We're thrilled to announce that seven graduates from our department have received top honours for their outstanding achievements. Four were awarded the ETH Medal, and three received the Willi Studer Prize. A huge congratulations to all of them on this well-deserved recognition! 👏 👩‍🎓 👨‍🎓

Welcome (back), D-INFK students! 👋 🥳 Whether you’re writing your first lines of code, learning more about the inner workings of AI systems, or getting an update on the latest research in cyber security – this semester offers plenty to explore in CS. We wish you all the best in your endeavors! 💻 👨‍💻 👩‍💻

Nine of our young researchers have been awarded ERC Starting Grants 2025, securing CHF 13.5 million in EU funding. From physics and AI to climate policy and environmental sciences – these projects show the breadth and excellence of research at ETH Zurich. Read more:

🎉 Several @ethz.ch startups made the #Top100SwissStartups 2025 by Venturelab: @deepjudge.bsky.social, EthonAI, LatticeFlow, LogicStar, Flink Robotics, Scanvio! 👏 Big congrats, showcasing the strength of ETH’s #startup & #innovation ecosystem! bit.ly/4ghwnWD

Apertus has entered the chat! 🖥️ This large language model, made in Switzerland, marks a milestone in generative AI in terms of its transparency and diversity. 🎉

EPFL, ETH Zurich, and CSCS today released Apertus, Switzerland's first large-scale, multilingual language model (LLM). As a fully open LLM, it serves as a building block for developers and organizations to create their own applications. ethz.ch/en/news-and-...

This summer, the ETH Student Summer Research Fellowship brought together 19 students from all over the world to explore topics like #machinelearning, #robotics and #bioinformatics – while also discovering Switzerland's culture and mountains. #ethssrf2025 #research #summerschool

Empowering the next generation: #AI meets #entrepreneurship at ETH Zurich 🚀 At #AISummerWeek2025, 19 high school students turned a classroom into a startup incubator – using tools like ChatGPT, Playground AI & Shopify to bring their ideas to life. Big thanks to Hebbian for making it happen!

AI is transforming classrooms faster than curricula can keep up. Are we losing the fundamentals? Sverrir Thorgeirsson compares learning to read with learning to code and shows what computer science could gain from that analogy. bit.ly/4oC9dxX

A team from @ethz.ch, University Hospital Basel, UZH & USZ has developed HistoPlexer, a #DeepLearning model that predicts multiple protein markers from standard pathology images. It can speed cancer research by mapping proteins and revealing tumour–immune patterns linked to outcomes. bit.ly/45yg9nj

We’re thrilled to welcome Yannis Chronis, newly appointed Tenure Track Assistant Professor, to the Department of Computer Science. In this interview, Yannis talks about the goals he aims to pursue at @ethz.ch and the growing importance of data management. Read full interview: lnkd.in/drUiuq6Z

A milestone for open AI: ETH Zurich and EPFL will release a fully open multilingual language model, trained on CSCS’s “Alps” supercomputer. Built for the public good, this model promotes transparency, inclusion, and innovation. Read more:

ETH professor Ueli Maurer has provided cryptography with a theoretical basis. Now he is retiring. However, his most important research project is yet to come. ‪@csateth.bsky.social‬ ethz.ch/en/news-and-... #Cryptography #Cybersecurity #DigitalSecurity

🚀 ETH spin-off @invariantlabsai.bsky.social has been acquired by #cybersecurity leader Snyk! Founded by CS profs Martin Vechev & @floriantramer.bsky.social, the team built cutting-edge #AI security tools. A great example of @ethz.ch research driving impact. 👏 bit.ly/3FU5xq5

Once again among the global top 10: ETH Zurich holds 7th place in the QS World University Rankings 2026. At the Department of Computer Science, we are proud to contribute to this success.

CSCS@ISC25 - Impressions and challenges that the team RACKLette of ETH Zurich faced at the European Student Cluster Competition at #ISC25 in Hamburg #HPC #CSCS #RACKlette youtu.be/LT0Qge_8KoQ

ETH Zürich students gain AI skills using the “Alps” supercomputer: www.cscs.ch/science/comp... #students #AI #supercomputer #wearealps

Interested in how to gauge the memory latency sensitivity of your application without running parameter sweeps in a simulator like gem5? Our paper👉https://spcl.inf.ethz.ch/Publications/.pdf/shen-ics-2025-edan.pdf will be presented on Wed 2pm at ICS! #HPC @thoefler.bsky.social @csateth.bsky.social

By crunching vast amounts of environmental data, the Alps Supercomputer helps forecast glacial retreat and extreme weather events on a global scale! #BBC Tech Now speaks with experts from ETH Zurich and CSCS Lugano: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGVR...

What if cancer treatment could be tailored to your tumour’s unique biology? A groundbreaking Swiss study is making that a reality. Read more:

Congratulations to D-INFK Professor Peter Müller on receiving the ETAPS Test of Time Award! 🏆 The award-winning paper, “A Basis for Verifying Multi-threaded Programs”, introduced a method to verify complex multi-threaded software, using advanced locking strategies. Learn more: lnkd.in/dGztuVzD

Some more impressions from today’s ETH Augmented Reality Lab (ETHAR) opening, a great combo of lightning talks and networking. @christianholz.bsky.social @ethzurich.bsky.social @marcpollefeys.bsky.social

🎉💡 Impressions from today’s ETH Augmented Reality Lab (ETHAR) opening, a new hub dedicated to advancing core technologies in AR, in collab with Google. [email protected] @ethzurich.bsky.social

On 29 April 2025, Disney Research|Studios, a close partner of ETH Zurich, received a Sci-Tech Oscar from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for its Machine Learning Denoiser technology. Congratulations to the team on this remarkable achievement! 🎉 🎬 Watch the ceremony: bit.ly/43hAm0y

We congratulate @thoefler.bsky.social for being selected for the inaugural "Visionary Leadership Award" at the UEC summit 2025! #AI #HPC @csateth.bsky.social

A powerful step for linguistic tech: ETH Zurich student Hanna Yukhymenko developed MamayLM – a Ukrainian #LLM fluent in 🇺🇦 & 🇬🇧, capturing language, culture & history. Supervised by Prof. Vechev & alumnus A. Alexandrov, in collab with INSAIT. bit.ly/3ED4o5k @ayukh.bsky.social @ethzurich.bsky.social

🌍Today is International Girls in ICT Day! At D-INFK, we’re committed to encouraging girls in computer science – through initiatives like the Schnupperstudium. It offers high school girls a real taste of studying at ETH Zurich. 🔗https://bit.ly/3GmTEZw #GirlsInICT @ethzurich.bsky.social

Das Swiss National AI Institute der ETH Zürich und Lausann will eine eigene, vertrauenswürdige Schweizer KI entwickeln. Ermöglicht wird dies durch Alps, den neuen weltweit führenden öffentlichen KI-Supercomputer. dievolkswirtschaft.ch/de/2025/04/s...

How does ETH Zurich help strengthen Switzerland as an AI Hub and tackle the skilled labour shortage? Discover it in our annual report here: ethz.ch/de/die-eth-z...

☯ "AI at the Service of Humankind". Last week, we had an exciting spotlight academic session at ETH AI Center, including 2 engaging talks and an insightful panel with Prof. Paolo Benanti (The Vatican), Prof. em. Mario Rasetti (PoliTo), and ETH AI Center Faculty Prof. @arkrause.bsky.social More 👇

We are delighted to announce that Professor Ana Klimovic (@anakli.bsky.social) has been awarded the esteemed EuroSys Jochen Liedtke Young Researcher Award (@eurosysconf.bsky.social). Congratulations - well deserved! 🎉 Read more: inf.ethz.ch/news-and-eve... #Awards #Systems #ComputerScience #ETHZ

Revolutionizing Package Handling! Flink Robotics, an ETH spin-off, is making robots smarter & more adaptable. Founders Moritz Geilinger & Simon Huber have developed software enabling seamless robot collaboration & task flexibility. Read More: ethz.ch/en/news-and-...

Torsten Hoefler, ETH Zürich professor & CSCS AI/ML Chief Architect, wins the ACM Prize in Computing—the top award for mid-career scientists! He’s the first from mainland Europe to receive it. Hear his thoughts on this honor & its impact: www.cscs.ch/science/comp... #ACMPrize #Computing @acm.org

Congratulations to Torsten Hoefler @thoefler.bsky.social on receiving the 2024 ACM Prize in Computing! A Professor at @csateth.bsky.social , Hoefler was recognized for his fundamental contributions to high-performance computing and the ongoing AI revolution. bit.ly/43oBu0D @cscsch.bsky.social

🏆👏One of the world's most important computer prizes, the @acm.org Prize in Computing, goes to @thoefler.bsky.social. He is Professor for #high-performance computer systems at our department and Chief Architect of AI and Machine Learning at @cscsch.bsky.social. @ethzurich.bsky.social bit.ly/42i0Hen

Releasing EgoSim, a simulator for body-worn cameras. #NeurIPS2024 EgoSim takes real mocap data (e.g., from AMASS) and synthesizes multi-modal egocentric videos. Plus: MultiEgoView, a real dataset from 6 GoPro cameras and ground-truth 3D poses during several activities (13 people).

Astronomers are eagerly searching for binary #Neutron #Star mergers. A study published in Nature with ETH participation presents a machine learning method with which gravitational waves can be #Snalysed almost immediately. inf.ethz.ch/news-and-eve...

At the meeting on 5 and 6 March 2025, the ETH Board appointed five female and seven male professors at the request of ETH President Joël Mesot. The Board also awarded the title of "Professor" four times and the title of "Professor of Practice" once. Read more:

In a total of 16 disciplines, the university ranks among the 10 best in the world. These are the latest results of the QS World #University #Rankings according to subject. Article: ethz.ch/en/news-and-...

Technology is improving #Football – from helping referees make more accurate decisions to developing better on-field #Tactics. ETH and FIFA are exploring how #AI can make these advancements more accessible. ethz.ch/en/news-and-...

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