TEAM

We are multi-disciplinary

Our core team consists of researchers from various fields including technology management, computer science, data science, and psychology. Our team is based at ETH Zurich, the Singapore-ETH Centre, the University of Zurich, and the University of St. Gallen.

Co-Chairs

Prof. Dr. Elgar Fleisch
Prof. Dr. Elgar Fleisch
Chair of Information Management, Department of Management, Technology and Economics, ETH Zurich, and Chair of Operations Management, Institute of Technology Management, University of St.Gallen.
Prof. Dr. Tobias Kowatsch
Prof. Dr. Tobias Kowatsch
Associate Professor for Digital Health Interventions, Institute for Implementation Science in Health Care, University of Zurich (UZH), Director, School of Medicine, University of St.Gallen (HSG), and Scientific Director, Centre for Digital Health Interventions, UZH, HSG & ETH Zurich, Switzerland

Lead Principal Investigator, Mobile Health Interventions, Singapore-ETH Centre, Singapore; Advisor, Center for Technology and Behavioral Health, Dartmouth College, USA

Doctor of Philosophy in Management (Ph.D.), MSc in Business Informatics, MSc in Computer Science in Media (CSM) & Dipl.-Inform. (FH) in CSM.

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Prof. Dr. Florian von Wangenheim
Prof. Dr. Florian von Wangenheim
Chair of Technology Marketing, Department of Management, Technology and Economics, ETH Zurich.

Centre Leadership

Prof. Dr. Tobias Kowatsch
Prof. Dr. Tobias Kowatsch
Scientific Director, Centre for Digital Health Interventions, ETH Zurich & University of St.Gallen, Switzerland; Associate Professor for Digital Health Interventions, Institute for Implementation Science in Health Care, University of Zurich; Director, School of Medicine, University of St.Gallen (HSG)

Lead Principal Investigator, Mobile Health Interventions, Singapore-ETH Centre, Singapore; Advisor, Center for Technology and Behavioral Health, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College, USA

Doctor of Philosophy in Management (Ph.D.), MSc in Business Informatics, MSc in Computer Science in Media (CSM) & Dipl.-Inform. (FH) in CSM.

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Giuliana Breu
Giuliana Breu
Executive Director, Centre for Digital Health Interventions, ETH Zurich & University of St.Gallen, Switzerland, Programme Co-Manager CAS ETH in Digital Health

M.A. HSG – Marketing Management

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Torsten Butz
Torsten Butz
Director, Centre for Digital Health Interventions, ETH Zurich & University of St.Gallen, Switzerland; Head of Investment Management, CSS insurance, Switzerland

«Docteur ès Sciences» in Signal Processing (Ph.D.), MSc in Physics, eMBA in Management of Technology

Core AI & Digital Biomarker, Acoustic and Inflammatory Biomarkers

Dr. Filipe Barata
Dr. Filipe Barata
Core Director, AI & Digital Biomarker Research, Centre for Digital Health Interventions

PhD in applied Machine Learning, MSc in Electrical Engineering and Information Technology

Focus: Design and validation of digital biomarkers.

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Fan Wu
Fan Wu
Ph.D. candidate and doctoral researcher at the Center for Digital Health Interventions

MSc in Electrical Engineering and Information Technology

Focus: Machine Learning and Ubiquitous Computing

Jinjoo Shim
Jinjoo Shim
Ph.D. candidate and doctoral researcher at the Centre for Digital Health Interventions

MSc in Biostatistics

Focus: Digitalization of inflammatory biomarkers for Chronic Systemic Inflammation (CSI)

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Patrick Langer
Patrick Langer
Ph.D. candidate and doctoral researcher at the Centre for Digital Health Interventions

Msc in Computer Science Engineering

Focus: Applied machine learning and digital biomarkers

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Core Behavioural Health & Disease Prevention

Dr. Jacqueline Mair
Dr. Jacqueline Mair
Core Director, Behavioural Health & Disease Prevention, Centre for Digital Health Interventions; Senior Scientist, Singapore-ETH Centre, Singapore

PhD in Exercise Physiology, BSc (Hons) in Sport and Exercise Science

Focus: Design and evaluation of a smartphone-based and chatbot-delivered intervention targeting individuals at risk of developing type-2 diabetes

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Dr. Oscar Castro
Dr. Oscar Castro
Postdoctoral researcher at the Centre for Digital Health Interventions, Singapore-ETH Centre, Singapore

PhD in Physical Activity and Public Health

Focus: Optimisation of the LvL UP intervention; a smartphone-delivered holistic lifestyle coaching intervention aimed at improving health and wellbeing and preventing non-communicable diseases and common mental disorders

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Roman Keller
Roman Keller
PhD candidate and doctoral researcher at the Center for Digital Health Interventions, Singapore-ETH Centre, Singapore

MSc in Health Sciences and Technology (ETH)

Focus: Adaption of the Diabetes Prevention Program Curriculum for use by a Conversational Agent

Core Digital Biomarker in Diabetes Management

Prof. Dr. Felix Wortmann
Prof. Dr. Felix Wortmann
Core Director, Digital Biomarkers in Diabetes Management, Centre for Digital Health Interventions, University of St.Gallen, St.Gallen, Switzerland

Professor, Senior Lecturer, Scientific Director Bosch IoT Lab University of St.Gallen

Martin Maritsch
Martin Maritsch
Ph.D. candidate and doctoral researcher at ETH Zurich

M.Sc. in Software Engineering & Management (Aalto University, Helsinki and Graz University of Technology)

Focus: In-​vehicle sensor data analytics, physiological signal processing, and explainable/interpretable machine learning

Simon Föll
Simon Föll
Ph.D. candidate and doctoral researcher at ETH Zurich

MSc in Industrial Engineering (Karlsruhe Institute for Technology)

Focus: Analysis of physiological signals obtained by smartwatches based on explainable/interpretable machine learning

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Eva van Weenen
Eva van Weenen
Ph.D. candidate and doctoral researcher at ETH Zurich

MSc in Astronomy and Data Science (Leiden University)

Focus: Application of explainable/interpretable machine learning to digital health interventions for chronic diseases, specifically involving physiological signals

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Robin Deuber
Robin Deuber
Ph.D. candidate and doctoral researcher at ETH Zurich

MSc in Management, Technology, and Economics, ETH Zürich; MSc in Robotics, Systems, and Control, ETH Zürich

Focus: Driver health analytics based on in-vehicle sensor data of connected cars

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Core Digital Health Interventions

Prof. Dr. Tobias Kowatsch
Prof. Dr. Tobias Kowatsch
Scientific Director, Centre for Digital Health Interventions, ETH Zurich & University of St.Gallen, Switzerland; Associate Professor for Digital Health Interventions, Institute for Implementation Science in Health Care, University of Zurich; Director, School of Medicine, University of St.Gallen (HSG)

Lead Principal Investigator, Mobile Health Interventions, Singapore-ETH Centre, Singapore; Advisor, Center for Technology and Behavioral Health, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College, USA

Doctor of Philosophy in Management (Ph.D.), MSc in Business Informatics, MSc in Computer Science in Media (CSM) & Dipl.-Inform. (FH) in CSM.

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Dr. Marcia Nißen
Dr. Marcia Nißen
Postdoctoral researcher at the Center for Digital Health Interventions, Technology Marketing Chair of Prof. Florian von Wangenheim

PhD in Human-Computer Interactions, MSc in Industrial Engineering and Management with specialisation in Medical Engineering and Healthcare Management

Focus: Fostering patient engagement with digital health technologies and healthcare chatbots

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Robert Jakob
Robert Jakob
Ph.D. candidate and doctoral researcher at the Center for Digital Health Interventions, CSS Health Lab

MSc Technology and Management (TUM), BSc Industrial Engineering (KIT)

Focus: User Churn Prediction and Prevention in Digital Health Interventions

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Alina Asisof
Alina Asisof
Ph.D. candidate and doctoral researcher at the Center for Digital Health Interventions, Technology Marketing Chair of Prof. Florian von Wangenheim

MSc in Business Management (HSG)

Focus: Development and Evaluation of Digital Coaching Approaches

Vera Lehmann
Vera Lehmann
MD-PhD candidate and assistant physician at the University of Bern and University Hospital Bern

Master of Medicine (MMed) and Swiss State Diploma “Ärztin”

Focus: Novel approaches for the detection and prevention of dysglycemia – a project at the intersection of medicine and technology

Joseph Brian Ollier
Joseph Brian Ollier
Ph.D. candidate and doctoral researcher at the Center for Digital Health Interventions, Technology Marketing Chair of Prof. Florian von Wangenheim

MSc Strategic Marketing with Chinese

Focus: Mass market health interventions: design considerations for establishing successful human-computer relationships in self-service technologies led by conversational agents

Gisbert Teepe
Gisbert Teepe
Ph.D. candidate and doctoral researcher at the Center for Digital Health Interventions, CSS Health Lab

MSc in Psychology and Computational Neuroscience

Focus: Using the Mobile Health App Breeze to Detect Symptoms of (Subclinical) Depression

Marc-Robin Grüner
Marc-Robin Grüner
Student Research Assistant, University of St.Gallen

2022 – 2023

Focus: Healthy Longevity, Biomarkers, and Development of Digital Health Interventions with a focus on Type-1 Diabetes

Tim Leistner
Tim Leistner
Student Research Assistant, University of St.Gallen

2022 – 2023

Focus: Digital Health interventions and Sustainable Business Models for Healthy Longevity

Luisa Lager
Luisa Lager
Student Research Assistant, University of St.Gallen

2023

Focus: Digital Health interventions – Market Analysis for Digital Therapeutics Design & Trial Services

Core Wearable AI for Rheumatoid Arthritis Management

Dr. George Boateng
Dr. George Boateng
Core Director, Wearable AI for Rheumatoid Arthritis Management, Centre for Digital Health Interventions

PhD in Applied Machine Learning, MSc in Computer Engineering

Focus: Develop a digital biomarker for monitoring and predicting disease severity in rheumatoid arthritis patients in daily life using smartwatches and other ubiquitous devices.

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Core Emerging Business Models in Digital Health

Prof. Dr. Elgar Fleisch
Prof. Dr. Elgar Fleisch
Chair of Information Management, Department of Management, Technology and Economics, ETH Zurich, and Chair of Operations Management, Institute of Technology Management, University of St.Gallen.
Prof. Dr. Tobias Kowatsch
Prof. Dr. Tobias Kowatsch
Scientific Director, Centre for Digital Health Interventions, ETH Zurich & University of St.Gallen, Switzerland; Associate Professor for Digital Health Interventions, Institute for Implementation Science in Health Care, University of Zurich; Director, School of Medicine, University of St.Gallen (HSG)

Lead Principal Investigator, Mobile Health Interventions, Singapore-ETH Centre, Singapore; Advisor, Center for Technology and Behavioral Health, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College, USA

Doctor of Philosophy in Management (Ph.D.), MSc in Business Informatics, MSc in Computer Science in Media (CSM) & Dipl.-Inform. (FH) in CSM.

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Wasu Mekniran
Wasu Mekniran
Ph.D. candidate at ETH Zurich and doctoral researcher at CSS Health Lab, University of St. Gallen (HSG)

MBA in Digitalization and M.Sc. in Computational Sciences at RWTH Aachen University, B.Eng. in Medical Robotics at Kyushu University Japan

Focus: Business model innovation in digital healthy longevity

Odile-Florence Giger
Odile-Florence Giger
Ph.D. candidate at University of St. Gallen and doctoral researcher at CSS Health Lab, University of St. Gallen (HSG)

MSc in Business Innovation (HSG)

Focus: Business model for companies that treat non-communicable diseases

MobileCoach Team

Prof. Dr. Tobias Kowatsch
Prof. Dr. Tobias Kowatsch
Scientific Director, Centre for Digital Health Interventions, ETH Zurich & University of St.Gallen, Switzerland; Associate Professor for Digital Health Interventions, Institute for Implementation Science in Health Care, University of Zurich; Director, School of Medicine, University of St.Gallen (HSG)

Lead Principal Investigator, Mobile Health Interventions, Singapore-ETH Centre, Singapore; Advisor, Center for Technology and Behavioral Health, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College, USA

Doctor of Philosophy in Management (Ph.D.), MSc in Business Informatics, MSc in Computer Science in Media (CSM) & Dipl.-Inform. (FH) in CSM.

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Prabhakaran Santhanam
Prabhakaran Santhanam
MobileCoach Software Engineer and Community Manager at the Center for Digital Health Interventions

MSc in Computer Science

Focus: MobileCoach, an open-source platform for digital biomarker and digital coaching research. SweetGoals, a Conversational Agent for Young Adults with Type 1 Diabetes.

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Fabian Schneider
Fabian Schneider
MobileCoach Software Engineer and Community Manager at the Centre for Digital Health Interventions.

BSc in Computer Science (ETH Zurich)

Focus: MobileCoach, an open-source platform for digital biomarker and digital coaching research. CanRelax, a relaxation and mindfulness app for people with cancer.

Petra Irène Lustenberger
Petra Irène Lustenberger
ZHAW School of Life Sciences and Facility Management

Research Associate, Senior Software Engineer, Project Leader, Knowledge Engineering at ZHAW, Wädenswil, Switzerland

Davide Stallone
Davide Stallone
ZHAW School of Life Sciences and Facility Management

Software Engineer at ZHAW, Wädenswil, Switzerland

Dr. Robert Vorburger
Dr. Robert Vorburger
ZHAW School of Life Sciences and Facility Management

Head of Research on Knowledge Engineering and the Data Science Laboratory (ZHAW Datalab) at ZHAW, Wädenswil, Switzerland

External Advisors

Lisa Marsch, PhD
Lisa Marsch, PhD
Director of the Dartmouth Center for Technology and Behavioral Health, Director of the Northeast Node of the National Drug Abuse Clinical Trials Network and the Andrew G. Wallace Professor within the Department of Psychiatry at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College, USA.
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Prof. Dr. Urte Scholz
Prof. Dr. Urte Scholz
Chair of Applied Social and Health Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Zurich.
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Prof. Dr. med Christoph Stettler
Prof. Dr. med Christoph Stettler
Clinic Director and Head Physician, UDEM clinic (Diabetes, Endocrinology, Nutritional Medicine and Metabolism), University Hospital Berne; Professor for Endocrinology and Diabetology, University of Berne

Visiting Students

Donya Rooein
Donya Rooein
Oct 2021 – Jan 2022

Ph.D. Candidate in Information Technology at the Department of Electronics, Information, and Bioengineering at the University of Politecnico di Milano, Italy

Focus: Developing a framework for Data-Driven Chatbots for personalised training with conversational AI

Katharina Pflügner
Katharina Pflügner
Oct 2021

M.Sc. in Psychology, University of Bamberg

Information Systems and Services, University of Bamberg, Germany

Focus: Adoption and use of self-guided digital stress interventions from the users’ perspective

M.Sc. Varun Mishra
M.Sc. Varun Mishra
Feb/March 2018

Computer Science, Dartmouth College

Dartmouth’s Center for Technology and Behavioral Health

Focus: Investigation of states of receptivity and vulnerability in MobileCoach-based physical activity and personality change interventions.

Grace Xiao
Grace Xiao
Jun-Aug 2018

Neurobiology & Economics

Harvard Medical School & Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston

Focus: Design of digital health interventions for chronic diseases (e.g. diabetes).

Álvaro Hernández
Álvaro Hernández
Jul-Sep 2019

Bachelor Student in Medicine

University of Sevilla, Spain

Focus: Efficacy evaluation of a smartphone-based breathing exercise for stress management.

Bachelor & Master Students

Wilma Diethelm
Wilma Diethelm
Master Student, University of St. Gallen

2023

Focus: Business Model Innovation in Preventive Care

Victoire Stalder
Victoire Stalder
Master Student, University of St. Gallen

2023

Focus: Business Model Innovation in Digital Health

Sandra Winkelmann
Sandra Winkelmann
MAS Student, ETH Zürich

2023

Focus: Successful case studies of prevention in health care

Raphael Beuter
Raphael Beuter
Bachelor Student, University of St.Gallen

2023

Focus: Text-based remote consultation in the German healthcare system: A study of the feasibility of potential business models from the doctor’s and patient’s point of view

Jonas Probst
Jonas Probst
Master Student, University of St.Gallen

2023

Focus: Business model analysis of digital dementia-preventive lifestyle services

Patrick Cometta
Patrick Cometta
Master Student, ETH Zürich

2022 – 2023

Focus: Healthcare Chatbots: Validation and further development of a conversational onboarding design framework

Davinny Sou
Davinny Sou
Student Research Assistant & Master Student, ETH Zürich

2022 – 2023

Focus: Designing an empathic chatbot for a health social network platform

Yili Toby Yang
Yili Toby Yang
MSc. candidate in Information System and Data Science (UZH)

2022

Focus: Machine learning on user churn prediction

Jannis Lauffer
Jannis Lauffer
Master Student MTEC, ETH Zurich

2022

Focus: Dropout Prediction in Digital Health Interventions – Retrospective Analysis of a Real-Life mHealth Intervention

Mesut Ceylan
Mesut Ceylan
Master Student, ETH Zürich

2022

Focus: CODEX (Cough During and after acute EXacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary Disease)

Mike Klausmann
Mike Klausmann
MAS Student, ETH Zürich

2022

Focus: Understanding trends in Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

Aliena Mutter
Aliena Mutter
Master Student, University of St.Gallen

2021 – 2022

Focus: Business Models in the Pharma Industry

Tobias Stauffer
Tobias Stauffer
Master Student, ETH Zurich

2020 – 2021

Focus: Classification of human night noises using pre-trained artificial neural networks to assess asthma condition and sleep quality

Kemeng (Jeene) Zhang
Kemeng (Jeene) Zhang
Master Student, ETH Zurich

2020 – 2021

Focus: Passive sensing on iOS devices to monitor chronic respiratory diseases.

Stefan Jokić
Stefan Jokić
Bachelor Student, ETH Zurich

2020 – 2021

Focus: Metric Learning with Application to Cough-based Speaker Verification

Bea Frese
Bea Frese
Master Student, University of St.Gallen

2021

Focus: Reaching Vulnerable Populations for the Prevention of Mental Illness

Johann Schneider-Reuter
Johann Schneider-Reuter
Bachelor Student, University of St.Gallen

2021

Focus: Reaching Vulnerable Populations for the Prevention of Chronic and Mental Illness: A Gamified Approach

Jelena Miletic
Jelena Miletic
Bachelor Student, University of St.Gallen

2020 – 2021

Focus: Reaching Vulnerable Populations for the Prevention of Chronic and Mental Illness: Development of a “Simple Talk” Digital Coaching Approach

Zsolt Ferenc Kovacs
Zsolt Ferenc Kovacs
Master Student, ETH Zurich

2020 – 2021

Focus: Assessment of Popular Voice Assistants for the Prevention and Management of Chronic and Mental Conditions

Dr. med. Aaron Maria Rudolf
Dr. med. Aaron Maria Rudolf
Master Student, University of St. Gallen

2020 – 2021

Focus: Prediction and prevention of non-adherence to digital health interventions, a literature review.

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Sven Hartmann
Sven Hartmann
Master Student in Business Innovation, University of St. Gallen

2020

Focus: Successful Diabetes Companies, A Market Analysis

Konstantin Leidenberger
Konstantin Leidenberger
Master Student in Business Innovation, University of St. Gallen

2020

Focus: Successful Digital Mental Health Companies, A Market Analysis

Sabine Ultsch
Sabine Ultsch
Master Student in Business Innovation, University of St. Gallen

2020

Focus: Success Factors for the Implementation of a Digital Assistant Supporting the Reduction of Distress in Cancer Patients

Driton Selimi
Driton Selimi
Master Student in Business Innovation, University of St. Gallen

2020

Focus: Beyond Existing Conversational Agent Categorizations A Taxonomy of Short- and Long-term Conversational Agent Usage

Ashish Da Fonseca
Ashish Da Fonseca
Master Student in Strategy and International Management, University of St. Gallen

2020

Focus: Studying the effectiveness of smartphone applications for the treatment of chronic stress and depression

Philipp Beyerle
Philipp Beyerle
Bachelor Student in Business Administration & University of St.Gallen & Doctoral Candidate in Medicine, LMU Munich

2020

Focus: Identification of Effective Intervention Components Preventing Type-2 Diabetes and Assessment of their Scalability via Healthcare Chatbots and Hybrid Coaching with Human Health Professionals

Thomas Tarantini
Thomas Tarantini
Master Student in Business Innovation, University of St.Gallen

2020

Focus: The Data World within Healthcare

Marion Rauch
Marion Rauch
Master Student in Business Management, University of St.Gallen

2020

Focus: Successful business model components of companies offering digital diabetes interventions

Shari Klein
Shari Klein
Bachelor Student in Economics, University of St.Gallen

2020

Focus: Assessment of a smartphone-based breathing training

Julian Ventouris
Julian Ventouris
Master Student

2019

Focus: Chatbot-based service encounter in health care: Structuring the chatbot market and literature using archetypes and elaborating their impacts and challenges.

Yeliz Cay
Yeliz Cay
Master Student in International Affairs & Governance

2019

Focus: Personalization of chatbots in healthcare based on user group data.

Fenja Persello
Fenja Persello
Master Student

2019

Focus: Value-centered onboarding design for chatbots in a health service context.

Maximilien Schweitzer
Maximilien Schweitzer
Bachelor Student

2019

Focus: Implementation science in practice: market access, challenges, and regulations in digital health startups.

Ralph Forsbach
Ralph Forsbach
Master Student

2019

Focus: Data-driven diabetes type 2 prediction at employer wellness programs in the US.

Valentin Kölbener
Valentin Kölbener
Bachelor Student

2019

Focus: Review of biofeedback-based relaxation trainings

Valérie Erb
Valérie Erb
Bachelor Student

2018-2019

Focus: Evaluation of Digital Physiotherapy Coaching.

David Wiprächtiger
David Wiprächtiger
Master Student

2019

Focus: Digitalization of Swiss hospitals and its financial implications for insurance companies

Franz Josef Groß
Franz Josef Groß
Master Student

2018-2019

Focus: Development of a digital coach to strengthen the connection between pharmacies and their patients in Kenya.

Leo Schittenhelm
Leo Schittenhelm
Master Student

2018-2019

Focus: Introduction of a digital physio coach to the Swiss health care system.

Amanda Cotti
Amanda Cotti
Bachelor Student

Focus: Assessing the Acceptance of a Smartphone-based Biofeedback Breathing Training

Samira Harperink
Samira Harperink
Bachelor Student

2018-2019

Focus: Evaluation of Health Literacy Intervention for Children with Asthma.

Roman Iten
Roman Iten
Master Student

2018-2019

Focus: A Market Analysis of Chatbots for Swiss Public Organizations.

Yuya Zhi
Yuya Zhi
Master Student

2018

Focus: On the Impact of Chatbots with Self-Awareness Design on Users’ Perceptions, Trust and Intention to Adopt.

Ivan Gautschi
Ivan Gautschi
Master Student

2018

Focus: Impact of General Privacy Concerns on Chatbot Design Elements’ Influence on People’s Willingness to Disclose Personal Information.

Max Baum
Max Baum
Bachelor Student

2018

Focus: User perceptions of a Digital Coaching App for Physical Activity.

Alina Asisof
Alina Asisof
Master Student

2017-2018

Focus: User Onboarding Design for a Fully Automated Conversational Agent (“Chatbot”) in Mobile Health Interventions.

David Boutellier
David Boutellier
Master Student

2017-2018

Focus: Cash Flow Modelling of Digital Asthma Interventions in the Healthcare System.

Jael Denicola
Jael Denicola
Master Student

2017-2018

Focus: Characteristics of a diabetes self management app: Identification of patient needs and comparison of existing solutions.

Michael Klemmer
Michael Klemmer
Master Student

2017-2018

Focus: Development of an Application Enabling Separation of Audible Symptoms for People with Chronic Diseases.

Robert Jakob
Robert Jakob
Master Student

2016

Focus: Behavior Change Techniques in mHealth Interventions for People with Asthma.

Laura Caviezel
Laura Caviezel
Bachelor Student

2017-2018

Focus: Rebuilding Trust: The Effect of Chatbots on Doctor-Patient Interactions.

Susanna Giovanna Nicola Groth
Susanna Giovanna Nicola Groth
Master Student

2017

Focus: Efficacy of a biofeedback-based breathing exercise.

Valerio Signorelli
Valerio Signorelli
Master Student

2017

Focus: Analyzing Success Factors for Disruptive Innovations in the mHealth Ecosystem for Diabetes Care.

Mauro Ammann
Mauro Ammann
Bachelor Student

2016

Focus: Digital Health Business Models.

Jannie Reher
Jannie Reher
Bachelor Student

2015-2016

Focus: Job strain detection by mouse movements.

Anna Tanner
Anna Tanner
Bachelor Student

2015

Focus: Evaluation of a MobileCoach-based intervention for adolescents with eating disorders.

Lea Bollhalder
Lea Bollhalder
Master Student

2015-2016

Focus: Literature review on mental health information systems.

Alexander Müdespacher
Alexander Müdespacher
Master Student

2015

Focus: Design of a MobileCoach-based intervention for adolescents with eating disorders.

Affiliated

Dr. Wai Sze Chan
Dr. Wai Sze Chan
Research Affiliate & Visiting Professor

Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Hong Kong

Matthias Heuberger
Matthias Heuberger
Entrepreneur in Residence

Former roles: Director, Centre for Digital Health Interventions, ETH Zurich & University of St.Gallen, Switzerland; Head of Transformation and Innovation, CSS insurance, Switzerland

MA in International Relations and Affairs.

Dr. med Thomas Züger
Dr. med Thomas Züger
Specialist in Endocrinology & Diabetes and General Internal Medicine, Medical Doctor

Universitätsklinik für Diabetologie, Endokrinologie Ernährungsmedizin & Metabolismus (UDEM), Universitätsspital Bern

Prof. Dr. Stefan Feuerriegel
Prof. Dr. Stefan Feuerriegel
Assistant Professor in Management Information Systems, ETH Zurich
Prof. em. Dr.Dr.h.c. Hubert Österle
Prof. em. Dr.Dr.h.c. Hubert Österle
Research Head Life Engineering

Alumni

Caterina Bérubé
Caterina Bérubé
Ph.D. candidate and doctoral researcher at the Center for Digital Health Interventions

MSc in Psychology with specialization in Social Psychology, Economic Psychology and Decision Science

Focus: Voice Assistants for the Management of Chronic Diseases with Application to Type-1 Diabetes and Hypoglycemia while Driving

Dr. Alicia Salamanca-Sanabria
Dr. Alicia Salamanca-Sanabria
Postdoctoral researcher at the Centre for Digital Health Interventions, Singapore-ETH Centre, Singapore

PhD in Psychology, MSc Clinical Psychology

Focus: Design and evaluation of a smartphone-based and chatbot-delivered intervention targeting individuals with subclinical depression

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Yanick Lukic
Yanick Lukic
Ph.D. candidate and doctoral researcher at the Center for Digital Health Interventions, CSS Health Lab

MA in Design with a specialization in Interaction & MSc in Engineering with a specialization in Information and Communication Technologies

Focus: Enabling Gameful Interactivity and Biofeedback in Scalable Breathing Trainings through Real-time Breathing Detection. A Gameful Biofeedback Breathing Training for Mental and Physical Well-being.

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Olivia Clare Keller
Olivia Clare Keller
Executive Director, Centre for Digital Health Interventions, ETH Zurich & University of St.Gallen, Switzerland, Programme Co-Manager CAS ETH in Digital Health

MSc Clinical Psychology; Postgraduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

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Aishah Alattas
Aishah Alattas
Research Associate and Digital Health Producer at the Center for Digital Health Interventions, Singapore-ETH Centre, Singapore

MSc in Affective Disorders (King’s College London)

Focus: Digital Health Promotion

Leslie Chiang
Leslie Chiang
MobileCoach Software Engineer and Community Manager at the Centre for Digital Health Interventions.

B.Eng (Hons) in Manufacturing, Engineering and Management; M.Sc in Statistics; M.Tech in Knowledge Engineering (Intelligent Systems)

Focus: MobileCoach, an open-source platform for digital biomarker and digital coaching research. LvL Up, a digital health app to prevent Depression and Type-2 Diabetes in Singapore.

Belén Bernal
Belén Bernal
Student Research Assistant, ETH Zurich

2020-2021

Focus: Pollen, fine particle, and ozone values to assess asthma control and symptom progression

Samira Harperink
Samira Harperink
Student Research Assistant and M.A. Candidate in Business Innovation, University of St.Gallen

2020-2021

Focus: Prediction and prevention of non-adherence to digital health interventions.

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Alex Domin
Alex Domin
Oct 2021-Nov 2021

M.Phil. Health and Behaviour

University of Luxembourg, Department of Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences

Focus: Development of a theory-based, personalized mHealth intervention for adolescents.

Giuliano Ligi
Giuliano Ligi
Student Research Assistant, ETH Zurich

2020 – 2021

Focus: Design of digital health interventions for asthma

Chang Siang Lim
Chang Siang Lim
MobileCoach Software Engineer at the Singapore-ETH Centre (SEC)

BSc (Hons) in Biomedical Science
Postgraduate Diploma in Systems Analysis

Focus: Designing and developing features for smartphone-based and chatbot-delivered MobileCoach digital health interventions.

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Dr. Theresa Schachner
Dr. Theresa Schachner
Researcher & Acting Executive Director at the Centre for Digital Health Interventions, Technology Marketing Chair of Prof. Florian von Wangenheim

Doctor science ETH (Ph.D.) in Technology Marketing, MSc in Cognitive Science

Focus: Towards the personalisation of the chatbot-patient relationship

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David Cleres
David Cleres
Ph.D. candidate and doctoral researcher at the Center for Digital Health Interventions

MSc Computational Science and Engineering

Focus: Cough detection for COPD, COVID-19, and further respiratory diseases. Design and evaluation of a smartphone-based voice monitoring system for patients with heart failure.

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Dr. Christoph Gross
Dr. Christoph Gross
Researcher at the Center for Digital Health Interventions, Technology Marketing Chair of Prof. Florian von Wangenheim

MSc in Business Management (HSG)

Focus: Digital delivery of health care services and how to actively manage chronic diseases at person in real-time

Dr. Dominik Rüegger
Dr. Dominik Rüegger
Researcher at the Centre for Digital Health Interventions

MSc in Computer Science

Focus: Studying Personality Change with Smartphone Data

Victoria Brügger
Victoria Brügger
Student Research Assistant, ETH Zurich

2020-2021

Focus: Gameful Biofeedback Breathing Trainings for Smartphones

Jiali Yao
Jiali Yao
PhD candidate and doctoral researcher at the Center for Digital Health Interventions, Singapore-ETH Centre, Singapore

MSc Food Technology, MSc Applied Statistics

Focus: Just-in-time adaptive supports in a mobile lifestyle coaching intervention for the prevention of type 2 diabetes

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Kim-Morgaine Lohse
Kim-Morgaine Lohse
Ph.D. candidate and doctoral researcher at the Center for Digital Health Interventions, CSS Health Lab

MSc in Artificial Intelligence

Focus: Design and evaluation of a digital diet coach.

Peter Tinschert
Peter Tinschert
Ph.D. candidate and doctoral researcher at the Center for Digital Health Interventions, CSS Health Lab

MSc in Business Psychology

Focus: Design and evaluation of digital health interventions for asthma.

Sascha Gfeller
Sascha Gfeller
MobileCoach Software Engineer and Community Manager at the Center for Digital Health Interventions

Bachelor in Medical Informatics

Focus: MobileCoach, an open-source platform for digital biomarker and digital coaching research.

Florian Künzler
Florian Künzler
Ph.D. candidate and doctoral researcher at the Center for Digital Health Interventions, CSS Health Lab

MSc in Management, Technology and Economics

Focus: Design and evaluation of digital health interventions for diabetes.

Jan-Niklas Kramer
Jan-Niklas Kramer
Ph.D. candidate and doctoral researcher at the Center for Digital Health Interventions, CSS Health Lab

MSc in Organizational Behavior and Adaptive Cognition

Focus: Design and evaluation of digital physical activity interventions.

Samira Harperink
Samira Harperink
Student Research Assistant

Focus: Assessment of digital health interventions

Chen-Hsuan (Iris) Shih
Chen-Hsuan (Iris) Shih
Ph.D. candidate and doctoral researcher at the Center for Digital Health Interventions

MSc in Computer Science

Focus: Design and evaluation of health information systems on the PathMate2 project.

Amanda Cotti
Amanda Cotti
Student Research Assistant

Focus: Assessmtent of digital health interventions

Alexander Hess
Alexander Hess
Research Assistant

Focus: Systematic review of mobile health interventions for physical activity

Valérie Erb
Valérie Erb
Student Research Assistant

Focus: Evaluation of a digital physiotherapy coach.

Aline Herzog
Aline Herzog
Student research Assistant

Focus: Design of digital health interventions for asthma

Kamila Ismailova
Kamila Ismailova
Student Research Assistant

Focus: Systematic review of mobile health interventions for physical activity

Dr. Benjamin Ryder
Dr. Benjamin Ryder
Postdoctoral researcher at the CSS Health Lab

Doctor of Sciences and MEng in Computer Science

Focus: Ubiquitous Digital Coaching.

Sigrid Beer-Borst
Sigrid Beer-Borst
Senior Researcher

MSc in Human Nutrition and Home Economics

Focus: Public health nutrition and technology-driven diet interventions.

Sergei Liubich
Sergei Liubich
Researcher at the Health-IS Lab

MSc in Computer Science

Focus: Emotion recognition for MobileCoach interventions.

Andreas Filler
Andreas Filler
Ph.D. candidate and doctoral researcher at the Health-IS Lab

MSc in Computer Science in Media and Dipl.-Inform. (FH) in Computer Science in Media

Focus: Health information systems architect & lead developer of the open source MobileCoach platform.

Dr. Dirk Volland
Dr. Dirk Volland
Dr. oec., Dipl.-Winf. (Business Informatics)

Focus: Impact of technology-driven innovations in healthcare.

Ioannis Tarnanas, PhD
Ioannis Tarnanas, PhD
Founder Altoida

Focus: Artificial Intelligence in emerging Health Information Systems with emphasis on Machine Learning and Big Data.

Dr. Flavius Kehr
Dr. Flavius Kehr
Dr. des. oec.

Focus: Supporting human behavior by technology with a focus on privacy and health care.

Dr. Fabian Wahle
Dr. Fabian Wahle
Senior Researcher

PhD in Neuroscience, MSc in Computer Science, BSc in Cognitive Psychology

Focus: Design of a MobileCoach-based intervention for people with mild cognitive impairment.

Niklas Elser
Niklas Elser
Director CSS Health Lab

MA HSG in Strategy and International Management & MSc CEMS MIM

Gabriella Chiesa
Gabriella Chiesa
Director CSS Health Lab

MSc Pharmacy

Jannie Reher
Jannie Reher
Student Assistant

Focus: Study Design & Evaluation.

Anja Hörni
Anja Hörni
Research Associate

MSc Psychology

Focus: Design of health interventions.

Anna Hanulova
Anna Hanulova
Research Associate

MSc Computer Science

Focus: Development of Health Information Systems.

Jost Schweinfurther
Jost Schweinfurther
Research Associate

Dipl.-Designer (FH)

Focus: Interaction design of health information systems.

René Eber
René Eber
Bachelor Student

2014

Focus: Health economic evaluation of IT-supported interventions.

Leonard Witteler
Leonard Witteler
Bachelor Student & Co-Founder of MovingTwice

2013-2014

Focus: Mobile Sports Applications.

Andreas Hächler
Andreas Hächler
Master Student

2013-2014

Focus: Top 10 eHealth Applications.

Andres Saxer
Andres Saxer
Bachelor Student

2013

Focus: Business Models for eHealth.

Jeanine Wiedemeier
Jeanine Wiedemeier
Master Student

2013

Focus: Gamification in Online Psychotherapy.

Ioana Dabacan
Ioana Dabacan
Master Student

2012

Focus: Persuasive Technology.

David Brückner
David Brückner
Master Student

2012

Focus: Mobile After-Care Operations.

Sarah Schellenberg
Sarah Schellenberg
Bachelor Student

2012

Focus: Health Insurance Mobile Apps