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?

Dr. Véronique Suttels performs a smartphone-connected ultrasound on a symptomatic Beninese patient - 2025 EPFL/Véronique Suttels - CC-BY-SA 4.0

AI making it easier to diagnose tuberculosis in sub-Saharan Africa

10.06.25EPFL

EPFL and Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) are part of an African-EU partnership awarded €10-million by the EU’s Global Health EDCTP3 Joint Undertaking to roll-out an AI-driven application for more accessible and cost-effective tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis.

A multilingual benchmark to determine Large Language Models ability to grasp cultural context has been developed. © iStock

Beyond translation – making AI multicultural

02.06.25EPFL

A team of international researchers led by EPFL developed a multilingual benchmark to determine Large Language Models ability to grasp cultural context.

“We want to make food sustainability fun”

30.05.25EPFL

A two-week pilot project will kick-off next Monday across EPFL in which a new application, EcoLens, is testing how gamification can help educate and incentivise communities towards more sustainable nutrition.

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Spotlight

Head of the Images and Visual Representation Laboratory, Professor Süsstrunk will take the helm of the School of Computer and Communication Sciences in September

Event

12.06.2025 – 18:00 › 19:00 Honorary Lecture – Prof. Karl Aberer

In his honorary lecture, Prof. Karl Aberer explores how meaning emerges in information systems. Through his work at EPFL, he shows how self-organization replaces centralized design. In the age of modern AI, he questions our role: will we still be able to define its objectives?

Recruitment

Join the EPFL School of Computer and Communication Sciences (IC) for a faculty position in cyber-physical security, learning sciences, and in security & privacy. Position open at Tenure Track Assistant Professor level.