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.

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

SwissCovid est disponible gratuitement sur les magasins d'applications. © EPFL / Jamani Caillet 2020

Swiss federal government officially launches the SwissCovid app

Published:24.06.20 — SwissCovid – a tracing app developed in part by EPFL – is being made available today to the general public, one month after the pilot tests began. The app will be a useful tool in stemming the spread of the disease as the number of cases in Switzerland is back on the rise.

Tanja Käser heads the new Digital Vocation, Education and Training Laboratory. © EPFL Alain Herzog

Three questions for IC professor Tanja Käser

Published:08.06.20 — Tanja Käser has recently joined the EPFL School of Computer and Communication Sciences (IC) as a tenure-track assistant professor, and head of the new Digital Vocation, Education and Training Laboratory. She tells us about her background and plans for research in the field of digital education.

Lauzhack, or how to rescue your semester project in three days

Published:05.06.20 — The Lauzhack hackathon gave students a chance to redirect their semester projects towards issues related to the coronavirus. An intense, exhilarating experience for everyone involved.

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Lang/Baumann – Up #4

The Swiss artist duo Lang/Baumann (L/B) was invited by the CDH-Culture to imagine and create a sculpture installed from June to December 2020 in a patio of the Rolex Learning Center. With its 8.75 m. height, Up #4 is a…

17-06-202012-12-2020

With: Lang/Baumann, duo d’artistes suisses
Place and room: Patio extérieur du Rolex Learning Center
Category: Exhibitions