Professor Thomas Gross is retiring at the end of July, but will still continue to support the department in teaching.
By the end of July 2019, Professor Thomas Gross attained professor emeritus status. The Department of Computer Science would like to thank him for 25 years of dedication to teaching at ETH Zürich and for his valuable contributions to computer science research. D-INFK wishes Professor Thomas Gross all the best and we are happy that he will still be in charge of the lecture “Einführung in die Programmierung”.
About Professor Gross
Professor Thomas Gross (*1954), currently Full Professor of Computer Science, is to retire at the end of July 2019. Thomas Gross has worked at ETH Zurich since 1994 and was appointed to his present post in 1998. His main research interest is software construction and he has developed various tools for analysing and measuring the performance of parallel programmes. He investigates the extent to which software on modern processors can replace complicated hardware. Thomas Gross is a dedicated teacher, and in 2016 he was awarded the “Golden Owl” for outstanding teaching. In addition, he served as head of the Computer Systems Institute for many years and was appointed by the then rector as Delegate for the Network for Educational Technology.