Latests Hightlights

AI for Culture: Identifying Portraits of Marie Antoinette through Face Recognition

research — Nov 05, 2025

The Idiap Research Institute is collaborating on an ambitious multidisciplinary project that brings together biometrics, cultural history, and art history. The goal is to analyse and identify the faces depicted in 18th-century artworks, including a famous drawing by Jean-Étienne Liotard.

Using AI to Detect Eye Inflammation: A Promising Future for Eye Disease Detection

research — Oct 28, 2025

A joint research with the Jules Gonin Eye Hospital aims to develop a medical tool to evaluate patients suffering from uveitis, an eye condition that can cause severe visual impairment and potentially lead to blindness.

Idiap Researcher Awarded SNSF Ambizione Grant to Advance Human Motor Control and Robotics

research — Oct 17, 2025

James Hermus, a postdoctoral researcher in the Robot Learning & Interaction Group at the Idiap Research Institute, has been awarded the highly competitive four-year Ambizione Grant from the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF).

Hatef Otroshi Receives Best Doctoral Dissertation Award

research — Sep 29, 2025

The IEEE Biometrics Council has recognized Hatef Otroshi Shareza, postdoctoral researcher in the Biometric Security and Privacy group at Idiap, with the Best Doctoral Dissertation Award for the outstanding quality and impact of his research.

Get Your Portrait drawn by drozBot at the Foire du Valais 2025

events — Sep 22, 2025

From September 26 to October 5, step into the fascinating world of artificial intelligence with drozBot, Idiap’s portraitist robot, at the Innothèque during the Foire du Valais!