School of Computer and Communication Sciences

Our School is one of the main European centers for education and research in the field of Information Technology.

We take pride in educating students at all levels in the exciting and world-changing science and technology of ICT, performing research that drives forward the boundaries of knowledge in these fields, as well as fostering the commercial use of our research and the entrepreneurial spirit of our faculty and students.

The artifacts and software of the technology revolution have changed peoples’ lives in countless ways over the past half century. And, this revolution is not over!

The intellectual accomplishments of computer science are diffusing into many other disciplines, changing the way that researchers, practitioners, and people in general see their world and conceive of solutions. IC is proud and happy to be at the center of these revolutions.

MISSIONS

Education

We offer a bachelor program in Computer Science and one in Communications. We also offer three master's programs: Computer Science, Communications, and Data Science. Starting Fall 2019, we will add an additional master in Cyber Security.

Research

Research in IC spans a broad range of topics. Our faculty members are world leaders in many of these areas, and our PhD students go on to successful careers in academia and industry throughout Switzerland and the world.

Innovation

Our school works closely with industry, both in Switzerland and throughout the world, to lend our expertise to solve challenging problems and to bring new ideas from our labs into innovative products.

News

An algorithm to detect outside influences on the media

Published:09.08.19 — EPFL researchers recently developed an algorithm that maps out the media landscape and reveals biases and hidden influences in the news industry.

Wenzel Jakob wins ACM SIGGRAPH Significant New Researcher Award

Published:29.07.19 — Professor Jakob, who has led the Realistic Graphics Lab (RGL) in the EPFL School of Computer and Communication Sciences (IC) since 2016, received the award for his exceptional work in rendering and geometry.

Digitizing and replicating the world of materials

Published:29.07.19 — A team of EPFL researchers has set itself the lofty goal of building the biggest-ever database that digitizes the visual appearance of all natural and synthetic materials in the world.

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