Track 1 - Support and Proof of Concept
Explore your AI project
Are you a Vaud-based company with beginner-to-intermediate AI maturity looking to implement a concrete idea? To effectively use your data, your team needs to develop its technical proficiency. Personalized guidance and technical support can prove pivotal in moving forward.
The call for Vaud projects, launched by the Swiss Data Science Center and the Canton of Vaud, offers two hands-on workshops and tailored coaching sessions to help you build methodological knowledge and adopt best practices. Companies that are ready to use their data will receive six months of technical support (an average of 0.6 FTE) and academic expertise (0.1 FTE) to develop their proof of concept (PoC)
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Milestones
Key dates
- September 7, 2026 : Launch of the 3rd call for Vaud projects
- October 5, 2026 : Information webinar
- October 31, 2026 at midnight: Application submission deadline
- January - February 2027 : AI and data science project methodology workshops
- March, 2027 : Coaching
- Spring 2027 : Start of collaborations for selected projects
targets
Vaud-based organizations
This call for Vaud projects is open to SMEs, start-ups, scale ups and representatives of the cantonal public administration.
Support
Coaching and technical support
Participate in methodology and technical development workshops and receive personalized coaching with technical support equivalent to an average of 0.6FTE and academic expertise of 0.1 FTE to help develop your PoC. Duration: six months.
Want to know more? Contact us.
Check our FAQ under "Documentation for the 3rd call for projects".
guidelines
Guidelines for applicants
Provide a project description and answer the questions in the online form, covering the following details:
- Project description and objective (max. 200 words)
- Partners involved and their respective roles
- Information on the nature and availability of your data
committee
Selection committee
Submitted applications will be reviewed by a panel of SDSC data scientists.
Information and documents
Documentation for the 3rd call for projects
You’ll find below information to help you prepare your submission. Submit proposals through the CMT portal.
The Microsoft CMT service was used for managing the peer-reviewing process for this conference. This service was provided for free by Microsoft and they bore all expenses, including costs for Azure cloud services as well as for software development and support.
SDSC team and representatives of projects selected for the 1st call for projects: Rovailakeby Alien Limited, Hydroscan by AIMsight, BrainGPT by Onward Medical, AQVPA byVirtuosis AI, MDTX by ScaleUp Factory.
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Would you like to explore how we can work together?
Our team of data scientists and professionals looks forward to engaging in impactful, results-driven collaborations with you.