In-depth Stories

Vera Traub will assume her position as Associate Professor in April. In this interview, she discusses the aspects of her role that are particularly important to her, the real-world applications of the Travelling Salesman Problem, and shares a piece of advice for first-year students.

The ETH spin-off Flink Robotics wants to revolutionize the handling of packages. Its founders Moritz Geilinger and Simon Huber, both former computer science students, have developed software that allows robots to work together and quickly take on new tasks.

While the fast developments in the field of digitalisation and AI are transforming industry, businesses need to embrace new technologies while tackling growing cyber threats. The MAS programmes in "AI and Digital Technology" and in "Cyber Security" at ETH Zurich equip professionals with the expertise to navigate this evolving landscape.

ETH Zurich researchers Andreas Krause, Alexander Ilic, Julia Vogt, Petar Tsankov and Margarita Boenig-Liptsin are developing AI that is transparent, interpretable and aligned with societal values. Through the ETH AI Center and the Swiss AI Initiative, they ensure AI systems are both reliable and trustworthy.

Researchers at ETH Zurich’s Advanced Interactive Technologies (AIT) Lab, including doctoral student Tianjian Jiang, are working with FIFA to make AI-driven football analysis more accessible. By creating WorldPose, a dataset of 3D player poses from the FIFA World Cup 2022, they aim to develop AI solutions that work with a single broadcast camera instead of costly multi-camera setups.