Events

30/10/2024 09:00 — 17:00

Type of event : other

The Swiss Data Space Forum is organised by the Swiss Datta Alliance. It aims to help participants connect with technical, legal and business pioneers from across the country!

01/10/2024 09:00 — 18:00

Type of event : C4DT

This full-day conference will explore the impact of gen AI on disinformation campaigns – specifically, deepfakes and disinformation created by gen A, but also the proliferation of disinformation through AI – and how such campaigns may impact elections outcomes (and trust in electoral systems). It is organized by the Center for Digital Trust (C4DT), EPFL in collaboration with EPFL’s AI Center and the Initiative for Media Innovation (IMI).

27/09/2024 — 28/09/2024
05:00 — 20:00

Type of event : other

​Co-organized by the Initiative for Media Innovation and InForm, and hosted by EPFL, this student game jam will focus on the theme of information. Topics could include fact-checking, combating deepfakes, and more. ​Guided by a video game designer, a journalist and other IT industry experts, teams will have 24 hours to design and develop their prototypes. At the end, a pitch session will be organized in front of a jury and 3 winners will be selected and awarded exciting prizes!

13/09/2024 — 14/09/2024
18:00 — 17:00

Type of event : other

The EPFL AI Center and LauzHack is hosting a DeepFake Mini-Hackathon. While rapid advances in GenAI and the increased accessibility to models/compute can lead to impressive advances in science and technology, these tools can be also for malicious purposes, notably deepfake generation. The goal of this hackathon is to leverage the intelligence and creativity of the EPFL community (and surroundings) to better understand and raise awareness about the technology that can be used for deepfake generation and detection.

02/09/2024 09:00 — 17:00

Type of event : other

The Swiss Crypto Day is an informal event to promote research in cryptology in Switzerland. Registrations close on August 25th 2024.

22/07/2024 — 24/07/2024

Type of event : other

ICCP 2024 will be an in-person event in EPFL, Lausanne, from July 22 – 24, 2024. More updates on the website as we get closer to the event.

17/07/2024 — 19/07/2024

Type of event : other

The registration is open with an early bird price of 290.- CHF (until June 21) and regular price of 340.- CHF afterwards. Please register early to help us plan.

11/07/2024 — 12/07/2024

Type of event : C4DT

The Research Institute (SuRI) is an annual event that takes place at the School of Computer and Communication Sciences of the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland. The workshop brings together researchers and experts from academia and industry for research talks and informal discussions.

14/06/2024 — 15/06/2024

Type of event : other

Promote and compare proof systems in formal verification, logic, and mathematics, motivated by the potential for collaboration between formal methods in computer science, collaborative formal mathematics, and AI.

13/06/2024 16:00 — 20:00

Type of event : other

Join the CMTA at the 2024 edition of our digital assets seminar on June 13 at the unlimitrust campus where experts from the financial, tech and legal sectors will share insights and lessons learnt on the road from proof-of-concept to production.

11/06/2024 13:00 — 15:00

Type of event : C4DT

The goal of this webinar, organised by the Swiss Support Center for Cybersecurity, is to shed light on cyber resilience related aspects from different view angles. We will see technical measures that aim to improve resilience of systems themselves to more organizational measures that have the goal to absorb the impact even if technical security measures have been successfully circumvented by attackers.

03/06/2024 — 05/06/2024

Type of event : other

A European summit to discuss how to build trust in cyberspace, encompassing topics like strategic autonomy and digital sovereignty. All this is to prospect a way in future scenarios of the cyber sector, while strengthening relations between various stakeholders, based on shared European values.

30/05/2024 — 31/05/2024

Type of event : other

The AI for Good Global Summit is the leading action-oriented United Nations platform promoting AI to advance health, climate, gender, inclusive prosperity, sustainable infrastructure, and other global development priorities. Professor Ebrahimi, affiliated to C4DT, is as speaker at this event!

29/05/2024 08:50 — 18:30

Type of event : other

Join an exclusive gathering of AI thought leaders and early adopters for a day of in-depth exploration into Generative AI. This conference delves into the value propositions and advancements of the Swiss and international Generative AI landscape. Essential for decision-makers, CIOs, CTOs, Digital Managers, and Project Managers looking to stay ahead of the curve.

28/05/2024 18:00 — 19:00

Type of event : other

​Lennart Heim, Research Fellow at the Centre for the Governance of AI (GovAI), is coming to EPFL to present the field of AI Governance! His research focuses on the role of compute for advanced AI systems and how compute can be leveraged as an instrument for AI governance, with an emphasis on policy development and security implications. Registration is mandatory, register here!

28/05/2024 09:15 — 12:00

Type of event : C4DT

In response to growing cybersecurity concerns, the C4DT at EPFL and NCSC are holding a Technology & Policy Roundtable on Switzerland's critical digital data security. The exclusive, in-person event is by invitation only and aims to foster multidisciplinary dialogue under Chatham House rules. Key objectives include raising awareness of cloud-associated risks, classifying and enhancing the protection of key infrastructural data, and scrutinizing current security measures. With a strategic focus on collaboration, this roundtable represents a proactive step towards fortifying Switzerland's cybersecurity infrastructure in the face of rapid digitalization.

27/05/2024 — 31/05/2024

Type of event : other

The WSIS+20 Forum High-Level Event will mark a significant milestone of twenty years of progress made in the implementation of the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society, which took place in two phases — Geneva in 2003 and Tunis in 2005. Twenty years ago WSIS set the framework for global digital cooperation with a vision to build people-centric, inclusive, and development-oriented information and knowledge societies.

26/05/2024 — 30/05/2024

Type of event : other

Eurocrypt 2024, the 43rd Annual International Conference on the Theory and Applications of Cryptographic Techniques, will take place at Kongresshaus in Zurich, Switzerland on May 26-30, 2024. Eurocrypt 2024 is organized by the International Association for Cryptologic Research (IACR). The affiliated events will take place at ETH Zurich on May 25-26, 2024.

22/05/2024 — 24/05/2024

Type of event : other

CPDP is a non-profit platform originally founded in 2007 by research groups from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, the Université de Namur and Tilburg University. The platform was joined in the following years by the Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique and the Fraunhofer Institut für System und Innovationsforschung and has now grown into a platform carried by 20 academic centers of excellence from the EU, the US and beyond.

21/05/2024 18:00 — 21:00

Type of event : C4DT

When digital technologies intersect with humanitarian crises, understanding the risks and opportunities they can bring is paramount. Digital Dilemmas: Building Digital Resilience in Humanitarian Crises will explore the real-life consequences technology can have for vulnerable populations in conflict zones. Organized by the EPFL EssentialTech Centre and the ICRC, in partnership with the EPFL Center for Digital Trust (C4DT), it builds on the themes explored by Digital Dilemmas: Humanitarian Consequences, an immersive exhibition at EPFL Pavilions (May 3 - July 14).

20/05/2024 — 24/05/2024

Type of event : C4DT

In the upcoming Innovation Week, we will delve into the multifaceted aspects of digital trust. Through engaging workshops, insightful panel discussions, and hands-on activities, we aim to explore topics such as digital self-determination, cybersecurity, data privacy, automated decision making and ethical practices and empower stakeholders to navigate the complexities of digital interactions.

15/05/2024 16:00 — 20:35

Type of event : other

Jointly organized by Trust Valley and Groupe Mutuel, the Symposium Valais is part of the Tech4Trust Roadshow event series, which supports startups in the field of cybersecurity and digital trust. C4DT's own Prof. Jean-Pierre Hubaux will be keynoting the event. During this Roadshow, expect insightful panel discussions and engaging startup pitches, and discover the issues and challenges related to Ethical & Explainable AI, economy of data, data privacy, data security.

08/05/2024 09:00 — 17:00

Type of event : other

TRANSFORM is an annual conference on digital transformation in the public sector. This year, around 200 people from administration, business and research will discuss the digital public service and the role of the state in the digital age.

01/05/2024 17:00 — 20:25

Type of event : other

The Trust & Finance Forum, an event taking place at the Global Center for Security Policy (GCSP) in Geneva, on May 1st of 2024, to delve into the intersections of trust and finance. We'll discuss digital trust trends, and explore new opportunities through real success stories in finance.