Research
The coloured Cube
For 50 years, the Rubik's Cube has captivated millions, while also inspiring breakthroughs in computer science. Václav Rozhoň, a computer scientist at the Department of Computer Science and the Bulgarian AI institute INSAIT, explores how graph theory and algorithms have unlocked the Cube’s elegant solutions.
ETH Zurich and EPFL enhance collaboration to boost AI in Switzerland
ETH Zurich and EPF Lausanne are intensifying their collaboration in artificial intelligence. They have founded the Swiss National AI Institute (SNAI) to address challenges in AI by leveraging their broad scientific expertise. The new institute draws on the expertise from various AI research disciplines as well as on the ETH AI Center and the EPFL AI Center.
New research infrastructure: 'Alps' supercomputer inaugurated
On 14 September, ETH Zurich officially inaugurated the new 'Alps' supercomputer at the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre (CSCS) in Lugano. The celebrations in Lugano were attended by Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin and well-known personalities from the worlds of science and politics.
PURE: New security solution wards off digital pickpockets
Fraudsters, armed with just moderate technical skills and inexpensive technology, could use someone else’s payment card, mobile phone, or smartwatch to make contactless payments at a distant location without the victim’s consent. ETH Zurich researchers have developed a security solution that protects consumers against this threat.
Best Paper Awards at ICML
Congratulations to Professor Florian Tramèr and coauthors for winning two Best Paper Awards at the International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML). One of the award-winning papers, titled "Position: Considerations for Differentially Private Learning with Large-Scale Public Pretraining" deals with privacy issues in the context of training large language models (LLM). The other one demonstrates an attack on the LLM behind ChatGPT. Click to read an article on the latter paper.
Faculty at the Department of Computer Science
Mind the GAP! Getting Academic Positions Interview Series
Would you like to know more about transitioning from a doctorate or a postdoctoral research position to a faculty position? In the interview series "GAP: Getting Academic Positions", young faculty members from ETH Zurich and other universities share their experiences and insights about this process.
