School of Computer and Communication Sciences

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

We take pride in educating students at all levels in the exciting and world-changing fields of science and technology, performing research that drives forward the boundaries of knowledge, 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. We are proud and happy to be at the center of these revolutions.

Education

We offer a bachelor program in Computer Science and one in Communications. We also offer four master’s programs: Computer Science, Communications, Data Science and 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.

What’s new?

“The Trust and Support Network must be a trusted network”

22.05.22EPFL community

This May, Ines Ariceta became the head of the Trust and Support Network, which was set up under EPFL’s Harassment Task Force. Her journey and vision have made her the obvious choice, but she doesn’t take anything for granted.

Alkindi competition gets underway © EPFL 2022

Taking cryptography into Swiss secondary schools!

19.05.22EPFL

After two years of being online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual Alkindi-Switzerland cryptography contest grand final was back on campus today for the teams that qualified, as secondary students battled it out for first place!

Jamila Sam devotes a large portion of her time to answer students’ questions. © Alain Herzog 2020 EPFL

“Kindness is a powerful tool in teaching”

16.05.22EPFL

Computer engineer Jamila Sam joined EPFL 30 years ago. As well as being named best teacher on several occasions, she’s also co-developed six MOOCs, along with toolkits for teaching programming using project-based methods.