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Twice a year, the Network for Women in Computer Science (CSNOW) organises a one-week introductory programme called “Schnupperstudium” for secondary school girls. In this interview, three participants share their experiences and reasons for participating in the programme.

Since May 2006, Simonetta Zysset has been a cherished member of the Department of Computer Science (D-INFK), where she has been working as an administrative assistant. Over the past 17 years, she supported ten different professors in her role. As she is retiring at the end of this month, we look back at her time at ETH Zurich together.

The “Student stories” video series gives a somewhat different insight into everyday life as a student: Eren Akbiyik worked as a software developer at IBM and is now pursuing a Master's degree at ETH Zurich in the Department of Computer Science. In this video, he talks about how he finds relaxation in his packed daily study routine.

Mennatallah El-Assady, a Research Fellow at ETH Zurich, has been appointed Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Computer Science. She works at the intersection of data analysis, visualisation, computational linguistics and explainable artificial intelligence. Her research delivers an innovative methodology that contributes to creating explainable, robust and versatile AI. 

On Monday, 18 September, the autumn semester begins at ETH Zurich and many new students experience their first day at university. Once again, the numbers of first-semester students in our department show an upward trend.