In-depth Stories

ETH Zurich is establishing the Augmented Reality Research Hub (ETHAR) in close collaboration with Google. The hub aims to promote interdisciplinary research and produce scientific publications, open-source systems, and new datasets in the field of augmented reality. It is being led by Computer Science Professors Christian Holz and Thomas Hofmann.

On 10 and 11 April, the cyber competition Geneva Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge 2025 took place. Team PhishTank from ETH Zurich won first place, while Team Ephex from EPFL came in third. Congratulations!

ETH Zurich researchers have introduced SIFT (Selecting Informative data for Fine-Tuning), a novel algorithm that enhances the reliability of AI responses by reducing uncertainty through tailored data enrichment. Developed by Jonas Hübotter during his doctoral studies in the Learning & Adaptive Systems Group under the supervision of Prof. Andreas Krause, the method identifies data most relevant to a specific query and filters out redundant information. 

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.