Latests Hightlights

Idiap researchers are Lemanic Life Science Hackathon winners

institute — Jun 05, 2024

Tilak Purohit and Barbara Ruvolo, contributing to Idiap’s “AI for Life” research program, participated and won 1st prize at the Lemanic Life Science Hackathon organized at EPFL at the end of April 2024. Their winning project resulted in an AI-enabled user interface prototype to support the detection of depression via speech.

Pint of Science Festival – Bridging AI and Community

events — May 06, 2024

We are thrilled to announce that, for the third consecutive year, the Idiap Research Institute will participate on May 14th in the annual Pint of Science Valais Festival, taking place from May 13th to May 15th 2024. This worldwide event, renowned for its commitment to making science accessible to all, aligns perfectly with the institute’s mission to engage and inspire the broader public about the potentials and advancements in Artificial Intelligence.

Understanding neural networks for better collaborations with AI

research — Apr 09, 2024

Understanding and explaining how AI works is key to build trust and have better human-AI collaborations. In partnership with researchers from Lausanne, Zurich, and Adelaide, our colleague Damien Teney published an article providing a fresh explanation of neural networks’ capabilities.

Idiap distinguishes two students for their outstanding work

institute — Dec 20, 2023

Each year the institute gives two awards to distinguish two of its students. In 2023, the Best Paper Award went to Tobias Löw, and the Student Award to Hatef Otroshi Shahreza. Congratulations!

Enhanced vine pruning thanks to artificial intelligence and augmented reality

tech — Nov 02, 2023

Idiap and the 3D2cut company developed a system capable of identifying vines and of assisting pruning. A scientific publication resulted from this collaboration. This project was supported by the The Ark foundation for innovation in Valais.