Rasmus Kyng has written the near-perfect algorithm. It computes the maximum transport flow at minimum cost for any kind of network – be it rail, road or electricity – at a speed that is, mathematically speaking, impossible to beat. The superfast algorithm solves a key question in theoretical computer science and lays the foundation for efficiently computing very large and dynamically changing networks in the future.
In this series of interviews, we talk to three people who decided to pursue an academic career after studying computer science and are now working as professors. In the second part, Niao He talks about the challenges of the academic path, what it means for her to be a good teacher and how working as an assistant professor has also boosted her self-confidence.
In a world-first, researchers from the SPY Lab led by Professor Florian Tramèr along with collaborators have succeeded in extracting secret information on the large language model behind ChatGPT. The team responsibly disclosed the results of their “model stealing attack” to OpenAI. Following the disclosure, the company immediately implemented countermeasures to protect the model.
Professor Torsten Hoefler from the Institute for High Performance Computing Systems has been featured in the latest "People of ACM". These "People of ACM" bulletins cover ACM members whose personal and professional stories are a source of inspiration for the larger computing community. Congratulations!
One of the papers highlighted in the ETH article "Knocking cloud security off its game" from April 2024 has received the Distinguished Paper Award at the IEEE Security and Privacy Symposium. Congratulations to Prof. Shweta Shinde and her team. Missed the article? Click for more.
Two alumni of our department are quoted in the latest edition of ETH Globe magazine along with other former ETH students driving innovation in our country: Dominik Blunschy is Lead Engineer at ti&m and an MP (National Council). Myke Näf is Co-founder and managing partner of Übermorgen Ventures. Both completed a Master's degree at our department and now share their thoughts on what it takes to turn ideas into innovation.
Benjamin Bichsel, a doctoral student in the Secure, Reliable, and Intelligent Systems Lab, has been honoured with the prestigious ACM SIGPLAN John C. Reynolds Doctoral Dissertation Award in the area of programming languages. Congratulations!
Students of the department have voted for their favourite teaching assistants. VIS board member Benedikt Falk announced the winners at the last Department Conference. Big congratulations to all the recipients!
"The opening of the first ELLIS Institute marks a milestone for AI research in Europe. The leading AI experts are visiting Tübingen and Stuttgart this week - and we want to continue to attract the best talent. The institute is set to become a home for excellent AI research in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Europe and the world." Bernhard Schölkopf, Scientific Director of the ELLIS Institute Tübingen and D-INFK professor.
D-INFK spin-off LatticeFlow announces key innovation to accelerate development of deepfake detection software in advance of U.S. elections. AI-generated deepfakes threaten to impact the 2024 election, while deepfake detectors become critical new tools for journalists.
