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Torsten Hoefler featured in People of ACM
- High-performance computing
- Researchers in focus
- News
- Institute for High Performance Computing Systems
- Scalable Parallel Computing
- Research Groups
- Faculty
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Professor Torsten Hoefler from the Institute for High Performance Computing Systems has been featured in the latest "People of ACM". These "People of ACM" bulletins cover ACM members whose personal and professional stories are a source of inspiration for the larger computing community. Congratulations!
Distinguished Paper Award for D-INFK paper
- Research Keywords
- Cloud computing
- News
- Security
- Secure & Trustworthy Systems Group (Sectrs)
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One of the papers highlighted in the ETH article "Knocking cloud security off its game" from April 2024 has received the Distinguished Paper Award at the IEEE Security and Privacy Symposium. Congratulations to Prof. Shweta Shinde and her team. Missed the article? Click for more.
Department alumni powering Switzerland's innovation engine
- News
- Alumni
- Start-up
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Two alumni of our department are quoted in the latest edition of ETH Globe magazine along with other former ETH students driving innovation in our country: Dominik Blunschy is Lead Engineer at ti&m and an MP (National Council). Myke Näf is Co-founder and managing partner of Übermorgen Ventures. Both completed a Master's degree at our department and now share their thoughts on what it takes to turn ideas into innovation.
Standing ovation at the 13th edition of the Swiss Day for Computer Science Education
- ABZ - Center for Computer Science and Education
- Faculty
- News
- Information Technology and Education
- Chair of Information Technology and Education
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Under the leadership of Professor Dennis Komm, the 13th Swiss Day for Computer Science Education (STIU) took place at ETH Zurich on 12 June 2024. The event, organised annually by the Centre for Computer Science Education (ABZ), provides a platform for computer science, mathematics, and physics teachers as well as primary school teachers to exchange ideas with researchers. It aims to inspire and introduce exciting teaching concepts for computer science.
ETH Zurich takes 7th place in QS ranking
- News
- Academia
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ETH Zurich maintains its excellent ranking from the previous year in the QS rankings just published. Alongside top scores for its academic reputation and international outlook, the university’s efforts in the area of sustainability have also helped it to retain seventh place.
D-INFK Alumnus Andreas Kuster amongst winners in Global Essay Competition
- News
- News
- Alumni
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Andreas Kuster, who finished his Master's at the Department of Computer Science in 2022, is one of the three winners of this year's St. Gallen Symposium Global Essay Competition. He made it into the top 3 in competition with 700 other essays. Big congratulations!
SIB Remarkable Outputs 2023
- Learning and Adaptive Systems
- Artificial intelligence
- Biomedical Informatics Group
- Machine learning
- News
- News und highlights
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The Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (SIB) released a shortlist of outstanding works produced during the year 2023 by their members. The list is featuring an output from the Biomedical Informatics Group led by Gunnar Rätsch, in collaboration with the Learning & Adaptive Systems Group led by Andreas Krause.
The ETH chatbot Ethel also corrects exercises
- News
- Artificial intelligence
- Studies
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Chatbots are already serving as digital mentors in lectures. Gerd Kortemeyer, a specialist in AI in teaching, explains what they can do – and soon will be able to.
Cyber-Defence Fellowships: Simon Sommerhalder
- Students
- News
- Cyber Defence Campus
- Studies
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In an interview with EPFL, Simon Sommerhalder, Master’s student at the Department of Computer Science and recipient of the CYD Master Thesis Fellowship, talks about his current project and the advantages of conducting his thesis at the CYD Campus.
"Chat GPT has no idea about logic"
- Artificial intelligence
- Machine learning
- Faculty
- News
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Professor Menna El-Assady shines a torch into the black box of generative AI and talks about how a model makes decisions and whether we can correct them.
QS World University Rankings by Subject
- Artificial intelligence
- Academia
- News
- Information systems
- Data science
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QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) unveiled its 2024 World University Rankings by Subject. ETH Zurich landed with 3 subjects in the top spot. A further 14 placed within the top ten in the world, among them Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (rank 7) and Computer Science and Information Systems (rank 9).
Plug-and-play robots for material handling
- Computational Robotics Lab
- ETH AI Center
- Spin-off
- News
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Flink Robotics, a newly founded D-INFK spin-off, is crafting cutting-edge software for next-generation robots to enable automation anywhere and for everyone. Professor Stelian Coros, doctoral student Simon Huber and former postdoc Moritz Geilinger are the co-founders.
Fritz Kutter Prize
News
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Every year, a cash prize is awarded from the Fritz Kutter Fund to honour valuable practice-oriented computer science theses. The fund is administered by ETH Zurich, but the prize can be awarded to any graduate of a Swiss university.
A leap into the unknown
- News
- Studies
- Students
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Marita Berger, a Bachelor's student from the Department of Computer Science, spent her last semester in Beijing, China. For the ETH Ambassadors Blog, she looks back on her transformative journey.
Introducing Sonia, your AI therapist
- News
- Artificial intelligence
- Students
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The three D-INFK graduates Lukas Wolf, Dustin Klebe and Chris Aeberli, are the visionary minds behind "Sonia", a mental health app that provides mental health support to students.
Breakthrough in the study of ancient scrolls
- Alumni
- Artificial intelligence
- News
- News und highlights
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Three young computer scientists, including D-INFK alumnus Julian Schilliger, have achieved what researchers have been trying to do for 270 years: Using artificial intelligence, they have extracted text fragments from fragile papyri. This has been generously rewarded.
Human-robot teamwork
- Computational Robotics Lab
- Microsoft Mixed Reality & AI Zurich Lab
- Human-computer interaction
- News
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How can robots and humans work together? ETH Zurich and Microsoft researchers use mixed reality devices to make human-robot interaction simple and intuitive. This will allow robots to learn from interactions with humans and perform more complex tasks.
Sessions at the AI House in Davos
- News
- ETH AI Center
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From 15 to 19 January 2024, the AI House in Davos brought together industry leaders, tech founders, researchers, companies, investors and political decision-makers to discuss the impact of AI on the world. ETH Zurich was one of the initiators of the event with its AI Centre. Watch the sessions with our professors Andreas Krause, Menna El-Assady, Florian Tramèr and many others now.
Students use language models primarily for programming
- News
- Artificial intelligence
- ETH AI Center
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A broad survey of students at ETH Zurich shows: Language models are still rarely used in the classroom, but they are used frequently and creatively as learning aids.
A boost for AI for scientific discovery applications
- Artificial intelligence
- ETH AI Center
- Centers and cooperations
- News
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IBM and ETH Zurich announce a Discovery Accelerator Hub within the ETH AI Center, as ETH joins the AI Alliance.
World’s most powerful supercomputers support UN SDGs and global sustainability
- News
- Artificial intelligence
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The Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) and ETH Zurich, with global partners, are unveiling the International Computation and AI Network (ICAIN) at the 2024 World Economic Forum in Davos. Its goal is to create inclusive, sustainable AI technologies, contributing to global equality.
READ.ME Special edition: In memory of Niklaus Wirth
- News
- Faculty
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This special edition of the department newsletter was made in honour of computer pioneer Niklaus Wirth. It reflects on his life and his achievements and features tributes from his colleagues.
Zurich to NYC: A Swiss apprentice’s adventure
- News
- Studies
- Students
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Computer science student Constantin Pinkl embarked on a unique adventure from Zurich to NYC with TIE-INTERNATIONAL: Exploring landmarks, navigating work life, and embracing the vibrant energy of the Big Apple.
Computer pioneer Niklaus Wirth has died
- Programming languages
- Faculty
- Management
- News
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Computer pioneer Niklaus Wirth died on 1 January 2024, just weeks before his 90th birthday. The long-serving ETH Professor of Computer Science achieved world fame by developing the Pascal programming language in the 1970s. In 1984, he became the only German-speaking computer scientist yet to have received the Turing Award, which is regarded as the Nobel Prize for computer science.
New Year's wishes for 2024
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Thank you to everyone who shared their wishes for the upcoming year with us. We hope you find inspiration in the wide array of wishes that were shared. Additionally, we have compiled a list of tips that may help you accomplish these goals in 2024.
“Innovation is born when ideas from different fields are brought together”
- News
- Start-up
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Our alumnus Severin Hacker is the co-founder and CTO of Duolingo. He joined the ETH Foundation for an interview and shared his thoughts about innovative ideas, the entrepreneurial spirit and unexpected connections.
Major donation from Dieter Schwarz Foundation
- News
- Data science
- ZISC - Zurich Information Security & Privacy Center
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ETH Zurich and the Dieter Schwarz Foundation have signed a far-reaching letter of intent to establish a new teaching and research centre for responsible digital transformation with a global reach. As a concrete first step, two new professorships in the field of computer science and data science will be established in Zurich, and the Zurich Information Security and Privacy Center (ZISC) will be further developed.
ETH Board appoints Michalis Kokologiannakis as Tenure Track Assistant Professor
- News
- Faculty
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Michalis Kokologiannakis, currently a doctoral student at the Max Planck Institute for Software Systems, Kaiserslautern, Germany, was appointed as Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Computer Science in the Department of Computer Science by the ETH Board.
Almost-Linear-Time Algorithms for Maximum Flow and Minimum-Cost Flow
- News
- Algorithms and Optimization
- Algorithms
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A research highlight in the December issue of Communications of the ACM is describing an award-winning publication from 2022 by Prof. Rasmus Kyng and Dr. Maximilian Probst Gutenberg from the Algorithms and Optimization Group at D-INFK and co-authors from Georgia Tech, Stanford, Waterloo and Toronto. The group developed an algorithm that computes exact maximum flows and minimum-cost flows on directed graphs.
Joint initiative for trustworthy AI
News
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ETH Zurich and EPFL are launching the “Swiss AI Initiative”, whose purpose is to position Switzerland as a leading global hub for the development and implementation of transparent and reliable artificial intelligence (AI). The new Alps supercomputer based at the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre (CSCS) provides the supporting world-class infrastructure.
Jingxuan He receives Distinguished Paper Award
- News
- Secure, Reliable, and Intelligent Systems Lab
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At this year’s ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security (CCS), doctoral student Jingxuan He was awarded the Distinguished Paper Award for his paper titled “Large Language Models for Code: Security Hardening and Adversarial Testing”. Congratulations!
Success at the SC23 Conference
- News
- Scalable Parallel Computing
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Doctoral students Marcin Charpek and Mikhail Khalilov from Professor Torsten Hoefler's SPCL group have won the Best Student Paper Award and Best Reproducibility Advancement Award at the SC23 Conference. Congratulations! Watch the video from the conference here.
New CAS ETH in AI and Software Development
- News
- Artificial intelligence
- Software engineering
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The new CAS ETH AIS helps managers with non-computer science backgrounds advance their careers by providing technical fundamentals in machine learning, AI and software development.
One day at ETH Zurich
- Event
- News
- ABZ - Center for Computer Science and Education
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Hundreds of girls and boys enthusiastically accompanied their parents to their workplaces on 9 November, the National Future Career Day. ETH Zurich had its own offer with 19 different programme items to choose from, one of which was organised by the Center of Computer Science Education (ABZ).
Redefining Teleconferencing with ViGather
- Sensing, Interaction & Perception Lab
- Human-computer interaction
- Virtual and augmented reality
- News
- News und highlights
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Research News: Professor Christian Holz and his research group have developed a new teleconferencing system called ViGather. The System enables participants across all devices – VR/XR devices and traditional laptops, tablets, or PCs – to participate in immersive 3D meetings as avatars.
Julia Bogdan is the new VSETH President
News
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The computer science student and former president of the Association of Computer Science Students (VIS), has been leading the Student Association of ETH Zurich (VSETH) as its President since September. In this recent interview, she shares her passion for higher education politics and outlines her goals for the upcoming year.
Andreas Krause appointed expert to UN's High-level AI Advisory Body
- Learning and Adaptive Systems
- Institute for Machine Learning
- Artificial intelligence
- ETH AI Center
- Faculty
- News
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The United Nations has launched a global AI Advisory Body to work on risks, opportunities and international governance of the technology. Professor Andreas Krause, head of the Learning & Adaptive Systems Group and Chair of the ETH AI Center, is amongst the appointed experts. Congratulations!
New cleft lip and palate treatment solution
- News
- Medical and bioinformatics
- Machine learning
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Researchers from the Department of Computer Science at ETH Zurich, in collaboration with clinical care researchers at the University Hospital Basel, have developed a new treatment solution for children born with a cleft lip and palate. Learn more about the treatment and its implementation in the video.
Meet our eight new ESOP scholars
- News
- Students
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Eight students from the Department of Computer Science have been awarded an Excellence Scholarship & Opportunity Programme (ESOP) scholarship. The scholarship allows them to develop to their full potential and to focus on their studies and research. Congratulations!
Connecting theoretical knowledge with practical applications
News
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The VIScon Symposium, organised by students from the Association of Computer Science Students at ETH Zurich (VIS), is back for its sixth year on Saturday, 21 October. Learn more about the yearly conference from Alisa, who is on the VIScon organisational committee.
Spin-off 3db Access acquired by Infineon
- News
- Spin-off
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3db Access is a pioneer in secure low-power Ultra-Wideband (UWB) technology, and their integrated products enable a broad range of applications, such as secure vehicle access. It was co-founded by ETH Alumni Dr Boris Danev (D-INFK), and Dr David Barras (D-ITET) and two of our faculty members, Professors Srdjan Capkun and David Basin. By joining forces, 3db Access and Infineon want to create full system solutions in the market opportunities of secured, connected devices.
Mennatallah El-Assady is appointed Tenure Track Assistant Professor
- News
- ETH AI Center
- Faculty
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Mennatallah El-Assady, a Research Fellow at ETH Zurich, has been appointed Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Computer Science. She works at the intersection of data analysis, visualisation, computational linguistics and explainable artificial intelligence. Her research delivers an innovative methodology that contributes to creating explainable, robust and versatile AI.
Welcome (back), students!
- News
- Studies
- Students
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On Monday, 18 September, the autumn semester begins at ETH Zurich and many new students experience their first day at university. Once again, the numbers of first-semester students in our department show an upward trend.
Torsten Hoefler joins CSCS as Chief Architect for Machine Learning
- Artificial intelligence
- High-performance computing
- News
- Institute for High Performance Computing Systems
- Data centres
- Centers and cooperations
- Machine learning
- Faculty
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From Sept. 1, 2023, Professor Torsten Hoefler will be affiliated with the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre (CSCS). CSCS, with its upcoming new “Alps” high-performance computing (HPC) infrastructure, and the ETH professor want to jointly test and advance methods and applications for machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) applications.
Digital Shapers 2023
- Artificial intelligence
- Spin-off
- Faculty
- News
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Together with the Handelszeitung, PME and Digitalswitzerland, BILANZ has selected the 100 most important minds for the digitisation of Switzerland. Among them are several current and former D-INFK members and spin-offs.
Farewell, Ce Zhang
- Format
- Faculty
- News
- D-INFK
- Data Sciences, Data Systems, and Data Services
- Data science
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Professor Ce Zhang was Associate Professor in the Data Sciences, Data Systems, & Data Services Lab (DS3Lab). He left ETH Zurich at the end of last month to take a position as an associate professor at the University of Chicago, USA. We wish him all the best!
April Yi Wang is appointed Tenure Track Assistant Professor
- Faculty
- News
- Information Technology and Education
- Chair of Information Technology and Education
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April Yi Wang, currently a doctoral student at the University of Michigan, is appointed Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Educational Technology. Her research focuses on the investigation and development of modern digital technologies, using AI and other tools to facilitate cooperation between data scientists.
“ETH is an engine of innovation that drives prosperity in Switzerland”
- Alumni
- News
- Careers
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In an interview with the ETH Foundation, Computer Science Alumnus Francisco Fernandez speaks about ambition, gratitude and promoting talented people.
A Summer of Learning and Adventure
- News
- News
- News und highlights
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The SSRF programme has started! Two months full of research, socialising and getting to know Switzerland lie ahead of our 20 visiting undergraduate and graduate students.
Computer Science is now a basic subject in Swiss cantonal schools
- News
- News
- ABZ - Center for Computer Science and Education
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With the full revision of the Matura Recognition Ordinance, which was passed by the Federal Council on 28 June 2023, Computer Science will finally become a basic subject at Swiss high schools.
Spin-off Tinamu Labs has secured CHF 1 million in pre-series A round
- News
- Robotics and drones
- Spin-off
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The indoor drone company Tinamu Labs, a spin-off from the Department of Computer Science, has secured fresh capital in a pre-series A financing round of CHF 1 million to speed up growth and development.
Processing documents automatically
- Artificial intelligence
- Spin-off
- Software engineering
- News
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Companies process dozens of customer orders, order confirmations, delivery notes, and invoices every day. Our spin-off BLP Digital is revolutionising resource planning with an application that saves costs and reduces the potential for errors.
Winners of the Swiss Olympiad in Informatics chosen
- News
- Students
- Initiatives
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The results of the Swiss Olympiad in Informatics were announced on 27 May. 16 young talents earned four gold, silver and bronze medals each with clever code and efficient algorithms. The best of them will represent Switzerland at international computer science competitions throughout Europe this summer.
Niao He becomes new Co-Director of the Max Planck ETH Center for Learning Systems
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After nearly ten years as Co-Director of the Max Planck - ETH Center for Learning Systems (CLS), Professor Thomas Hofmann steps down and hands over this role to Niao He, Professor of Data Science at the Department of Computer Science.
Johannes Lengler awarded the title Adjunct Professor
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Dr Johannes Lengler, currently Lecturer in the Department of Computer Science at ETH Zurich, has been awarded the title of Adjunct Professor by the ETH Board. As a leading theoretical computer scientist, his research ranges from pure mathematics to the neurosciences.
Learn a language by chatting with an AI tutor
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Former computer science students David Niederberger and Philipp Hadjimina co-founded the ETH spin-off Quazel. The new AI-based language learning app acts as a tutor, adapting to the users' skills and correcting their mistakes.
Scientists develop completely mobile Virtual Reality tools to be used anywhere
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Two new projects from the Sensing, Interaction & Perception Lab of Professor Christian Holz advance the versatility of today’s Virtual Reality (VR) platforms, taking advantage of common devices such as a fitness watch or a smartphone. By developing novel AI frameworks, they allow VR users to freely interact in 3D space and grab objects that are out of sight, or even play in places as small as a car, a train or an airplane seat.
International Girls in ICT Day
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Every year on the fourth Thursday of April, International Girls in ICT Day is celebrated to raise awareness about the need for greater representation of women in the information and communication technology (ICT) sector.
GYSS 2023
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Nine ETH Zurich students participated in the Global Young Scientists Summit in Singapore to get inspired by the journey of Nobel laureates and discuss the role of science for human society, among them Computer Science Master’s students Raphaël Baur and Jasmin Schult.
Success for ETH students at Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge
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Team nETHics, composed of ETH students and trained by the student organisation ETH Cyber Group, placed second at this year's Geneva Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge. Congratulations!
Farewell, Theodoros Rekatsinas
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Theodoros Rekatsinas, Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Computer Science in the Department of Computer Science, left ETH Zurich at the end of January to take up a position with Apple. We wish him all the best!
Barbara Solenthaler promoted to Adjunct Professor
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Dr Barbara Solenthaler, currently Lecturer and Senior Research Scientist in the Department of Computer Science at ETH Zurich, has been promoted to Adjunct Professor at ETH Zurich. Barbara Solenthaler develops algorithms and techniques for data-driven simulations and 3D modelling.
Ce Zhang promoted to Associate Professor
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Ce Zhang, currently Tenure Track Assistant Professor at ETH Zurich, has been promoted to Associate Professor of Computer Science. Zhang conducts research at the interface between data science and systems, and works at the cutting edge of developments in IT following the transition to cloud-based systems.
Business use of a new Internet protocol
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The new Internet protocol SCION, developed by our Professor Adrian Perrig among others, solves the fundamental problem of meeting the security demands of the modern digital economy. The technology is currently being used by the Swiss National Bank and the financial industry to secure data communication.
The newly formed Digital Transformation Steering Committee launches two projects
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Prof. Peter Müller is the department’s representative in the Digital Transformation Steering Committee. Created in the frame of the university’s rETHink project, the committee will advise the Executive Board on matters related to implementing and development of the digitalisation strategy.
A bite of the Big Apple
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Tamara Gini, D-INFK Master’s student, joined a group of apprentices as a supervisor for 4 weeks thanks to TIE International as part of the ETH Zurich Studios project. For ETH Ambassadors she wrote a blog post about her expierence in NYC.
2022: a great year for D-INFK spin-offs
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Computer vision, next-generation human-computer interface and augmented reality make for successful spin-offs. Founded in 2009 by D-INFK researchers, Scandit is one of 2022’s three unicorns coming from ETH. Animatico and the recently founded Aperion XR also have a bright future ahead.
Vulnerabilities in secure messenger Threema discovered
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Professor Kenny Paterson, doctoral student Matteo Scarlata and Master’s student Kien Tuong Truong (meanwhile also a doctoral student) of the Applied Cryptography Group conducted a security analysis of the Threema messenger application and found vulnerabilities.
Virtual copy of the real world
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Scanning the environment with a camera and interactively creating a virtual 3D model? Researchers from the Computer Vision and Geometry Group at D-INFK receive funding from the Sony Research Award Program to advance their pioneering computer vision methods.
We are hiring faculty!
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The Department of Computer Science is looking to fill tenure-track positions in the fields of Visualisation, Educational Technology, and Computer Security, specifically in the areas System and Network Security as well as Software Security and Formal Methods. The closing date for applications is 8 January 2023.
Remembering computer scientist Frederick Brooks
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Dr. Frederick P. Brooks, Jr., a pioneer in the field of computer science and an honorary doctor of D-INFK, passed away on November 17, 2022, at the age of 91. As a recipient of the A.M.Turing Award, the US National Medal of Technology and numerous other awards, Brooks was one of the most respected people in the field of computer science.
At CSCS, energy efficiency is a key priority, even at high performance
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The term "high-performance computer" already implies a high energy demand. Energy efficiency is therefore a central consideration in the procurement and use of supercomputers at the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre (CSCS).
D-INFK spin-off Beekeeper secures $50M in round of funding
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Beekeeper, a spin-off from the Department of Computer Science, has raised 50 million US dollars in its most recent round of funding. The Beekeeper platform helps companies connect with "deskless" frontline workers.
Digital emblem for the Red Cross
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The International Committee of the Red Cross aims to create a digital emblem to distinguish the computer systems of medical and humanitarian facilites and to protect them from cyberwarfare. The Center for Cyber Trust, which includes three D-INFK research groups, is developing the necessary technologies.
Meet our eight new ESOP scholars
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Eight students from the Department of Computer Science have been awarded with an Excellence Scholarship & Opportunity Programme (ESOP) scholarship. The scholarship allows them to develop to their full potential and to focus on their studies and research. Congratulations!
Computer graphics help treat cleft lip and palate
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PD Dr. Andreas Mueller from University Hospital Basel and Dr. Barbara Solenthaler from the Computer Graphics Laboratory at D-INFK are combining medicine and computer graphics to improve pre-surgical cleft lip and palate treatment.
D-INFK spin-off LatticeFlow raises $12M
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LatticeFlow, a spin-off from the Department of Computer Science, raises $12M to eliminate computer vision blind spots. The company helps machine learning teams improve their AI vision models by automatically diagnosing issues and improving both the data and the models themselves.
ETH Zurich ranked 4th for Computer Science
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Times Higher Education (THE) has released its latest Subject Rankings: ETH Zurich has 6 subjects in the top twenty with 3 in the top 10 in the world. Computer Science ranks 4th in the rankings and maintains its position from last year.
ETH Global Lecture by Ed Catmull
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The ETH Global Lecture "The Wild, Unexpected, Exponential Ride Through Computer Graphics" by Ed Catmull (Pixar / Walt Disney Animation Studios) will take place on November 2.
Researchers deliver science for humanitarian action
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The Engineering for Humanitarian Action initiative by the ICRC, ETH Zurich and EPFL aims to use innovative technologies to help people in need. One of the projects offering tangible improvements is the secure digial infrastructure project, based on the SCION network technology and involving D-INFK professors Srdjan Capkun and Adrian Perrig.
"It's like building a rocket"
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Jonas Rothfuss, doctoral student in the Learning & Adaptive Systems group, talks to ETH Foundation about what being an Apple Scholar means for him.
Support of the Dieter Schwarz Foundation
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Thanks to the generous support of the Dieter Schwarz Foundation, ETH is able to establish two new professorships at the interface of education, digital transformation and artificial intelligence and boost the fellowship programmes of the ETH AI Center by funding 20 additional fellows.
Swiss Digital Days 2022
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For the sixth time, ETH Zurich is involved as a partner of the Swiss Digital Days. From 20 September 2022 onwards, it will present five projects that illustrate different aspects of the digital transformation, among them two projects from our department.
Success at International Olympiad in Informatics
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The 34th International Olympiad in Informatics took place in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, from August 7 to 15. Young people traveled from all over the world to participate in the competition. Elias Bauer and Josia John from Switzerland were each awarded a bronze medal.
ETH Board appoints Ralf Jung as Professor of Computer Science
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Ralf Jung is currently a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA. He was appointed as Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Computer Science. With this, the department boosts its expertise in programming languages.
ETH Board promotes Otmar Hilliges to Full Professor
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Otmar Hilliges has been promoted from Associate Professor to Full Professor of Computer Science. Hilliges conducts research in the areas of human-machine interaction, machine vision and machine learning.
Holograms at the touch of a button
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A new ETH laboratory makes high-resolution 3D recordings possible, enabling researchers to animate avatars or train robots, for example. Professors Otmar Hilliges, Marc Pollefeys, Markus Gross and Stelian Coros are involved in this project.
Digital transformation of surgical education
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When it comes to a surgical operation, everyone wants optimally prepared surgeons. But training today mainly takes place by observing operations on real patients. Now, Swiss hospitals, universities and companies have joined forces to digitally transform surgical training. Prof. Siyu Tang and Prof. Marc Pollefeys are part of this project.
Eight ETH start-ups win Venture award
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Congratulations to our spin-off DeepJudge and the student start-up Alter Ego for winning Venture Awards for Swiss start-ups. DeepJudge placed second in the category ICT while Alter Ego took third place in Retail and Consumer Services.
Farewell, Octavian Ganea
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Octavian Ganea passed away unexpectedly while hiking in French Polynesia in late May 2022, at the age of 34. He was a doctoral student at the Department of Computer Science from 2014 to 2019 and, more recently, a postdoctoral researcher at MIT.
Fantastic performance by ETH teams in the Geneva Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge 2022
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Thirty international teams competed virtually in the Geneva Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge 2022, including two teams of ETH students. Both made it all the way to the finals, winning second and fourth place, and a special prize. Before the competition, all students went through a rigorous two-month training programme provided by the student organisation Cyber Group.
Ryan Cotterell partners with Swiss deep tech company Typewise
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The new collaboration with professor Ryan Cotterell focuses on AI text prediction technology with a specialisation in advanced sentence prediction, grammar assistance, enterprise customisation, and voice support. The work is funded by the Swiss innovation agency Innosuisse.
CAST/GI Promotion Award IT-Sicherheit for Kristina Hostáková
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Kristina Hostáková, postdoc in the Foundations of Cryptography Group at the Department of Computer Science was given the CAST/GI Promotion Award IT-Sicherheit. The award honours doctoral theses that promote advancements in IT security and make IT applications more secure.
Cyber-Defence Fellowships: Alessandro Stolfo
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In an interview with EPFL, Alessandro Stolfo, doctoral student at the Department of Computer Science and recipient of the third recipient of a Doctoral CYD Fellowship, talks about his current research and shares tips for future applicants.
New partnership with Bulgaria for artificial intelligence
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Today, in partnership with ETH Zurich and EPF Lausanne, the Institute for Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, and Technology (INSAIT) has been launched in Sofia. Professor Martin Vechev from the Department of Computer Science has supported the initiative from the beginning.
Bringing a smile to your face
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The Computer Graphics Laboratory, led by Professor Markus Gross, is working with Align Technology to advance the field of digital dentistry.
Cyber-Defence Fellowships: Adalsteinn Jonsson
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In an interview with EPFL, Adalsteinn Jonsson, Master’s student at the Department of Computer Science and recipient of the seventh CYD Master Thesis Fellowship, talks about his current project and the advantages of conducting his thesis at the CYD Campus.
Martin Vechev promoted to Full Professor
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Martin Vechev, head of the Secure, Reliable, and Intelligent Systems Lab at the Department of Computer Science, has been promoted from Associate Professor to Full Professor.
Farewell, Ankit Singla
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Professor Ankit Singla, head of the Network Design Lab, is leaving ETH Zurich to take on a new role with Google.
Holistic contextual AI-based document processing
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The LegalTech spin-off from the Computer Science Department DeepJudge assists law firms, corporations, and courts by making data-sensitive administrative work more efficient.