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Arresting fatigue cracks in steel plates using prestressed bonded Fe-SMA strips

New paper out, led by Lingzhen Li (Empa / SMM Group, ETH Zurich / Hong Kong Polytechnic University) in collaboration with Sizhe Wang (Empa / Nanyang Technological University), Tao Chen (Tongji University), Eleni Chatzi (SMM Group, ETH Zurich), Hossein Heydarinouri (Empa), and Elyas Ghafoori (Leibniz University Hannover)
Advancing Walkability Assessment: First Pilot Test of Robotic Sensing Platform at SEC

Our research team from the Future Resilient Systems (FRS) programme at the Singapore-ETH Centre (SEC) conducted a successful pilot test in collaboration with the BE-FIT project under the Future Health Technologies (FHT) programme. The test marks a significant step toward understanding built environment factors affecting mobility.
Advances in Multimodal Adaptation and Generalization: A Comprehensive Survey

This new survey paper, led by Hao Dong, explores the evolving landscape of multimodal adaptation and generalization, bridging traditional techniques with the power of foundation models.
SMM at IMAC 2025: Highlights from Our Contributions

The Chair of Structural Mechanics and Monitoring at ETH Zurich was well represented at IMAC 2025, held in Orlando, Florida. Our researchers and collaborators contributed to discussions on structural dynamics, uncertainty quantification, and vibration analysis, showcasing cutting-edge methodologies and novel applications.
Gregory Duthé at AMLD 2025

Gregory Duthé offered an input talk on use of Graph Neural Network methods for wind farm predictive modelling during the Applied Machine Learning Days (AMLD), in the Machine Learning for Science and Engineering session, organized by Olga Fink and Johannes Brandstetter.