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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. 

ETH student Hanna Yukhymenko, supervised by Computer Science Professor Martin Vechev and D-INFK alumnus Anton Alexandrov, developed the Ukrainian LLM "MamayLM" as her master's thesis in collaboration with the Bulgarian Institute for Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence and Technology (INSAIT). Outperforming all similar-sized models in both English and Ukrainian, "MamayLM" is trained on high-quality Ukrainian data and shows a deep understanding of Ukraine's language, culture, and history.

As a partner of Informatiktage, our department welcomed visitors to a day of discovery and hands-on exploration. This year, we offered over 40 exciting activities for all ages, highlighting the intersection of computer science with health and medicine. Watch the video here.

Professor Ana Klimovic, who leads the Efficient Architectures and Systems Lab at ETH Zurich, has been honoured with the prestigious EuroSys Jochen Liedtke Young Researcher Award. The award was created in 2014 by ACM EuroSys to reward junior European researchers who have demonstrated exceptional creativity and innovation in systems research. Congratulations!