2013
Karl Heinz Beckurts Award for computer graphics pioneer
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- Award
- Computer Graphics Laboratory
- Institute of Visual Computing
- Centres
Prof. Markus Gross will receive the Karl Heinz Beckurts Award 2013. The award, endowed with 30,000 Euros, will be presented on Monday, December 9, at 5:45 p.m. in the ballroom of the Rotes Rathaus in Berlin. With this award, the Karl Heinz Beckurts Foundation honors one of the world's leading scientists in the field of visual computing and computer animation. (German)
Transform your smartphone into a mobile 3D scanner
- Spotlight
- News und highlights
- Computer Vision and Geometry Group
- Format
- Visual computing
- Front – Spotlight
- Institute of Visual Computing
- Research
Researchers from ETH Zurich's Computer Vision and Geometry Group transformed a smartphone into a portable digital scanner. In the form of an app, the 3D mobile technology allows users to snap pictures on the fly and scan objects, from a statue to a piece of furniture, or even a person. It also enables scanning in outdoor environments to model arbitrary objects or scenes.
Prof. Noga Alon and Prof. Eric A. Brewer receive ETH honorary doctorate
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- Advanced Computing Laboratory
- Award
At this year's ETH Day, Prof. Noga Alon and Prof. Eric A. Brewer received the honorary doctorate of ETH Zurich. (German)
“Not even the tip of the iceberg”
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- Information Security and Cryptography
- Cryptography
- Security
- News und highlights
- Front – Spotlight
- Research
- Institute of Theoretical Computer Science
President of the Swiss Confederation, Ueli Maurer, is currently testing a crypto phone. ETH News talked to his namesake, ETH professor and cryptography expert Ueli Maurer, about secure IT, the NSA and the threat of a cyberwar.
STIU 2014: "On the way towards intellectually challenging computer science teaching"
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- ABZ - Center for Computer Science and Education
- Information Technology and Education
- Chair of Information Technology and Education
- Centres
The 5th Swiss Day for Computer Science Education (STIU) of the Center for Computer Science Education (ABZ) at ETH Zurich will take place on January 8, 2014 at the Alte Kantonsschule Aarau. (German)