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?

Sabine Süsstrunk © 2025 EPFL/Alain Herzog - CC-BY-SA 4.0

Sabine Süsstrunk wins UK Royal Photographic Society Award

21.11.25EPFL

IC Dean and Director of the Imaging and Visual Representation Laboratory has been recognized with the 2025 Royal Photographic Society Award for Imaging Science.

Alosius Akonteh © 2025 EPFL / Alosius Akonteh - CC-BY-SA 4.0

Theory is foundational in order to solve any problem!

18.11.25EPFL

Every summer, the School of Computer and Communication Sciences provides internship opportunities as part of the Summer@EPFL program. Places are assigned on merit to students with outstanding academic records. One of these students, Alosius Akonteh, shares his experience with us from the summer 2025 program.

Martin Vetterli - 2017 EPFL/François Wavre

A Life Driven by Curiosity: Martin Vetterli Looks Back on His Journey

17.11.25Innovation

For Martin Vetterli, science has always been more than research — it’s a dialogue between ideas, people, and time. As he prepares to close his chapter at EPFL, he looks back on a journey defined by curiosity, collaboration, and a constant drive to turn knowledge into something that serves society.

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Spotlight

28.11.2025 to 29.11.2025 – EPFL, the University of Lausanne (UNIL), Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) and Unisanté will team up on 28 and 29 November for Horizon Santé 2025 – a two-day event open to the public where experts will discuss key breakthroughs in the field of healthcare along with the societal issues shaping its future.

Event

11.02.2026 to 13.02.2026 – A discussion-focused meeting exploring the future of quantum crystallography, with emphasis on young researchers and AI-driven methods. EPFL members may attend selected talks without registration.

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.