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. Here are our affiliated members and alumni.

Co-Chairs

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

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.

Prof. Dr. Florian von Wangenheim

Chair of Technology Marketing, Department of Management, Technology and Economics, ETH Zurich.

Centre Leadership

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.

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

Dr. Jan-Niklas Kramer

Director, Centre for Digital Health Interventions, University of Zurich, ETH Zurich & University of St.Gallen, Switzerland; Innovation Manager, CSS insurance, Switzerland

Doctor of Philosophy in Management (Ph.D.), MSc in Organizational Behavior and Adaptive Cognition

Core AI & Digital Biomarker, Acoustic and Inflammatory Biomarkers

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.

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

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)

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

Core Behavioural Health and Disease Prevention

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

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

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

Akshaye Shenoi

Ph.D. candidate and doctoral researcher at the Centre for Digital Health Interventions, Singapore-ETH Centre, Singapore

M.Sc. in Computer Science (National University of Singapore)

Focus: Health Sensing using Machine Learning and Signal Processing

Samarth Negi

Ph.D. candidate and doctoral researcher at the Centre for Digital Health Interventions, Singapore-ETH Centre, Singapore

M.Sc. in Machine Learning (University of Maryland, USA)

Focus: States of receptivity for Just-time adaptive interventions using Machine Learning

Core Digital Biomarker in Diabetes Management

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

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

Core Digital Biomarker in Metabolic Health

Mia Jovanova, PhD

Core Director Digital Biomarkers in Metabolic Health & Scientific Director CSS Health Lab, School of Medicine, University of St. Gallen

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

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

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

Victoria Brügger

Ph.D. candidate at the School of Medicine, University of St.Gallen and doctoral researcher at CSS Health Lab

MSc in Food Science (ETH Zurich) & MSc in Biostatistics (University of Zurich)

Focus: Validating Digital Biomarkers for Metabolic Health

Magdalena Fuchs

Doctoral Student, Department of Management, Technology, and Economics, ETH Zurich; Focus: Prediction and Prevention of Non-Adherence to Digital Biomarker Studies

Marinja Principe

Student Research Assistant, School of Medicine, University of St.Gallen; Focus: Exploring the Digitalization of the Diabetes Management Score

Lola Ackermann

Student Research Assistant, School of Medicine, University of St.Gallen; Focus: Exploring the Digitalization of the Diabetes Management Score

Core Digital Ethics and Care for Older Adults

Dr. Rasita Vinay

CDHI Core Director Care for Older Adults; PhD in Medical Sciences, focusing on Biomedical Ethics and Law, Faculty of Medicine, University of Zurich

Focus: Value-sensitive design of digital health interventions for people living with dementia (e.g. voice-based conversational agents)

Panitda Huynh

Ph.D. candidate, School of Medicine, University of St. Gallen

MSc in Neuroscience & Clinical Psychology, University of Basel

Focus: Emerging business models in elderly care

Ekaterina Uetova

CDHI Visiting Researcher & PhD Student in Computer Science at Technical University Dublin, Ireland

Focus: Conversational agents for health-related peer support groups

Nora Tommila

D-MTEC and Computer Science student at ETH Zurich

Focus: Voice-delivered Interventions for Individuals affected by Dementia

Priyam Joshi

Master in Public Health & PhD Candidate in Psychology, Georgia State University & Visiting Researcher at CDHI, School of Medicine, University of St.Gallen

Core Digital Female Health

Dr. Marcia Nißen

CDHI Core Director for Female Health, Postdoctoral researcher at the Center for Digital Health Interventions, School of Medicine, University of St.Gallen

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

Davinny Sou

PhD Student, University of St.Gallen & ETH Zurich

2024 –

Focus: Digital Biomarkers and interventions for cycle syncing

Marc-Robin Grüner

Student Research Assistant, University of St.Gallen

2022 –

Focus: Digital Biomarkers in Metabolic and Female Health

Marinja Principe

Student Research Assistant, School of Medicine, University of St.Gallen; Focus: Menstrual Health Tracking

Core Digital Health Interventions

Dr. med. Alina Liebich

Ph.D. candidate, School of Medicine, University of St. Gallen

Focus: Design of digital health interventions that aim to slow-down biological ageing

Dr. Yanick Lukic

Postdoctoral researcher at the Center for Digital Health Interventions, Chair for Digital Health Interventions, School of Medicine, University of St.Gallen

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

Focus: Digital biomarker for stress detection at the workplace.

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

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

Laura Bitomsky

External Ph.D. candidate, University of St. Gallen

Focus: How to advance health equity when developing digital therapeutics

Tim Leistner

Student Research Assistant, University of St.Gallen

2022 – 2023

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

Dr. Anja Bischof

PhD in Business Innovation, School of Medicine, University of St.Gallen; CDHI Core Director for Digital Resilience Interventions

Focus: Design of digital resilience interventions (e.g. in public health and health care settings and medical education)

Helen Galliker

M.Sc. in Game Design, Zurich University of the Arts; Spatial Computing Designer, School of Medicine, University of St.Gallen

Focus: Design of GenAI-based Spatial Computing Environments for Resilience Training

Core Emerging Business Models in Digital Health

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

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

Estelle Pfitzer

External PhD. candidate, University of St. Gallen

MSc in Medical Technologies, ETH Zurich

Focus: Success factors of growth-stage digital health startups

Panitda Huynh

Ph.D. candidate, School of Medicine, University of St. Gallen

MSc in Neuroscience & Clinical Psychology, University of Basel

Focus: Emerging business models in elderly care

Core Entrepreneurship and Health

Prof. Dr. Dietmar Grichnik

Professor of Entrepreneurship & Technology Management
Vice-President for Innovation & Quality, President’s Board

Dr. Robert Schreiber

MSc in Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience, PhD in Management, Postdoctoral Fellow at HSG & ETH; CDHI CORE Director for Entrepreneurship and Health

Focus: Neuroscience and Experimental Research

Sahana Sivachelvam

PhD Candidate Chair of Entrepreneurship, Institute of Technology Management, University of St. Gallen MSc in Health Science and Technology, ETH Zurich

Focus: Sleep and Longevity Research in Entrepreneurship and HealthTech

Core Wearable AI for Rheumatoid Arthritis Management

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.

Bachelor & Master Students

Céline Cathomas

Master Student, University of St. Gallen

2023

Focus: Business Model Innovation for Healthy Longevity

Nils Lepper

Master Student, ETH Zürich

2023

Focus: Dropout Prediction in Digital Health Interventions

Wilma Diethelm

Master Student, University of St. Gallen

2023

Focus: Business Model Innovation in Preventive Care

Victoire Stalder

Master Student, University of St. Gallen

2023

Focus: Business Model Innovation in Digital Health

Sandra Winkelmann

MAS Student, ETH Zürich

2023

Focus: Successful case studies of prevention in health care

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

Master Student, University of St.Gallen

2023

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

Patrick Cometta

Master Student, ETH Zürich

2022 – 2023

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

Yili Toby Yang

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

2022

Focus: Machine learning on user churn prediction

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

Master Student, ETH Zürich

2022

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

Mike Klausmann

MAS Student, ETH Zürich

2022

Focus: Understanding trends in Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

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

External Advisors

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.

Prof. Dr. Urte Scholz

Chair of Applied Social and Health Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Zurich.

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