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Research Explanation and Application Lab
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Automatic control is an amazingly powerful tool and a most attractive field of research but sometimes hard to explain. Making control systems research results tangible is key to unleashing its full potential. That is what we do at REAL.
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
October 27, 2025 at 7:46 AM
"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...
October 20, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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...
October 14, 2025 at 12:24 PM
❓ 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...
October 3, 2025 at 11:06 AM
❓ 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-...
September 29, 2025 at 8:42 AM
💡 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...
September 22, 2025 at 11:40 AM
🤔 Can your heat pump stabilise the electricity grid?

Find out more from Boxuan Yao's text! www.real-lab.ch/flex-your-he...
September 17, 2025 at 6:29 AM
🔭 Physical models explain the world in great detail but may be too complex to be useful.

💻 Data-driven models are simpler but do not consider the underlying physics.

🪢 Let's combine the best of both worlds! Muhammad Zakwan explains how.

www.real-lab.ch/simba
September 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM
"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...
August 28, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Can automatic control teach birds to fly? 🤔 Read Nicholas Behr's beautiful little fairy-tale: www.real-lab.ch/strategy-gui...
August 25, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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...
June 16, 2025 at 11:20 AM