D-INFK news channel
"I want Swiss German to remain that secret language you can't learn anywhere."
- Front – Spotlight
- Spotlight
D-INFK alumnus Severin Hacker, co-founder and CTO of Duolingo, shared his experience in an ETH Global Lecture. An article, published by ETH Ambassadors, summarises content and findings of the panel discussion.
Test-of-Time Award for Ralf Jung
- Programming languages
- Faculty
- Award
The ACM SIGPLAN Symposium on Principles of Programming Languages (POPL 2025) has recognised Professor Ralf Jung and his collaborators with a Test-of-Time Award for the paper "Iris: Monoids and Invariants as an Orthogonal Basis for Concurrent Reasoning". Big congratulations!
In memory of Prof. em. Urs Hochstrasser
- News
- Faculty
ETH Zurich bids farewell to Prof. em. Urs Hochstrasser, who passed away on January 21, 2025, at the age of 99. A distinguished figure closely connected to our department, his contributions are fondly remembered. We refer to the symposium held in his honour on January 12, 2016.
"There’s a tremendous diversity in terms of the kind of computer science that we do"
- Spotlight
- Applied Cryptography
- Management
- Front – Spotlight
After two years leading the department, Professor Kenneth Paterson is returning to his primary passions: teaching and research. In this interview, he shares insights from his time at the helm and reflects on what makes D-INFK truly unique.
40 years of VIS: Easter eggs, bear-kidnapping and retro BBQ
- Spotlight
- Students
- Initiatives
- Front – Spotlight
Founded in 1984, the Computer Science Students' Association (VIS) at ETH Zurich looks back on 40 years of vibrant history. In this guest article, the VIS board reflects on an anniversary year full of memorable events, from an Easter egg hunt to pedalo fun and fabulous gala dinners.