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Computer Science - Campus - 31.10.2024
20 years of Informatics: a review by Dean Marc Langheinrich
Campus - Computer Science - 28.10.2024
Twenty Years of Computer Science: A Successful Bet
Economics - Computer Science - 22.10.2024
AI tools developed for Swiss banks and insurance companies
Industries such as retail and tourism have long relied on AI programs such as ChatGPT to support them in their daily work. The new "IFZ Generative AI in Finance Study" by Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts shows for the first time what banks and insurance companies can learn from other industries when using such generative AI software.
Health - Computer Science - 10.10.2024
AI-supported dermatology: now for darker skin tones too, thanks to a new data set
In many countries in Africa, up to nine out of ten children suffer from a skin problem, and there are far too few local dermatologists.
Computer Science - Innovation - 03.10.2024
EPFL and ETH Zurich enhance collaboration to boost AI in Switzerland
Computer Science - Innovation - 03.10.2024
ETH Zurich and EPFL enhance collaboration to boost AI in Switzerland
Computer Science - 01.10.2024
"Don’t become complacent about the things you already know."
Music - Computer Science - 24.09.2024
An exhibition on algorithmic music at EPFL Pavilions
On view at EPFL Pavilions, the exhibition Musica ex Machina: Machines Thinking Musically offers an immersive journey through the incredible history of algorithmic thinking and music.
Computer Science - Politics - 14.09.2024
New research infrastructure: ’Alps’ supercomputer inaugurated
On 14 September, ETH Zurich officially inaugurated the new 'Alps' supercomputer at the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre (CSCS) in Lugano.
Campus - Computer Science - 12.09.2024
ETH Zurich is growing faster than in previous years
Life Sciences - Computer Science - 05.09.2024
Tracking behaviour to understand the brain
Innovation - Computer Science - 21.08.2024
CSEM announces Andrea Dunbar as new Chief Technology Officer
Computer Science - Innovation - 19.08.2024
’When imaging advances, science advances’
Sabine Süsstrunk, an expert in scientific photography, has seen first-hand the amazing progress in imaging technology over the past 40 years. And now her field is being upended by artificial intelligence (AI). Prof. Süsstrunk is a computer scientist and has headed EPFL's Images and Visual Representation Laboratory since 1999.
Innovation - Computer Science - 15.08.2024
Preparing Leaders for the Digital Future and AI
Computer Science - Innovation - 29.07.2024
Making a difference with the MAKE Assistive Technologies Challenge
Thanks to the dedication of EPFL students, all motivated by the potential make a difference in someone's life, six MAKE prototypes were built last semester with the aim of assisting the mentally or physically challenged.
Physics - Computer Science - 17.07.2024
3D visualization brings nuclear fusion to life
EPFL was selected by the EUROfusion consortium to develop an advanced visualization system for a preliminary process in nuclear fusion.
Campus - Computer Science - 15.07.2024
Graduated and awarded prizes: Computer science students celebrate their graduation
Astronomy / Space - Computer Science - 02.07.2024
A collaboration to push the boundaries of cosmos mapping
EPFL officially joined the Multi Spectroscopic Telescope (MUST) project, led by China's Tsinghua University, as a founding member.
Computer Science - Mathematics - 28.06.2024
Researchers at ETH Zurich develop the fastest possible flow algorithm
Rasmus Kyng has written the near-perfect algorithm. It computes the maximum transport flow at minimum cost for any kind of network - be it rail, road or electricity - at a speed that is, mathematically speaking, impossible to beat.
Computer Science - 25.06.2024
Snow or plant
Machine learning helps researchers to use weather stations to investigate the consequences of climate change for the growth of alpine vegetation. This text was automatically translated. Six days earlier than in 1998, on June 14 instead of June 20, plants begin to grow on average at higher altitudes in the Alps.
Computer Science - Innovation - 17.06.2024
How top-flight researchers draw global companies to Switzerland
ETH's outstanding reputation attracts top-flight researchers from all'over the world. This pool of talent makes Zurich a major draw for global companies such as Microsoft.
Administration - Computer Science - 17.06.2024
ETH research supply support to the Swiss state
From devising forecasting models for the Federal Finance Administration and describing the latest trends in civil protection, researchers routinely supply vital support to the Swiss state and help drive innovation.
Computer Science - Campus - 29.05.2024
"AI helps us to grasp more and more complex facts"
Computer Science - 22.05.2024
Interviewing children: using training software to combat false memories
Questioning children in criminal proceedings is challenging. Carelessly asked questions distort the testimony and can harm the young interviewee.
Computer Science - 15.05.2024
AI detects changes in behavior in old age and improves the quality of care
As we get older, changes often happen gradually. One indicator of this is our electricity consumption.
Innovation - Computer Science - 08.05.2024
Zug as a global center for blockchain technology
Computer Science - Physics - 02.05.2024
Modular software for scientific image reconstruction
EPFL engineers have developed new software called Pyxu that makes it easier and faster to reconstruct images taken at any scale. Their system employs reusable, and universally applicable, bricks of algorithms. Scientists use an array of imaging instruments to look inside living organisms, sometimes as they move, and to observe inert objects without altering their state.
Computer Science - Pedagogy - 09.04.2024
Computer science made accessible to over 10,000 children
Computer Science - 04.04.2024
Knocking cloud security off its game
Public cloud services employ special security technologies. Computer scientists at ETH Zurich have now discovered a gap in the latest security mechanisms used by AMD and Intel chips.
Computer Science - Innovation - 26.03.2024
New app unmasks forged documents
Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a smartphone app that can be used to check the authenticity of documents and other items.
Computer Science - Health - 19.03.2024
Faster diagnosis of endometriosis with AI
Das ETH-Spin-off dAIgnose entwickelt einen Algorithmus, mit dem sich Ultraschallaufnahmen der Gebärmutter automatisiert auswerten lassen. Dieser sollte es Ärzten ermöglichen, Endometriose in Zukunft schneller zu diagnostizieren. Endometriosis is widespread. Around ten percent of all women of childbearing age throughout the world suffer from it.
Health - Computer Science - 13.03.2024
Artificial intelligence detects heart defects in newborns
Researchers from ETH Zurich and KUNO Klinik St. Hedwig in Regensburg have developed an algorithm that provides an automatic and reliable method of detecting a certain heart defect in newborns.
Innovation - Computer Science - 29.02.2024
AI: once a mere tool - soon a partner on equal footing?
Computer Science - 28.02.2024
Charting new paths in AI learning
Physicists at EPFL explore different AI learning methods, which can lead to smarter and more efficient models. In an era where artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming industries from healthcare to finance, understanding how these digital brains learn is more crucial than ever. Now, two researchers from EPFL, Antonia Sclocchi and Matthieu Wyart, have shed light on this process, focusing on a popular method known as Stochastic Gradient Descent (SGD).
Computer Science - 26.02.2024
’Challenges offer opportunities for personal development.’
Computer Science - 22.01.2024
Improving virtual images starting with human perception
History / Archeology - Computer Science - 22.01.2024
Grace Hopper, mathematician and computer pioneer
Historically, the role of women in scientific discoveries and advances has often been downplayed, or even completely erased, to the detriment of their male colleagues.
Astronomy / Space - Computer Science - 19.01.2024
Swiss tech helping uncover the origins of the universe
With its secretariat hosted at EPFL, the Square Kilometer Array Switzerland (SKACH) consortium is celebrating two years' membership of a global project to develop the largest scientific facility ever built by humankind.
Computer Science - Politics - 17.01.2024
World’s most powerful supercomputers support UN SDGs and global sustainability
Computer Science - Politics - 17.01.2024
AI in the fight against global inequality
Computer Science - 10.01.2024
Testing automated crack-detection methods for concrete
An EPFL Master's student in civil engineering has evaluated the effectiveness of new computer-based methods for inspecting potentially dangerous cracks in concrete. A crucial aspect of civil engineering is determining the exact condition of cracks in concrete bridges, dams, tunnels and other types of infrastructure.
Computer Science - History / Archeology - 04.01.2024
Computer pioneer Niklaus Wirth has died
Computer Science - Innovation - 11.12.2023
The Dalle Molle Institute for Artificial Intelligence participates in the Swiss AI Initiative
Computer Science - Pedagogy - 08.12.2023
ETH Zurich receives major donation and plans teaching and research centre in Germany
Campus - Computer Science - 07.12.2023
Twelve professors appointed
Computer Science - Economics - 06.12.2023
Consumer preferences for AI-driven products
In an era where algorithms operate at the core of many products, a new study involving the University of Lucerne has investigated consumer preferences in relation to AI-driven technologies. The study shows how adaptive and pre-programmed algorithms can influence product preferences and purchasing decisions.
Computer Science - Innovation - 04.12.2023
Joint initiative for trustworthy AI
ETH Zurich and EPFL are launching the "Swiss AI Initiative", whose purpose is to position Switzerland as a leading global hub for the development and implementation of transparent and reliable artificial intelligence (AI).
Computer Science - 29.11.2023
Digital emblem for humanitarian law in cyberspace
Warfare is increasingly spreading to the realm of cyberspace. In response, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) wants to protect its digital infrastructure and that of humanitarian organisations with a digital emblem.
Computer Science - 13.11.2023
’Programme your Castle’, the course created by USI Bachelor students selected by ’Hour of Code’
Computer Science - Administration - 08.11.2023
First measures of the data science strategy implemented
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