Faculty
Vera Traub appointed as Associate Professor of Theoretical Computer Science
Vera Traub, currently Professor at the University of Bonn, is a prize-winning scientist in the field of approximation algorithms and combinatorial optimisation. Her research sheds light on fundamental questions to do with the efficient computation of solutions for difficult optimisation problems.
Welcome, Michal Friedman
Michal Friedman will take up her position as Tenure Track Assistant Professor in December. In this interview, she talks about why she decided to pursue an academic career, what goals she'd like to achieve at ETH Zurich, and recommends a piece of pop culture, which revolves around a very famous computer scientist.
Golden Owl for Timothy Roscoe
Professor Timothy Roscoe, head of the Network and Operating Systems Group at the Department of Computer Science, has been awarded the Golden Owl 2024. The distinction honours lecturers for their excellent teaching. Congratulations!
Award for Contribution to Education and Science for Martin Vechev
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!
Menna El-Assady honoured with Significant New Researcher Award
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!
Faculty at the Department of Computer Science
Mind the GAP! Getting Academic Positions Interview Series
Would you like to know more about transitioning from a doctorate or a postdoctoral research position to a faculty position? In the interview series "GAP: Getting Academic Positions", young faculty members from ETH Zurich and other universities share their experiences and insights about this process.
