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| A good start into the spring semester |
Dear readers,
The spring semester has started, the days are becoming longer, and our department has many things to celebrate. The 119 students who have completed their Master’s thesis in the last ten months have been invited to the Master's Graduation Ceremony on Friday 24 March where they received their degree. We congratulate each of them and wish them a lot of success in their future studies and endeavours.
Our professors have been successful in the past month as well, especially Dr Barbara Solenthaler, who has been promoted to Adjunct Professor, and Professor Ce Zhang, who has been promoted to Associate Professor of Computer Science.
Since 2016, our department is a partner of the Informatiktage (Computer Science Days). There will be workshops and lectures throughout this week, and an Open Day at the CAB building on Saturday 1 April, where everybody will get a chance to learn something new about computer science. We invite you to spread the word about this event and to join us with your family and friends on Saturday.
Please enjoy this edition of READ.ME. I wish you all a very good spring.
Best regards,
Kenny Paterson
Department Head
Title image: Three graduates at their Master's Graduation Ceremony, March 2023.
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| Faculty and staff |
We 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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Ce Zhang promoted to Associate Professor
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| Ce, formerly Tenure Track Assistant Professor at D-INFK, has been promoted to Associate Professor of Computer Science. He conducts research at the interface between data science and systems. Congratulations on this promotion, Ce! |
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Barbara Solenthaler promoted to Adjunct Professor
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| Barbara, formerly Lecturer and Senior Research Scientist at D-INFK, has been promoted to Adjunct Professor. She develops algorithms and techniques for data-driven simulations and 3D modelling. Congratulations, Barbara! |
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Farewell, Theodoros Rekatsinas
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| Theodoros has left the Department of Computer Science to take up a position with Apple. He was working as an Assistant Professor in the Systems Group since last year. Good luck with your new role, Theo. |
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Farewell, Runbin Shi
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| Postdoc Runbin leaves D-INFK to start his new position with Microsoft. He was working in the Systems Group under the supervision of Gustavo Alonso, focusing on FPGA accelerated systems. We wish you all the best! |
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| Passed doctoral examination: |
Leonhard Adolphs (Prof. Thomas Hofmann), 28.02.
Congratulations to our newly minted Doctor of Sciences ETH Zurich! |
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| Stories of the month |
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“It’s a golden age to be a cryptographer”
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| Professors Kenny Paterson and Shweta Shinde, four Master's students and one alumnus, who have first-hand knowhow of the Master's in Cyber Security, share their experiences and explain why they decided to teach or study cyber security. Read the article here. |
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International Women’s Day
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On the occasion of International Women's Day, we talked to some of the women from the department about their roles and responsibilities. Thanks to all women working at D-INFK for making our department such a great place. |
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Tracing a digital shadow
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Our Professor Joachim Buhmann joined psychologist Verena Zimmermann and computer scientist Elgar Fleisch to discuss whether our feelings can be measured, what role they play in human-machine interactions and the use of smart technologies. |
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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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QS Rankings
In the latest QS World University Rankings by subject, ETH Zurich is ranked ninth in Computer Science. Overall, the university ranks among the top ten in 16 disciplines. We take this opportunity to thank everyone in the department for their work and contributions. |
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| Upcoming events |
Informatiktage, 27 March – 1 April, CAB
The Informatiktage, a week-long event for school classes, teachers, young people and the general public, are happening this week. On Saturday, 1 April, we open our doors and everyone is welcome.
Programme
Art & Computer Science: Games in the Expanded Field, 29 March, 18.15 – 20.00, CAB G 11
In this talk, Sarah Friend talks about blockchains and how her software development background is a driving force behind her conceptual work. The talk series is organised by the Game Technology Center.
More information here
Machine Learning for Power Systems: Is it time to trust it?, 4 April, 15.00 – 16.00, IFW A 36
Join Spyros Chatzivasileiadis, Professor at the Technical University of Denmark, for his seminar on methods that remove the barrier for applying neural networks in real-life power systems.
Learn more
Inaugural Lecture, 20 April, 17.15 – 18.30, HG F 30
Join the live audience in Audi Max and listen to the inaugural lecture titled "The Future is How" by our Professor Dennis Komm.
Learn more, watch previous recordings
Digital Support Tools for Paediatric Health Seminar, 27 April, 16.00 – 17.15, Biozentrum Basel
The upcoming Botnar Research Centre for Child Health (BRCCH) seminar offers insight into advancing child health using digital health support tools and systems. The seminar will focus on a BRCCH project to which Prof Ce Zhang and his lab contributed. Join either via Zoom or in person.
Registration
SDSC-Connect 2023: Towards Biomedical Data Science, 25 May, Campus EPFL
This Swiss Data Science Center event is dedicated to digital health and biomedical data science. There will be various speakers from the health value chain to present advancements in drug and therapy manufacturing, precision oncology, data-driven clinical practice and more.
Learn more |
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| Please meet... |
Tamara Gini, Master's student
What is your major and why did you choose it?
I chose Visual and Interactive Computing because courses in this field were the most interesting to me during my Bachelor’s. I like visualising the results rather than only getting some abstract feedback so that it becomes clear at a first glance whether you made a mistake.
Which skill are you learning or improving these days?
I recently joined a local badminton club. The average skill level is quite high, so I’m often surrounded by people that are very good at what they do (similar to ETH). This motivates me to step up my game and keep improving a bit every week.
Who is your role model and why?
I don’t have one specific role model, but I’m generally drawn toward women in tech who don’t care about stereotypes and have inspiring careers. Representation matters, be it through a fair percentage of women in leadership roles or even through women engineers at a job fair.
Do you have any tips for future Master's students at D-INFK?
I would suggest listening to your gut feeling about which field is the most exciting and appealing to you. With that extra bit of motivation, it becomes much easier to do all the projects (and exercises) that are required in the Master’s courses. Physical activities like Superkondi also helps a lot with general well-being and a good work-life balance. This should in no case be neglected. |
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| D-INFK in the news |
| • | | D-INFK spin-off LatticeFlow
EU-Startups: 10 super promising Swiss startups to watch in 2023 and beyond!
Read article |
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| Open positions |
Office Manager at the Swiss Data Science Center, 40%
The SDSC is looking for an all-round and enthusiastic Office Manager with various responsibilities from overlooking the office space infrastructure, to organising onsite meetings and events to making travel arrangements. Interested? Then apply here.
Senior Data Scientist at the Swiss Data Science Center
The Swiss Data Science Center is looking for a Senior Data Scientist with experience in working with large geolocated environmental datasets from multiple sources and practical machine-learning knowledge. If you are interested, apply here.
Doctoral student in digital fabrication and capacitive sensing on curved surfaces
The Sensing, Interaction & Perception Lab (Prof. Christian Holz) is looking for a doctoral candidate interested in conducting a research project on digital fabrication and capacitive sensing on curved surfaces.
Apply here
VIS job mailing list
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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| rETHink ETH |
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The rETHink project was initiated in 2020 by ETH President Joël Mesot to be the roadmap for the university’s ongoing institutional and organisational development. Now, the project is moving into its implementation phase. The project managers have explained what is going to happen next at the “rETHink Switch” event, which took place on 22 March.
Watch the recording of the “rETHink Switch” Town Hall meeting and read the blog post to learn all about it. |
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| Tip of the month – Nurturing well-being |
| Do you want to develop and improve your social and leadership competencies in your everyday work and become more self-aware? Then find out how to give feedback with an attitude of respect, how to honour the identity of other people and how to improve your awareness of your own emotions. |
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