Nodes
Local Nodes of the SwissRN build the backbone of the network by initiating and coordinating activities at universities and other research institutions. Activities of local nodes are manifold, e.g.
- open research working groups
- ReproducibiliTea journal clubs
- organisation of training activities such as carpentries workshops
- grant and ethics peer review groups etc
The organisation of local nodes differs from institution to institution: from a formalised administration to informal grassroot groups. SwissRN encourages to ensure that membership is open to academic and research staff (at all levels) and professional services staff. Each Local Node has a Local Node Leader providing the point of contact for SwissRN.
Local Node Leaders
| Institution | Unit | Contact | |
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| CERN | Information Technology | Tibor Simko |
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| École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) | Neuroscience – Brain Mind Institute | Michael Herzog |
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| ETH Zürich | Global Health Engineering | ![]() |
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| FernUni Schweiz | Economics / Applied Mathematics | Michael Kurschilgen Matthias Voigt |
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| Haute Ecole Spécialisée de Suisse occidentale (HES-SO) | Data Mining and Machine Learning group | Grigorios Anagnostopoulos |
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| Idiap Research Institute | AI for Trust Group and Biometrics Security & Privacy Group / Biosignal Processing Group |
André Anjos |
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| St.Gallen University of Teacher Education | Research Methods Working Group | Michael Beck |
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| Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (SIB) | Bioinformatics | Patricia Palagi |
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| University of Basel / University Hospital Basel |
Department of Sport, Exercise and Health / Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Radiology |
Weidensteiner |
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| University of Bern (Unibe) | Veterinary Public Health Institute, Animal Welfare Division | ![]() |
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| University of Geneva (Unige) | Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences / Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, NCCR Evolving Language |
Evie Vergauwe |
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| University of Lausanne (Unil) | Persuasive Technology Lab / Cognitive and Affective Regulation Lab (CARLA) / Applied Face Cognition Lab (AFC Lab) / Institute of Psychology |
Meike Ramon |
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| Université de Neuchâtel (Unine) | Institut de Psychologie du Travail et des Organisations | Laurenz Meier |
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| Università della Svizzera italiana (USI) | Data Science Lab with Faculty of Economics, Euler Institute | Antonietta Mira |
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| University of Zurich (UZH) | Center for Reproducible Science | Leonhard Held |
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| Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) | Institute of Data Analysis and Process Design (IDP) | Christoph Hofer | ![]() |
Local Node Activities
How to join
If you are organising a local group with pertinent activities/goals and want to become a Local SwissRN Node please send an email to info@swissrn.org.
















