The Quantum Engineering Commission is celebrating over 5 years of bringing students together at ETH Zurich. 2025 was full of highlights with an inaugural Quantum Science Slam, the ETH Quantum Hackathon as well as pioneering talks and industry excursions. Full story: ee.ethz.ch/news-and-eve...

The holiday season is nearly here! As the year draws to a close, we want to wish our entire community – students, researchers, staff, and partners – a wonderful and restorative holiday break. We wish you all the very best for a healthy and successful 2026!

This week, Prof. em. Ursula Keller held her farewell lecture, reflecting on an extraordinary career of more than three decades heading the Ultrafast Laser Physics Group at ETH Zürich. You can watch her talk along with Introductory Lectures on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

We proudly announce that the IEEE Board of Directors has named PD Dr. Michele Magno, Head of the Center for Project-Based Learning D-ITET, an IEEE Fellow, effective 1 January 2026. Congratulations on this outstanding achievement! Read more: ee.ethz.ch/news-and-eve...

We are proud to announce that the IEEE Board of Directors has named Prof. Florian Dörfler, Full Professor for Complex Systems Control and Deputy Head of the Automatic Control Laboratory, an IEEE Fellow, effective 1 January 2026. Well deserved! Read more: ee.ethz.ch/news-and-eve...

🚀 Join us for our 1st SAFARI Conference! Alumni will share their latest research in critical domains in computer architecture from industry and academia. 📷Livestream Mon, Dec 15: youtu.be/QtS7v8aVGLQ 📷https://events.safari.ethz.ch/SafariConference25/ @omutlu.bsky.social @itetateth.bsky.social

Autonomous systems, like self-driving cars, drone swarms, and air traffic control, are increasingly common. The key challenge is ensuring their safe operation in unpredictable environments. We discussed this challenge with Prof. Lars Lindemann and Omid Mirzaeedodangeh. ee.ethz.ch/news-and-eve...

In our latest D-ITET professor series interview, Prof. Laura Bégon-Lours shares insights into neuromorphic computing and ferroelectric oxides – and she explains why these technologies could transform remote devices, wearables, and smart implants. Read the full interview: ee.ethz.ch/news-and-eve...

LIMES invited around 60 young women* to explore the study programmes in electrical and mechanical engineering. During the Schülerinnen*tag, the participants toured the campus, visited different laboratories, and attended inspiring presentations by female leaders from D-MAVT and D-ITET.

Congratulations to @omutlu.bsky.social on receiving the IEEE Computer Society Harry H. Goode Memorial Award last week "for seminal contributions to computer architecture research and practice, especially in memory systems". 📽️ Award video: youtu.be/MdWzCyuBA9A?... safari.ethz.ch/ieee-harry-g...

Recognition at SC25 in St. Louis: Researchers from Prof. Mathieu Luisier's Nano-TCAD Group, in collaboration with the Scalable Parallel Computing Laboratory, have received an Honorable Mention at this year’s prestigious Gordon Bell Prize. Congratulations! Read more: ee.ethz.ch/news-and-eve...

Excellent research on Time Modulated Arrays: Prof. Hua Wang’s Integrated Devices, Electronics, and Systems (IDEAS) Group has received the Top-10 Key Achievement Award from the Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking in 2025. Congratulations! Read more: ee.ethz.ch/news-and-eve...

Dr. Xavier Guidetti received the Hilti Prize for Innovative Research 2025 at this year's ETH Day. The award honours work that combines outstanding scientific content with practical relevance. Huge congratulations! Find out more: ee.ethz.ch/news-and-eve...

Congratulations to our Prof. Gabriela Hug-Glanzmann on receiving the prestigious “Golden Owl” award 2025 for her outstanding teaching at D-ITET! See all the winners of the teaching award presented by VSETH here: youtu.be/LFk2f12ouXY?...

Researchers from D-ITET in a collaboration with the Aristotle University and Polariton have introduced a photonic/plasmonic artificial neural network that performs the signal processing at a fraction of the energy at high speed and with low latency. Read the news: ee.ethz.ch/news-and-eve...

54 first-semester bachelor’s students from the “Networks and Circuits I” lecture by Prof. Christian Franck turned theory into practice by building an electrostatic generator. They learned teamwork, creativity, and persistence – plus a few DIY tricks. Read the news: ee.ethz.ch/news-and-eve...

Honored (and scared) of being invited to give the keynote lecture on #neuromorphic for NER at IEEE EMBS 12th Annual International Conference on #NeuralEngineering (neuro.embs.org/2025/) Slides available here: bit.ly/3Jspfek

Congratulations to @agyaglikci.bsky.social on receiving the 2025 ACM SIGMICRO Dissertation Award for his thesis "Enabling Efficient and Scalable DRAM Read Disturbance Mitigation via New Experimental Insights into Modern DRAM Chips" 🏆 safari.ethz.ch/acm-sigmicro... @omutlu.bsky.social @acm.org

The Center for Project-Based Learning has received the outstanding lecture award at the IEEE Sensors Conference in Vancouver. Congratulations to Pietro Bonazzi, Nicola Farronato, Haotong Qin and Michele Magno!

Congratulations Prof. Christoph Studer on being awarded an ERC Synergy Grant! Wishing you continued success as you pioneer new solutions in wireless communication!

In an article for IEEE Computer Society, Prof. Onur Mutlu shares his groundbreaking work in memory and storage systems, highlighting how his research advances the boundaries of what modern computing hardware can achieve. ee.ethz.ch/news-and-eve... @omutlu.bsky.social @safari-eth.bsky.social

Dr. Karolina Łempicka-Mirek, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Prof. Lukas Novotny’s Photonics Laboratory, has been awarded two prestigious physics prizes in Poland for her dissertation. Congratulations! Read more: ee.ethz.ch/news-and-eve...

Join us on Thursday, 30 October, for the second ETH Global Lecture of this autumn, where technological innovation meets economic and policy insight in a dynamic conversation on the future of energy. Register here ethzurich.eventsair.com/eth-global-l...

Meet the new Excellence Scholars from our department! Congratulations and all the best for your studies Tibet Alpay, Louka Verstraete, Dominik Handlir, and Manjari Sengupta. Read more about the Excellence Scholarship & Opportunity Programme here: ee.ethz.ch/news-and-eve...

ETH Zurich just turned 170 years! Have a look into our past here: www.instagram.com/p/DP6Jr-ACp0...

Join us on Sunday, October 26, at the Treffpunkt Science City event to hear from Christian Schaffner: the future of renewable energy is achievable, but it requires more electrification, more electricity from diverse sources, and greater flexibility in the power grids. More : ethz.ch/de/news-und-...

Treffpunkt Science City 2025 is just around the corner! Discover a wide range of fascinating topics and explore opportunities to attend Switzerland’s largest science education event. It’s free, open to all ages – and even offers workshops for kids.

Inspiring perspective paper by Prof. Giacomo Indiveri in Neuron. In this interview, he talks about the term “neuromorphic”, the uniqueness of the Institute of Neuroinformatics and comparisons with artificial intelligence. Read more: ee.ethz.ch/news-and-eve... @giacomoi.bsky.social

Researchers of the Nano-TCAD Group in collaboration with the Scalable Parallel Computing Laboratory (@csateth.bsky.social) have simulated a silicon nanoribbon transistor comprising 42,000 atoms. This earned them a nomination for the prestigious Gordon Bell Prize 2025. ee.ethz.ch/news-and-eve...

For the first time, a new ultrasound technique allows researchers to stimulate multiple locations in the brain simultaneously. This opens up new possibilities for treating devastating brain diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and depression in the future. ethz.ch/en/news-and-...

In an interview with “IEEE Computer Society”, Prof. Onur Mutlu, head of the SAFARI Research Group, reflects on his groundbreaking research in computer architecture and memory systems: ee.ethz.ch/news-and-eve... @omutlu.bsky.social @safari-eth.bsky.social @computer.org

During the open house at the Center for Project-Based Learning D-ITET, three outstanding bachelor's students were honoured with the “Best BSc Thesis Award”. In addition, three students of PBL projects received awards. Congratulations to the winners! Read more: ee.ethz.ch/news-and-eve...

Lukas Breitwieser, former doctoral candidate in Prof. Onur Mutlu’s SAFARI Research Group, has received an Impact Award from the Society of Research Software Engineering (RSE) at RSECon25 in Warwick. Read more: ee.ethz.ch/news-and-eve... @safari-eth.bsky.social

Great news from Dr. Christoph Leitner: His project “MiNI: Multimodal Neuromuscular Interface” has been awarded a prestigious #SNSF Ambizione Grant. Learn more about the project and its impact: ee.ethz.ch/news-and-eve...

The Quantum Center community celebrates its first five years Last Friday, we celebrated the 5th anniversary of the Quantum Center at @ethz.ch. Read about our enjoyable BBQ event and about the journey so far in the article linked below — and take our quiz. www.linkedin.com/posts/eth-qu...

In our latest interview from the D-ITET professor series, Prof. Mickael Perrin shares his deep fascination with quantum mechanics, reflects on the evolution of the field, and speaks about an ambitious goal. Read the full interview: ee.ethz.ch/news-and-eve... @empa-materials.bsky.social #ETHZurich

Exciting news! Prof. Dr. Melika Payvand is joining D-ITET as Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Autonomous Intelligent Agents. Congratulations!

In the municipality of Winkel, EKZ and ETH Zurich have conducted a pilot project to investigate how financial incentives or intelligent direct load management can reduce peak loads in distribution grids. Prof. Gabriela Hug from the Power Systems Lab provided insights. ee.ethz.ch/news-and-eve...

Philippe Sauter, a doctoral student at the Integrated Systems Laboratory, was awarded the “Best Student Poster” at the prestigious HotChips Symposium in Silicon Valley, USA. Congratulations! ee.ethz.ch/news-and-eve...

The IEEE Power Electronics Magazine has recognized the paper “Energy Efficiency is Not Enough!” as the ‘Top Article of 2024’. The first author is Dr. Jonas Huber, lead of the Advanced Mechatronic Systems Group. Congratulations! ee.ethz.ch/news-and-eve...

HELIOS: A leap in optoacoustic imaging. Compact laser diodes enable real-time 3D imaging of deep blood vessels – a major step toward accessible biomedical imaging: ee.ethz.ch/news-and-eve...

Congratulations to @agyaglikci.bsky.social on receiving a 2025 ACM SIGARCH/IEEE-CS TCCA Outstanding Dissertation Award Honorable Mention! Giray will soon join @cispa.de where he will contribute to high-performance and sustainable computing systems. safari.ethz.ch/acm-sigarch-... @omutlu.bsky.social

Members of the COMSEC (Computer Security) group, headed by Prof. Kaveh Razavi, have received a Distinguished Paper Award, a Distinguished Artifact Award, and a Distinguished Artifact Reviewer Award at the 34th USENIX Security Symposium in Seattle, USA. Congratulations! ee.ethz.ch/news-and-eve...

If you are studying #Physics or #Quantum #Engineering (or any other subject) at @ethz.ch #Zürich and are interested in #quantum #science and #technology check out our new advanced class on "Quantum Science with Superconducting Circuits: Advanced Topics". [1/3]

Researchers at ETH Zurich have found that even large objects containing millions of atoms exhibit #Quantum behaviour at room temperature, opening the door to #Future technologies.

Maitraya Desai, doctoral student at Prof. Gabriela Hug’s Power Systems Laboratory, has won the "Basil Papadias" Best Paper Award at PowerTech 2025 in Kiel, Germany. Congratulations! ee.ethz.ch/news-and-eve...

🏆 Congratulations to our group members Mohammad Sadrosadati and Abdullah Giray Yağlıkçı on being inducted into the International Symposium on Computer Architecture (ISCA) Hall of Fame at #ISCA2025! safari.ethz.ch/isca-hall-of... @omutlu.bsky.social @agyaglikci.bsky.social @itetateth.bsky.social

Congratulations to Prof. Hua Wang, head of the Integrated Devices, Electronics, and Systems (IDEAS) Group, and his team for receiving the prestigious IEEE Microwave Prize! ee.ethz.ch/news-and-eve...

Cheers to D-ITET's Master’s graduates 2025! On 27 June, we celebrated the success of over 200 graduates in Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Biomedical Engineering, Energy Science and Technology, and Quantum Engineering! Huge congratulations to all! ee.ethz.ch/news-and-eve...

Florian Dörfler develops algorithms that keep our power grids stable using mathematics and, as he says, a strong willingness to take risks. He has now been awarded the Rössler Prize, the most prestigious honour for young professors at ETH Zurich. ethz.ch/en/news-and-...