How nuorail powers up energy savings

10-11-2026

ETH start-up nuorail makes trains more energy-efficient, building on NCCR Automation research that ETH Zurich and FHNW tested on Swiss rails with Stadler Rail and Schweizerische Südostbahn (SOB).

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Dimitris Kouzoupis

Juxhino Kavaja

Claudia Fischer

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12-12-2025

The Chicken-and-Egg problem of AI: How autonomous systems become trustworthy

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From self-driving cars to drone swarms and air traffic control, machines that act without human oversight are becoming part of everyday life. But ensuring they operate safely in unpredictable environments is one of the biggest challenges in modern engineering. You can read an interview with our new professor Lars Lindemann where he explains how he tackles this problem.

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A new way to steer driver behaviour

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Anna Maddux is investigating algorithms that could solve the problem of how to steer agents in a control game without full information. For instance, how to encourage fairer access to ride hailing services.

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When good algorithms go wrong: How AI recommendations can promote worse behaviour in matching markets

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Can AI help us decide where to study or work? Stefania Ionescu shows that even accurate and trusted automated recommendations may lead to bad outcomes

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