ETH CS Department

Official Twitter page of the Computer Science Department at ETH Zurich. Collected media and news from and about the department.

[ETH CS Department @CSatETH]

Eleven students from our department have been awarded an ESOP scholarship. 🎉

It provides mentorship, a network of the ETH Foundation and covers the full study and living costs during their master’s studies.

Congratulations to all the recipients! 👏

https://t.co/Q7gWUwAydk

[ETH CS Department @CSatETH]

👏Congratulations to the new @ELLISforEurope Fellows and Scholars from our department: @cholz, @vogt_je, @val_boeva, @anaklimovic, @FannyYangETH, @florian_tramer!
https://t.co/lkvyw2v7Ie

[ETH CS Department @CSatETH]

VIScon is ETH Zurich's largest student-led tech fair. It combines a three-day hackathon with a broad symposium. From 9 to 11 October 2026, the event's ninth edition will take place.

➡️ Read interview with the co-presidents of the organisation team: https://t.co/MbjBTF26f9

[ETH CS Department @CSatETH]

Congratulations to former ETH Zurich doctoral students @pesarlin and Yao Feng, recipients of this year’s ECVA PhD Awards for outstanding contributions to computer vision! 🎉

Only two ECVA awards are presented each year – and this year, both went to ETH Zurich alumni.
Congrats!

[ETH CS Department @CSatETH]

Congratulations to Professor David Basin on receiving the ESORICS 2026 Outstanding Research Award! 🎉
A well-deserved recognition of Professor Basin’s lasting impact on computer security.
Read more: https://t.co/OIRCHoiPdW

[ETH CS Department @CSatETH]

How do you trick an AI hacker?

Doctoral student Mark Vero from @the_sri_lab at ETH Zurich is researching how to detect hack attacks at an early stage.

➡️Read the full article here: https://t.co/w6FLHtx30Y

[ETH CS Department @CSatETH]

Last but not least, @JulesJacobs5 is the third new professor joining D-INFK this September. His research focuses on formal verification, programming languages and making software more correct and secure.

Welcome, Jules! 👋

👉 Read the full interview: https://t.co/vUs2Ri3gFw

[ETH CS Department @CSatETH]

Our new Associate Professor Shivaram Venkataraman joins D-INFK this September as one of three new professors. His research focuses on making data analysis and machine learning systems more efficient and sustainable.

👉 Read the full interview: https://t.co/KQaVqqTv99

[ETH CS Department @CSatETH]

Welcome to @ETH_en, @CeleMenDu! 👋

Our new Associate Professor of AI explores what happens when AI meets society and how the field itself must adapt.

Read the interview: https://t.co/MG4Q9wzhJI

[ETH CS Department @CSatETH]

Congratulations to ETH Zurich Professor Ralf Jung on receiving an ICFP Most Influential Paper Award!

👉 Read news: https://t.co/XDf0rH6LYE

[ETH CS Department @CSatETH]

Congrats to @ETH_en Prof. @florian_tramer on receiving a @usenix Security Test of Time Award for “Stealing Machine Learning Models via Prediction APIs”, co-authored with @0xFanZhang, @AriJuels, Mike Reiter and @TomRistenpart. A well-deserved recognition! https://t.co/LJcG80QN60

[ETH CS Department @CSatETH]

Erwin Engeler, a pioneer of computer science at ETH Zurich, passed away on 28 July 2026 at the age of 96.

➡️ Read the obituary by Prof. Lorenz Halbeisen, a former doctoral student of Engeler’s: https://t.co/hg1SY1ucVK

[ETH CS Department @CSatETH]

🎉 Congratulations to Professors Peter Müller and Zhendong Su, and Professor Emeritus Bertrand Meyer on being elected to the inaugural ACM SIGSOFT Software Engineering Academy!
https://t.co/kzuAWUhjLD

[ETH CS Department @CSatETH]

Congratulations to Professor David Basin, Professor Cas Cremers, Dr Benedikt Schmidt and Dr Simon Meier on receiving a Test-of-Time Award at the IEEE Computer Security Foundations Symposium (CSF'26)! 🎉

Learn more about the award here: https://t.co/HseUGeLZoU

[Christian Holz @cholz]

Come to our #SIGGRAPH2026 talk today: Our method turns existing 3D objects into multi-touch sensors, without modifying the interior.

From a scan, we sample surface-intrinsic curves that conform to mutual-cap layouts, and optimize their intersections for coverage & fabrication.

[ETH CS Department @CSatETH]

Congratulations to Professors @anaklimovic and @SiyuTang3 on their promotion to Associate Professors of Computer Science at ETH Zurich! 🎉
Learn more about the appointments here: https://t.co/D73vHGK8f7

[ETH CS Department @CSatETH]

Congratulations to Professor Peter Müller on receiving the 2026 AITO Dahl-Nygaard Senior Prize! 👏
The award recognises his long-term contributions to software verification and practical verification tools that help make software more reliable and secure.
https://t.co/6pXq0BlbyP

[ETH CS Department @CSatETH]

Congratulations to @thoefler on receiving an @ERC_Research Proof of Concept Grant! 🎉 Building on his ERC-funded research, the grant supports bringing advances in high-performance and scalable computing closer to real-world applications. https://t.co/GYgIHQvCMf

[ETH CS Department @CSatETH]

🎮The Game Lab at @ETH turned 20! Students build fully playable video games from scratch in 14 weeks. What started in 2007 by Bob Sumner & @MarkusGross63 is now a flagship CS course: 90 students, 15 games/year. https://t.co/NoZ6i5hcCM

[ETH CS Department @CSatETH]

Congratulations to Professors Adrian Perrig and Srdjan Capkun, and Dr. Bernhard Haeupler on receiving ERC Advanced Grants!
One of Europe's most prestigious research awards, the ERC Advanced Grant recognises outstanding scientific achievement.
Read now: https://t.co/NuIbdMPN22