Ackermann, L.J., Giger, O.F., Principe, M., Brändle, M., Jovanova, M., Kowatsch, T., A Care Quality Dashboard for General Practitioners Managing Patients with Diabetes Mellitus Type 2: User- Centered Design and Prototype Evaluation, BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making (forthcoming).

Ackermann, L.J., Wehrli, S., Galliker, H., Schöning, J., Kowatsch, T., The Impact of a Reward-and-Progression Loop on Engagement with a Mobile Breathing Training: Preliminary Findings from a 15-day Field Study, In Proc of the Extended Abstracts of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA ’26), ACM, New York, NY, USA, Article 660, 1-6, 10.1145/3772363.379931.

Ackermann, L.J., Galliker, H., Lukic, Y., Kowatsch, T., Same Breath, Different Device: Comparing VR and Smartphone Biofeedback Breathing Training, In Proc of the Extended Abstracts of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA ’26), ACM, New York, NY, USA, Article 575, 1-6, 10.1145/3772363.3798443.

Mair, J., Castro, O., Jabir, A., Tan, S., Yan, X., Zheng, S., Shenoi, A., Negi, S., Mathews, R.R., Sim, R.K.W., Van Dam, R., Tai, E.S., Fleisch, E., von Wangenheim, F., Chakraborty, B., Griva, K., Kowatsch, T., Müller-Riemenschneider, F., Effectiveness of an adaptive ‘talk and tools’ digital lifestyle coaching intervention on mental health in adults at risk of common mental disorders, Abstract presented at the Biennial International Congress on Mental Health (BICOMH), 15-17 July 2026, Singapore (forthcoming).

Mekniran, W., Stalder, V., Diethelm, W., Fleisch, E., Kowatsch, T., Jovanova, M., Digital Health Technologies and Stakeholder Incentives in Type-2 Diabetes Prevention, Digital Health 2026;12 10.1177/20552076261425402.

Pfitzer, E., Kausch, C., Kowatsch, T., Beyond Gut Feel: Predicting Outcomes of Digital Health Companies, 6 April 2026, Preprint (Version 1), Research Square, 10.21203/rs.3.rs-8174899/v1.

Brügger, V., Fuchs, M., Jin, Q., Wirth, B., Bilz, S., Brändle, M., Kowatsch, T., Jovanova, M., GLOW UP Study: Protocol for an Observational Digital Biomarker Study for Prediabetes Screening and Digital Phenotyping, medRxiv 2026.03.11.26348172, 10.64898/2026.03.11.26348172.

Vinay, R., Kowatsch, T., An Ethical Approach to Co-Designing Scalable Digital Health Interventions for Vulnerable Populations, Workshop on Advancing Digital Women’s Health – Scale-IT-up 2026, In Proceedings of the 19th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies (BIOSTEC 2026) – Volume 1: BIOSIGNALS, pp. 683-690, ISBN: 978-989-758-802-0; ISSN: 2184-4305, 10.5220/0014453000004070. [PDF]

Liebich, A., Mauz, L., Kowatsch, T., Barriers to Implementing and Scaling Wearable Technologies in Women’s Health: Perspectives from a Gynaecologist in Switzerland, Workshop on Advancing Digital Women’s Health – Scale-IT-up 2026, In Proceedings of the 19th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies (BIOSTEC 2026) – Volume 1: BIOSIGNALS, pp. 691-697, ISBN: 978-989-758-802-0; ISSN: 2184-4305, 10.5220/0014470600004070. [PDF]

Nißen, M.K., Mauerhofer, M., Sou, D., Kowatsch, T., From Menstrual Cycle Tracking to Menstrual Cycle Syncing: A Scoping Review of Cycle Phase Effects on Lifestyle Behaviors, Workshop on Advancing Digital Women’s Health – Scale-IT-up 2026, In Proceedings of the 19th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies (BIOSTEC 2026) – Volume 1: BIOSIGNALS, pp. 629-644, ISBN: 978-989-758-802-0; ISSN: 2184-4305, 10.5220/0014468000004070. [PDF]

Principe, M., Krohmann, S., Kowatsch, T., Nißen, M.K., From Workaround to Centerpiece: Translating Lived Experience into Perimenopause-Focused Menstrual Health Technologies, Workshop on Advancing Digital Women’s Health – Scale-IT-up 2026, In Proceedings of the 19th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies (BIOSTEC 2026) – Volume 1: BIOSIGNALS, pp. 614-628, ISBN: 978-989-758-802-0; ISSN: 2184-4305, 10.5220/0014452300004070. [PDF]

Moretti, L., Paci, S., Sou, D., Kowatsch, T., Nißen, M.K., Menstrual Cycle Tracking at Scale: Scientific Evidence behind the Top 15 Funded Digital Menstrual Tracking Companies, Workshop on Advancing Digital Women’s Health – Scale-IT-up 2026, In Proceedings of the 19th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies (BIOSTEC 2026) – Volume 1: BIOSIGNALS, pp. 668-680, ISBN: 978-989-758-802-0; ISSN: 2184-4305, 10.5220/0014475100004070. [PDF]

Jabir, A., Castro, O., Tan, S., Zheng, S., Müller-Riemenschneider, F., Griva, K., Kowatsch, T., von Wangenheim, F., Mair, J., Informal Support in Digital Health Intervention, ACM CHI 2026 Workshop ENGAGE Engagement in Digital Health Interventions: Open Questions for Research and Design, 16 April 2026, Barcelona, Spain (forthcoming).

Nißen, M., Kowatsch, T., Intended vs. Actual Engagement in Digital Health Interventions: What Do We Mean, and Why Does It Matter?, ACM CHI 2026 Workshop ENGAGE Engagement in Digital Health Interventions: Open Questions for Research and Design, 16 April 2026, Barcelona, Spain (forthcoming).

de Montleau, A., Nißen, M.K., Melamed, S., Kowatsch, T., Exploring Receptivity-Aware Timing as a Driver of Engagement in Digital Health, Interventions, ACM CHI 2026 Workshop ENGAGE Engagement in Digital Health Interventions: Open Questions for Research and Design, 16 April 2026, Barcelona, Spain (forthcoming).

Giger, O.F., Ackermann, L.J., Principe, M., Meier, S., Fleisch, E., Gallani, S., Brändle, M., Kowatsch, T., Jovanova, M., Digital Quality Monitoring for Type-2 Diabetes in Swiss Primary Care: A Qualitative Interview Study, Journal of Medical Internet Research (forthcoming).

Schläpfer, S., Barth, J., Heinz, P., Held, U., Kowatsch, T., Witt, C., Association between working alliance and treatment outcomes in a mobile health intervention with a conversational agent (CanRelax), Internet Interventions, 44, June 2026, 100929, 10.1016/j.invent.2026.100929.

Shenoi, A., Li, T., Jabir, A., Pitkethly, A., Fleisch, E., Kowatsch, T., Mair, J., An LLM-based Motivational Interviewing Conversational Agent for Health Behaviour Change: Comparative Evaluation Study, JMIR Preprints. 26/02/2026:94036 10.2196/preprints.94036.

Weber, S., Provaznikova, B., Psathakis, N., Casanova, A., Amthor, L., Kirchhofer, L., García, M., José, A., Welt, T., Kronberger, L., Kowatsch, T., Kleim, B., Olbrich, S., Can Conversational AI Reliably Assess Depressive Symptoms? A Feasibility, Acceptability and Bias-Aware Validation Study of MADRS-Chat, Available at SSRN, 10.2139/ssrn.6306520.

Senpinar, G., Moser-Chee, L., Nißen, M., Enhancing Menstrual Health Research through User-Centred Digital Data Structures: Findings from a Researcher Needs Study, Workshop on Advancing Digital Women’s Health – Scale-IT-up 2026, In Proceedings of the 19th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies (BIOSTEC 2026) – Volume 1: BIOSIGNALS, pp. 645-655, ISBN: 978-989-758-802-0; ISSN: 2184-4305. [PDF]

Wagon, L., Scaling Gender-Responsive Digital Health in the European Union: A Policy Commentary, Workshop on Advancing Digital Women’s Health – Scale-IT-up 2026, In Proceedings of the 19th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies (BIOSTEC 2026) – Volume 1: BIOSIGNALS, pp. 603-613, ISBN: 978-989-758-802-0; ISSN: 2184-4305. [PDF]

Mekniran, W., Brügger, V., Fuchs, M., Jin, Q., Wirth, B., Bilz, S., Brändle, M., Fleisch, E., Kowatsch, T., Jovanova, M., Early health technology assessment of digital diabetes screening in Switzerland: cost-effectiveness and budget impact analyses, medRxiv 2026.02.10.26345992, 10.64898/2026.02.10.26345992.

Monn, A., Homan, S., Mocellin, J., Walser, V., Kirchhofer, L., Raja, S.M., Dolev, E.L., Nißen, M.K., Kowatsch, T., Seiler, G., Schultebraucks, K., Olbrich, S., Kleim, B., Deep phenotyping of suicidal ideation after discharge from psychiatric inpatient care: study protocol for an interdisciplinary, multicentre prospective observational study in Psychiatric University Hospitals, BMJ Open 2026;16:e111273, 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-111273.

Fuchs, M., Boyd, Z.M., Schwarze, A., Cosme, D., Stanoi, O., Kang, Y., Kowatsch, T., von Wangenheim, F., Bassett, D.S., Ochsner, K.N., Staley, D.M.L., Falk, E.B., Jovanova, M., Predicting Individual Differences in Digital Alcohol Intervention Effectiveness Through Multimodal Data, npj Digital Medicine 10.1038/s41746-026-02356-4.

Mekniran, W., Kowatsch, T., Early Viability Assessment of a Business-to-Consumer (B2C) Model for Digital Diabetes Screening in Switzerland, BMC Health Services Research 10.1186/s12913-026-14075-3.

Boateng, G., Zhao, X., Speichert, M., Fleisch, E., Lüscher, J., Pauly, T., Scholz, U., Bodemann, G., Kowatsch, T., “Are You Okay, Honey?”: Recognizing Emotions Among Couples Managing Diabetes in Daily Life Using Multimodal Real-World Smartwatch Data, Sensors 2026, 1, 0 (forthcoming). [PDF]

Fontanesi, L., Çöltekin, A., Kunz, T., Arrigoni, S., Bourke, S., MacLullich, A.M., Vinay, R., Kowatsch, T., Zobrist, N.J., Lampe, C.J., Schöpf, M., Frisardi, V., Howick, J., Schlögl, M., Perceived Value of Virtual Reality Simulations to Gain Insights into Delirium: A Pilot Study, Delirium (forthcoming).

Weber, S., Klebe, D., Wolf, L., Aeberli, C., Homan, S., Psathakis, N., Casanova, A., Macias, J.G., Sykstus, J., Li, J.M., Provaznikova, B., Rohde, J., Frühschütz, L., Rühlmann, C., Welt, T., Kowatsch, T., Kleim, B., Consortium, M., Olbrich, S., Suicide- and crisis-risk detection using large language models in mental-health chatbots, medRxiv 2026.01.12.26343914, 10.64898/2026.01.12.26343914.

Ackermann, L.J., Giger, O.F., Principe, M., Brändle, M., Jovanova, M., Kowatsch, T., A Care Quality Dashboard for General Practitioners Managing Patients with Diabetes Mellitus Type 2: User- Centered Design and Evaluation of a Prototype, Research Square, 11 January 2026, Preprint, 10.21203/rs.3.rs-8347867/v1 .

Walliser, F., Biller-Andorno, N., Kowatsch, T., Vinay, R., Evaluating the GRACE voice assistant for dementia care among caregivers and healthcare professionals: An interview study, Digital Health (forthcoming).

Zheng, S., Castro, O., Mair, J., Jabir, A., Tan, S., Shenoi, A., Negi, S., Mathews, R.R., Sim, R.K.W., Yan, X., Chakraborty, B., Tai, E.S., Van Dam, R., von Wangenheim, F., Fleisch, E., Griva, K., Kowatsch, T., Müller-Riemenschneider, F., Feasibility of the “LvL UP” trial: a pilot sequential multiple assignment randomised trial of an adaptive, holistic mHealth lifestyle coaching intervention, International Journal of Behavioural Nutrutrition and Physical Activity, 10.1186/s12966-025-01869-7.

Kelders, S.M., ten Klooster, I., Bastoni, S., Cadoni, I., Dogan, K., Kip, H., Beerlage-de Jong, N., Gouveia, R., Schueller, S.M., Oewel, B., Doherty, K., Graffigna, G., Gabrielli, S., Van Daele, T., Kowatsch, T., Doherty, G., Coyle, D., Perski, O., Karekla, M., Rios Rincon, A., Munson, S.A., Engagement in Digital Health Interventions: Open Questions for Research and Design, Proc. ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2026), Barcelona, Spain 13 – 17 April 2026, 10.1145/3772363.3778762.