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A research team at ETH Zurich, headed by Kaveh Razavi, an affiliated faculty member of the Department of Computer Science, discovered a new class of vulnerabilities in Intel processors, allowing them to break down barriers between different users of a processor using carefully crafted instruction sequences. Entire processor memory can be read by employing quick, repeated attacks.

On Wednesday, 7 May 2025, Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin visited the Institute for Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence and Technology (INSAIT) in Bulgaria. Among those in attendance were D-INFK Professor and INSAIT founder Martin Vechev, ETH President Joël Mesot, and the Bulgarian Prime Minister, Rosen Zhelyazkov. The visit marked the third anniversary of INSAIT’s official opening and the fourth year since its inception.

ETH student Hanna Yukhymenko, supervised by Computer Science Professor Martin Vechev and D-INFK alumnus Anton Alexandrov, developed the Ukrainian LLM "MamayLM" as her master's thesis in collaboration with the Bulgarian Institute for Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence and Technology (INSAIT). Outperforming all similar-sized models in both English and Ukrainian, "MamayLM" is trained on high-quality Ukrainian data and shows a deep understanding of Ukraine's language, culture, and history.

As a partner of Informatiktage, our department welcomed visitors to a day of discovery and hands-on exploration. This year, we offered over 40 exciting activities for all ages, highlighting the intersection of computer science with health and medicine. Watch the video here.