News
2025
Following up on this year’s ANIM congress, the leading author of our prize-winning abstract submission Jan was invited to give an interview about our research at Deutsche Gesellschaft für Neurointensiv- und Notfallmedizin (DGNI). The interview is online and can be read here.
We are happy to announce NVIDIA will sponsor our research with a hardware donation of 1x RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell and 2x Jetson Orin AGX Developer Kit. This is the result of our recent proposal for the Academic Grant Program for using edge AI for real-time, privacy-preserving video-based patient monitoring. We are thankful to NVIDIA for this generous donation and are really looking forward to use these new resources for our research.
Una and Rolf presented the results from their recent publication “Limitations of SpO2/FiO2 - Ratio for Classification and Monitoring of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: an observational cohort study” at the monthly research exchange “IFI Science & Snacks” at the Institute of Intensive Care of University Hospital Zurich. Una presenting the issues with regards to ARDS classification when using SpO2/FiO2-ratio in comparison to PaO2/FiO2-ratio. Rolf showcasing the implications of using SpO2/FiO2-ratio at a hypothetical patient case.
We are looking for Switzerland based computer science/data science/biomedical engineering/bioinformatics master student looking to apply their skills to real-world healthcare data and work on predictive modeling and interventional ML using data from the Neuro ICU! We are open for this to be a master thesis, master project, or internship, and duration and starting dates are flexible, but the sooner the better. More information is here. For application, please send your CV, transcript of records and short motivation letter to una.pale[at]usz.ch. Please do not hesitate to get in contact if you have any questions.
We are delighted to announce that our paper “Limitations of SpO2/FiO2 - Ratio for Classification and Monitoring of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: an observational cohort study” was accepted for publication in the Critical Care journal. Congratulations to the whole team!
We are happy to announce that multiple abstracts of our research group have been accepted for presentation at the Life Science Zurich Impact «Precision Medicine and AI Innovations» on 26th May 2025. Th event is a one-day multi-track meeting that provides a platform for scientists from academia and industry to present their projects to potential collaborators and investors thus stimulating a dialogue between research, healthcare and economy with a focus on translational medicine. Our group will present results about our IT infrastructure and some of our current research projects. We are looking forward to the event and meeting potential collaborators for future research projects in the area of AI-enabled predictive modeling for intensive care!
At this year’s Arbeitstagung Neurointensivmedizin (ANIM) in Berlin, Jan presented the preliminary results of the silent validation of our DCI risk prediction model. The poster received the Research Poster Award which is endowed with a prize of €1,000. Congratulations to Jan, Jenny, and the whole team for this great achievement! 🏆
2024
We are very excited to announce that the Foundation Council elected our PI Prof. Dr. Emanuela Keller as a member of the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) Research Council, effective from 1 April 2025. The Research Council is the central scientific decision-making body of the SNSF which is Switzerland’s primary funding agency for basic and applied research.
We warmly welcome Lea Fritschi to our team! Lea will assist us in preparing various software documentation and help with the development of our ICU Cockpit platform. We are excited to have her on board!
Our abstract “Limitations of the SpO2/FiO2-Ratio to classify and monitor Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome” has been accepted for presentation at the 24th Congress of the German Interdisciplinary Association for Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine DIVI 2024. The congress will take place December 4 to 6, 2024 at the Congress Center Hamburg, Germany. In addition, the abstract has won 1st place in the DIVI Research Prize - Clinical Section! Congratulations to our team members Rolf and Una for their outstanding work! 🎉
We are happy to announce that our paper “A Longitudinal Model for a Dynamic Risk Score to Predict Delayed Cerebral Ischemia after Subarachnoid Hemorrhage” has been accepted for publication in the Bioengineering Journal. Delayed Cerebral Ischemia (DCI) is a common and severe complication after subarachnoid hemorrhage, and its early detection is crucial to prevent serious neurological deficits. However, the onset of DCI is missed frequently due to its multi-factorial pathophysiology and a dynamic change of contributing factors.
We officially started our project VentAI, funded by Innosuisse (Swiss Innovation Agency). The project aims to develop novel AI-supported ventilation system for patients with respiratory insufficiency. The project is a collaboration between the University Hospital Zurich, the University of Zurich, and the Hamilton Medical AG. We are looking forward to the exciting challenges ahead!
Our newest member Tilman Beck will take over the technical project lead of ICUCockpit. He will be responsible for the development of the platform and the integration of new features. Welcome onboard, Tilman! 🎉
Our team grows! Software-Developer Sasa Markovic will support us in advancing our data collection pipeline. Welcome to the team, Sasa! 🎉