In-depth Stories

From 22 to 29 March 2025, it’s that time again: companies, universities and organisations in the Greater Zurich Area are inviting you to dive into the fascinating world of computer science as part of the Informatiktage. On Saturday, 29 March, the Department of Computer Science, together with the ETH AI Center, the ETH IT Services, the Swiss Data Science Center and several ETH spin-offs and start-ups, will open their doors and invite visitors to a diverse mix of programme highlights.

Data poisoning poses a serious threat to AI language models such as ChatGPT and DeepSeek. This manipulation technique can significantly impair the performance and reliability of the models. New research results from ETH Zurich show how difficult it is to remove malicious data once it has been injected.

One weekend, 80 creative minds, and 23 games – the Global Game Jam 2025 transformed the venerable StuZ in ETH Zurich's main computer science building into a melting pot of game ideas. From 24 to 26 January 2025, the ETH Game Technology Center hosted the Zurich edition of this global event and offered students, game developers and hobbyists a stage to explore their creative limits.

D-INFK alumnus Severin Hacker, co-founder and CTO of Duolingo, shared his experience in an ETH Global Lecture. An article, published by ETH Ambassadors, summarises content and findings of the panel discussion.

Founded in 1984, the Computer Science Students' Association (VIS) at ETH Zurich looks back on 40 years of vibrant history. In this guest article, the VIS board reflects on an anniversary year full of memorable events, from an Easter egg hunt to pedalo fun and fabulous gala dinners.