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Short Biography
Viktor von Wyl is Associate Professor of Digital and Mobile Health at the Institute of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention (EBPI) and, as one of the DSI professors, part of the Digital Society Initiative (DSI). Previously, from 2020 to 2026, he was an Assistant Professor with Tenure Track in the same field at the Institute for Implementation Science in Health Care.
He earned his doctorate in epidemiology from ETH Zurich in 2008 and subsequently held postdoctoral positions in London (University College London) and Lucerne (CSS Institute). From 2014 to 2019, he was project manager, and since 2020 he has been Scientific Director of the Swiss Multiple Sclerosis Registry at EBPI. This registry combines citizen science with digital research methods. Since 2023, he has also been a member of the Directorate of the Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+). His research group investigates methodological approaches to meaningfully integrate digital innovations (speech recognition, wearables, artificial intelligence) into health research, with a particular focus on multiple sclerosis [1][1a]. Key guiding questions in his research are: “How can new data modalities [2](e.g. sensor time series, speech) be combined with conventional research methods in a scientifically robust way?" [2a] and “What additional outcomes relevant to patients and healthcare providers can be derived from new data modalities?” [3] [3a]
Building on existing technologies, his team also develops tools [4] that simplify the integration of digital technologies into research and teaching and make them usable for other researchers.
Other projects address the challenges and implications of digital transformation on research and healthcare delivery. These have resulted, for example, in best practices for improving complex interdisciplinary [5] and interprofessional collaboration in digital projects [5a].