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A warm welcome to Informatics student Marinja Principe at MED-HSG
We are pleased to welcome Marinja Principe as a new student research assistant at the School of Medicine, University of St.Gallen (HSG). Marinja is currently pursuing her [...]
A warm welcome to our new doctoral student Magdalena Fuchs at ETH Zurich
We are pleased to welcome Magdalena Fuchs as a doctoral student at CDHI, where her PhD research will focus on the personalized prediction and prevention of [...]
Congratulations to Dr. Anja Bischof on her graduation from University of St. Gallen
We congratulate Dr. Anja Bischof on graduating from the University of St.Gallen as Dr. oec HSG. Her dissertation title is “Amplifying the patient's perspective: A [...]
Keynote by Linnea Gandhi: Do nudges change behaviour? 27 Sep 2024
Friday, 27 September 2024, 2 pm CET, ZOOM: https://unisg.zoom.us/j/67487126086?pwd=aPBlTwEHijZfUAooNR8EGdNdSDKGyy.1 About Linnea Gandhi Linnea Gandhi is a Lecturer and PhD candidate at Wharton. Her research focuses [...]
Keynote by Dr. Rasita Vinay on Ethics of AI-Based Voice Assistants for People with Early Dementia, 17 Oct 2024
Thursday, 17 October 2024, 4.15 pm CET, ZOOM About Dr. Rasita Vinay Dr. Rasita Vinay is a Postdoctoral Researcher and Core Director for Digital Ethics [...]
A warm welcome to Computer Science student Lola Ackermann at MED-HSG
We are pleased to welcome Lola Ackermann as a new student research assistant at School of Medicine, University of St.Gallen (HSG). Lola is pursuing a Bachelor’s [...]
DDMS: Digital Diabetes Management Score
This pilot project, in close collaboration with Prof. Dr. med. Michael Brändle, Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen, explores how general practitioners can improve their capabilities in managing type-2 [...]
CAS ETH in Digital Health 2025-2026
ETH Certificate in Advanced Studies Programme description The course looks at the globally rising numbers and costs of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in physical and [...]
Keynote by Dr. Benson on Optimizing a JITAI for Smoking Cessation, 19 Sep 2024
Thursday, 19 September 2024, 4.15 pm CET Hybrid: University of St. Gallen HSG ITEM A 24-0-216, Dufourstrasse 40a, 9000 St. Gallen or ZOOM About [...]
Thesis Topic: Market Analysis of Digital Biomarker Companies in Diabetes Prevention
We invite motivated masters students in a dynamic research project focused on analyzing the market landscape of digital biomarker companies that aim to prevent diabetes. [...]
Thesis Topic: Can digital biomarkers predict diabetes outcomes? A systematic review
We invite motivated Master’s students to participate in an important and timely research project investigating whether, and to what degree, digital biomarkers can predict diabetes [...]
Thesis Topic: Digital Biomarker for Tracking Modifiable Risk Factors, such as Nutrition and Physical Activity for Metabolic Health
Metabolic diseases, such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes, are leading causes of global mortality and disability [1]. A growing body of research highlights the potential [...]
Join us at The Ethics of Generative AI & Conversational Agents conference, LMU, Munich, 12-13 Sep 2024
Join us at the Munich Center for Machine Learning's AI Ethics Conference on The Ethics of Generative AI & Conversational Agents, at the Ludwig Maximilian [...]
Keynotes by Drs Jonassen and Kowatsch on AI in Healthcare, 10 Sep 2024
How can artificial intelligence (AI) be used to make digital therapeutics more efficient and how can emotions be leveraged as a driver for the application [...]
Research Updates from MED-HSG at Doctoral Seminar, Schwägalp, 3-4 Sep 2024
Many thanks to Marie Wosny and Prof Janna Hastings for the fantastic organization of this year's Healthcare Research Seminar Series. Another thanks goes to Dr. [...]
Welcome to Ekaterina Uetova from Technological University Dublin
We are pleased to welcome Ekaterina Uetova as a visiting fellow. Ekaterina earned her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Linguistics from the National Research University Higher [...]
Join us at Mensch und Computer 2024 at KIT in Karlsruhe, 2 Sep 2024
Join us at the Mensch und Computer 2024, at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, September 2, 2024. Our CDHI Core Directors on Digital Ethics and [...]
Thesis Topic: Reimbursement Models for Technology-Supported Rehabilitation Interventions
We invite motivated Master’s students to participate in a critical and timely research project focused on the evolving landscape of reimbursement models for technology-supported rehabilitation [...]
Thesis Topic: Exploring Technology Use Among Children and Adolescents with Type-1 Diabetes
We are seeking motivated and dedicated Master’s students to contribute to an important and emerging area of research: the use of wearable technology and ecological [...]
Thesis Topic: Exploring Digital Phenotyping in Youth Research
Digital phenotyping uses data collected from digital devices, such as smartphones, wearables, and other connected devices, to measure and analyze human behaviors, physiological signals, and [...]
RehabCoach 2 – Scaling up unsupervised rehabilitation by combining robotics and LLM-powered conversational agents
We are happy to announce that RehabCoach 2 is funded by Suva, a strategic partner of the Competence Centre for Rehabilitation Engineering and Science within the [...]