In-depth stories: 2017
Innovative data science harnessing the spirit of Japanese poetry
ETH Lausanne and ETH Zurich’s Swiss Data Science Center is off to a successful start. In September, scientists at the Center launched their open source platform Renga. First research projects have been chosen.
“Schools are not meeting their aims”
As part of today’s Digitaltag event, 180 children are visiting ETH Zurich to attend a programming workshop organised by the Centre for Computer Science Education. ETH professor Juraj Hromkovic explains why good computer science education is so important for young people and what is currently going wrong in schools.
Professors about themselves: Torsten Hoefler
Assistant professor Torsten Hoefler leads the Scalable Parallel Computing Laboratory. His research areas include high-performance computing, performance modeling and parallel programming.
Professors about themselves: Angelika Steger
Professor Angelika Steger leads the Combinatorial Structures and Algorithms group. Her research areas include algorithms, combinatorics, randomisation and probabilistic methods as well as combinatorial models for optimisation.
A sweeter smile through augmented reality
In future, patients will be able to see the outcome of dental treatment even before the dentist starts working on their teeth. This is made possible by a “virtual mirror” developed by an ETH spin-off.
The creative data interpreters
The ETH computer science spin-off SpinningBytes programs software that uses machine learning not only to analyse but also to understand huge amounts of data.
“Medicine is becoming model-driven”
ETH Professor and computer scientist Joachim Buhmann works intensively on healthcare issues. In an interview with ETH News, he explains how computer models will make their way into the world of medicine, and talks about models that are so complicated that humans can no longer process them alone.
Professors about themselves: Martin Vechev
Associate professor Martin Vechev leads the Secure, Reliable, and Intelligent Systems Lab. His research areas include concurrency, program analysis and synthesis as well as the application of machine learning to programming languages.
The love of problem-solving
What if you had the chance to complete your own research project at ETH over the summer and to join in discussions about the university’s future? Read more about Katherine Bancroft and Siqi Liu.
Animation made easy
Researchers from ETH Zurich and Disney Research have developed a software that makes it easier to animate characters in the entertainment industry. In the future, the software could also allow inexperienced users to design compelling motion cycles.