Latests Hightlights

Doctolib acquires Idiap spin-off Typeless
tech — Jul 17, 2024

Doctolib, a major e-health European player, has announced the acquisition of Typeless, a spin-off from the Idiap Research Institute specializing in artificial intelligence-based voice recognition. This technological breakthrough was greatly facilitated by a year-long collaboration between Typeless and Idiap.

Idiap researchers are Lemanic Life Science Hackathon winners
institute — Jun 05, 2024

Tilak Purohit and Barbara Ruvolo, contributing to Idiap’s AI for Life research program, won the 1st prize at the Lemanic Life Science Hackathon organized at EPFL at the end of April 2024. The team also included EPFL Life Science bachelor's students Alexandra Psaltis, Jia Xian Jennifer Shan, and Elise Boyer Their outcome is an AI-enabled user interface prototype to support the detection of depression via speech.

Pint of Science Festival – Bridging AI and Community
events — May 06, 2024

We are thrilled to announce that, for the third consecutive year, the Idiap Research Institute will participate on May 14th in the annual Pint of Science Valais Festival, taking place from May 13th to May 15th 2024. This worldwide event, renowned for its commitment to making science accessible to all, aligns perfectly with the institute’s mission to engage and inspire the broader public about the potentials and advancements in Artificial Intelligence.

Understanding neural networks for better collaborations with AI
research — Apr 09, 2024

Understanding and explaining how AI works is key to build trust and have better human-AI collaborations. In partnership with researchers from Lausanne, Zurich, and Adelaide, our colleague Damien Teney published an article providing a fresh explanation of neural networks’ capabilities.