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?

Martin Vetterli, James Larus, Rüdiger Urbanke © 2023 EPFL / Alain Herzog - CC-BY-SA 4.0

“New faculty members are the future of the School”

29.09.23EPFL

After a lifetime of research that has included eight years as Dean of EPFL’s School of Computer and Communication Sciences (IC), Professor James Larus has delivered his Honorary Lecture, marking his retirement from EPFL.

Neural network for artificial intelligence © iStock / EPFL 2023

IC researchers recognized with ICML Outstanding Paper Award

21.09.23EPFL

The paper Generalization on the Unseen, Logic Reasoning and Degree Curriculum tackles the problem of better understanding the reasoning capabilities of neural networks like Transformers, and how such models can be improved to afford better “extrapolation” properties.

Cardiac intervention simulator © EPFL 2023

How to mend a broken heart

19.09.23EPFL

EPFL is collaborating with academic and industrial partners to develop a cardiac intervention simulator. This platform is designed to train interventionalists in much the same way as flight simulators are used to train pilots.

Spotlight

The new Turing course has began! This course delves into the fundamentals of modern technology, from essential algorithms to their practical application, designed for those who enjoy understanding how things work, whether it’s captivating videos, GPS navigation, or solving puzzles.

Event

28.08.2023 › 29.08.2023

AMLD Generative AI

Join us for presentations, discussions and networking opportunities at this pivotal moment of the AI Generative wave which starts here with us at EPFL.