Eawag - Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology

At present, freshwater biodiversity is declining at an unprecedented rate. (Photo: Solvin Zankl)

Giving freshwater biodiversity a seat at the table

December 2, 2021

Researchers from 90 scientific institutions worldwide have stated that freshwater biodiversity research and conservation lag far behind the efforts carried out in...

[Translate to English:] Forschende der Eawag nutzen Deep-learning-Methoden mit künstlichen neuronalen Netzen, um Plankton automatisch zu klassifizieren. Hintergrund: Aquascope-Aufnahme des Wasserflohs Bosmina. (Foto und Grafik: Eawag)

November 25, 2021

Eawag intends to further develop artificial intelligence methods to enable their increasing use in water research. One current application is the monitoring of plankton communities in lakes. With the help of machine learning methods, it has been possible to implement an automatic classification of the microorganisms.

November 22, 2021

ETH Zurich has awarded the Otto Jaag Water Protection Prize to environmental engineer Elisa Calamita for her doctoral thesis “Modelling the effects of large dams on water quality in tropical rivers.” The price honours outstanding dissertations and master theses from ETH Zurich in the field of water protection and hydrology.