Swiss artists-in-labs Programm 2009
Institute/Lab: Istituto Dalle Molle di Studi sull’Intelligenza Artificiale (IDSIA), Lugano
Artistic Background: Video, Neue Medien
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The Brain Mind Institute is located in the School of Life Sciences  of the Ecole Polytechniques fédérales de Lausanne (EPFL).

The mission of the Brain Mind Institute is to understand the fundamental principles of brain function in health and disease, by using and developing unique experimental, theoretical, technological and computational approaches. The scientific challenge addressed by the BMI consists in connecting different levels of analysis of brain activity, such that cognitive functions can be understood as a manifestation of specific brain processes; specific brain processes as emerging from the collective activity of thousands of cells and synapses; synaptic and neuronal activity in turn as emerging properties of the biophysical and molecular mechanisms of cellular compartments.

Understanding information processing in the brain and its higher emerging properties is arguably one of the major challenges in the life sciences. Research at the BMI focuses on three main areas:

• Molecular neurobiology and mechanisms of neurodegeneration;
• Molecular and cellular mechanisms of synapse and microcircuit function up to the behavioural level and including metabolic aspects;
• Sensory perception and cognition in humans. In all areas, the BMI strives to integrate knowledge gained by multidisciplinary approaches and across different disciplines and research laboratories.

EPFL is one of the two Ecoles Polytechniques fédérales in Switzerland. Like its sister institution, ETHZ, it has three missions: education, research and technology transfer at the highest international level. Associated with several specialised research institutes, the two EPFs form the EPF domain, which is directly dependent on the Federal Department of Home Affairs.

Swiss artists-in-labs 2010
Artist: Nicole Ottiger

Swiss artists-in-labs 2009
Artist: Luca Forcucci

Swiss artists-in-labs Programm 2009
Institute/Lab: Université de Genève, Séction de physique / CERN
Artistic background: Plastik, Skulptur
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Swiss artists-in-labs Program 2009
Institute/Lab: Eidg. Forschungsanstalt für Wald, Schnee und Landschaft WSL, Bellinzona
Artistic background: Scenography, Photography
Claudia Tolusso on LinkedIn

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Eawag is a world-leading aquatic research institute. Its research, which is driven by the needs of society, provides the basis for innovative approaches and technologies in the water sector. Through close collaboration with experts from industry, government and professional associations, Eawag plays an important bridging role between theory and practice, allowing new scientific insights to be rapidly implemented.

Der ETH-Bereich umfasst die Eidgenössischen Technischen Hochschulen ETH Zürich und EPF Lausanne sowie die vier Forschungs-Institutionen PSI, WSL, Empa und Eawag. Der ETH-Bereich wird vom ETH-Rat geführt und ist dem Eidgenössischen Departement des Innern (EDI) zugeordnet.

Sino/Swiss Residency Exchange 2009/2010
Artist: Aniu (Qing Jun Chen)

Swiss artists-in-labs 2008
Artist: Ping Qiu

The Swiss Federal Institute for Forest Snow and Landscape Research WSL focusses on the use and protection of landscapes and habitats. The particular function of the research institute is to act as a bridge between pure theoretical science and the practical implementation of scientific findings. [..]

IDSIA (Istituto Dalle Molle di Studi sull’Intelligenza Artificiale) is a non-profit oriented research institute for artificial intelligence, affiliated with both the Faculty of Informatics of the University of Lugano and the Department of Innovative Technologies of SUPSI, the University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland. The researchers focus on machine learning (artificial neural networks, reinforcement learning), optimal universal artificial intelligence and optimal rational agents, operations research, complexity theory, and robotics.

Swiss artists-in-labs 2009
Artist: Alina Mnatsakanian

Swiss artists-in-labs Programm 2009
Institute/Lab: Brain Mind Institute BMI, EPFL Lausanne
Artistic background: Sound, New Media
Luca Forcucci’s Website and his Profile on myspace

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