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Christian Plattner: “I wrote my Matura paper on polymorphic computer viruses”
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Christian Plattner completed his diploma in computer science at ETH Zurich in 2002. Already a coder while at secondary school, he worked in industry while studying at ETH and founded his own company while still a doctoral student.
"We didn't want to be seen as contrarians who were just causing a commotion"
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Fredi Schmid was a co-founder and the first President of the Association of Computer Science Students at ETH Zurich (VIS). In the interview he remembers the founding, the parties, and studying computer science in the 1980s.
Urs Hölzle: "Computer science is not a narrow career choice"
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Urs Hölzle studied computer science at ETH Zurich from 1983 to 1988 and gained his doctorate at Stanford University, before joining Google in 1999 as employee number eight. As a top manager at Google, Urs Hölzle not only shapes the global technology landscape but also affects the lives of millions of people through his work.
Daniel Schenker: “Enthusiasm for the subject always came first”
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Daniel Schenker received his diploma in computer science from ETH Zurich in 1988. Afterwards, he turned his hobby into his job and vice versa: today, he is a jazz musician and music professor who enjoys coding in his free time.
Gabriela Keller: “I still work with my fellow students to this day”
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Gabriela Keller studied computer science at ETH Zurich from 1988 to 1993. Today, she is the CEO of Ergon Informatik, where she started working as a software developer shortly after graduating. She still feels connected to the department today.
Florian Hanke: "Studying computer science has led to some interesting encounters"
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Florian Hanke studied computer science at ETH Zurich from 1997 to 2004. He especially appreciates his discipline’s universal applicability, which has taken him as far as Papua New Guinea.
Michael Baumer: “Urban development has many parallels with computer science”
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The Zurich City Councillor Michael Baumer studied computer science at ETH Zurich from 1994 to 1999 and was president of the Association of Computer Science Students (VIS). Today, he is applying the skills and experiences he gained during his studies on the political stage.
50 years of programming
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A group of alumni from the second semester of 1964 recently came together in the CAB building to celebrate 50 years of programming at ETH Zurich. ETH bought its first computer, the CDC 1604-A, on May 12, 1964. (German)