Anna Lisa Martin-Niedecken is Professor of Design Science at Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK), specializing in digital health, healthcare, and sports. She heads the Institute for Design Research and has previously served as Deputy Director of the Department of Design. She also leads the cross-institutional Digital Health Design Living Lab (DHD LL), an interdisciplinary platform developing innovative, research-based solutions for the digital healthcare system in collaboration with universities, hospitals, patient organizations, and healthcare professionals. Trained as a sports scientist (TU Darmstadt) and active in design and HCI research, her work focuses on human-centered, evidence-based (co-)design and the evaluation of technology-driven health solutions, including Serious Games, Exergames and digital or AI-supported healthcare tools. Anna Lisa Martin-Niedecken has received multiple awards, including the SIGCHI Outstanding Dissertation Award, and is a frequent speaker at major events such as TEDxZurich. In 2020, she was named one of Switzerland’s 100 Digital Shapers.

4th Swiss Implementation Science Conference/IMPACT Conference 2026
February 13, 2026
University of Zurich
Rämistrasse 71
8006 Zurich