Daniela Domeisen's research aims to understand the dynamics and predictability of weather and climate by studying extreme events. Her work aims to predict events such as heatwaves, floods or cold snaps several weeks or months in advance in order to improve preparedness and reduce the impact on ecosystems and human health.

Daniela Domeisen has been a professor at ETH Zurich and at the Faculty of Geosciences and Environment at UNIL since 2021. She studied physics at ETH Zurich, followed by a Master's degree in Climate and Society at Columbia University in New York. She obtained her doctorate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 2012. She has received numerous awards, including an ERC Starting Grant and the SNF Professorship. Daniela Domeisen is a founding member of the Expertise Center for Climate Extremes (ECCE) of the University of Lausanne.