine published by Swiss Mobiliar).

The Algorithm, your Friend and Helper

Erika Meins from the Mobiliar Lab for Analytics and Dominik Balogh from Zurich police on how recent research supports police in preventing crime (in “Er will doch nur spielen” a magazine edited by Mobiliar) .

One step ahead of burglars

A new machine-learning method developed by Cristina Kadar and colleagues makes it possible to predict burglaries even in sparsely populated areas. More information can be found at: https://www.ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2019/05/burglary-prediction.html