Student Projects

Currently, the following student projects are available. Please contact the responsible supervisor and apply with your CV and transcripts.

If you are looking for a Master internship HST/BWS or would like to carry out a Studies on Mechatronics project in our group, please contact the assistant working on, or closest to, the research topic you are interested in.

 

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Measurement of hip internal rotation range of motion in individuals with hip joint disorders

Together with the Schulthess Clinic, we have developed the mHIRex which, based on the common clinical manoeuvre, precisely determines the force required for internal hip rotation. The next step is to assess hip internal rotation in a large cohort of patients with hip disorders.

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hip osteoarthritis, femoroacetabular impingement syndrome, clinical examination, biomechanics

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Published since: 2025-06-20 , Earliest start: 2025-09-24 , Latest end: 2026-12-31

Applications limited to Department of Health Sciences and Technology , Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering

Organization Sensory-Motor Systems Lab

Hosts Wolf Peter

Topics Medical and Health Sciences , Engineering and Technology

Personalized Low Latency Interactive AI Project

We are seeking one highly motivated student to join our innovative project focused on developing a cutting-edge voice recognition and personalization platform for wheelchair users This project aims to deliver low-latency, context-aware, and personalized AI interactions in noisy, multi-user environments, leveraging advanced models and distilled LLMs, combined with biosignal tracking and GDPR-compliant data management.

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Voice recognition, AI personalization, low latency, LLMs, biosignal tracking, neurofeedback, multi-user environments, audio processing

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Published since: 2025-06-11 , Earliest start: 2025-08-01

Organization Sensory-Motor Systems Lab

Hosts Paez Diego, Dr.

Topics Engineering and Technology

Master Thesis: Contact force evaluation of robotic endoscopic system based on Series Elastic Actuation

In the BIROMED-Lab we have been developing an endoscopic system for safer neurosurgeries with inspiration from human finger anatomy. Its two degrees of freedom allow the endoscope to investigate areas of the brain that would be inaccessible with standard rigid endoscopes. Thanks to springs in the transmission between the motors and the movable endoscope tip, the interaction forces between the instrument and the brain tissue can be reduced. Furthermore the interaction forces can be estimated by measuring the deflection of the spring. To make the telemanipulation of the endoscope safer and more intuitive for the surgeon, force feedback was also implemented.

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Robotic surgery, Neurosurgery, Telemanipulation, Haptic feedback, Robotic endoscope

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Published since: 2025-03-06 , Earliest start: 2025-03-01

Organization Bio-Inspired RObots for MEDicine-Laboratory (BIROMED-Lab)

Hosts Ettori Sara Lisa Margherita , Gerig Nicolas, Dr. , Sommerhalder Michael

Topics Engineering and Technology

Research Assistant in Biosensing for Robotics Care and Body Simulation (~12 months)

Join a team of scientists improving the long-term prognosis and treatment of Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) through mobile and wearable systems and personalized health monitoring. Joining the SCAI Lab part of the Sensory-Motor Systems Lab at ETH, you will have the unique opportunity of working at one of the largest and most prestigious health providers in Switzerland: Swiss Paraplegic Center (SPZ) in Nottwil (LU).

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App development, Machine Learning, Data bases, Data engineering, Systems Engineering, Data Modelling

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Internship , Lab Practice , Student Assistant / HiWi , ETH Zurich (ETHZ)

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Published since: 2025-02-06 , Earliest start: 2025-03-03 , Latest end: 2026-12-31

Applications limited to ETH Zurich , EPFL - Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne , IBM Research Zurich Lab , Institute for Research in Biomedicine , Hochschulmedizin Zürich , Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics , University of Lucerne , University of Zurich , Zurich University of Applied Sciences , Zurich University of the Arts , Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts , Berner Fachhochschule

Organization Spinal Cord Injury & Artificial Intelligence Lab

Hosts Paez Diego, Dr. , Paez Diego, Dr. , Paez Diego, Dr.

Topics Information, Computing and Communication Sciences

Master's Thesis: AI-powered nap detection from Fitbit data

The uprise of consumer-grade fitness trackers has opened the doors to long-term activity monitoring in the wild in research and clinics. However, Fitbit does not identify napping episodes shorter than 90 minutes. Hence, there is a need to establish a robust algorithm to detect naps.

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Data analysis, machine learning, signal processing, wearables, Fitbit, naps detection

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Bachelor Thesis , Master Thesis , ETH Zurich (ETHZ)

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Published since: 2025-02-06 , Earliest start: 2025-02-10 , Latest end: 2025-08-31

Organization Spinal Cord Injury & Artificial Intelligence Lab

Hosts Gnarra Oriella , Gnarra Oriella

Topics Information, Computing and Communication Sciences , Engineering and Technology

A Bayesian sensor fusion and machine learning approach for robust hand gesture decoding with application to stroke rehabilitation.

About the project: This thesis aims to design a framework for robust fine-motor action decoding using multi-modal (sEMG and depth sensing camera) Bayesian sensor fusion and machine learning approach

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Bayesian inference, sEMG, depth sensing camera, rehabilitation, machine learning, deep transfer learning

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Published since: 2025-02-01 , Earliest start: 2025-03-01 , Latest end: 2025-08-01

Organization Sensory-Motor Systems Lab

Hosts Dash Adyasha

Topics Medical and Health Sciences , Information, Computing and Communication Sciences , Engineering and Technology

Your own project ideas?

It is always possible to find a project for motivated students with own ideas in the fields of assistive healthcare technologies , augmented feedback in motor learning, and sports engineering. Please send an email to the indicated contact person of our current research pillars that most closely matches your idea.

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