by Claudia Schärer, Michael Tsesmelis | Jan 28, 2022 | Press
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...
by Gerrit Holtrup, William Blonay, Dimitri Percia David, Alain Mermoud, Gérôme Bovet, Vincent Lenders | Aug 19, 2021 | Technology Reviews, Technology Trends
Abstract Fifth generation mobile networks (5G) are currently being deployed by mobile operators around the globe. 5G acts as an enabler for various use cases and also improves the security and privacy over 4G and previous network generations. However, as recent...
by Luca Gambazzi, Patrick Schaller, Alain Mermoud, Vincent Lenders | Mar 3, 2021 | Technology Reviews, Technology Trends
Abstract Since the advent of bitcoin in 2008, the concept of a blockchain has widely spread. Besides crypto currencies and trading activities, there is a wide range of potential application areas where blockchains are providing the main building block for secure...
by Franck Legendre, Mathias Humbert, Alain Mermoud, Vincent Lenders | Jul 6, 2020 | Technology Reviews, Technology Trends
Abstract The 2020 COVID-19 pandemic has led to a global lockdown with severe health and economical consequences. As a result, authorities around the globe have expressed their needs for better tools to monitor the spread of the virus and to support human labor....
