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"You can't invent everything perfectly from the start" - Part 3/3

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Niklaus Wirth

In the last part of this video series, Niklaus Wirth tells us what doors the Turing Award opened for him and how he got one step closer to perfection with each programming language.

21.12.2021 by Pauline Lüthi

Flavio Pfaffhauser: “It was the perfect moment to take a leap”

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Flavio Pfaffhauser

Flavio Pfaffhauser completed his Master's degree in computer science at ETH Zurich in 2010. Today, as Chief Innovation Officer (CIO) and co-founder of the ETH spin-off Beekeeper, it is his mission to take the rising software provider to the top of the world.

21.12.2021 by Katharina Emry

"Switzerland had slept through it" - Part 2/3

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Niklaus Wirth

In this continuing conversation, Niklaus Wirth talks about the hurdles he had to overcome when introducing computer science to Switzerland and why the label "made in the USA" was absolutely necessary at the time.

17.12.2021 by Pauline Lüthi

Visual computing helps cleft lip surgery

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Treffpunkt Science City

Researchers from the Department of Computer Science are using visual computing to simplify and improve surgeries for cleft lip and palate. They presented their project to visitors at Treffpunkt Science City on 21 November 2021.

14.12.2021 by Simona Bochsler

Remo Gisi: “Paragliding is very algorithmic”

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Remo Gisi paragliding

Remo Gisi studied computer science at ETH Zurich from 2005 to 2012. A few years later, he founded the spin-off Tastelab, which operates at the intersection of food, science and sustainability. His knowledge of computer science also helps him with tasks and hobbies that have nothing to do with programming.

13.12.2021 by Anna Ettlin

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