Inaugural Lectures 2024

Newly appointed professors and private lecturers provide an overview of their respective research areas in their inaugural lectures, and at the same time offer an insight into the colorful diversity of teaching and research at the University of Zurich. You are cordially invited to attend the public inaugural lectures.

Program

14.10.2024, 17:00: Navigating Complexity: The Mathematics of Risk Modeling, from Financial Crises to Climate Change

Prof. Dr. Delia Coculescu; Ort: KOL, Rämistrasse 71, 8006 Zürich; Raum: G 201 Aula

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14.10.2024, 18:15: Teamwork in Extremis: Was wir von Teams in Extrembedingungen lernen können

Prof. Dr. Jan B. Schmutz-Henestrosa; Ort: KOL, Rämistrasse 71, 8006 Zürich; Raum: G 201 Aula

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14.10.2024, 19:30: Crosslinguistic variation and systematicity in phonetic realization

Prof. Dr. Eleanor Chodroff; Ort: KOL, Rämistrasse 71, 8006 Zürich; Raum: G 201 Aula

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21.10.2024, 17:00: Analog Substrates for Efficient AI Hardware: Inspired by the Structure of Brain Circuits

Prof. Dr. Melika Payvand; Ort: KOL, Rämistrasse 71, 8006 Zürich; Raum: G 201 Aula

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21.10.2024, 19:30: Regional Perspectives on the Innovation Effects of Vocational Education

Prof. Dr. Patrick Lehnert; Ort: KOL, Rämistrasse 71, 8006 Zürich; Raum: G 201 Aula

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26.10.2024, 10:00: Metabolische Mechanismen in Gliomen – Translation in zukunftsweisende therapeutische Ansätze

Prof. Dr. Dr. Isabel Burghardt; Ort: KOL, Rämistrasse 71, 8006 Zürich; Raum: G 201 Aula

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28.10.2024, 17:00: Religion and AI: Entanglements, Imaginaries, and Futures

Prof. Dr. Beth Singler; Ort: KOL, Rämistrasse 71, 8006 Zürich; Raum: G 201 Aula

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28.10.2024, 18:15: Selbstreguliertes Lernen meistern: Chancen und Herausforderungen für Lernende und Lehrpersonen

Prof. Dr. Yves Karlen; Ort: KOL, Rämistrasse 71, 8006 Zürich; Raum: G 201 Aula

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28.10.2024, 19:30: Was kann Philologie? Eine regionalwissenschaftliche Perspektive

Prof. Dr. Rebecca Sauer; Ort: KOL, Rämistrasse 71, 8006 Zürich; Raum: G 201 Aula

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2.11.2024, 12:30: Harnessing regulatory T cells to reestablish tolerance in autoimmunity

Prof. Dr. med. Dr. sc. nat. Miro E. Räber; Ort: KOL, Rämistrasse 71, 8006 Zürich; Raum: G 201 Aula

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4.11.2024, 17:00: The Power of Self-Insight: Metacognitive Development from Childhood to Adulthood

Prof. Dr. Mariëtte van Loon; Ort: KOL, Rämistrasse 71, 8006 Zürich; Raum: G 201 Aula

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4.11.2024, 18:15: Expanded and Integrated Disclosure

Prof. Dr. Evgeny Petrov; Ort: KOL, Rämistrasse 71, 8006 Zürich; Raum: G 201 Aula

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9.11.2024, 11:15: „Sie blickte hinter Fenster, hinter Masken, hinter das Meer”: Weibliche Perspektiven im und auf das Filmschaffen der DDR

Prof. Dr. Josephine Diecke; Ort: KOL, Rämistrasse 71, 8006 Zürich; Raum: G 201 Aula

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11.11.2024, 17:00: Deciphering RNA localization codes via live single-molecule imaging in organoids

Prof. Dr. Franka Voigt; Ort: KOL, Rämistrasse 71, 8006 Zürich; Raum: G 201 Aula

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11.11.2024, 18:15: Bending the Flatland: Designing classical and quantum matter with non-Euclidean geometry

Prof. Dr. Tomáš Bzdušek; Ort: KOL, Rämistrasse 71, 8006 Zürich; Raum: G 201 Aula

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18.11.2024, 17:00: Walking the tightrope of inflammation in acute myeloid leukemia

Prof. Dr. med. Jana Maria Ellegast; Ort: KOL, Rämistrasse 71, 8006 Zürich; Raum: G 201 Aula

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18.11.2024, 18:15: ABGESAGT: Precision predictions of quantum effects in high-energy particle collisions

Prof. Dr. Max F. Zoller; Ort: KOL, Rämistrasse 71, 8006 Zürich; Raum: G 201 Aula

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18.11.2024, 19:30: Learning to Act: Reinforcement Learning and the Future of Decision-Making

Prof. Dr. Giorgia Ramponi; Ort: KOL, Rämistrasse 71, 8006 Zürich; Raum: G 201 Aula

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23.11.2024, 10:00: Unravelling disease mechanisms of neuronopathic lysosomal storage disorders using cutting-edge human models

Prof. Dr. Isaac Canals Montferrer; Ort: KOL, Rämistrasse 71, 8006 Zürich; Raum: G 201 Aula

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2.12.2024, 17:00: Skills, matching and online work

Prof. Dr. Amanda Dahlstrand; Ort: KOL, Rämistrasse 71, 8006 Zürich; Raum: G 201 Aula

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2.12.2024, 18:15: Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Language Accessibility

Prof. Dr. Sarah Ebling; Ort: KOL, Rämistrasse 71, 8006 Zürich; Raum: G 201 Aula

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9.12.2024, 17:00: Heterogeneous Agent Macro-Finance with Machine Learning

Prof. Dr. Yucheng Yang; Ort: KOL, Rämistrasse 71, 8006 Zürich; Raum: G 201 Aula

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9.12.2024, 18:15: Der lange Kampf um Inklusion – Moralischer Fortschritt und epistemische Gerechtigkeit im Kontext von Behinderung

Prof. Dr. Franziska Felder; Ort: KOL, Rämistrasse 71, 8006 Zürich; Raum: G 201 Aula

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9.12.2024, 19:30: Episodic Memory Consolidation in the Hippocampus

Prof. Dr. Xiaomin Zhang; Ort: KOL, Rämistrasse 71, 8006 Zürich; Raum: G 201 Aula

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14.12.2024, 10:00: Illuminating embryogenesis to overcome infertility

Prof. Dr. Tommaso Cavazza; Ort: KOL, Rämistrasse 71, 8006 Zürich; Raum: G 201 Aula

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14.12.2024, 12:30: Zur politischen Brisanz der Rechten Lehre: Heinrich Bullinger und die Berner Kirche

Prof. Dr. Tobias Jammerthal, MA (Dunelm.), Pfr.; Ort: KOL, Rämistrasse 71, 8006 Zürich; Raum: G 201 Aula

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16.12.2024, 17:00: The Value of ESG: Where and Why it Matters

Prof. Dr. Zacharias Sautner; Ort: KOL, Rämistrasse 71, 8006 Zürich; Raum: G 201 Aula

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16.12.2024, 18:15: Complex Decision-Making Landscapes: Optimization Insights

Prof. Dr. Oleg Prokopyev; Ort: KOL, Rämistrasse 71, 8006 Zürich; Raum: G 201 Aula

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16.12.2024, 19:30: Aligning Legal Tech

Prof. Dr. Dr. Yoan Hermstrüwer; Ort: KOl, Rämistrasse 71, 8006 Zürich; Raum: G 201 Aula

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Program

14.10.2024, 17:00: Navigating Complexity: The Mathematics of Risk Modeling, from Financial Crises to Climate Change

14.10.2024, 18:15: Teamwork in Extremis: Was wir von Teams in Extrembedingungen lernen können

14.10.2024, 19:30: Crosslinguistic variation and systematicity in phonetic realization

21.10.2024, 17:00: Analog Substrates for Efficient AI Hardware: Inspired by the Structure of Brain Circuits

21.10.2024, 19:30: Regional Perspectives on the Innovation Effects of Vocational Education

26.10.2024, 10:00: Metabolische Mechanismen in Gliomen – Translation in zukunftsweisende therapeutische Ansätze

28.10.2024, 17:00: Religion and AI: Entanglements, Imaginaries, and Futures

28.10.2024, 18:15: Selbstreguliertes Lernen meistern: Chancen und Herausforderungen für Lernende und Lehrpersonen

28.10.2024, 19:30: Was kann Philologie? Eine regionalwissenschaftliche Perspektive

2.11.2024, 12:30: Harnessing regulatory T cells to reestablish tolerance in autoimmunity

4.11.2024, 17:00: The Power of Self-Insight: Metacognitive Development from Childhood to Adulthood

4.11.2024, 18:15: Expanded and Integrated Disclosure

9.11.2024, 11:15: „Sie blickte hinter Fenster, hinter Masken, hinter das Meer”: Weibliche Perspektiven im und auf das Filmschaffen der DDR

11.11.2024, 17:00: Deciphering RNA localization codes via live single-molecule imaging in organoids

11.11.2024, 18:15: Bending the Flatland: Designing classical and quantum matter with non-Euclidean geometry

18.11.2024, 17:00: Walking the tightrope of inflammation in acute myeloid leukemia

18.11.2024, 18:15: ABGESAGT: Precision predictions of quantum effects in high-energy particle collisions

18.11.2024, 19:30: Learning to Act: Reinforcement Learning and the Future of Decision-Making

23.11.2024, 10:00: Unravelling disease mechanisms of neuronopathic lysosomal storage disorders using cutting-edge human models

2.12.2024, 17:00: Skills, matching and online work

2.12.2024, 18:15: Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Language Accessibility

9.12.2024, 17:00: Heterogeneous Agent Macro-Finance with Machine Learning

9.12.2024, 18:15: Der lange Kampf um Inklusion – Moralischer Fortschritt und epistemische Gerechtigkeit im Kontext von Behinderung

9.12.2024, 19:30: Episodic Memory Consolidation in the Hippocampus

14.12.2024, 10:00: Illuminating embryogenesis to overcome infertility

14.12.2024, 12:30: Zur politischen Brisanz der Rechten Lehre: Heinrich Bullinger und die Berner Kirche

16.12.2024, 17:00: The Value of ESG: Where and Why it Matters

16.12.2024, 18:15: Complex Decision-Making Landscapes: Optimization Insights

16.12.2024, 19:30: Aligning Legal Tech

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