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?

AI can help students learn better

16.05.25Education

The vast majority of students now use generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) programs on a regular basis. Can teachers get students past the principle of least effort and turn these programs into educational tools?

Multi colored and connected polygons shaped of human brain symbolizing neural connections in brain and artificial intelligence © iStock

A step towards understanding machine intelligence the human way

12.05.25EPFL

EPFL researchers have discovered key ‘units’ in large AI models that seem to be important for language, mirroring the brain’s language system. When these specific units were turned off, the models got much worse at language tasks.

Teams competing in the 2025 LakeCTF © 2025 EPFL/ Léo Noa Riccio - CC-BY-SA 4.0

Zer0RocketWrecks has won LakeCTF, Switzerland's top Capture the Flag

09.05.25EPFL

Ten teams have taken part in the third edition of this security hacking contest organized by EPFL’s Capture the Flag team, the polygl0ts and the School of Computer and Communication Sciences.

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Spotlight

Prof. Martin Schrimpf, Assistant Professor and Head of the NeuroAI Lab at EPFL, led the development of TopoLM, the first AI language model to replicate both the functional and spatial organization of neurons in the human brain.

Event

16.05.2025 – 17:00 › 18:00 Honorary Lecture – Prof. Boi Faltings

In his honorary lecture, Prof. Boi Faltings traces the history of artificial intelligence and explores how recent advances, including large-scale language models, could make the founding dreams of AI a reality. Using examples from his work at EPFL, he asks what AI could mean for our future.

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.