Digitalisation

Safeguarding the public service in the digital era

Digitalization and the proliferation of service platforms are permeating all areas of our society, and the public service is not immune to this evolution. A policy paper from the EPFL Center for Digital Trust offers recommendations to maintain the quality of the Swiss public service.

Medicine has yet to tap the potential of digitalisation

Despite digitalisation being a mainstay in many areas of life, the healthcare sector is lagging behind. Jörg Goldhahn explains what the medical field can learn from banks and travel companies.

Are online teaching materials emptying out university classrooms?

Live streaming and recorded lectures mean students can easily keep up with a class without ever setting foot in the classroom. But according to a University of Geneva study and three EPFL surveys, most students nevertheless prefer to come to campus.

Joint initiative for trustworthy AI

EPFL ETH Zurich

ETH Zurich and EPFL are launching the “Swiss AI Initiative”, whose purpose is to position Switzerland as a leading global hub for the development and implementation of transparent and reliable artificial intelligence (AI). The new Alps supercomputer based at the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre (CSCS) provides the supporting world-class infrastructure.

Enhancing AI robustness for more secure and reliable systems

Researchers at EPFL have uncovered a fundamental flaw in the training of machine learning systems and elaborated a new formulation for strengthening them against adversarial attacks.

ETH Zurich employs computers as supplementary maths tutors

Every year at ETH Zurich, hundreds of students learn the fundamentals of mathematics through lectures and exercises. Now, their lecturers are also setting them practise sequences on the computer. This interview highlights the potential of a new method.

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