The Association of Computer Science Students (VIS) recently hosted the second Bachelor's Graduation Ceremony, marking a significant milestone for the graduates. Taking place on Friday 25 October 2024 in the packed Audi Max, the event was a blend of formal celebration and personal touches.
The EU AI Act is designed to ensure that AI is transparent and trustworthy. For the first time, ETH computer scientists have translated the Act into measurable technical requirements for AI. In doing so, they have shown how well today's AI models already comply with the legal requirements.
When Kiril Vasilev started his Master's in Data Science at the Department of Computer Science at ETH Zurich, he was taken aback by the intensity of the workload. In the latest episode of the "Student Stories" series, he shares how he adapted to this demanding new routine.
Excellence Scholar Georgette Weingärtner turned her love for puzzles into a passion for cryptography and cybersecurity. Pursuing her Master’s degree at the Department of Computer Science, Georgette is now working on advanced cryptographic research and is also committed to inspiring more women to study computer science.
This year ten students from our Department have been awarded an Excellence Scholarship & Opportunity Programme (ESOP) scholarship. The scholarship allows them to develop to their full potential and to focus on their studies and research. Congratulations!
ETH Zurich has once again been recognised as one of the world’s top universities in the latest Times Higher Education (THE) Rankings. The university has maintained 11th place for the third consecutive year. The rankings also identify areas where the university has potential for further development.
The University of Library Studies and Information Technologies (Sofia, Bulgaria) has awarded the National Award for Contribution to Education and Science 2024 to Professor Martin Vechev. The award was presented as part of the Day of the Awakeners. Congratulations!
Professor Mennatallah El-Assady, head of the Interactive Visualization and Intelligence Augmentation Lab, has been awarded the 2024 Visualization Significant New Researcher Award at the IEEE VIS Conference. The prize honours her ground-breaking work at the intersection of visualization and machine learning. Congratulations!
Caplena, a leading Swiss AI company and D-INFK spin-off, specialises in the analysis of open feedback in questionnaires from B2C companies. The platform has been using AI algorithms for coding and analysing sentiment in the feedback since 2016.
Dijkstra’s algorithm was long thought to be the most efficient way to find a graph’s best routes. Researchers have now proved that it’s “universally optimal.” With quotes from Bernhard Häupler from our department and D-INFK alumnus Václav Rozhoň.
