Fredi Schmid was a co-founder and the first President of the Association of Computer Science Students at ETH Zurich (VIS).
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In the first part of our interview, Professor emeritus Carl August Zehnder recounts how he fundamentally shaped the Department of Computer Science with his data-driven approach.
It weighed 60 tons, cost 30 million Swiss francs and had less computing power than a smartwatch: In 1970, ETH bought its first supercomputer.
For a long time, the development of quantum computers was concerned with theoretical and hardware aspects. But now the classical computer sciences are coming back into play.
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Fredi Schmid was a co-founder and the first President of the Association of Computer Science Students at ETH Zurich (VIS). In the interview he remembers the founding, the parties, and studying computer science in the 1980s.chevron_right
Professor emeritus Carl August Zehnder is one of the founders of the Department of Computer Science. In this video, he talks about how his research field developed out of practical necessity, the competitive pressure against other departments, and the importance of infrastructure at ETH Zurich.chevron_right
For a long time, the development of quantum computers was concerned with theoretical and hardware aspects. But as the focus shifts towards programming, software and security issues, the classical computer sciences are coming back into play.
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ETH and the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems are intensifying their partnership to promote doctoral candidates and research: ETH professors Otmar Hilliges, Thomas Hofmann, Andreas Krause and Klaas P. Prüssmann are new Max Planck fellows.chevron_right
Professor Ana Klimovic from the Systems Group was granted the prestigious Facebook Research Award. The award aims to support innovative solutions to the challenges that still remain in the data management community.chevron_right
The Swiss business magazine Bilanz has published its annual list of Digital Shapers, the 100 top contributors to digitalisation in Switzerland. It includes Professor Adrian Perrig as well a number of alumni and spin-offs from the Department of Computer Science.chevron_right
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VIScon combines a symposium with a hackathon and is organised by VIS (Verein der Informatik Studierenden der ETH Zürich). This year, it will take place October 15-17, 2021. Explore VIScon
