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| Fostering a passion for cyber security |
Dear readers,
At this year’s Geneva Cyber 9/12 Challenge, the thirty international teams were confronted with a particularly complex cyber security scenario. Within two days, the student teams had to analyse the evolving situation, develop their policy recommendations, and present them in front of high-ranking decision-makers. The two ETH teams Lémanners and Soteria made it amongst the top 4 – congratulations!
A big part of that success is likely due to the thorough, two-months training provided by the ETH Cyber Group. The student group is dedicated to fostering a passion for cyber security among ETH students. Learn more about the group and its mission in a recent interview.
Find out about further news and events at the department in this edition of READ.ME.
I wish you a good end to the semester, and a smooth start to the semester break.
Best regards,
Timothy Roscoe
Department Head
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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 by the end of 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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Welcome, Theodoros Rekatsinas
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| Theo joined us in May as a Tenure Track Assistant Professor. He heads the Structured Intelligence Systems Group within the Systems Group. Learn more about his work in the interview below. Welcome, Theo! |
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Welcome, Jean Cardinal
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Jean, professor at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, joined us as a guest at the beginning of May. He will stay with the group of Emo Welzl until July 17. Enjoy your time at the department, Jean!
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Welcome, Annemarie Passchier
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| Since the beginning of May, you can meet Annemarie at the Info + Service Center in CAB as part of the Facility Services team. She replaces Andrea Grimm, who retired early. Welcome, Annemarie and all the best, Andrea! |
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Additional role for Fabio Zünd
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| Since the beginning of this month, the ETH Media Technology Center has a new managing director: Fabio Zünd, who is also the managing director of the ETH Game Technology Center. All the best for your new role, Fabio!
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Farewell, Severin Klingler
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| Severin was the managing director of the ETH Media Technology Center since it was founded over three years ago. He has now moved on to work as a senior software engineer at Nvidia, who recently bought our spin-off Animatico. All the best, Severin! |
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Farewell, Chih-Hung Liu
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Chih-Hung, senior researcher at the Institute of Theoretical Computer Science, will leave ETH by end of June to join the Department of Electrical Engineering at the National Taiwan University as an Associate Professor. Congratulations and all the best!
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| Passed doctoral examinations: April and May 2022 |
Matthew Mirman (Prof. Martin Vechev), 28.4.
Kristina Tothova (Prof. Marc Pollefeys), 4.5.
Merve Gürel (Prof. Ce Zhang), 6.5.
Ian Cherabier (Prof. Marc Pollefeys), 16.5.
Benjamin Rothenberger (Prof. Adrian Perrig), 19.5.
Cédric Renggli (Prof. Ce Zhang), 20.5.
Simon Dünser (Prof. Stelian Coros), 24.5.
Bojan Karlas (Prof. Ce Zhang), 24.5.
Congratulations to our newly minted Doctors of Sciences ETH Zurich! |
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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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ETH Medals and Willi Studer Prize for Master's graduates
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| Five of our Master's graduates have won prizes for their outstanding performance during their studies. Four have received the ETH Medal for their excellent Master's theses and one the Willi Studer Prize for the best overall grade. Congratulations! |
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Success at the Geneva Cyber 9/12 Challenge 2022
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| At the international cyber security competition, two of the ETH teams trained by the student organisation Cyber Group placed in the top four and one took home a special prize. Thirty international teams took part in the challenge. Well done to all involved! |
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| Story of the month: "Cyber security means freedom" |
| Founded by students, the ETH organisation Cyber Group ETH Student Initiative is dedicated to cyber security. Its co-founder and former president, Karin Holzhauser, and current president Christian Knabenhans explain where Cyber Group came from and where it’s headed. |
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| Upcoming events |
Final Presentations of the Game Programming Laboratory 2022, May 31, 18:00 - 22:00, CAB G11
Once more, the ETH Game Technology Center presents the results of its Game Programming Lab to the public: 13 games designed by students. Join in person or follow the livestream. Learn more |
The Secrets of Successful Women in Tech, June 9, 16:00-18:00, HG E 21
Find out more about identifying female-friendly employers, meeting a matching mentor and other crucial aspects of becoming a successful woman in tech. The event is not designed to be women-only, but also for men interested in supporting their female colleagues. Learn more |
Projects and Offers for the "Nationaler Zukunftstag" at ETH, July 1, 2022
On November 10, 2022, ETH Zurich will open its door to children from 10 to 13 years and give fascinating insights into the world of science. Do you have a project or an idea for an offer that might be interesting? Let the organisers know by July 1 2022. Learn more |
Call for proposals, VIScon 14-16 October, 2022
This year, VIScon is celebrating its fifth anniversary! Organised by the department's student association VIS, the three-day event features a hackathon and a symposium. Its unique combination of technical and entrepreneurial topics makes VIScon worthwhile for techies and digital immigrants alike. Are you interested in sharing your striking ideas? Or are you passionate about inspiring others? The deadline has been extended and the call for proposals is open until June 18, 2022. Learn more |
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| Past Events |
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Distinguished Colloquium
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In the past semester, our faculty once again invited colleagues from around the globe to present their current research. Some of the talks took place on site again. Thank you to all the speakers as well as to the hosts Niao He, Ana Klimovic, Kenny Paterson, Mrinmaya Sachan and Julia Vogt. |
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International Championship of Mathematical and Logical Games
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| On Saturday May 14, over 500 people, ranging from primary school students to Bachelor's students and adults, participated in the Swiss final of the 36th International Championship of Mathematical and Logical Games at ETH Zürich. The best participants qualified for the international final in August. |
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| Please meet... |
Mirjam Rösli, room and site planning officer, member of the Department Administration.
In one sentence, what do you do?
Calculations, clarifications, and all sorts of administrative work.
What do you like most about your role?
Gathering information, processing it, bringing it into a suitable form and being in contact with different people.
Which skill are you learning or improving these days?
Staying calm.
What did you want to be as a child?
A grown-up.
What is your productivity hack?
Having a bath until my fingers are shrivelled. |
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| D-INFK in the news |
| • | | New professor: Dennis Komm
ETH News: 13 professors appointed
Read article |
| • | | D-INFK spin-off LatticeFlow
CB Insights: AI 100 – The most promising artificial intelligence startups of 2022
Read article |
| • | | Prof. Julia Vogt
Netzwoche: Wie KI helfen kann, angeborene Herzfehler zu erkennen
Read article |
| • | | Student Lukas Friedlos
SRF Radio (Swiss German, starts at 12:00): Wie Roboter in Zürich auf der Theaterbühne stehen
Listen to clip |
| • | | Post-Doc Fellow Mennatallah El-Assady
Forbes: Code zu Bild
Read article |
| • | | Prof. Marc Pollefeys
BigTechWire: Microsoft works with VW to adapt HoloLens for use in motion
Read article |
| • | | D-INFK spin-off Animatico
Inside IT: Nvidia kauf sich ein ETH-Spinoff
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| • | | Prof. Christian Holz, Andreas Fender
Mixed: Asynchronous reality: researchers stop time in virtual reality
Read article |
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| Open positions |
Postdoctoral Researcher in Visual Computing
Do you have strong expertise in 3D vision and/or mobile robotics? Prof. Marc Pollefeys, head of the Computer Vision and Geometry Group (CVG) at ETH Zurich, is looking for a postdoctoral researcher. The position is primarily for managing and leading research on an ongoing project about spatial mapping, scene understanding, collaborative localisation, and mapping with HRI devices.
Learn more |
Postdoctoral Researcher in Machine Learning with Medical Applications
Are you looking for a challenge in medical informatics? Prof. Julia Vogt, head of the Medical Data Science Research Group, seeks a postdoctoral researcher with a strong machine learning background and an interest in working at the intersection between machine learning, medicine and health care.
Learn more |
Product Manager at LatticeFlow
LatticeFlow, a spin-off from the Department of Computer Science, aims to enable companies around the globe to deliver trustworthy AI models that work reliably. Their new product manager will be in charge of setting up the product management organisation, understanding the end-to-end workflow used by ML teams and driving product vision and strategy.
Learn more |
Several positions at Anapaya Systems
The mission of our spin-off Anapaya is to develop a next-generation inter-networking architecture. Would you like to get on board? Check out their open positions.
Lear more |
Junior Research Engineer in Natural Language Processing
Would you like to use your background in computer linguistics to help build the media technologies of tomorrow? The ETH Media Technology Center is looking for a new member to research and develop software prototypes for new media technologies, specifically focusing on natural language processing projects. Learn more |
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| Tips of the month – email archiving and recall of ETH equipment |
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Bring ETH equipment back to the office
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| During the coronavirus pandemic, employees have been able to take IT equipment, such as screens and keyboards, home to facilitate remote work. Following the withdrawal of pandemic-related regulations, all the borrowed equipment must now be returned to ETH premises.
More information |
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Important changes to email archiving
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| Until now, a large part of the emails sent or received by ETH members have been permanently stored in a mail archive. Due to changes to the archiving system, emails older than 10 years will be automatically deleted starting in October 2022. You can suspend this process if you wish.
Read what this means for you |
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