Past ETH Industry Days

Welcome

Jeannine Pilloud, Partnerships for Innovation, ETH Zurich

Keynote

Navigating the Horizons: AI in Media - Balancing Innovation, Quality, and Responsibility
Dr. Dominic Herzog, Chief Data Scientist at TX Group AG

Session 1: Digitalisation & Security

Case Study: Matching Talents and Jobs
Dr. Nico Gorbach, Adecco; Dr. Silvia Quarteroni, Swiss Data Science Center
 
Research:
Focusing on the Human Factors in Cybersecurity; Prof. Verena Zimmermann
Leveraging Unlabeled Data for Trustworthy Machine Learning; Prof. Fanny Yang
Computer Vision and Spatial Computing; Prof. Marc Pollefeys

ETH Spin-​off: CLIMADA Technologies | The Future of Climate Risk and Adaptation 
Sebastian Glink

Session 2: Health & Food

Case Study: Circular Economy of Medical Devices
Cédric Gysel, Janssen Pharmaceuticals; Dr. Stephan Fox, ETH Feasibility Lab
 
Research:
Low-​Cost Gas Sensors for Environmental Health Monitoring; Prof. Maté Joszef Bezdek
Muscle Biology in Focus: Advancing Health and Nutrition through Science; Prof. Katrien De Bock
From Physiological Fatigue to Peak Performance - Technological Implications; Prof. Christina Spengler
ETH Pioneer Fellow: Painless Delivery of Injectable Drugs via OctoPatchTM
Dr. Nevena Paunovic

Session 3: Energy & Sustainability

Case Study: More Power from Less Energy
Riccardo Tinivella, Brusa HyPower; Salvatore Race, ETH Advanced Power Semiconductor Laboratory

Research:
Putting Net-​zero Scenarios into Practice; Dr. Gianfranco Guidati
Aircraft Engines Fuelled by Hydrogen; Prof. Nicolas Noiray

ETH Spin-​off: Scandens| Profitable Building Decarbonization at Scale
Jakub Szczesniak
ETH Spin-​off: eightinks | A Manufacturing Platform for Lithium Ion Batteries
Dr. Paul Baade

Session 4: Processes & Materials

Case Study: Smart Assistant for Manual Assembly

Tobias Rippstein, Huber+Suhner; Remo Gander, Bossard; Jonas Conrad, ETH Product Development Group Zurich / inspire

Research:
CO2 Capture and Conversion: From Materials to Processes; Dr. Paula Macarena Abdala
Mechanics for Innovation; Prof. Edoardo Mazza
Using Robotics to Create Big Data for Data-​driven Material Modelling; Prof. Dirk Mohr

ETH Pioneer Fellow: Apheros - Metal Foams for Thermal Management
Dr. Julia Carpenter

Welcome

Prof. Vanessa Wood, Vice President of Knowledge Transfer and Corporate Relations, ETH Zurich

Keynote

Weathering the Cyber Security Storm; Fritz Steinmann, SIX Group 

Session 1: Robotics & Machine Learning

Case Study: Forecasting unpredictable storms
Marielle Müller, Appenzeller Bahnen; Dr. Irina Mahlstein, MeteoSchweiz

Research:
4D Scene Understanding; Prof. Fisher Yu
Optimal transport for market generation; Prof. Beatrice Acciaio
Scaling up biodiversity monitoring with drones; Prof. Stefano Mintchev

ETH Spin-​off: Visium | Why most AI initiatives fail to deliver business benefits
Lucas Nottaris

Session 2: Health & Food

Case Study: Bringing a smile to your face
Zelko Relic, Align Technology; Dr. Barbara Solenthaler, ETH Computer Graphics Laboratory

Research:
Promoting global equity in early Alzheimer's detection and neurological diagnostics; Prof. Rafael Polania
Global Food Systems: novel approaches to certification, monitoring, and traceability; Prof. Eva-​Marie Meemken
MobileCoach – the open-​source platform to create fully-​automated digital health interventions; Prof. Tobias Kowatsch

ETH Spin-off: Oxyle | Purifying wastewater with a smart catalyst
Dr. Fajer Mushtaq

Session 3: Manufacturing & Materials

Case Study: Building on CO2
Dominik Wlodarczak, Jura Materials; Dr. Johannes Tiefenthaler, Neustark; Prof. Marco Mazzotti,
ETH Separation Processes Laboratory

Research:
Harnessing acoustically driven multiphase fluids; Prof. Outi Supponen
Trust, but Verify: Building the Foundations for Secure Software; Prof. Shweta Shinde
Integrated circuits for applications in communication, sensor technology and bioelectronics; Prof. Hua Wang

ETH Spin-off: Biosimo Chemicals AG | Sustainable bulk chemicals
Dr. Sotiria Mostrou

Session 4: Energy & Construction

Case Study: Cloud-​based windmill doctor
Dr. Stefano Marelli, Adranis; Prof. Eleni Chatzi, ETH Structural Mechanics and Monitoring; 
Dr. Imad Abdallah, RTDT Laboratories AG 

Research:
This is not a pipe: how digital innovation can help circular construction; Prof. Catherine De Wolf
Decarbonising Industry - long-​term transformation pathways of Swiss industry in view of a zero-​carbon energy system; Dr. Tom Kober
Zero Carbon Buildings: Joint Research for Impact; Dr. Illias Hischier

ETH Spin-off: DuraMon | Structural health corrosion monitoring solutions
Dr. Yurena Segui Femenias

Welcome

Prof. Vanessa Wood, Vice President of Knowledge Transfer and Corporate Relations, ETH Zurich

Session 1: Robotics & AI

Case Study: Tele-​Operated Excavator
Thomas Gut, SBB; Dr. Dominic Jud, ETH Robotic Systems Lab
Research:
E-​Textiles for Sport and Health | Prof. Carlo Menon
Soft & Biohybrid Robots for Manipulation & Locomotion | Prof. Robert Katzschmann
ETH Spin-off: BotaSystems - Force-​Sensitive Robots | Klajd Lika
ETH Spin-​off: LatticeFlow - Build and Deploy Trustworthy AI | Dr. Petar Tsankov

Session 2: Health & Food

Case Study: Life Cycle Analysis of Peppermint Extract
Dr. Evelyn Wolfram, Andrea Mannhart, Ricola; Dr. Larissa Schefer, ETH Competence Center for Materials and Processes (MaP)
Research:
Exploiting Individual Cells as Functional Units in Immune Response | Prof. Klaus Eyer
Knee deep in kinematics: unique approaches for understanding joint motion in vivo | Dr. Pascal Schütz
Designing Sustainable Resource Supply Chains | Prof. Rachael Garrett
Biology and Vulnerabilities of Circulating Tumor Cells | Prof. Nicola Aceto
Pioneer Fellow: BactoKind, a Microbial Solution to Infant Colic | Dr. Vanesa Rocha Martin

Session 3: Manufacturing & Materials

Case Study: Optimised Grinding Process: Monitoring Railway Networks
Stefano Meinardi, Scheuchzer; Dr. Ralf Gerdes, inspire
Research:
Additive Manufacturing Processes for Industry | Prof. Markus Bambach
Materials Engineering for Fast  Energy Storage | Prof. Maria Lukatskaya
Modulators, Sensors and Spectrometers on Integrated LiNbO3-​Chips for Photonics | Prof. Rachel Grange
Spin-​off: NematX - Accelerating Industrial 3D Printing with New Materials | Dr. Raphael Heeb

Session 4: Management & Digitalisation

Case Study: Improve Die Casting with Data Science | Dr. Patrick Reichen, Bühler; Dr. Anna Androsova, SDSC, Natalie Barcicki, SDSC
Research:
Financing the Decarbonisation of Industries | Prof. Bjarne Steffen
Forgetful Computers, Your Security and Proactive Memory | Prof. Kaveh Razavi
Efficiently Ingesting Data for Machine Learning | Prof. Ana Klimovic
Algorithms and Circuits for Beyond Fifth-​Generation (B5G) Wireless Systems | Prof. Christoph Studer
Spin-​off: BLP Digital: Automation of ERP Processes | Tim Beck

Welcome

Prof. Dr. Detlef Günther, VP Research and Corporate Relations, ETH Zurich

Monday, 21st September 2020 | Health & Nutrition

Research:
Prof. James Mitchell | What (not) to Eat before Surgery and the Benefits of Commercializing it
Prof. Inge Katrin Herrmann | Bioactive Nanoparticle based Tissue Adhesives
Prof. Ori Bar-Nur | New Approaches to Model Skeletal Muscle Regeneration in Vitro
ETH Pioneer Fellow: LemnaPro - Duckweed for Food | Cyrill Hess
Case Study: Nanosurf - Weighing Cells | Dr. Urs Matter, Prof. Daniel Müller

Tuesday, 22nd September 2020 | Digitalisation

Research:
Prof. Kenneth Paterson | Internet Security in the Quantum Era
Prof. Siyu Tang | Learning to See and Generate Humans
Prof. Valentina Boeva | Computational Methods for Cancer Research
ETH Spin-off: Animatico - Interactive AI Characters | Dr. Pascal Bérard
Case Study: SRF - Swiss Voice Assistant | Dr. Christian Vogg, Dr. Severin Klingler

Wednesday, 23rd September 2020 | Materials & Processes

Research:
Prof. Laura de Lorenzis | Modelling and Simulation of Fracture and Fatigue
Prof. Maksym Yarema | Liquid-Phase Bottom-up Approach of Functional Layers and Devices
Prof. Daniel Ahmed | Sonobots: Ultrasound Manipulation In Vivo
ETH Pioneer Fellow: No Touch Robotics - Gripping without Touching | Dr. Marcel Schuck
Case Study: Univerre - 3D Printed Glass | David Naselli, Prof. André Studart

Thursday, 24th September 2020 | Energy & Construction

Research:
Prof. Andreas Taras | Process-Quality based Structural Performance Assessment for
Metal Structures
Prof. André Bardow | From Molecules to Sustainable Energy & Chemicals
Prof. Thomas Schutzius | Sustainable Production of Electricity and Clean Water:
Coatings Repellent to Limescale Formation
ETH Spin-off: FenX - Insulation Reborn from Ashes | Dr. Etienne Jeoffroy
Case Study: Integrated Energy Systems Modelling Platform (Nexus-e) |
Prof. Gabriela Hug

Welcome

Prof. Dr. Detlef Günther, VP Research and Corporate Relations, ETH Zurich

Keynote

Martina Hirayama, State Secretary for Education, Research and Innovation

Session 1: Materials and Processes

Case Study: Geberit, Hubert Britschgi, Omid Maghazei
Drones in manufacturing
Research:
Prof. David Kammer; Strong and tough materials with interfaces
Prof. Victor Mougel; New electrolyzers for overall CO2 reduction
Prof. Athina Anastasaki; Manipulating polymeric architecture
ETH Pioneer Fellows: microPow - Everlasting indulgence, finally.

Session 2: Cyber-physical Systems

Case Study: Wetrok & Sevensense, Jörn Mazenauer, Dr. Gregory Hitz
Easy-to-use cleaning robot
Research:
Prof. Martin Vechev; Trustworthy artificial intelligence
Prof. Melanie Zeilinger; Safe learning for control systems
Prof. Taekwang Jang; Millimetre-scale computers for the Internet-of-Everything
Prof. Olga Fink; Self-adaptable intelligent maintenance systems

Session 3: Technology for Health

Case Study: Boehringer Ingelheim, Dr. Matthias Zentgraf, Prof. Gisbert Schneider,
Rethinking drug design with AI
Research:
Prof. Stanisa Raspopovic; From bionic limbs to bioelectronic treatments
Prof. Christian Holz; Tracking blood pressure using unobtrusive glasses
Prof. Paolo Arosio; Development and delivery of biotherapeutics
ETH Spin-off: Lumendo; Light-active materials for surgeries

Session 4: Sustainability

Case Study: Schweizer Salinen, Dr. Ch. Urs Hofmeier, Dr. Petrissa Eckle
Sustainability is more than you think
Research:
Prof. Konrad Schindler; Image intelligence for sustainable sourcing
Prof. Philippe Block; Strength through geometry
Prof. Gonzalo Guillén Gosálbez; Towards a more sustainable industry
using process system engineering
ETH Pioneer Fellow: Oxara; Sustainable and affordable housing

Welcome and industry keynote

Prof. Dr. Detlef Günther, Vice President Research and Corporate Relations

Session 1: Health and Food

Case Study: Roche, Dr. C. Frattinger, Prof. J. Vörös
Molography: A Molecular hologram for diagnostics
Research: 
Prof. S. Schürle; Point-of-care low-cost diagnosis of arthritis
Prof. M. Tibbitt; Minimally invasive drug delivery systems
Dr. M. Schmelcher; Bacteriophage endolysins as antimicrobials
ETH Spin-off: PharmaBiome
Next generation microbiome therapy
 

Session 2: Data Science

Case Study: Zurich Insurance, G. Gunkel, Prof. C. Zhang
Automated visual document parsing
Research:
Prof. E. Konukoglu; Machine learning for image reconstruction and segmentation
Prof. L. Vanbever; Provably correct network operations
Prof. S. Feuerriegel; From data-driven predictions to management decision
ETH Spin-off: DataHow
Hybrid modeling and machine learning in manufacturing
 

Session 3: Mobility & Energy

Case Study: SBB, Dr. G. Caimi, Prof. F. Corman
Optimization of real-time railway traffic
Research:
Prof. G. Sansavini; Infrastructures and energy networks
Prof. M. Raubal; Big movement data analytics
Prof. S. Hellweg; Sustainable waste and resource management
ETH Spin-off: Fixposition
Navigation for autonomous vehicles

Session 4: Robotics and Manufacturing

Case Study: Henkel & Cie., Dr. C. Lehringer, Prof. A. Frangi
Fire safety of structural timber elements bonded with 1C PUR adhesives
Research:
Prof. S. Coros; Computational approaches to creating bespoke mobile robots
Prof. U. Angst; Corrosion inspection and monitoring
Prof. D. Hall; Industry 4.0 platform for industrialized construction
ETH Spin-off: 9tlabs
Fiber reinforced materials through 3D printing