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EPFL Center for Digital Trust report pleads for a coordinated strategy that meaningfully operationalizes the benefits and responsible secondary use of health data in Switzerland.

Référendum : Lors des votations du 28 septembre, les Suisses décideront s’ils veulent d’une identité électronique ou non. Durant la campagne référendaire, de nombreux points sensibles ont été thématisés. «Le Temps» en a exploré six.

This issue explores the rapid spread of AI-powered video surveillance, from supermarkets to large public gatherings, and examines the legal, ethical, and societal challenges it raises. With insights from Sébastien Marcel (Idiap Research Institute) and Johan Rochel (EPFL CDH), it looks at Switzerland’s sectoral approach versus the EU’s new AI…

This issue paper outlines the urgent need to foster the secondary use of health data as a strategic priority for Switzerland's health and innovation ecosystem.

A comprehensive policy is necessary to unlock the economic and social potential of data in our country’s and its citizens’ interest, a study from EPFL Center for Digital Trust concludes.

The collaboration between the Swiss Data Science Center (SDSC) and the Canton of Vaud aims to generate a tangible and lasting impact on the economy and public community of the Vaud region. In this context, the SDSC supports collaborative projects in the field of data science, bringing together the strengths…

EPFL, ETH Zurich and the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre (CSCS) released Apertus today, Switzerland’s first large-scale, open, multilingual language model — a milestone in generative AI for transparency and diversity.

The new method developed by EPFL researchers in collaboration with colleagues in Germany, is efficient, fast and inexpensive. This means that it could help moderators in the fight against disinformation on Telegram.

Damir Filipović, named best teacher in the financial engineering section for 2024, could very well have pursued a career in pure mathematics but instead chose the tumultuous field of quantitative finance.

A secure and reliable electronic identity (e-ID) is both a challenge and a crucial issue in today's digital landscape. EPFL and SICPA are joining forces to design an innovative system of cryptographic algorithms.

The first MOOC about responsible use of technology for humanitarians. Learn about technology and identify risks and opportunities when designing digital solutions.

To promote research and education in cyber-defence, EPFL and the Cyber-Defence (CYD) Campus launched a rolling call for Master Thesis Fellowships – A Talent Program for Cyber-Defence Research. This month we introduce you to Hamza Abid, a CYD Master Thesis Fellowship recipient, who is finishing up his Master Thesis in…

Partner with the World Bank to develop digital solutions for Ghana Tax Administration this autumn.

C4DT collaborated with NCSC on implementation of Motion 23.3002. It organized the first of a series of three workshops, actively participated in two additional workshops, and delivered a summary of the workshop results from C4DT's perspective for the final report."

Images façon "studio Ghibli", tendance Starter Pack. derrière leur aspect ludique, ces images générées par l'intelligence artificielle générative posent des questions environnementales très concrètes. Réponses avec Babak Falsafi, professeur ordinaire à la faculté d'Informatique et de Communications de l'EPFL, président et fondateur de l'Association suisse pour l'efficacité énergétique dans les…

This policy paper highlights the crucial trade-off between privacy and utility in data sharing and call for a shift from technology-centric solutions to purpose-driven policies. The paper formulates eight actionable recommendations to guide realistic, privacy-preserving data-sharing practices in Europe.

To promote research and education in cyber-defence, the EPFL and the Cyber-Defence (CYD) Campus have jointly launched the “CYD Fellowships – A Talent Program for Cyber-Defence Research.” The 12th call for applications is now open, with a rolling call for Master Thesis Fellowship applications and Proof of Concept Fellowship applications,…

Being the head of the Natural Language Processing Laboratory at EPFL, Antoine Bosselut keeps a close eye on the development of generative artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT. He looks back at their evolution over the past two years and suggests some avenues for the future.

Melanie Kolbe-Guyot und Matthias Finger diskutieren die Notwendigkeit einer umfassenden Datenpolitik für die Schweiz, um das Potenzial von Daten durch klare Regeln und Anreize zu nutzen und die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit langfristig zu sichern. Es formuliert 6 Handlungsempfehlungen für die Politik.

Find out about the impact that the UC Berkeley Center for Long-term Cybersecurity (CLTC) has made since it launched ten years ago.

MIT’s Future of Data Initiative is supporting the development of better traceability schemes that will help consumers track how their data is being used and shared. Check it out!

The Blavatnik Interdisciplinary Cyber Research Center (ICRC) at Tel Aviv University is hosting its 15th annual Cyber Week Conference from June 23-26, 2025. Find out more here.

The latest edition of Trust Matters, IITB’s newsletter on all things digital trust, is out. Check it out here.

The Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security (CERIAS) at Purdue University hosts a weekly cyber security, privacy, resiliency or autonomy speaker, highlighting technical discovery or case studies or exploring cyber operational approaches. Check out their extensive repository of talks here!