Fellow Year 2023–2024 | Collegium Helveticum

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Isabel Günther

Professor of Development Economics

ETH Zurich, CH

Associated with Early-Career Fellow Yael Borofsky

Professor of Translational Medicine

ETH Zurich, CH

Associated with Early-Career Fellow Noé Brasier

Christoph Vorburger

Professor of Aquatic Ecology

ETH Zurich, CH

Associated with Early-Career Fellow Georgia Drew

Professor of Sociology

University of Zurich, CH

Associated with Early-Career Fellow Emma Mavodza

Professor at the Department Fine Arts

Zurich University of the Arts, CH

Associated with Early-Career Fellow Bruno Moreschi

Andreas Maercker

Professor of Psychopathology and Clinical Intervention

University of Zurich, CH

Associated with Early-Career Fellow Celestin Mutuyimana

Assistant Professor of Spatial Development and Urban Policy

ETH Zurich, CH

Associated with Early-Career Fellow Ari Ray and Senior Fellow Niels van Doorn

Lecturer for the Bachelor of Fine Arts

Zurich University of the Arts, CH

Associated with Early-Career Fellow Paulo Wirz

Tobias Straumann

Professor of Modern and Economic History

University of Zurich, CH

Associated with Early-Career Fellow Madeline Woker

Stephan Neuhauss

Professor of Molecular Life Sciences

ETH Zurich, CH

Associated with Senior Fellow Vernonica Akle

Professor of Biochemical Engineering and Applied Biosciences

ETH Zurich, CH

Associated with Senior Fellow Tuncay Alan

Associate Professor at the Department of Computer Science

ETH Zurich, CH

Associated with Senior Fellow N. Asokan

Margarita Boenig-Liptsin

Assistant Professor for Ethics, Technology, and Society

ETH Zurich, CH

Associated with Senior Fellow Mario Biagioli

Professor of Private Law, Comparative Law, Animal Protection Law, and Philosophy of Law

University of Zurich, CH

Associated with Senior Fellow Maneesha Deckha

Professor of Geographic Information Science

University of Zurich, CH

Associated with Senior Fellow Somayeh Dodge

Assistant Professor of Environmental Chemistry of Anthropogenic Materials

ETH Zurich, CH

Associated with Senior Fellow Katherine Elvira

Hanna Hilbrandt

Professor of Social Geography and Urban Studies

University of Zurich, CH

Associated with Senior Fellow Huib Ernste

Massimo Filippini

Professor of Public Economics and Energy Economics

ETH Zurich, CH

Associated with Senior Fellow Kenneth Gillingham

Professor of Sociology

University of Zurich, CH

Associated with Senior Fellow Makiko Hashinaga

Professor for Sensory-Motor Systems

ETH Zurich, CH

Associated with Senior Fellow Christopher Hasson

Professor of Modern History

University of Zurich

Associated with Senior Fellow Anke te Heesen

Professor of Science Studies

ETH Zurich, CH

Associated with Senior Fellow Anke te Heesen and Senior Fellow Inge Hinterwaldner

Professor of Science Communication

University of Zurich

Associated with Senior Fellow Ulrike Klinger

Maarten Delbeke

Professor of History and Theory of Architecture

ETH Zurich, CH

Associated with Senior Fellow Urte Krass

Andreas Kilcher

Professor of Literature and Cultural Studies

ETH Zurich, CH

Associated with Senior Fellow Marielle Macé, Senior Fellow Kettly Mars, Senior Fellow Francesca Melandri and Senior Fellow Lorenzo Romito

Professor of Environmental Physics

ETH Zurich, CH

Associated with Senior Fellow Galen McKinley

Professor and Head of Research Institute for the Performing Arts and Film

Zurich University of the Arts, CH

Associated with Senior Fellow Bernhard Mikeska

Professor of Agricultural Economics and Policy

ETH Zurich, CH

Associated with Senior Fellow Maryna Nehrey

Dominik Sackmann

Professor at the Institute for Music Research

Zurich University of the Arts, CH

Associated with Senior Fellow Vadym Rakochi

Professor of Curatorial Studies

Zurich University of the Arts, CH

Associated with Guest of Director Kriss Ravetto

Alexandra Freund

Professor of Developmental Psychology

University of Zurich, CH

Associated with Senior Fellow Lyudmyla Romanyuk

Andrea Carminati

Professor of Soil Physics and Terrestrial Ecosystems

ETH Zurich, CH

Associated with Senior Fellow Walid Sadok

Professor of Architecture and Building Process

ETH Zurich, CH

Associated with Senior Fellow Thomas Schröpfer

Professor at the Institute for Contemporary Art Research

Zurich University of the Arts, CH

Associated with Senior Fellow Tim Shaw

Alberto Bacchelli

Associate Professor of Empirical Software Engineering

University of Zurich, CH

Associated with Senior Fellow Margaret-Anne Storey

Cardelle de Hartmann Carmen

Professor of Medieval and Modern Latin

University of Zurich, Ch

Associated with Senior Fellow Nikolaos Zagklas

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Infrastructure Inequities in Focus
Collegium Fellows Co-Author New Nature Cities Publication

December 17, 2025

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Through Labyrinths to Acclaim
Paulo Wirz at the Kunsthalle Arbon and the Swiss Art Awards

Fellowship journeys

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Where She Sits
On the Female Self in Image Motifs

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Hear My Voice
A Film by Celestin Mutuyimana

January 27, 2025

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The Atmosphere of the Collegium
A Conversation with Huib Ernste

January 8, 2025

In conversation

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Annual Report 2023–2024

December 18, 2024

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Unraveling the Link Between Shared Caregiving and Brain Development in Primate Social Evolution
Publication by Former Fellow Paola Cerrito

December 6, 2024

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Revealing the Paths People Take in Informal Settlements
Yael Borofsky on Her Latest Publication

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How Machines Learn to See Our World
The Humans Behind Machine Learning

In conversation

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“Switzerland is an outlier in this respect”
Gabriel Zucman in the Wochenzeitung

February 29, 2024

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Tax History
Madeline Woker in UZH News

February 22, 2024

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It Started With Silence
Or How Talking Created the Waves for Collaboration

January 29, 2024

In conversation

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In Pursuit of Sweat
Noé Brasier on Biosensors and Transdisciplinary Research

December 5, 2023

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Manipulating Microbiomes
Microbiota-based Interventions for Pathogen Control

September 18, 2024, 9:00–17:45

Organized by Georgia Drew

Walking Festival of Sound

June 21–24, 2024

Co-organized by Tim Shaw

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The Observatory
Remnants of Explorations on Lost, Marginal, and Possible Realities

June 19–27, 2024

Curated by Lorenzo Romito and Giulia Fiocca

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O Encontro das Partes Partidas
The Encounter of Broken Parts

June 19, 2024 – July 14, 2024

Exhibition by Paulo Wirz

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Movement Analytics in the Era of Big Data and Open Science

June 19–20, 2024

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Grete Steffin und Brecht und Du
A VR production

June 13–20, 2024

Directed by Bernhard Mikeska

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Radio-Activities
Architecture and Broadcasting in Cold War Berlin

June 12, 2024, 18:00

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Integrating Science, Physiotherapists, and Robots in Rehabilitation

June 12, 2024, 9:30–16:30

Co-organized by Christopher Hasson

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Generative AI, Social Media, and the Super-Election Year of 2024

June 10, 2024, 17:00–18:15

Ulrike Klinger

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Planetary Health
It Takes More Than a Village to Find a Solution

June 5, 2024, 15:00–19:45

Organized by Noé Brasier

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Continuity and Change
Reflecting on over a Decade of Platform-Mediated Gig Work

June 4, 2024, 9:00–17:00

Co-organized by Niels van Doorn

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Affective Dimensions of Urban Places

May 29, 2024, 10:00–16:00

Organized by Huib Ernste

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Urban Lighting Realities
4D Virtual Settlements from Cape Town to Sarajevo

May 28–29, 2024

Co-curated by Yael Borofsky

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Inclusive Cities
New Methods to Understand Informal Infrastructure Access

May 28–29, 2024

Co-organized by Yael Borofsky

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The Past and Future of Global Tax Justice

May 27–28, 2024

Co-organized by Madeline Woker

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A Virologist’s Look Back on COVID-19
Ludwik Fleck Lecture 2024 by Christian Drosten

May 23, 2024, 18:15–19:30

Ludwik Fleck Lecture

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IMAMOU
In the Beginning There Was Water

May 14, 2024 – June 14, 2024

Organized by Kettly Mars

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The Curriculum Vitae
Recording, Constructing, and Evaluating Authorship

May 13, 2024, 16:00–17:30

Mario Biagioli

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Drivers of Ethical Consumption in Switzerland and Japan

May 8, 2024, 13:00–15:00

Organized by Makiko Hashinaga

Panel discussion

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Ghostly Currency
The Afterlife of Celebrity

April 29, 2024, 17:00–19:00

Kriss Ravetto

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Acapulco
Working in Progress or First Cut

April 25, 2024, 18:00–20:00

Convened by Bruni Moreschi

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The Role of Culture in the Exploration of Post-Trauma Suffering

April 23–24, 2024

Convened by Celestin Mutuyimana

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La Zattera (the Raft)
A Performative Archive of Forgotten Memories, Marginal Realities, and Lost Futures of Modern Rome

April 22, 2024, 15:00–17:00

Co-convened by Lorenzo Romito

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Real-Life Impacts of Security Vulnerabilities

April 18, 2024, 13:30–18:30

Co-convened by N. Asokan

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Developing Effective Climate Policy

April 17, 2024, 13:00–17:00

Convened by Kenneth Gillingham

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Politics in Proximity
On Inequality and Local Governance

April 10, 2024, 9:00–17:00

Convened by Ari Ray

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Climate Crisis and the Humanities
With Nayanika Mathur

April 8, 2024, 14:15–17:30

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Digital Money and Digital Futures for Value Exchange

March 26, 2024, 9:00–16:30

Convened by Emma Mavodza

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Can We Be Smarter than the Phytoplankton?
A Perspective on the Global Climate and Sustainability

March 25, 2024, 17:30–19:00

Convened by Galen McKinley

Panel discussion

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Ukrainian Chamber Music
An Autobiography

March 4, 2024, 18:00

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Accelerating Replacement
Toward Animal-Free Science Research at Swiss Universities

February 27–28, 2024

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Docu & Demo
Condensed Knowledge Formats

February 21, 2024, 14:00–17:00

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In Between Performance and Documentation

February 20, 2024, 18:15–21:00

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The Global Tax Evasion Report 2024
A Panel Discussion with Gabriel Zucman

February 16, 2024, 17:00–18:45

Panel discussion

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Docu & Demo
Archiving Programmed Media Art

February 15–29, 2024

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Bespoke Artificial Cells and Tissues for Drug Discovery

February 7, 2024, 17:00–18:00

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SustainAgro
Strengthening Economic Growth, Sustainability, and Innovation in Agriculture

February 5, 2024, 16:00–18:00

Panel discussion

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I Prefer Not To
Hito Steyerl in Conversation

February 3, 2024, 15:30–17:00

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Structural Media

January 31, 2024, 20:00

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Structural Media

January 30, 2024, 10:00–17:00

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Structural Media

January 22, 2024 – February 1, 2024

Exhibition by Tim Shaw

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Corpses, Casts, and Copyrights
Displaying Human Remains

January 22, 2024, 17:00–19:00

Panel discussion

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Working the Image
Exch W/ Turkers and Other Collective Experimentations

January 16, 2024, 14:00–17:00

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Sample Delivery Methods
For In-Situ Studies and Serial Crystallography

December 18, 2023, 14:00–17:00

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Rise of Atmospheric Drought
Integrating Across Scales and Disciplines to Boost Plant Resilience

December 15, 2023, 8:30–17:00

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Politics and Poetics of Exile
by Didier Fassin

December 11, 2023, 18:30–20:00

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Brauchen wir kurze Bücher?
Do We Need Short Books?

December 4, 2023, 17:00–19:00

Panel discussion

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Dense + Green Cities
Architecture as Urban Ecosystem

November 29, 2023 – December 13, 2023

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Radical Reading

November 22, 2023, 9:15–17:00

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Literatur und Recht in der römisch-griechischen Tradition
Literature and Law in the Greco-Roman Tradition

October 31, 2023, 17:00–18:30

Panel discussion

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(Re-)Searching for Resonances
Contemporary Music at the Collegium

October 27, 2023

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Francesca Melandri im Gespräch mit Zora del Buono
Francesca Melandri in Conversation with Zora del Buono

October 25, 2023, 19:30

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Futures Storytelling
Discussion and Workshop with Kim Stanley Robinson

October 23, 2023

Panel discussion

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How AI is Disrupting Developer Productivity
It’s More Complicated Than We May Think

October 16, 2023, 17:00–19:00

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Epistemic Authority

September 13, 2023, 9:00–18:00

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A Taxing Empire
Power and Taxation in the French Colonial Empire,1850s–1950s

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Acapulco
Seeing (through) Images from Large-Scale Vision Datasets

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Accelerating Replacement: Toward Animal-Free Human Health Research
A Socio-Legal and Policy Perspective

Maneesha Deckha

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An Ecology of Speech — Une Écologie de la Parole

Marielle Macé

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Being Thomas Mann

Bernhard Mikeska

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Cultural Scripts of Trauma among Eastern African Population
The Voice of Survivors, Clinicians, and Ethnographers

Celestin Mutuyimana

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Democracy, Election Campaigns, and Artificial Intelligence

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Dense and Green Cities
Emerging Models of Integrated Urban Development

Thomas Schröpfer

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Digital Transformation of the Agricultural Sector for Sustainable Development
Pathways, Drivers, and Policy Implications

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Disputes Over Authority
The Complex Relationship between Soul and Body in Medieval Greek Tradition

Nikolaos Zagklas

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Energy in the Inclusive City
Towards Equitable Energy Access in Cities with High Informality

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Femininity and Political Pattern

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Fiction and Auto-Fiction Writing
The Art of Dissimulation

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Global Bones
Entanglements, Transfers, and Translations in the Early Modern Age

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How AI is Impacting Productivity in Software Engineering

Margaret-Anne Storey

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Integrating Therapists and Robotics for Improved Rehabilitation Outcomes

Christopher Hasson

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Investigating How Nanoplastic Pollution Affects Human Cells

Katherine Elvira

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Investigating the Drivers of Ethical Consumption in Switzerland

Makiko Hashinaga

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Modeling Electric Vehicle Adoption and Policy in Switzerland

Kenneth Gillingham

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Nucleation Illuminated

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Outsourcing Defense
Manipulating Symbiont-Encoded Protection against Parasites

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Pensamentos Paralelos
The Parabola and Wor(l)d of Objects

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Rise of Atmospheric Drought
Pathways for Improving Crop Resilience Using Soil and Plant Hydraulics

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Smarter Than the Phytoplankton?
A Personal Perspective on Climate and Sustainability

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Stalking Traces
How to Model Artworks in the Humanities?

Inge Hinterwaldner

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Structural Media
Artistic Approaches to Failure and Liveness in Art and Technology

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The Affective and Emotional ‘Vibe’ of Specific (Public) Urban Places in Zurich

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The Evolution of the Concerto Through the Lens of the Development of the Orchestra in the First Decade of the 19th Century

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The Political Class Ceiling
Inequality in Italian and French Local Politics

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The Raft
Adrift through Stories and Imaginaries of the Invisible City

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The Role of Social Norms in Digital Financial Inclusion of Women in Eswatini

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The Trouble with Ghosts
Film, Television, and Other Spectral Media

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Therapeutic Drug Monitoring at the Site of Infections
Wearable, Continuous, and Lab-Independent

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Tracing the Evolution of Two Gig Platforms
A Comparative Analysis of Deliveroo and Upwork

Niels van Doorn

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Understanding the Real-Life Impacts of Security Break

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Understanding Well-Being through Movement and Interaction