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The City of Lugano, in collaboration with a SUPSI research team from the Dalle Molle institute for artificial intelligence studies (IDSIA USI-SUPSI), has launched a pilot project dedicated to the int

Giuseppe Antoniazzi is developing a diagnostic toolkit that gives early warning of fibrotic diseases.

A collaboration between researchers from the Dalle Molle Institute for Artificial Intelligence (IDSIA USI-SUPSI) , led by Cesare Alippi, a Full Professor at the Faculty of Informatics at Università d

Aldo Steinfeld, a pioneer in synthetic fuels, retires at the end of July 2025.

Autonomous mobility already exists.. to some extent. Building an autonomous vehicle that can safely navigate an empty highway is one thing.

Despite initial reticence, more and more Swiss retail banks are turning to artificial intelligence to optimize their processes and offer new services. A recent survey by Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts shows that although the use of AI is still in its infancy, the potential has been recognized, for example in the areas of data analysis and risk management.

The Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts presents the final results of its interdisciplinary study on small-scale housing.

Valerie Sticher and her co-author Aly Verjee argue that an international monitoring mission could bolster a ceasefire.

Traditional large-scale power generators ensure a stable frequency of alternating current in the European power grid.

The City of Mendrisio, in collaboration with Handy System and SUPSI's Service for Forensic Informatics (SIF), presented DEEP: a video-translator totem equipped with a camera capable of recording and translating from Italian Sign Language (LIS) to Italian and vice versa.

A Swiss Italian team has created RoboCake, an edible robotic wedding cake that illustrates the advances in robotic food research.

Traditional shingle production has inspired researchers at Empa and ETH Zurich to develop new types of wood-based panels made from split wooden sticks. Thanks to an AI-optimized process, these panels should be suitable for load-bearing components in the future - even if produced from lower-quality wood and tree trunks.

Researchers developed a ground-breaking new tool to help build safer AI. Today, almost everybody has heard of AI and millions around the world already use, or are exposed, to it - from ChatGPT writing our emails, to helping in medical diagnosis.

Small language models are more reliable and secure than their large counterparts, primarily because they draw information from a circumscribed dataset.