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| New year, new beginnings |
Dear readers,
I am delighted to welcome you into this new year, hopefully well-rested and with renewed vigour. My start of the year was quite eventful with taking over the role of Department Head from my predecessor Timothy Roscoe. He has done a fantastic job during an intense term with the department evaluation and the pandemic. This role comes with great responsibility, and I am grateful that I was able to learn from him. I am looking forward to the next two years working alongside Thomas Hofmann as Associate Department Head and all of you.
We have already received some exciting news this year: Torsten Hoefler, Marc Pollefeys and Zhendong Su have all been named ACM Fellows. Many congratulations! Out of 57 new Fellows, three are from our department. This is the first time in six years so many of our faculty members were honoured simultaneously.
Last but not least, this week the session examinations have started. Good luck to all our students in the exams!
Explore further news and events at D-INFK in this edition of READ.ME. Enjoy!
Best regards,
Kenny Paterson
Department Head
Title image: Schoolchildren during a workshop at the Informatiktage (Computer Science Days) in March 2022.
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| Faculty and staff |
We would like to extend a warm welcome to all new staff members who have joined our department in the last month. We look forward to working with you.
Our new staff
To the staff who are leaving us, we wish you the best of luck in your future careers and hope to work with you again someday.
Farewells |
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“You feel quite proud to run it”
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After two years as Department Head, Timothy Roscoe is stepping down. He reflects on his time running the department and the importance of having a positive outlook. Thank you for your excellent work! |
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Welcome, Thodoris Sotiropoulos
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| Thodoris has joined Prof. Zhendong Su's Advanced Software Technologies Lab as a postdoc. His research focuses on the design of appropriate abstractions. Welcome, Thodoris! |
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Welcome, Brigitte Marti
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Brigitte takes on her new role as part of the Studies Administration group, where she will be responsible for the mobility students and the Master in Cyber Security. Welcome, Brigitte! |
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Welcome, Tamlyn Altmann
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| Tamlyn has started in the Studies Administration group. Her focus will be on continuing education courses in Cyber Security and Data Science. Have a great start, Tamlyn! |
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Farewell, Claudia Otto
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Claudia is leaving the Studies Administration group at the end of the month to join ETH Transfer, where she will work in biology, a field closer to her original background. All the best in your new role, Claudia! |
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Farewell, Tal Ben-Nun
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Tal worked as a postdoc in the Scalable Parallel Computing Laboratory. He has left the department to join Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in the Computer Science Research programme. Good luck, Tal! |
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Farewell, Suvradip Chakraborty
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| Suvradip, formerly a postdoc in the Foundations of Cryptography group led by Prof. Dennis Hofheinz, will join Visa Research in Palo Alto next month. All the best to you, Suvradip! |
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Farewell, Jorge Toro Pozo
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| Jorge was a postdoc in Prof. David Basin's Information Security group and has left D-INFK to work for SIX Digital Exchange (SDX). All the best for your future endeavours, Jorge! |
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Farewell, Michael Giardino
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| Michael is leaving his position as a postdoc in the Systems Group of Prof. Timothy Roscoe at the end of the month. He will take up a new role at Huawei. Good luck with your new position, Michael! |
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Farewell, Nikoli Dryden
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Our former postdoc Nikoli from the Scalable Parallel Computing Laboratory has joined the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory as a research scientist. All the best, Nikoli! |
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| Passed doctoral examination: January 2023 |
Patrick Leu (Prof. Srdjan Capkun), 17.01.
Congratulations to our newly minted Doctor of Sciences ETH Zurich! |
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| Stories of the month |
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"I think I became bilingual"
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Prof. Valentina Boeva
Valentina, a Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Biomedical Informatics, talks about her time at ETH Zurich and how she began to understand both computer scientists and biologists. |
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A bite of the Big Apple
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Master's student Tamara Gini
Last October, Tamara joined a group of apprentices as a supervisor and worked on small projects with different companies in New York City. |
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| Prizes and awards |
Congratulations to our faculty, researchers and students who have won prizes, awards and fellowships for their work. We are proud of you and thank you for asserting our reputation.
Browse our award section |
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| Torsten Hoefler, Marc Pollefeys and Zhendong Su named ACM Fellows |
Congratulations to Torsten, Marc and Zhendong on being named ACM Fellows! Out of 57 new Fellows, three are from our department. The prestigious distinction recognises the extensive research contributions in their respective fields.
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| Upcoming events |
Cyber-Defence (CYD) Fellowships, apply until 15 February 2023
The EPFL and the Cyber-Defence (CYD) Campus have jointly launched the "CYD Fellowships – A Talent Program for Cyber-Defence Research". The 7th call for Master Thesis, Doctoral and Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowship applications are now open. Both new entries and resubmissions are strongly encouraged.
Apply here
Inaugural Lectures, 21 February 2023, 17.15 – 18.30, HG F 30
Join the live audience in Audi Max to see two inaugural lectures: "A Serverless Vision for Cloud Computing" by Prof. Ana Klimovic and "Making Machine Learning Fail" by Prof. Florian Tramèr.
Learn more, watch previous recordings
Informatiktage 2023, 27 March – 1 April 2023, CAB
As a partner of the Informatiktage (Computer Science Days), our department, together with the IT Services, offers a week-long programme for school classes, teachers, young people and the general public. On Saturday, 1 April, there will be an Open House Day where everyone is welcome.
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| Please meet... |
Sandra Kübler, Restaurant Manager food&lab CAB
In one sentence, what do you do?
I am responsible for ensuring that the food&lab runs smoothly and that our guests feel welcome here: this includes personnel planning, purchasing, finances and even front cooking.
What is your favourite dish at the food&lab?
There are many! An absolute classic for me is the pasta "Cinque Pi", but I also really like the burger that we offer once a week.
Which skill are you learning or improving these days?
I practice patience a lot – both at home with my 2-year-old daughter and at food&lab when something does not go as quickly as I would like.
What is the most important lesson you have learned in your career so far?
Being flexible and knowing how to help yourself. In our industry, there are always unforeseen situations where you have to react quickly and find solutions.
How do you spend your leisure time?
I spend my free time with my family. I have also been an active member of the Islikon-Kefikon Music Association for around 20 years, where I play the euphonium.
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| D-INFK in the news |
| • | | D-INFK Spin-off Futurae
Netzwoche: Venture Leaders Mobile 2023 wählt zehn Start-ups aus
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| • | | Prof. em. Niklaus Wirth, Paul Reed
Golem: Oberon – das Schweizer System
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| • | | Kristina Hostakov, Natasha Savic from CSNOW (from 24:15 on)
SRF Podcast: 31'000 offene Stellen – Fachkräftemangel bei IT-Berufen
Listen here |
| • | | Alumnus Martin Wechsler, Migros
Computerworld: Schweizer Top-CIOs
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| • | | Computer Science and AI at ETH Zurich
20 Minuten: Bekannter Game-Entwickler zieht Zug dem Silicon Valley vor
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| Open positions |
| Are you a student interested in open positions, full-time or part-time, and internships? Then the job mailing list by the Association of Computer Science Students (VIS) is for you. |
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| Tip of the month – New Communication Academy course programme online |
| Looking for ways to improve your communication skills in the spring semester? This training programme for science communication is aimed at doctoral students, postdocs and professors. |
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