The Dalle Molle Institute for Artificial Intelligence (, IDSIA) is a research institute in the Lugano district of Canton Ticino, in southern Switzerland. It was founded in 1988 by Angelo Dalle Molle through the private Fondation Dalle Molle, and in 2000 became a public research institute, affiliated with the Università della Svizzera italiana and SUPSI in Ticino.
It is one of four Swiss research organisations founded by the Dalle Molle foundation, of which three are in the field of artificial intelligence.
History
The institute was founded in 1988 by Angelo Dalle Molle through the private Fondation Dalle Molle, and in 2000 became a public research institute, affiliated with the Università della Svizzera italiana and SUPSI in Ticino.
In 1997 it was listed among the top ten artificial intelligence laboratories, and among the top four in the field of biologically-inspired AI.X-Lab Survey, Business Week Magazine, 1997
In 2007, a robotics lab was established, with a focus on intelligent and learning robots, especially in the fields of swarm and humanoid robotics.Robotics Lab. IDSIA Robotics Lab. Accessed March 2016.
Between 2009 and 2012, artificial neural networks developed at the institute won eight international competitions in pattern recognition and machine learning.Amara D. Angelica (28 November 2012). How bio-inspired deep learning keeps winning competitions: An interview with Dr. Juergen Schmidhuber on the future of neural networks . Kurzweil Accelerating Intelligence newsletter. Accessed March 2016.
In 2024, development began on a wheelchair designed to be guided by drones and artificial intelligence.Sara Ibrahim (11 October 2024). Swiss drone-assisted wheelchair showcases AI’s promise and problems. SWI swissinfo.ch. Accessed April 2025.
See also Science and technology in Switzerland
References Board. SUPSI – Dalle Molle Institute for Artificial Intelligence. Accessed January 2024.