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

EPFL data scientist Robert West believes it’s going to take more than statements from scientists to communicate about COVID-19 effectively © iStock

How digital humanities can help in a pandemic

Published:20.03.20 — With the onset of the COVID-19 outbreak, there is a race against the clock to implement science-based measures to protect society’s most vulnerable populations. Public engagement with data has never been more urgent, and as EPFL professor Robert West explains, digital humanities research has a key role to play.

All EPFL buildings will be closed until further notice

Published:16.03.20 — Starting tomorrow, Tuesday, 17 March, all EPFL buildings will be closed until further notice. Students are prohibited from coming to campus. Remote work is mandatory for all EPFL collaborators. This measure is fully justified by the very fast spread of COVID-19 in Switzerland – the number of cases is doubling every two days.

Ghost workers – the hidden force that trains AI systems

Published:08.03.20 — Siddharth Suri (Microsoft Research) came to present his latest research on Ghost Work – The labor that powers AI. His seminar is part of the Computational Social Science and Economics launched jointly between the College of Management of Technology and the School of Computer & Communication Sciences.

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