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.
ETH’s outstanding reputation attracts top-flight researchers from all over the world. This pool of talent makes Zurich a major draw for global companies such as Microsoft, with the opportunity for new research projects being established. Professor Marc Pollefeys from the Department of Computer Science now runs Microsoft’s Mixed Reality & AI Lab alongside his teaching and research commitments at ETH Zurich.
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.
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!
Professor Markus Gross receives the Eurographics Medal 2024 for his outstanding research contributions, for his contributions to bridging industry and academia and for his leadership in the field at large. Big congratulations!
"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.
