ETH CS Department

🚀Hello, world! We are now live on Bluesky. This is the official account of the Department of Computer Science at ETH Zurich. Follow us for cutting-edge research, the latest innovations, event updates and insights into the future of technology. inf.ethz.ch @csateth.bsky.social @ethzurich.bsky.social

In 16 #Disciplines, the university #Ranks among the 10 best in the world. In addition to Earth Sciences, it also achieves an outstanding ranking in Architecture, Civil and Structural Engineering, and Environmental Sciences. These are the latest results of the QS Rankings according to subject.

On Monday, we kicked off our Distinguished Colloquium Series (Spring) with Prof. Stefano Tessaro (University of Washington, visiting @ethz.ch). Great engagement from faculty & students! More talks coming soon 👉: inf.ethz.ch/news-and-eve...

Through a collaboration, ethz.ch researchers and students are working on real-world challenges faced by the United Nations. Behind these projects are several computer science students. Their research work makes a meaningful contribution to global policy. 🌍 👨‍💻 👉 Read article: shorturl.at/FeT23

In this interview, ETH Zurich (@ethz.ch) professor Valentina Boeva (@valboeva.bsky.social) explains why childhood cancers differ from adult cancers and talks about the possible clinical impact of the NCCR "Children & Cancer". 👉 Read interview: shorturl.at/EDnn3

We are proud to share that Professor David Basin and Dr Ralf Sasse from D-INFK, together with Professors Cas Cremers and Jannik Dreier, have received the Levchin Prize for Real-World Cryptography. Congratulations! 🥳 Read more: inf.ethz.ch/news-and-eve...

We are delighted to share that Professor Rasmus Kyng has been promoted to Associate Professor of Theoretical Computer Science at @ethz.ch. 🎉 Congratulations, Rasmus! 👏 Learn more about the appointments: ethz.ch/en/news-and-...

We are proud to announce that D-INFK Professor Andreas Krause has been elected Full Member of the Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences (SATW). 🎉 Congratulations on this well-deserved recognition! 👏 👉 Read more: inf.ethz.ch/news-and-eve...

What’s the point of studying computer science if #AI can write code? In a new Perspectives article from @ethz.ch, Professor Peter Müller argues this misses the bigger picture. Computer science is far more than coding and human expertise remains essential. bit.ly/4rE0NHG

Yutong Chen from Siyu Tang’s group at @ethz.ch is teaching AI to see the world in 3D, from just a few photos. Her work earned a Google PhD Fellowship in Machine Perception. Outside the lab, she channels the same creativity into cooking. 👉https://bit.ly/4c9OT3m

Curious how STEM + arts + entrepreneurship can shape the future? 🎭💡 The STEAM Challenge is happening 3 March, 19:00–21:00 at Spirgarten Zürich, bringing innovation and entertainment together, with comedians Gülsha, Reena Krishnaraja & Zukkihund. bit.ly/4tVZcP4

From Zen rituals and artisan workshops to boardroom pitches in Tokyo, four ETH students share how an internship led them beyond the tourist trail to discover Japan’s hidden stories. @ethz.ch @csateth.bsky.social

In recognition of their exceptional master theses, four graduates from our department have been awarded the Silver Medal of @ethz.ch, including a financial sum. 🏅 Learn more about the recipients and the ETH medals: inf.ethz.ch/.../eth-meda....

This week, our computer science students returned! 👋 The new semester is officially unlocked. New achievements are already in the making. 🎮 🔥 You got this! 👩‍💻 💻

A team of computer scientists from the Applied Cryptography Group, including Matteo Scarlata, Professor Kenny Paterson, Giovanni Torrisi and Matilda Backendal, have discovered serious security vulnerabilities in three popular cloud-based password managers. Read more ⬇️

We’re thrilled to share that Professors Menna El-Assady and Bernhard Schölkopf have been elected by the UN General Assembly to the newly established Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence. Congratulations on this well-deserved recognition! 👏

The EFCL Winter School 2026 keynote programme brings together leading researchers from academia and industry. Professor Siyu Tang will give a keynote on 9 February 2026 at 15:30 in HG Audimax. 🔗 Full keynote programme: lnkd.in/dSPpQyeW

Felix E. Linker, a postdoctoral researcher at @ethz.ch, has developed a digital emblem designed to protect digital assets from cyberattacks during armed conflicts. Read more about the project and its implications for cyber conflict: inf.ethz.ch/news-and-eve...

Congratulations to Professor Peter Müller on being named an ACM Fellow. He was recognised for his sustained research contributions to automated, modular program verification. The award recognises his sustained research contributions to automated, modular program verification. bit.ly/4sTMAXS

Javier Rando is undertaking a PhD at ETH Zurich on the #Safety of #AI. At the same time, he is working at a tech company with the same goal. He is convinced that if this works, AI could become one of the best technologies ever.

Welcome Karl Bringmann! Bringmann’s research focuses on fine-grained algorithms and complexity. He designs efficient algorithms for computational problems in areas such as optimisation, geometry, graphs and string algorithms. Learn more in our interview with Karl Bringmann: bit.ly/499c4cf

The ETH Zurich Annual Review 2025 brings together key developments from across the university and highlights how research translates into impact. Computer Science is featured with three projects spanning open AI, biomedical data search and applied AI in sports.

Professor Dennis Hofheinz has received the 2025 TCC Test of Time Award for his influential 2017 paper on the Fujisaki–Okamoto transformation, a key building block for secure key encapsulation and post-quantum cryptography. Congratulations on this well-deserved honour. bit.ly/4aD9hcb

Prof Rasmus Kyng has received the 2025 ETH Zurich Latsis Prize for his groundbreaking work in theoretical computer science. His research advances efficient methods for solving large computational problems. Congratulations to Rasmus Kyng on this well-deserved recognition. bit.ly/4oFegMO

We are delighted to announce the appointments of Dr Celestine Mendler-Dünner as Associate Professor and Dr Jules Jacobs as Tenure Track Assistant Professor by the ETH Zürich board! 🎉 Read more about the appointments: ethz.ch/en/news-and-...

Thousands of video games are published every year. Standing out from the crowd is becoming increasingly challenging. 🎮 The ETH spin-off Indoor Astronaut managed to do just that with their titles Unrailed! and Unrailed 2: Back on Track. Learn more about the gaming industry: tinyurl.com/36y42fk2

We're excited to share that the student organisation VSETH has honoured Ghislain Fourny with the Golden Owl 2025, an award presented to lecturers who demonstrate exceptional dedication and excellence in teaching. Congratulations on this well-earned achievement! 👏🦉

Professor Adrian Perrig, who leads the Network Security Group (ETH Zurich) at D-INFK, has been awarded the prestigious ESORICS 2025 Outstanding Research Award. 🎉 Congratulations on this fantastic achievement! 👏 Read more: lnkd.in/dXyxJ53A

Around one in ten women worldwide are affected by endometriosis. This condition leads to unexplained infertility and heavy menstruation. Thanks to the AI-based technology of the @ethz.ch spin-off Scanvio, the diagnosis process can be noticeably simplified. 💡 Read article: shorturl.at/NALeQ

ETH Zurich has opened the renovated ML Hall, now home to the new RobotX Lab. Our department contributes through the labs of Stelian Coros and Marc Pollefeys. RobotX brings together ETH’s robotics expertise to train talent and advance research in mobility, manipulation and autonomy. bit.ly/49jPyOk

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A recent 'Nature' article explores how sycophant behavior of AI models affects researchers. One of those interviewed was Jasper Dekoninck, a doctoral student in the Secure, Reliable, and Intelligent Systems Lab. Read the full piece in ‘Nature’: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

We are delighted to share that Professor Zhendong Su has received the Most Influential OOPSLA Paper Award at SPLASH 2025 for the paper "Finding Deep Compiler Bugs via Guided Stochastic Program Mutation". Congratulations! 🎉 👏 Read more: inf.ethz.ch/news-and-eve...

The Computer Graphics Lab and the ETH Game Technology Center are currently at the GITEX Global 2025 in Dubai, one of the world’s leading technology exhibitions. If you happen to be close by – pay a visit and have a talk with ETH’s most famous alumnus! 📚 🛋️ Read article: inf.ethz.ch/news-and-eve...

Some data is so sensitive that it is processed only in specially protected cloud areas. These are designed to ensure that not even a cloud provider can access the data. ETH Zurich researchers have found a vulnerability that could allow hackers to breach these environments. ethz.ch/en/news-and-...

Computer scientists at ETH Zurich have developed a digital tool capable of searching through millions of published DNA records in a matter of seconds. This can significantly accelerate research into antibiotic resistance and unknown pathogens. ethz.ch/en/news-and-...

Ranked eleventh, ETH Zurich is once again placed among the world’s best universities in this year’s Times Higher Education (THE) World #University #Rankings. This means it remains the highest-ranked university outside the Anglo-Saxon sphere.

A world-first: global climate simulations now run at 1.25 km resolution 🌍 A major step for climate science + a nomination for the Gordon Bell Prize for Climate Modelling: 👉 www.cscs.ch/science/comp... #climate #gordonbell #prize

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