Identifying Emerging Technologies and Leading Companies using Network Dynamics of Patent Clusters: a Cybersecurity Case Study

Abstract Strategic decisions rely heavily on non-scientific instrumentation to forecast emerging technologies and leading companies. Instead, we build a fast quantitative system with a small computational footprint to discover the most important technologies and...

An interview with Claudia Schärer

Dr. Claudia Schärer is head of early detection at the Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences (SATW). Every two years, her team produces the Technology Outlook report, which describes forward-looking technologies and assesses their importance for Switzerland. The 2021...

Cybersecurity Technologies: An Overview of Trends & Activities in Switzerland and Abroad

Abstract Several severe cyberincidents are pushing the Swiss federal government to take extensive measures against cyberthreats. The National Strategy for the protection of Switzerland against Cyber risks 2018-2022 (NCS) details the various measures that the...