{"id":69,"date":"2015-11-09T16:17:25","date_gmt":"2015-11-09T16:17:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iict-space.heig-vd.ch\/ape\/?page_id=69"},"modified":"2026-01-21T08:27:56","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T08:27:56","slug":"projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/iict-space.heig-vd.ch\/ape\/projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our research focuses on the <strong>intelligent<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>analysis of (sensor) data.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My team works on\u00a0<strong>making sense of data<\/strong> by developing <strong>data-driven models<\/strong> using <strong>Machine Learning\/AI<\/strong> approaches (e.g., Neural Networks, Deep Learning, Vision Language Models and Bio-inspired approaches) or agent-based models. Our goals include addressing <strong>societal challenges<\/strong> by leveraging <strong>Big Data (e.g., <\/strong>satellite images and sensor data), and integrating <strong>adaptive behavior<\/strong> in the emerging world of ubiquitous computing (<strong>Wearable Computing,<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Quantified Self,\u00a0Smart environments, Autonomous robots, &amp;<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Internet of Things<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<p>Our ongoing and recent applied research projects are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>MultiGIS4Rivers: Multidimensional data analysis for the management of river ecosystems through multiscale automatic tools, Chist-ERA European project, 2025-2028<\/li>\n<li>SafetyCoach: enhancing worker security using an AI-based companion, in collaboration with EPFL and Schindler S.A., Innosuisse, 2025-2027.<\/li>\n<li>Digital Twin for sports training, in collaboration with Vivengo S.A., Innosuisse 2025-2026.<\/li>\n<li>ML4WATER: <span style=\"font-size: 15px\">Machine Learning Models for Assessing Impacts of Climate Change in Swiss Freshwater Ecosystems, HES-SO, 2024-2025<\/span><\/li>\n<li>HELP2HELP: <span style=\"font-size: 15px\">Forecasting fundraising for Terre des hommes using machine learning models, HEIG-VD, 2024-2026<\/span><\/li>\n<li>SafeEndo: Intelligent motor to avoid instrument fracture for safer endodontics, Innosuisse, 2024-2025<\/li>\n<li>O2Score: Harnessing antioxidant power with AI to support professional sport coaches, Innosuisse, 2022-2024<\/li>\n<li>SleepSensor:\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 15px\">A next generation sleep recording &amp; diagnostic device, Innosuisse, 2022-2024<\/span><\/li>\n<li>CAM-ANGEL: Context-aware monitoring of patients&#8217; rehabilitation in free-living conditions, 2019-2025<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>PhD thesis:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Context-Aware Monitoring of Hand Motor Primitives in Daily Life Activities: A Pathway to Objectively Assess Rehabilitation of Patients with Upper-Limb Neurological Impairment&#8221;, Yasaman Izadmehr, EPFL&amp;HEIG-VD (in collaboration with CHUV), 2024<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Bio-inspired computational techniques applied to the clustering and visualization of spatio-temporal geo-referenced data&#8221;, <span style=\"font-size: 15px\">Miguel-Arturo Barreto-Sanz, UNIL&amp;HEIG-VD (in collaboration with CIAT and BIOTEC), 2011<\/span><\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Using Biological Inspiration to Perform Incremental Modelling Tasks&#8221;, Hector-Fabio Satizabal-Mejia, UNIL&amp;HEIG-VD (in collaboration with CIAT and BIOTEC), 2010\n<div class=\"layoutArea\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Previous\u00a0projects include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>AdhereUp:\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 15px\">Advanced Data analytics service for clinical trials, Innosuisse, 2022-2024<\/span><\/li>\n<li>COFFEE VISION:\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 15px\">A smart monitoring tool to support the certification of sustainable coffee plots in Vietnam, 2020-2021<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Deep Line Optimization, Innosuisse, 2018-2021<\/li>\n<li>DeeCODE:\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 15px\">Deep-learning models for Custom Object Detection from multi-sensor Earth observation imagery, Swiss Space Center, 2018-2020<\/span><\/li>\n<li>DeepAPMEA: Deep learning Accelerating Processor for analyzing Multi-Electrode Array data, HES-SO P1, 2019-2020<\/li>\n<li>ACTIDOTE: ACTIvity as an antiDOTE to illness exacerbation for people using wheelchairs, HES-SO P2, 2014-2016<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/iict.heig-vd.ch\/projets#\/8\/terra-i-an-eye-on-habitat-change\">Terra-i<\/a>: an eye on habitat change, Nature Conservancy, Global Forest Watch, 2014-2016<\/li>\n<li>AVATAR Control 360\u00ba: Telepresence with a humanoid\u00a0robot, Innosuisse, 2017-2018<\/li>\n<li>ColoxPlus:\u00a0A next generation blood test for colorectal cancer screening, Innosuisse, 2018-2019<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/iict.heig-vd.ch\/projets#\/49\/agrovision-developpement-dun-outil-de-suivi-base-sur-limagerie-aerienne-a-haute-resolution-pour-une-meilleure-gestion-agronomique-et-environnementale-de-lagriculture\">AGROVISION<\/a>:\u00a0D\u00e9veloppement d\u2019un outil de suivi bas\u00e9 sur l\u2019imag\u00e9rie a\u00e9rienne \u00e0 haute r\u00e9solution, pour une meilleure gestion agronomique et environnementale de l\u2019agriculture, HES-SO, 2013-2016<\/li>\n<li>WEAZARD: WEArable system to overcome potential haZARDs while going out with children, HES-SO, 2016-2017<\/li>\n<li>Smart Garments, LIFE corp., 2016-2017<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/iict.heig-vd.ch\/projets#\/4\/smart-days-smart-distributed-daily-living-activity-recognition-systems\">Smart-DAYS<\/a>: Smart Distributed daily living Activity-recognition Systems, Hasler foundation, 2011-2015<\/li>\n<li>Smart-Crowd: Mobile sensing and recognition of crowd behavior based on privacy preserving data mining techniques, HES-SO<\/li>\n<li>Mnemosys: A memory help system for elderly people, HES-SO<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/iict.heig-vd.ch\/projets#\/5\/tic4agro-linformatique-au-service-de-lagriculture\">TIC4AGRO<\/a>: L&#8217;informatique au service de l&#8217;agriculture, KFH<\/li>\n<li>Smart Building: Syst\u00e8me de gestion \u00e9nerg\u00e9tique des b\u00e2timents bas\u00e9 sur des techniques d&#8217;intelligence artificielle, HES-SO<\/li>\n<li>PharMEA: Multi-Electrode Array technology based platform for industrial pharmacology and toxicology drug screening, EU-FP7<\/li>\n<li>PERPLEXUS: Pervasive computing framework for modeling complex virtually unbounded systems, EU-FP6<\/li>\n<li>NAVMEDIA: Navigation and exploration of self-organized business media, CTI<\/li>\n<li>MyDeskPersonality: Moteur de personalit\u00e9 artificielle pour le robot-jouet Mydeskfriend, CTI<\/li>\n<li>HITS: Bio-inspired systems for music hit prediction, PlatinumBlue<\/li>\n<li>COCH: Precision agriculture and the construction of field-crop models for tropical species, SERI<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our research focuses on the intelligent\u00a0analysis of (sensor) data. 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