Current Projects
Selected ongoing third party funded projects:
| Period | Titel | Role | Funding | Status | Sum |
| 7/2025-6/2026 | "Association of early facial and neural synchrony with language development in infancy" | Co-PI with Prof. Dr. Paola Cerrito, Prof. Dr. Judith Burkart, Prof. Dr. Giancarlo Natalucci | NCCR Evolving Language Innovation Grant, Swiss National Science Foundation | ongoing | CHF 50'000.- |
| 1/2025-12/2027 | “Using iVR in conversational contexts for the assessment of language in people with aphasia and cognitive decline in aging” | Co-PI with Prof. Dr. Marina Laganaro, Université de Genève |
NCCR Evolving Language Innovation Grant, Swiss National Science Foundation | ongoing | CHF 55’425.- |
| 09/2024-02/2025 |
"Behavioral and neurophysiological correlates of speech perception in elderly hearing aid users" |
PI | Swiss National Science Foundation, Scientific Exchange (Dr. Niharika M. K. from SS Institute of Speech and Hearing in Karnataka, India) | finished | CHF 19'200.- |
| 07/2024-12/2024 | "BrainPerform: Assessing performance of earbuds and brain sensors in headphones" | Co-PI together with Prof. Dr. Thomas Fritz | Industrial partner: Logitech | finished | CHF 33'125.- |
| 03/2024-02/2026 | "Neurologische Grundlagen des Lesenlernens bei Jugendlichen mit einer Schwerhörigkeit" | PI | Zürcher Stiftung für das Hören | ongoing | CHF 131'000.- |
| 10/2023-11/2025 | "Benefits of hearing aids in older adults with dementia-risk" | PI | Industrial partner: Sonova Holding | ongoing | CHF 210'000.- |
| 05/2023-10/2023 |
"App/Algorithm using brainwave analysis to assess musical sensitivity for an improvement of individual music performances and personal music reception" |
PI |
Innovation cheque from Innosuisse Industrial partner and initiator: Internationally renowed pianist and entrepreneur Ingolf Wunder |
finished | CHF 15'000.- |
| 01/2022-12/2025 | "Benefits of auditory-cognitive trainings for hearing rehabilitation and cognitive functioning in older hearing impaired" | PI | Industrial partner: Sonova | ongoing | CHF 264’309.- |
| 02/2022-12/2022 | "Sehen und Hören in der stationären Alterspflege - Längsschnittliche Erkenntnisse aus dem Schweizer RAI-Datensatz" | PI | Schweizerischer Blindenverein SZBLIND | finished | CHF 5000.- |
| 10/2021-09/2023 | "Lip reading training via mobile phone app: A step towards interventions against hearing loss" | Co-PI | Zürcher Stiftung für das Hören | finished | CHF 200'000.- |
| 06/2020-05/2025 | "Novel ways of preventing age-related cognitive decline: Identifying the role of speech processing deficits in Alzheimer's disease" | PI | Schweizerischer Nationalfonds | finished | CHF 1'349'606.- |
Projects before 2020 are not listed.