Last week we welcomed back the companies and researchers from our previous industry-academia workshops for our industry open-house. Thank you to everyone who bought ideas, presented, asked questions and generally contributed to an enthusiastic and open space for sharing.

Do you need high-quality traffic data but your only source of information is a distorted drone video?
Learn more about how Robert Fonod solved this problem with Geo-trax, a toolbox that lets you extract the information you need! www.real-lab.ch/geo-trax

"Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future." [Niels Bohr]
Zheyu Wu knows what to do in times of uncertainty! Learn more: www.real-lab.ch/distribution...

How do you come up with the perfect (control) recipe? Learn more about what Salma Elfeki has been cooking up during her master's project! www.real-lab.ch/the-recipe-f...

❓ Did you know that you cannot just turn off run-of-river power plants when there is an overproduction of electric power?

🌊 Yannick Schüpbach explains what you can do instead. www.real-lab.ch/when-water-m...

❓ Why do you prefer one brand over another? 💡 Learn more about opinion dynamics from Michelle Egger's explainer!
www.real-lab.ch/the-coke-vs-...

💡 How can you make sure the lights stay on and react early on to problems in your power grid?
Ioannis Papadopoulos explains how in our latest REAL text: www.real-lab.ch/know-thy-vol...

"Imagine you are a student, and studying leads you closer to graduation in the long term, yet strips away some joys of life in the short term. How do you mediate today’s sacrifice with tomorrow’s reward?" Find out how Panagiotis Grontas approaches this question: www.real-lab.ch/splitting-fo...

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-...

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

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...

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...

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...

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

🐰 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...

Here comes the first text from our Fall 2024 REAL cohort. 🥳

🔌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...

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...