Teams of PhD students and post-doctoral fellows complete a one-week focused research project on applied problems proposed by industry partners. Industry representatives and participating faculty coordinate the formulation of the problem and supervise the research teams. Topics can cover all scientific interests and domains represented in the PhD program and in particular their interfaces.
HOW :
On Monday, the participating industrial partners give each a 30 min presentation of an application-oriented problem. Teams are formed and they work dedicatedly on these problems for 4 days. On Friday the teams present their results. Any follow-up is left up to the individual industrial and academic partners. And of course there is a closing party!
WHEN/WHERE :
AIM week 2026 will take place during the week of November 23 – 27, 2026.
Location: ETZ E81
Registration / Enrollment :
To receive ECTS credits, ETH students can book the course as usual. UZH students may need to enroll as special students before booking the course. Please note the registration deadline.
INDUSTRY PARTNERS :
CSCS
Hilti
Huawei
RTDT
Zurich Insurance
Industry partners of AIM 2025:
Arabelle Solutions
Digitec Galaxus
Hilti AG
IBM Research Zurich
Irmos Technologies
Meteomatics
Industry partners of AIM 2024:
Hilti Suisse
Irmos Technologies AG
Johnson Electric
Meteomatics
Racing Unleashed
RTDT Laboratories AG
Zurich Insurance
Industry partners of AIM 2023:
Amt für Landschaft und Natur. Kanton Zurich
Ernst & Young
IBM Zurich
Johnson Electric
Meteomatics
Zurich Insurance
Industry partners of AIM 2022:
Ernst & Young
Meteomatics
OTO.ai
Siemens Smart Infrastructure
Zurich Insurance
Industry partners of AIM 2019:
Ernst & Young
Meteomatics
Soudronic
Zurich Insurance