Category: News

PhD opportunity at the Chair of Technology Marketing

Opportunity for a fully funded PhD in Generative AI in Customer Service at the Chair of Technology Marketing, D-MTEC, ETH Zurich. Research will aim to assess the impact of GenAI on customer satisfaction and communication, launching pioneering studies that blend theoretical insights with practical applications. With the chair’s extensive track record in Data Science and…
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Three fully funded doctoral researcher (PhD) positions available

We are hiring!  We are delighted to announce three fully funded doctoral researcher (PhD) positions in Data Science, Behavioral Science / Psychology, and Computer Science at Mobiliar Lab for Analytics at ETH Zurich The three successful candidates will work together on a series of research activities that contribute to the overarching theme of Mental Resilience in the Digital Age.…
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Dialog with UN Special Rapporteur

UN special Rapporteur Mama Fatima Singhateh and Nouf Al Anezi from the UN Human Rights office visited the ETH AI Center yesterday. During their visit they discussed opportunities and risks of AI for society with Dr. Jennifer Wadsworth, PhD, Prof. Giorgia Ramponi, Prof. Inge K Herrmann, Dr. Rita Sevastjanova, Prof. Peter G. Kirchschläger, Adrian Notz and our Lab director Dr. Erika Meins. 

National and International Media Coverage

The ETH News about our research on stress at the workplace received a large amount of coverage in national and international media this year. The coverage includes interviews and articles in a variety of media outlets including the Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Bayern 2, SWR 2,  ARD (at 1:30 min), ZDF,…
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Publication in BMC Digital Health

Technology can indeed help against stress. In our new study, we show that a virtual reality-supported biofeedback intervention programme can improve indicators of stress and comes with good user experience. Is this the future of stress management? Read the full article here. This research was a collaboration between Jasmine Kerr, Raphael Weibel, Mara Nägelin, Dr. Andrea Ferrario, Prof. Victor Schinazi, Dr. Roberto La…
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Wall Street Journal: How Stressed Are You at Work? Ask Your Mouse

Recently, Mara Nägelin and Raphaël Weibel were interviewed by the Wall Street Journal about their work on detecting stress at the workplace. The article can be found here.

Workshop at Scientifica 2023

This year at Scientifica we offered a workshop on how to fight stress at the workplace using new technologies, such as Virtual Reality and Machine Learning.

European Data Protection Supervisor IPEN Event

Michaela Benk participated in a panel on explainable AI at an event of European Data Protection Supervisor IPEN. More information can be found here.

Welcome Sentient AI by Gian Klainguti

At Gian Klainguti’s thought-provoking art intervention “Welcoming Sentient AI,” Michaela Benk, James B. Glattfelder, Julien Weissenberg and others discussed some of the ethical and social implications of the rapid progress of AI-based technologies. This event provided a unique platform to explore the profound impact that AI has and will have on various aspects of society,…
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Publication in the Journal of Medical Internet Research

How to ensure responsible digital stress management? Our new JMIR publication identifies specific requirements for an ethics-informed design. This work was a collaboration between Jasmine Kerr, Mara Nägelin, Michaela Benk, Florian Wangenheim, Eleonora Viganò and Andrea Ferrario.