Call for papers for the Collection titled “Wearables for Active Medical Treatment” in the npj Digital Medicine Journal (CFP) has a deadline on 11th of May 2027. Editors: Rüdiger Pryss, PhD & Katarzyna Wac, PhD
20 November 2026, Keynote at the Women’s Wellbeing at Work Summit, Zurich, Switzerland. The talk given by Prof. Wac is titled “Is your AI transformation human-ready?” and elaborates on On Human Capacity and Workforce Health as Strategic Transformation Risks. All details and registration are here.
6 November 2026, 15.15h, The in-person and online talks are given by Prof. Jakob E. Bardram, Technical University of Denmark (Denmark) and Prof. Dr. Nuno M. Garcia, University of Lisbon, Lisbon (Portugal) as below. The speakers are members of the PhD jury for the thesis of PhD candidate Igor Matias. The PhD defence is scheduled […]
6 November, 9h, PhD Defence of Igor Matias titled: “Providemus alz: Ubiquitous Preclinical Alzheimer’s Disease Screening”. PhD Candidate Igor Matias Thesis Title “Providemus alz: Ubiquitous Preclinical Alzheimer’s Disease Screening” Abstract Dementia represents a growing global health challenge, with Alzheimer’s disease accounting for most cases. The pathological processes associated with Alzheimer’s disease may begin many years […]
6-8 October 2026, Talk at the BioTechX Europe, Basel, Switzerland. The talk given by Prof. Wac will contribute to the Real World Evidence track and is titled “Quality of Life as a Real-World Endpoint”. BioTechX Europe is Europe’s largest congress covering diagnostics, precision medicine and digital transformation in pharmaceutical development and healthcare. Over the years […]
29 September 2026, “The Longevity Revolution” Panel at The Romady CTO event, Lausanne, Switzerland. An evening on the technology of healthy aging – wearables, digital biomarkers, and years worth living. Romandy CTO is a peer network of CTOs, VPs of Engineering, founders, and senior tech decision-makers across Geneva and Romandy. All details and registration are here.
25 August 2026 at 15.00, The in-person and online talks are given by MSc Aishah Shah, Tallinn University (Estonia) and Prof Clauirton de Albuquerque Siebra, Federal University of Paraiba (Brazil) as below. The talks will take place on Tuesday, 25 August 2026 15.00-17.00 (max) at the University of Geneva campus building Battelle A, room 432, […]
13 July 2026, Apply for a PhD Student in Computer Science & Computational Modeling of Health Trajectories in Chronic and Long-Term Conditions (Breast Cancer) Details here
We are pleased to announce the fourth edition of the upcoming “Digital Innovations for a Happier, Healthier Aging: A Transdisciplinary Training” as part of the yearly Quality of Life Technologies Lab’s Summer School. This program will be held from 29 June – 3 July, 2026 (9-17h, daily) at the University of Geneva – Campus Battelle […]
30 June 2026, Garmin Health Webinar Titled “MOTHERCARE: Empowering Working Mothers with Migraine Through Wearable Devices”. Speakers: Dr. Anna Ferrari and MS.c. Zeynep Gultug Aydemir Short description: Within the Garmin Health Webinar Series, Dr. Anna Ferrari and Zeynep Gültuğ Aydemir, M.Sc., presented the MOTHERCARE project, a collaboration between the Quality of Life Technologies Lab and […]
Jun 2026, MSc Igor Matias has been awarded the Vontobel Award for Research on Age(ing) endowed by the Vontobel Foundation. Established in 2000, the award is given to one or more junior researchers for publishable or published research of outstanding quality in the format of an academic journal article. MSc Igor Matias has been awarded […]
23 June 2026, 9th Annual Digital Biomarkers in Clinical Trials Summit (WEB), Basel, Switzerland. Prof. Wac is a co-organizer of the Panel titled “No Claim, No Value? Unlocking the Power of QoL in Drug Development”. Quality of Life (QoL) data capture what patients actually live through during and after treatment—symptoms, functioning, dignity, and daily impact—yet […]
Jun 2026, Prof. Katarzyna Wac has been selected as a leading expert to the European Commission’s AI Act Scientific Panel. Professor Katarzyna Wac has been selected as one of 60 world-leading independent experts to join the AI Act Scientific Panel, in recognition of her expertise in artificial intelligence and digital health. Established by the European […]
11 June 2026, ENTER conference Digital Wellbeing and Mental Health: Challenges, Opportunities and Calls for Action (WEB), Lausanne, Switzerland. Prof. Wac is a Panelist at the Panel titled “Designing Acceptable Digital Measures of Sexual Health: Human Factors, Equity, and Responsibility in Digital Wellbeing”. ENTER Mental Health Network is pleased to announce its annual 2026 conference, […]
21 May 2026, 12:00 – 13:00 CEST, EU Project SHIELD Webinar open to public is titled “From Reactive to Prescriptive Healthcare: How SHIELD is Shaping Next-Generation Health Information Systems”. Context: Health information systems (HIS) are at a turning point. Despite vast data availability, most digital infrastructures still operate reactively, capturing information after clinical events rather […]
21 May 2024 at 14.15, The talk given by Mr Arsen Khanyan from the International Development Law Organization is titled “Human Rights and Multilateral Diplomacy: A Practitioner’s Perspective” Abstract What does it really mean to advance human rights through multilateral diplomacy? And how does it connect to our daily lives? Arsen Khanyan will offer a […]
7 May 2024 at 12.15, The online talk given by Mr Rainer Herzog, the Founder and Managing Partner of “Digital Health Partners” is titled “DiGAs in Germany – a golden opportunity for digital health apps? Did the DiGA initiative establish itself in the German healthcare system and created business opportunities for digital health app providers?” […]
14 April 2026, Nature Digital Medicine paper has been accepted for publication is titled: “Passive Digital Health Technologies for Alzheimer’s Disease Screening and Diagnosis: A Systematic Review”. Full citation: Matias, I., Prociow, P., Daza, E.J., Kliegel, M., & Wac, K. Passive Digital Health Technologies for Alzheimer’s Disease Screening and Diagnosis: A Systematic Review. npj Digit. Med. […]
12 March 2026, 17h, Talk at the Séminaire de Formation Continue Service d’Endocrinologie, Diabétologie et Métabolisme, CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland. Prof. Wac talk is titled “Quantification de la Qualité de Vie”. Location: Salle Castor & Pollux, Hôtel des Patients (1er étage), Avenue de la Sallaz 8, Lausanne Online Streaming: https://chuv.webex.com/chuv/j.php?MTID=mc357592fc89d9c23a2e6f527c3485508
Call for papers for the Special Issue titled “Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in Mobile Health” in the SAGE Digital Health Journal (CFP) with deadline on 13th of March 2026 and publication date mid 2026. Guest Editors: David A. Selby, PhD & Katarzyna Wac, PhD
25-28 February 2026, 27th World Meeting on Sexual Medicine, Porto, Portugal (WEB). Prof. Wac contributes to the “Sexology” session with a paper presentation titled “Human and Operational Factors Influencing the Acceptance of Digital Health Solutions for Digital Measures of Sexual Health Outcomes”. The paper abstract is available HERE The paper is one of the outcomes of the […]
14 January 2026, Nature Digital Medicine paper has been published titled: “Digital biomarkers for brain health: passive and continuous assessment from wearable sensors”. Full citation: Matias, I., Haas, M., Daza, E.J., Kliegel, M., & Wac, K. Digital biomarkers for brain health: passive and continuous assessment from wearable sensors. npj Digit. Med. (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-026-02340-y Related project news on […]
The QoL team has just started to collaborate on the following project: 2026-2029: THCS/SNSF ENHANCE-CSVD Early iNtervention for Brain Health And Mobility in Cerebral Small Vessel Diseases through INtegrated Primary CarE We are hiring The QoL team is collaborating on the following projects: 2023-2028: Mobile Devices EMBED: Defining an Implementation Strategy for the Digital Assessment […]