2022 Highlights

Public Launch of the Sense

Press release The Sense - A new innovation and research center focused on sensory sciences"

6 media articles

Selection of four projects funded under the Sense's internal call for proposals

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Brain-TRACE: Brain-based test of refractive error and eye correction

• Olivier Collignon (HES-SO Valais-Wallis), Micah Murray (CHUV-UNIL)

Dream Detector: Developing a real-time dream detector

• Francesca Siclari (CHUV-UNIL), Henning Müller (HES-SO Valais-Wallis), Marti Jaggi (EPFL)

ARBORELE: Age-related effects of the metric representation of lower limb for walking

• Lara de Preux-Allet (HES-SO Valais-Wallis), Julien Favre (CHUV-UNIL), Michela Bassolino (HES-SO Valais-Wallis)

Attentive Slippers: Development of instrumented shoes to monitor walking at home or during a clinical stay

• Julien Favre (CHUV-UNIL), Henning Müller (HES-SO Valais-Wallis), Lara de Preux (HES-SO Valais-Wallis)

Team Building outing in Villeneuve (VD)

Recruitment of new professors within The School of Health and The School of Engineering at the HES-SO Valais-Wallis

Strategic plan

As part of this first year, a strategic plan was developed in close collaboration with the researchers affiliated with Sense. The figure below summarizes the three priorities selected and which will be the subject of an annual implementation plan, setting out the expected deliverables.

Sense Retreat

The Sense organized the first edition of its retreat at the Hotel Nendaz 4 Vallées; this event was focused on collaboration, science, and friendship.