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

IC computer vision research wins ski conference award

Published:25.03.19 — Roman Bachmann, a master’s student in the School of Computer and Communication Sciences (IC) Computer Vision Laboratory (CVLab), has won the Young Investigator Award at the eighth International Congress on Science and Skiing (ICSS 2019) in Finland.

Doctoral candidates get firsthand view of IC research

Published:25.03.19 — From March 20-22, more than 50 prospective students recently admitted to the EPFL School of Computer and Communication Sciences doctoral program, EDIC, gathered on campus for an introduction to the school’s research and faculty.

EPFL computer scientists flag global hardware security vulnerability

Published:20.03.19 — Researchers in the HexHive and Parallel Systems Architecture (PARSA) laboratories of EPFL's School of Computer and Communication Sciences, in collaboration with IBM researchers, have identified a widespread computer security vulnerability affecting laptop, desktop and server hardware.

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