Research Explanation and Application Lab

A Game Plan for Electricity — Real Lab Our world relies on electricity. And we rely on the power grid, to deliver this electricity to us. As the world moves toward cleaner electricity, the complexity of this network grows as the number of ...

Is stabilising the electricity grid just a game? Jonas Matt's research investigates what a fair rule-book could look like. www.real-lab.ch/a-game-plan-...

18.08.2025 09:53 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

How to win the Olypics — Real Lab

Would you like to win the Olympics? Learn how at www.real-lab.ch/optimal-curl...

24.06.2025 08:21 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Did you know that the Swiss railways are not 100% electrified yet? But they soon will be, also thanks to the help of Seraina Wurster's work: www.real-lab.ch/battery-elec...

16.06.2025 11:20 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

CLOCK 2025 - Young researchers Workshop Multiple workshops will be offered on Tuesday morning, including a workshop specifically targeted to young researchers. More information to come soon.

Please share: We are offering travel grants to researchers in geographical regions that are under-represented in the control community to attend the Swiss CLOCK Summit.

www.swissclocksummit.com/young-resear...

26.03.2025 09:43 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

Stop overplanning — Real Lab

Do you tend to over-plan things and then have no time left to actually do them? We may be able to help you out!

www.real-lab.ch/stop-overpla...

03.04.2025 07:06 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

SoS for optimisation — Real Lab

💁 Lots of data but no model? Call SoS - or Caroline Gärtner. She knows how to help. www.real-lab.ch/sos-for-opti...

18.03.2025 12:37 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Playing tag with robots: Real-time tracking under real-life constraints — Real Lab If you want to track a moving object, you face two types of challenges: First, you do not know where it is going next, and second, it might not always be visible or more agile than you. The automation...

🐰 Have you every tried to catch a bunny? Or anything else that moves unpredictably?
Anastasios Vlachos can help you. Learn how! www.real-lab.ch/optimal-trac...

26.02.2025 08:44 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Simulating electric power grids — Real Lab

🔌The electric power grid is changing. But are we ready?
💡 Emma Laub from our fall 2024 cohort helps to prevent blackouts in the age of renewable energy sources. Learn more on the REAL website! www.real-lab.ch/power-grid-s...

13.02.2025 11:04 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1

Safety concepts in automation - you cannot always be safe! — Real Lab Every human has a certain risk management, and – as engineers – we have to teach robots that interact with the environment this sense of risk, too.

The safest way to avoid airplane crashes is to never let them take off... But where's the fun in that?
👇 Here's a short article on how control theory helps to bring back the fun. www.real-lab.ch/safety-in-au...

17.12.2024 10:37 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0