Who We Are

Dr Debkalpa (Deb) Goswami

Deb is now a faculty member and Director of Biomechanics at external pagethe Cleveland Clinic'scall_made Cardiovascular Innovation Research Center in Ohio, USA. He is broadly interested in fabrication and manufacturing strategies for medical devices and implants. Before joining our group in September 2022, Deb was a postdoctoral associate at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (external pageMITcall_made), USA, where he developed therapeutic technologies for obstructive sleep apnea and type 1 diabetes, and patient-specific models for degenerative cardiovascular diseases. He completed his PhD in May 2020 at external pagePurdue Universitycall_made, USA, where his interdisciplinary research spanned the areas of soft robotics, biomedical sensors, 3D printing, flexible electronics, metamaterials, and scalable nanofabrication. Deb received his Bachelor’s degree in June 2015 from Jadavpur University, India, and spent a year as a visiting researcher at the external pageUniversity of Bremencall_made, Germany, where he worked on the optimization of semiconductor manufacturing systems. He has received several internationally competitive fellowships including the Marie Curie Individual Fellowship (2020), the Ross Fellowship (2015), and the Erasmus Mundus Fellowship (2013). Outside the lab, Deb takes pleasure in travelling the world, watching soccer matches and visiting art galleries.

Carola Rohner

ETH Zurich, Department of Health Sciences and Technology (D-HEST)
Master’s of Science Degree in Health Science and Technology

Wearable device for non-invasive assessment of fatigue

Carola is interested in the interface between humans and machines, especially in digital health. Her prior research work at RELab involved validating a novel robot-based approach to measure sensorimotor impairments of the upper extremities in individuals with chronic neurological disorders. She gained practical experience during an internship in the manufacturing engineering department at leading global medical technology company external pageBiotronikcall_made. During her free time, Carola loves sports, particularly kitesurfing.

Elisabeth Jost

ETH Zurich, Department of Health Sciences and Technology
(D-HEST)

Changes in PPG waveforms with vasoactive drugs

Lisa is completing a Master’s thesis with us in 2023. Prior to joining our research group, she worked on a project at external pagethe Paul Scherrer Institutecall_made (PSI), focusing on breast cancer imaging using grating interferometry. Before that, she worked at external pageSenteccall_made in Basel for a year in the unit for sensors and disposables. In her free time, Lisa likes to do sports, especially boxing.  

Aojie Yu

ETH Zurich, Department of Computer Science (D-INFK)

Preserving video quality while eliminating heart rate information: a novel approach

Aojie is completing a Master’s thesis project with us in 2023 as part of her MSc in Data Science. She is interested in using machine learning to automate analytical processes and to derive actionable insights. Aojie was born in China but got her BSc in Mathematics and Computer Science from New York University (external pageNYUcall_made), USA. As a foodie, she enjoys traveling to different countries and exploring local street food. In her spare time, Aojie likes to go hiking and has been exploring all Switzerland has to offer. She is especially fascinated by the "external pagebissecall_made" watering system in the Alps, which is an engineering marvel.

Alice Fornaciari

external pagePolitecnico di Milanocall_made, Italy; external pageMSc in Biomedical Engineeringcall_made

Wearable technology for lower limb movement monitoring in athletes

In 2023, Alice is completing a Master's thesis with us as an exchange student. Prior to joining our research group, she worked on a project related to the design and analysis of a wireless power system for implantable medical devices at Politecnico di Milano’s external pageSimLabcall_made, and she just completed a semester abroad the University of Bern’s external pageARTORGcall_made Center for Biomedical Engineering Research. In her time away from the lab, Alice enjoys swimming, running and power yoga—or eating gelato.

Pierre Kateb

external pagePolytechnique Montréalcall_made, Canada, external pageMSc in Biomedical Engineeringcall_made

Conductive polymer deposition for textile strain sensors

Pierre is completing a semester project with us in 2023 as a visiting student from Canada. He is a winner of the external pageMitacs Globalink Research Awardcall_made. Prior to joining our research group, Pierre worked on stretchable epidermal electrodes for premature infants using conductive polymers at the external pageLaboratory of Organic Iontronicscall_made at Polytechnique Montréal where he is completing a Master’s degree. He is interested in wearable sensors and the applications of conductive polymers. In his free time, Pierre enjoys playing music, Arduino programming and beekeeping.

Vera Birrer

ETH Zurich, Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering (D-ITET)

Assess sleep quality scores by wearable devices and relate to audio recordings

Vera is completing a Master’s thesis with us in 2023. Prior to joining our research group, she worked on active electrode design for a dry-electrode EEG measurement system at external pageIDUNcall_made Technologies AG in cooperation with Prof. Hua Wang’s Laboratory of Integrated Devices, Electronics And Systems (IDEAS) at ETH Zurich. In addition to biomedical engineering, Vera’s other passion is gymnastics both as an active athlete and as a coach. Vera will be performing in the external pageWorld Gymnaestrada 2023call_made, a multicultural gymnastics festival, in Amsterdam later this year.

Chiara Spasiano

external pagePolitecnico di Milanocall_made, Italy; external pageMSc in Biomedical Engineeringcall_made

Development of textile-based human motion monitoring  

Chiara stayed with us for a year in 2022/2023 as an exchange student for a Master’s thesis. Prior to joining our research group, she worked on a project related to the biomechanics of the foot in the movement analysis laboratory in the external pageOrthopedic Institute Rizzolicall_made, Bologna, Italy. As a native of Bologna, she loves food. Chiara’s hobbies include swimming and reading, but when not in the lab or studying for exams, she is most likely somewhere in the city doing street photography.

Giuseppe Missale

external pagePolitecnico di Torinocall_made, Italy; external pageMSc in Biomedical Engineeringcall_made

A new methodology to construct ECG signals via smartphone cameras

Giuseppe completed a Master’s thesis with us as an exchange student in 2022/2023. He is interested in researching wearable technology, human-machine interfaces (HMIs) and artificial intelligence (AI). At Politecnico di Torino, he founded external pageExMAHcall_made, a student team to create a 3D-printed forearm prosthesis using electromyography (EMG) technology, a method of recording electrical impulses that originate from muscles. Giuseppe is originally from Sicily in Italy: he enjoys the sea and the sun. During his free time, he can be found going out with his friends, playing soccer or watching soccer with his friends.

Rodrigo Castellano Ontiveros

external pageKTHcall_made Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden; external pageMSc in Machine Learningcall_made

A new methodology to construct PPG signals via smartphone cameras

Rodrigo wrote a Master’s thesis with us as a visiting student in 2022/2023. Prior to joining our research group, he worked as an applied scientist at external pagethe Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics Researchcall_made, focusing on artificial intelligence applied to computer vision. Before his stay at ETH Zurich, he had conducted parts of his studies at external pagethe University of Helsinkicall_made in Finland and external pageRWTH Aachen Universitycall_made in Germany. When he is not in the lab, Rodrigo likes to play tennis or go bouldering and he loves being outside in nature.

Syrine Ghrabli

ETH Zurich, Department of Physics (D-PHYS)

Detection of COVID-19 Through Cough Signals Using Machine Learning

Having first completed a Master’s semester project in our group, Syrine followed up in 2022/2023 by working on a Master's thesis project with us in collaboration with Prof Dr Kurt Wüthrich of the Department of Biology's Institute of Molecular Biology and Biophysics. Prior to joining our research group, she studied physics: mainly statistical and quantum physics, but she was fascinated by computational science and sees this research opportunity to make a tangible impact in health care. Coming from Tunisia, Syrine enjoys everything nautical, like sailing or windsurfing.

Weijie Niu

University of Zurich, external pageDepartment of Informaticscall_made

Data Science: Detection of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation

Weijie carrried out a Master’s thesis project with us in 2022. Prior to joining our research group,he worked on “Outlier Detection in High-dimensional Space and Visualization for Scatter Plot” in the external pageVisualization and Multimedia Labcall_made at IFI@UZH and “Multi-timescale correlation network structures of the cryptocurrency prices” in the external pageBlockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies Groupcall_made. Weijie is also a clarinet player, a symphony and rock music lover, and he likes jogging, swimming or strolling on the Zürichberg behind the ETH Zurich.

Megan Hofmann

ETH Zurich Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering (D-ITET)

Wearable Technology for Back Movement Monitoring in Patients with Low Back Pain

Megan wrote a Master’s thesis with us in 2022 as part of her MSc in Electrical Engineering. Prior to joining our research group, she worked on Characterization of Graphene Field Effect Transistors in the Micro- and Nanosystems Lab and Investigating the pH Dependency and the Reproducibility of the Electrochemical Detection of Gold Nanoparticles at the Laboratory of Biosensors and Bioelectronics. Megan enjoys being in and on the water: her hobbies include scuba diving and wakeboarding.

Yingying Chen

University of Zurich, external pageFaculty of Business, Economics and Informaticscall_made

Detection of COVID-19 in Chest X-ray Images

Yingying completed a Master’s thesis with us. Prior to joining our research group, she worked on multi-dimensional outlier detection and visualisation for pcatter Plots in the University of Zurich’s external pageVisualization and MultiMedia Labcall_made. Yingying’s favourite hobby is making delicious food. When not in the lab doing research, she is walking around with a camera, ready to indulge in her second-favourite hobby: photography.  

Kirina van der Bijl

external pageRadboud Universitycall_made, The Netherlands, Centre for external pageArtificial Intelligencecall_made

Optimal Signal Quality Assessment of Biosignals – A Machine Learning Approach

Kirina wrote a Master’s thesis with us in 2022. Before joining our research group, she worked on ECG extraction in twin pregnancies at the external pageRadboud University Medical Centrecall_made, Netherlands. When she’s not sitting behind her laptop, Kirina is cooking spicy food or running to the gym for some martial arts training.

Tristan Stampfler

ETH Zurich Department of Computer Science (D-INFK)  

Accelerometer Data Analysis for Activity Recognition

Tristan was with us for a Master’s thesis in 2022. Before joining our research group, he worked on generative adversarial networks at external pageIBM Research Tokyocall_made and time series analysis at external pageAmadeus R&Dcall_made. In addition to the challenge of designing new algorithms, Tristan loves the challenge of cooking new recipes. He also enjoys playing tennis, skiing, and learning about the Japanese culture. Tristan has now moved on to a job in industry, working for a consulting firm.

Hangyu Liu

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (external pageKITcall_made), Germany

Data Analysis: Detection of Anxiety Using Non-Invasive Bio-Signals

Hangyu wrote a Master’s thesis with us as an invited visiting student in 2022. Prior to joining our research group, she worked on postprocessing for simulation-based hazard analysis in KIT's external pageIntelligent Process Automation and Robotics Labcall_made. Her hobbies include traveling to various European cities; her favourite museum is the external pageKunsthistorisches Museumcall_made in Vienna, Austria.

Fridolin (Frido) Haugg

Harvard Medical School (external pageHMScall_made), USA

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (external pageKITcall_made), Germany

Optimal Blood Pressure Assessment Using a Selfie Video

Frido completed a Master’s thesis with us in 2022 as a visiting student from the Karslruhe Insitute of Technology (external pageKITcall_made), Germany. Prior to joining our research group, he worked as a researcher at external pageTU Delft'scall_made Faculty of Aerospace Engineering and Fraunhofer Institute of Optronics in the Netherlands and at the System Technologies and Image Exploitation group (external pageIOSBcall_made) in Karlsruhe, Germany. When he is not building machine learning models, Frido plays defense for his home team, the FC Triberg soccer club.

Having since completed his MSc, Frido is now a PhD student in the external pageArtificial Intelligence in Medicinecall_made program at external pageHarvard Medical Schoolcall_made, USA.
 

Lorenz Frey

ETH Zurich, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering (D-MAVT)

Optimal Blood Pressure Assessment Using a Selfie Video

Lorenz worked on a Master’s semester project with us in 2021/2022. Prior to joining our research group, he attended courses at ETH Zurich and the Technical University of Denmark (external pageDTU Copenhagencall_made), focusing on Robotics, Systems and Control. After an internship at Mercedes-Benz’ headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, he is now turning his attention from four-wheel drive to bipedal systems. In his spare time, Lorenz is passionate about basketball, calisthenics and ski touring.

Manuel Glahn  

ETH Zurich, Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering (D-ITET)

Monitoring human movements and posture using wearable technologies

Manuel completed a Master’s semester project with us in 2022. Since there was no Bachelor's thesis available in his Bachelor's degree programme he worked on smaller external pageArduinocall_made projects or fixed the broken exhaust hood in his kitchen, instead. He has since received many a free meal in thanks. When not analyzing data or in quarantine in Mexico City (which was quite an adventure), Manuel enjoys windsurfing or playing the guitar.

Manuel Koch

ETH Zurich Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering (D-MAVT)

Text mining on COVID-19

Manuel carried out a semester project with us in 2022, having completed a Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering at external pageEPFLcall_made in Lausanne and spent time at the Royal Institute of Technology (external pageKTHcall_made) in Stockholm. His hobbies include skiing in winter and football in summer. Manuel also likes to criss-cross the Alps by road bike, watching the scenery whizz by.  

Raffael Kunz

ETH Zurich, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering (D-MAVT)

Textile-based Capacitive Joint Angle Sensing

Raffael completed a Master's semester project with us in 2022, having previously worked on magnetically actuated soft robotic simulations of cilia cell-based mucus removal and hip implant design. As a native of external pageAppenzell Ausserrhodencall_made, he prefers rural areas but has found a liking for the city of Zurich. His hobbies include tinkering with a satellite antenna or a scanning tunneling microscope. Additionally, Raffael is interested in insects and arachnids: his favorite animal is the zebra jumping spider.

Victor Luder

ETH Zurich Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering (D-ITET)

Wearable Technology for Back Movement Monitoring in Patients with Low Back Pain

Victor finished a Master’s semester project with us in 2022, after having worked on various sensor-related projects and having been involved in a "focus project" building an external pageelectric race carcall_made. As a passionate cyclist, Victor likes to go for long rides, exploring new parts of Switzerland.  

Lou Ancillon

ETH Zurich, Department of Computer Science (D-INFK)

Detection of Anxiety Using Non-Invasive Biosignals: A Machine Learning Perspective

Lou was with us for a semester project in 2022. Prior to joining our research group, she graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Communication Systems at external pageEPFLcall_made. She is now pursuing her education at ETH Zurich: a Computer Science MSc, with a major in machine intelligence. A native of France but having grown up in many different countries, Lou has a passion for travelling. Her hobbies include volleyball and running.  

Cyriac Thomas

ETH Zurich, Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering (D-ITET)

Monitoring human movements and posture using wearable technologies

Cyriac carried out a Master’s semester project with us in 2022. It was his first time working on a research project in a lab. Cyriac is interested in using his skills to bring advancements in the field of medical technology. When not working, he enjoys taking walks, travelling and hiking in the Swiss mountains.

Florian Ritsert   

ETH Zurich, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering (D-MAVT)

Detection of anxiety using non-invasive biosignals

Florian can’t get enough of data analysis for human biology: having completed one Master’s project at the Neural Control of Movement Lab, he completed another one with our research group in 2021-2022. When not programming AI, Florian likes to spend his time outside in a nearby park or going for a hike in the mountains on a sunny weekend.

Dominik Cydzik

ETH Zurich Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering (D-ITET)

Monitoring Human Movements and Posture Using Wearable Technologies

Dominik kicked off his Master's of Biomedical Engineering, with a focus on Bioelectronics, by completing a semester project with us in 2022. Prior to joining our research group, he worked on developing an algorithm for semantic segmentation of a concentric tube robot at the external pageRobotics and Vision in Medicine Lab of King's College Londoncall_made. His hobbies include sports and indoor hydroponics: when not working in the lab he's most likely at the gym or tending to his capsicum annuum 'Jalapeño', solanum lycopersicum or citrullus lanatus.

Lalida Sutejitsiri  

ETH Zurich, Master’s in Biomedical Engineering, Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering (D-ITET)

Smart Kiosk for Screening Main Symptoms of Covid-19 and Optimal Face Detection

Lalida completed a Master’s semester project as well as a Master's thesis project in our group in 2021-2022, as part of her Master’s in biomedical engineering: bioimaging. Before coming to ETH Zurich, she finished her Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering in her homeland, Thailand. When not studying, she likes singing songs in Thai and English. She can also sing some Chinese and Spanish songs. She might be able to sing in German in the future. Lalida also enjoys running, traveling, sleeping, and playing badminton.

Ben Hallworth

ETH Zurich Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering (D-MAVT)

Using Force Myography to Control a Robotic Hand Orthosis

Ben carried out a semester project with us in 2022 in collaboration with ReLab as part of his Master’s studies in Robotics, Systems, and Control. Prior to joining our research group, he worked on multimodal prosthetic control at the external pageGerman Aerospace Centrecall_made in Munich, and on a modular prosthesis at the University of Alberta’s external pageBLINC Labcall_made. When not in the lab or searching for missing semicolons, Ben enjoys jogging, cycling in the mountains, and searching for a new café/reading spot.

Anxing Zhao

ETH Zurich, Department of Physics (D-PHYS)

Data Analysis: Prediction of Acute Hypotensive Episodes

Anxing completed a Master’s semester project with us in 2022 as part of her Master of Advanced Studies (MAS) ETH in Medical Physics. When not in front of a computer, Anxing likes to spend time outside in nature, or exploring historical towns across Switzerland.

Maurus Thürig

ETH Zurich, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering D-MAVT

Designing Highly Sensitive Sensors with Molecular Structure Modulation

Maurus worked on a Master's semester project at our lab in 2022. Prior to joining our research group, he investigated optical properties of 2D-networked Perovskites in the Optical Materials Engineering Laboratory (OMEL) as part of his Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering at ETH Zurich. In his free time, Maurus loves exploring Switzerland on his bicycle or with a backpack and hiking boots.

Hugo Leca

ETH Zurich, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering (D-MAVT)

Optimal Face Detection

Hugo completed a Master’s semester project with us in 2022. Prior to joining our research group, he completed his BSc in Microtechnologies at external pageEPFLcall_made. He is now pursuing an MSc in Mechanical Engineering, with a strong interest in robotics for medicine. Growing up in Paris, France, Hugo was always interested in the sciences but he also enjoys playing tennis, going rock climbing, or learning about various cultures by travelling around the world. When not experimenting in the lab, Hugo is experimenting with food in the kitchen, which is greatly appreciated by his hungry flatmates.

Delia Amir Hosseini

ETH Zurich, Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering (D-ITET)

Wireless reading system for battery-free textile sensors

Delia finished a Master’s semester project with us in 2022 as part of her Master’s in Electrical Engineering. Prior to joining our research group, she was an assistant in Prof. Qiuting Huang’s course on electronic circuits (see also the Institute of Integrated Systems). A native of Ticino, Delia enjoys hiking in Switzerland’s southern region. Her hobbies include reading Japanese manga, watching detective TV shows and building PCs.

Pierre Roberjot

external pageUniversity of Rennes 1call_made, France and external pageAdam Mickiewicz Universitycall_made in Poznan, Poland dual degree; Master’s project at the external pageJulius-Maximilians-Universität of Würzburgcall_made, Germany

Developing High Gauge Factor Fiber Piezocapacitive sensors with Conductive Nanomaterial Polymer Composites through Rational Structural and Architecture Design

It wasn’t enough for Pierre to have a foot in France, Poland and Germany already, he wanted to add Switzerland to the list, too. As an exchange student, he completed a six-month master’s project in nanomaterials with us in 2021, including writing a thesis. Outside the lab, Pierre enjoys road cycling and bouldering.

Pierre is now studying for his PhD at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands (external pageTU Delft)call_made on the topic of designing precision micro-mechanical metamaterials, supervised by external pageProfessor Just Herdercall_made in the external pageDepartment of Precision and Microsystems Engineeringcall_made.

Oliver Heeb

ETH Zurich, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering (D-MAVT)

Building Effective Machine Learning Models for Ankle Joint Power Estimation during Walking using FMG Sensors and Robotic Hand Orthosis for Therapy and Assistance in Activities of Daily Living

For his Master’s in mechanical engineering with a focus on robotics, control and system theory, Oliver switched from analyzing music scores at Sony to analyzing ankle joint power in our research group in 2021. His semester project was in collaboration with Professor Dr Xianta Jiang at external pageMemorial Universitycall_made, Canada. Oliver decided to complete a second project in our group: a Master's thesis project for tenoexo in collaboration with doctoral candidate Jessica Gantenbein from the Rehabilitation Engineering Laboratory (ReLab) in 2022. In his down time, Oliver is a music aficionado and vinyl collector who gets a kick out of hearing something he has never heard before.

Roger Pfyl

external pagecall_madeETH Zurich, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering (D-MAVT)

Activity and fatigue detection using machine learning based on real-world data from smart clothing

Roger completed his Bachelor's thesis with us in early 2024. He is pursuing a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and has a passion for real-world applications of technology, particularly in the area of machine learning. Beyond his academic pursuits at ETH, Roger is a professional photographer and videographer. Roger also thrives in sports, actively engaging in soccer, skiing, and tennis, which complement his academic and creative pursuits.

Valentina Cecchini

external pagecall_madeETH Zurich, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering (D-MAVT)

Analyzing force-time profiles of manual therapy interventions

Valentina completed a Bachelor’s thesis project with us in 2023. She is particularly interested in the applications of engineering and technology in the medical field. Her hobbies include reading novels (especially thrillers), hiking in the Swiss Alps and playing volleyball.

Lara Wieland

ETH Zurich, Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering (D-ITET)

Heart rate detection via pupil dilation

In Spring semester 2023, Lara wrote a Bachelor’s thesis with us as part of her BSc in electrical engineering. She is interested in real world applications of technology in the biomedical field, especially bioelectronics and sensors as well as signal processing. Her hobbies include playing tennis and skiing as well as slow travel: backpacking and camping.

Wenshan Wu

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
external pageSchool of Computer Science and Engineeringcall_made
Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Computer Science

Optimal heart rate detection using a smartphone 

In 2023, Wenshan carried out a Bachelor’s project with us as a winner of the CN Yang Nanyang Scholarship and an NTU President Research Scholar. Prior to joining our research group, she worked on developing an automated tool for brain MRI segmentation at the external pageCenter for Brain-Computing Researchcall_made, polishing genome assembly from Nanopore reads at the external pageGenome Institute of Singaporecall_made, and a missing protein recovery problem in NTU's external pageBio-Data Science and Education Laboratorycall_made. Wenshan is good at playing table tennis and the external pageGuzhengcall_made, a traditional Chinese instrument.  

Pei-Lun (Patricia) Chen

external pagePurdue Universitycall_made, USA, BSc in Biomedical Engineering

Extracting heart rate from respiratory signals collected during anxiety induction

Patricia completed a Bachelor’s project with us in 2023 as an exchange student from Purdue University, USA. Prior to joining our research group, she worked on implantable Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) device development in Prof. Hyowon (Hugh) Lee’s external pageLaboratory of Implantable Microsystems Researchcall_made at Purdue University in the USA. As a native of Tainan, the culinary capital of Taiwan, she is passionate about good food. Her hobbies include playing the violin, badminton, and volleyball.

Igor Martinelli

ETH Zurich, Department of Computer Science (D-INFK)

Signal quality assessment of PPG and iPPG signals

Igor carried out a Bachelor’s thesis project with us in 2023 as an ETH Zurich BSc in Computer Science student. He is interested in researching machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI); he is especially interested in real-world applications of his code. Born in Locarno with Italian roots, Igor enjoys soccer and skiing. When he is not working, Igor likes to play chess, go for a run or cook something new.

Saksham Bhutani

Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore, India, Bachelor’s of Engineering Degree in Electronics and Communication in the School of Electronics Engineering (external pageSENSEcall_made)  

Smart Kiosk for Screening Main Symptoms of COVID-19

Saksham completed a Bachelor’s project with us in 2022 as part of an external pageIAESTEcall_made internship. Prior to joining our research group, he worked on deep learning based decision-making models for autonomous vehicles in VIT’s external pageAutomotive Research Centrecall_made. His hobbies include building competitive drones and RC Aircrafts with his university external pageteamcall_made. When not in the lab, Saksham loves exploring local culture and monuments through the lens of his drone.

external pageSakshamcall_made is back in India continuing his BEng at the Vellore Institue of Technology (VIT).

José Gomez Alejaindre

ETH Zurich, Department of Physics (D-PHYS)

Exploring Automatic Diagnosis of COVID-19 using Audio Signals

José is a Physics Bachelor’s student with a strong interest in experimental and medical physics, who completed a Bachelor’s semester project with us in 2022. Prior to his time at ETH Zurich, he completed a Bachelor’s in Musical Composition and a Master’s in Music Theory. He keeps the musical flame alive by conducting a youth orchestra in Bern. When he’s not solving physics problems, José likes to cook, especially to cook Spanish food, to travel and to play any kind of strategy game.

Tristan Zeller

ETH Zurich, Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering (D-ITET)

Wearable Technology for Back Movement Monitoring in Patients with Low Back Pain

Tristan completed a Bachelor’s thesis project with us in 2022. In his free time, he likes creating digital art and enjoys 3D modelling, animating and sometimes even 3D printing his creations. Tristan also likes to ski and to run, but his passion is music: he has even developed his own drum machine and guitar effect pedals.

Rafael Steiner

ETH Zurich, Bachelor’s in Computational Science and Engineering in the Department of Mathematics (D-MATH)

Reinforcement Learning for Personalized Gait Tracking from Wearable Sensors

Rafael's degree specializes in Robotics and Computer Graphics; he carried out a bachelor’s thesis project with us in 2022. When not at his computer doing coding side projects or playing video games, he is most likely in the kitchen trying out new cooking techniques or in his room playing the piano.