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New ETH centre for the fundamentals of data science

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The new ETH+ initiative to strengthen data science, spread across several departments, was launched in January 2019.

31.01.2019 by Florian Meyer

“If there were only professors like me, the department would be a disaster”

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Prof. Emo Welzl

After two and a half years as the Head of the Department of Computer Science, Professor Emo Welzl is stepping down. In a wide-ranging interview, the outgoing Department Head talks about the future of computer science, the balance between theory and practice, and the importance of appointing new professors.

24.01.2019 by Anna Ettlin

Security flaws uncovered in blockchain platform

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ETH Zurich spin-​off ChainSecurity has discovered a vulnerability in a scheduled upgrade to the Ethereum blockchain platform – in the nick of time.

21.01.2019 by Fabio Bergamin

D-INFK at WEF in Davos

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Skaterbot playing with HC Davos

D-INFK is headed to Davos during the World Economic Forum, January 22-25. A visit to ETH Zurich's Pavilion will have you RETHINKING DESIGN in an entirely new context: design your own robot, meet SAM the soft robotic hand, and play a video game you built yourself.

16.01.2019 by Amanda Caracas

“We have succeeded in sharing genetic data across national borders”

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Prof. Gunnar Rätsch

Professor Gunnar Rätsch played a major part in creating the biggest public database for anonymised information on two important breast cancer genes. The database helps to improve the treatment of patients.

10.01.2019 by Fabio Bergamin

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