At its meeting on 15 October, the SUPSI Council appointed Dario Piga as Full Professor of Artificial Intelligence for Modelling and Control at the Dalle Molle Institute for Artificial Intelligence (IDSIA USI-SUPSI).
Anna Valente, Francesca Faraci and Francesca Mangili have been included in the 2026 edition of the Top 100+ Women in AI, Data & Robotics in Switzerland, a selection that highlights professionals working in artificial intelligence, data science and robotics who are driving innovation and advancing research across Switzerland.
What if music could help robots learn to move? This is one of the questions behind Robot Drummer: Learning Rhythmic Skills for Humanoid Drumming, the research project featuring LARO, the drumming robot. Showcased at the Davos Tech Summit 2026, LARO demonstrated how artificial intelligence, robotics and music can come together to tackle some of the most complex challenges in humanoid robotics.
As small as a coffee bean but capable of damaging more than 400 plant species, the Japanese beetle is now one of the most feared invasive species for agriculture. To contain its spread, SUPSI, the Plant Protection Service of the Canton of Ticino and several industrial partners are developing a new generation of traps. From recycled composite materials to AI and drones, three research projects demonstrate how technology can support more effective and sustainable crop protection.
SUPSI researchers from the Dalle Molle Institute for Artificial Intelligence (IDSIA USI-SUPSI) and the Cantonal Institute of Pathology of the Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale (EOC) have developed an AI-based technology capable of automatically reconstructing fragmented tumour sections. Like a digital puzzle, the system recreates the complete tumour image from separate tissue fragments, helping pathologists assess samples more quickly and accurately.
The SUPSI Nano-Robotics research group has received the Best Paper Award at the Embedded Vision Workshop (EVW), held within the IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR), one of the world’s leading events in computer vision research. The award recognizes TinyDEVO, a technology that enables autonomous navigation for robots and smart devices with extremely low power consumption, supporting more efficient and sustainable real-world applications.
Professor Francesco Flammini, head of the SUPSI Trustworthy Autonomous Systems (TAS) research group at the Dalle Molle Institute for Artificial Intelligence Research (IDSIA USI-SUPSI), has received the Best Paper Award at the 6th International Conference on Machine Learning and Intelligent Systems Engineering (MLISE 2026). The award recognises his contribution to the development of trustworthy and adaptive Artificial Intelligence solutions for next-generation Internet of Things (IoT) systems.
From 8 to 10 June, Lugano will host the EUonAIR Symposium on the Ethics of Generative AI in Education and Research. Organised by SUPSI and IDSIA as part of the European EUonAIR alliance, it will bring together experts and institutions to discuss the impact of generative AI on education and research.
In an interview with Corriere del Ticino, Andrea Emilio Rizzoli, Director of IDSIA USI-SUPSI, discusses the rapid uptake of generative artificial intelligence in Switzerland. Amidst immediate benefits and cultural risks, the central theme remains the conscious and informed use of these tools.
The SUPSI Council has appointed Alessandro Antonucci as Associate Professor in Robust Probabilistic Artificial Intelligence at the Dalle Molle Institute for Artificial Intelligence (IDSIA USI-SUPSI).
Predicting prediabetes risk early and acting before the condition progresses is the goal of PRAESIIDIUM, a European project that combines artificial intelligence and mathematical modelling to develop innovative tools for prevention and support a more personalized approach to healthcare.
The event involved 51 participants taking part in an advanced training program dedicated to the most recent statistical, computational, and machine learning methodologies for the analysis of dynamic, relational, and spatiotemporal data.
A SUPSI team from the Dalle Molle Institute for Artificial Intelligence Studies (IDSIA USI-SUPSI) is collaborating with UBS on the development of AI applications to optimize banking operational processes.
The SUPSI Council has appointed Dario Piga to the position of Associate Professor of Artificial Intelligence for Modeling and Control at the Dalle Molle Institute for Artificial Intelligence (IDSIA USI–SUPSI).
A team from the Dalle Molle Institute for Artificial Intelligence Studies (IDSIA USI-SUPSI) received the Best Conference Paper Award at the IEEE International Conference on Agentic AI (ICA 2025), held in Wuhan. The award-winning work introduces novel methods for analyzing decision-making processes and coordination among artificial intelligence systems in dynamic and highly complex aerial scenarios, through the use of advanced simulations.
From 1 to 5 December 2025, Lugano AI Week returns with five days of meetings, workshops and demo dedicated to artificial intelligence. USI, IDSIA USI-SUPSI, L'ideatorio, USI Startup Centre and CCdigitallaw will participate with numerous presentations, panels and activities open to the public.
Alessandro Giusti, SUPSI Professor active at the Dalle Molle Institute for Artificial Intelligence IDSIA USI-SUPSI, is participating in a project funded by the ISREC Foundation for cancer research, aimed at developing new tools for the diagnosis of rare lymphomas.
On Friday, 14 November, two SUPSI research groups from the Automation, Robotics and Machines Laboratory (ARM) and the Dalle Molle Institute for Artificial Intelligence (IDSIA USI-SUPSI) took part in the Swiss Robotics Day, the most important Swiss event dedicated to robotics and intelligent system
A research group from SUPSI’s Dalle Molle Institute for Artificial Intelligence (IDSIA USI-SUPSI) has received the Best Paper Award at the European Conference on Artificial Intelligence (ECAI) in Bologna. The award was presented to Prof. Loris Roveda, Marco Maccarini, and Filippo Pura for a project aimed at making work in logistics centers more efficient and safer.
The Call for Abstracts for the Precision Health Day 2026 – AI Enabled is now open.
The event is a dedicated meeting for experts from academia, industry, and institutions to share knowledge and experiences, and to foster new collaborations in the field of precision health.
The SUPSI Council has appointed Prof. Loris Roveda, formerly Associate Professor at the Department of Mechanics of the Politecnico di Milano, as Associate Professor in Integrated Intelligence for Robotics at the Department of Innovative Technologies (DTI). The appointment was made through recognition of his academic title, following a fully positive evaluation of Prof. Roveda’s work during his years of activity at SUPSI.
Professor Andrea-Emilio Rizzoli, Director of IDSIA USI-SUPSI, presented Apertus on RSI's "l Quotidiano". The new artificial intelligence model developed in Switzerland is transparent, multilingual and aligned with Swiss values.
Every body is different and every person's health is unique. The new frontier in medicine is personalization: devices, data, and algorithms work together to better prevent, predict, and treat. Through numerous collaborations both within and outside SUPSI, the MeDiTech Institute has made precision health its main strategic focus.
A month of events across Switzerland to imagine the future of AI.
