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Torsten Hoefler featured in People of ACM
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Professor Torsten Hoefler from the Institute for High Performance Computing Systems has been featured in the latest "People of ACM". These "People of ACM" bulletins cover ACM members whose personal and professional stories are a source of inspiration for the larger computing community. Congratulations!
Distinguished Paper Award for D-INFK paper
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One of the papers highlighted in the ETH article "Knocking cloud security off its game" from April 2024 has received the Distinguished Paper Award at the IEEE Security and Privacy Symposium. Congratulations to Prof. Shweta Shinde and her team. Missed the article? Click for more.
Department alumni powering Switzerland's innovation engine
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Two alumni of our department are quoted in the latest edition of ETH Globe magazine along with other former ETH students driving innovation in our country: Dominik Blunschy is Lead Engineer at ti&m and an MP (National Council). Myke Näf is Co-founder and managing partner of Übermorgen Ventures. Both completed a Master's degree at our department and now share their thoughts on what it takes to turn ideas into innovation.
Standing ovation at the 13th edition of the Swiss Day for Computer Science Education
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Under the leadership of Professor Dennis Komm, the 13th Swiss Day for Computer Science Education (STIU) took place at ETH Zurich on 12 June 2024. The event, organised annually by the Centre for Computer Science Education (ABZ), provides a platform for computer science, mathematics, and physics teachers as well as primary school teachers to exchange ideas with researchers. It aims to inspire and introduce exciting teaching concepts for computer science.
ETH Zurich takes 7th place in QS ranking
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ETH Zurich maintains its excellent ranking from the previous year in the QS rankings just published. Alongside top scores for its academic reputation and international outlook, the university’s efforts in the area of sustainability have also helped it to retain seventh place.