Events

30/03/2023 09:00 — 17:00

Type of event : C4DT

The past two years saw a new vulnerability make headlines: software supply chains. Events such as the SolarWinds and Kaseya cyberattacks or the discovery of the Log4j vulnerability forced organizations to reevaluate their cyber risk exposure. This one-day conference provides a platform for academia, government, business, NGOs and standard-setting bodies to shed light on software supply chain risks, outline persisting challenges, and discuss mitigation tactics, solutions, and best practices as well as emerging frameworks and standardization initiatives. For more information click here.

20/03/2023 14:00 — 16:00

Type of event : C4DT

This online workshop is co-organized by the Swiss Support Center for Cybersecurity (SSCC) and the SWITCH Foundation (SWITCH), in collaboration with the Center for Digital Trust (C4DT) at EPFL and the Zurich Information Security Center (ZISC) at ETHZ. Its goal is to shed light on different aspects of “Zero Trust”. Our speakers cover a wide range of expertise and present their views on and experience with “Zero Trust”. As it has been the case in previous workshops, we hope that the format allows for interesting interactions with the audience.

16/03/2023 17:00 — 19:00

Type of event : C4DT

Bruce Schneier is an internationally renowned authority on technology and security with a level-headed, must-hear message for any audience concerned about our digital security and privacy. Called a “security guru” by The Economist, Bruce is the author of sixteen books, including the New York Times bestseller Data and Goliath: The Hidden Battles to Collect Your Data and Control Your World.

14/03/2023 18:00 — 20:00

Type of event : other

On Tuesday, 14 March 2023, a documentary by Dorothé Dörholt, entitled "Algorithmes - vers un monde manipulé" (sub-titles in English), will be shown at the EPFL in conference room SV 1717. Its projection is part of the 21st International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights (FIFDH), held from 10-19 March 2023. C4DT's Executive Director, Dr. Olivier Crochat, will participate in the post-projection panel discussion.

06/03/2023 — 12/06/2023

Type of event : C4DT

As an external teacher at HEIG/VD in Yverdon gave an introduction to network security to 25 students. The course duration was 16 weeks with 4h every week. Half of the time was spent on exercices with the students. The exercises ranged from simple network attacks to WiFi attacks and how to set up VPNs.

09/02/2023 09:30 — 15:00

Type of event : other

Blockchain, smart contracts, cryptocurrencies, platforms, big data - new technologies are challenging lawyers. They must grasp the main social, economic and technical challenges of digitalisation and find the right legal instruments to react to the upheavals caused by digital technology. This is the perspective of the "Digitalisation Week".

26/01/2023 14:45

Type of event : other

A l’occasion de la Journée de la protection des données, la Faculté de droit, des sciences criminelles et d’administration publique de l’Université de Lausanne organise une conférence publique en collaboration avec le Préposé fédéral à la protection des données et à la transparence, le Centre universitaire d’informatique de l’Université de Genève et ThinkServices.

10/11/2022 17:30 — 19:30

Type of event : C4DT

Est-ce que Google connaît suffisamment une personne pour être capable de la reconstruire ? Ou même de permettre à une autre personne d’imiter sa vie en se basant sur ses données ? Dans le documentaire “Google connaît toute ma vie”, une actrice tente l’expérience : elle utilise les données Google d’une autre jeune femme pour se mettre à sa place — et finalement la confronter. Que va-t-il se passer ? À l’issue de la projection du documentaire, une discussion autour des aspects éthiques, techniques et sociétaux abordés sera proposée en présence d’un panel d’expert·e·s. Cet événement se déroulera le 10…

09/11/2022 18:00 — 20:00

Type of event : EPFL

La CLIC et la Société des Officiers et Militaires du campus universitaire de Lausanne organisent ensemble une série de 4 talks sur le thème de la cybersécurité.

31/10/2022 — 04/11/2022

Type of event : C4DT

C4DT is organizing the 7th edition of the "FICT for Decision Makers" course. The target audience is managers and executives, without any technical prerequisites. The audience will gain in-depth understanding of the digital ecosystem.

26/10/2022 09:00 — 18:00

Type of event : other

This year’s Cyber-Defence (CYD) Campus Conference will take place in the Kursaal in Bern on 26 October 2022. The key issue of the Conference will be ensuring future digital infrastructures. The CYD Campus is looking forward to welcoming experts and interested parties from the government, business and science at this Conference.

26/10/2022 09:30 — 17:00

Type of event : C4DT

Im Oktober 2022 veröffentlicht das Bundesamtes für Kommunikation (BAKOM) seinen Grundlagenbericht an den Bundesrat zu den wichtigsten Herausforderungen, denen sich der Service Public aufgrund der Digitalisierung gegenübersieht. Aus diesem Anlass bringt diese eintägige C4DT-Konferenz Experten und Expertinnen aus der Verwaltung, den Service Public Unternehmen, den Regulatoren, der Wissenschaft, der Politik und der Zivilgesellschaft zusammen, um sich kritisch damit auseinanderzusetzen, wie die Digitalisierung unser Verständnis und die Bereitstellung des Service Public verändert. Zudem werden mögliche Lösungsansätze für sich abzeichnenden Herausforderungen in vier interaktiven Panels diskutiert. Mit dieser Veranstaltung bieten wir die Möglichkeit verschiedene Blickwinkel auf dieses wichtige Thema kennenzulernen und sich…

25/10/2022 14:00 — 17:30

Type of event : other

On the Digital Cooperation Day, the Geneva Internet Platform (GIP) will present the findings of the second edition of the Geneva Digital Atlas which maps overall digital developments in International Geneva. Based on this mapping, the discussion will be conducted with the UN Secretary-General’s envoy on technology (a key catalyst of the process towards the GDC) on priority policy questions for actors in Geneva. The discussion will include answers that the vibrant Geneva scene can provide to the global community.

03/10/2022 — 20/01/2023

Type of event : C4DT

Course given under the GymInf program of swissuniversities by Linus Gasser. Subjects for the course: - why your opinion is worth money - abusive data collection on personal devices - protecting internet connections using TLS - usefulness of blockchains for the decentralization of trust - homomorphic cryptography for secure data sharing - legislation on security and privacy in Switzerland, Europe, and elsewhere

29/09/2022 — 30/09/2022

Type of event : other

The Stanford Internet Observatory and the Trust and Safety Foundation will host a two-day conference focusing on cutting-edge research in trust and safety for those in academia, industry, civil society, and government.

23/09/2022 09:00 — 15:45

Type of event : C4DT

The Federal Council described cyberattacks as “a serious threat for Switzerland’s security and economy” and proposed a law for a reporting obligation for cyberattacks on critical infrastructures in its press release of January 12th 2022. This 1-day conference, organized by C4DT in collaboration with UNIL’s Faculty of Law, Criminal Sciences and Public Administration (FDCA) and Trust Valley, will bring together government, public and private sectors and academia to discuss the proposed reporting obligation. Through case studies of past cyberattacks in Switzerland and simulations of possible critical infrastructure attacks, we aim to raise awareness of the cyber-risks with communal, cantonal and…

21/09/2022 — 23/09/2022

Type of event : other

Public and private institutions around the world are facing imminent risk of cyber assault threatening national security, critical assets and business continuity. Now, more than ever, building cyber resilience is an urgent priority for leaders in business and government. The exclusive gathering will unite CEOs, board members, and government to discuss strategies for overcoming new cyber threats. The conversation around cyber risk and business resiliency will address cyber security as a strategic business issue as opposed to just an operational one.

13/09/2022

Type of event : other

La 8ème table ronde philanthropique, organisée par l’Etat de Genève en partenariat avec SwissFoundations et la Fondation Lombard Odier, aura lieu mardi 13 septembre 2022. Cet événement qui aura pour thème Philanthropie à l’ère du numérique : risques et opportunités s’inscrit dans le cycle de rencontres philanthropiques initiées en 2013, organisé conjointement par la direction générale du développement économique, de la recherche et de l’innovation de la République et canton de Genève (DDE), la Fondation Lombard Odier et SwissFoundations.

08/09/2022

Type of event : other

In 2022, the #MITCDOIQ will bring the globally renowned Chief Data Officer & Information Quality Symposium (CDOIQ) hosted at MIT to Europe for the first time, in cooperation with the Competence Center Corporate Data Quality (University of Lausanne – UNIL) and the Swiss Data Science Center (ETH Zurich & EPFL). The CDOIQ Symposium has established itself as one of the most important data events to exchange innovative ideas, best practices and to promote the adoption of the CDO role.

06/09/2022 — 08/09/2022

Type of event : other

The sixth annual conference for research software engineering will take place from Tuesday 6th to Thursday 8th September. C4DT's very own Linus Gasser will be a speaker.

05/09/2022 — 07/02/2023

Type of event : C4DT

As an external teacher at HEIG/VD in Yverdon gave an introduction to C++ to 35 students. The course duration was 16 weeks with 12h every week. Half of the time was spent on exercices with the students. The final exercise was a "battle of the bots" where each group of students had to program a bot which fought the other bots.

23/06/2022

Type of event : other

The Opendata.ch/2022 Forum is a conference that offers experts and the curious the opportunity to learn and exchange the newest findings around open data and open knowledge. The forum will take place on June 23rd at the BFH in Bern. With this year’s theme «Open Knowledge, What’s Next?», they will be looking at the future of open data and open knowledge.

09/06/2022 — 10/06/2022

Type of event : other

The 11th FSR Annual Conference is an occasion to take stock of the progress made on the objectives outlined in the EU Data Strategy the Data Governance Act in the network industries. This new regulation will have impact on the various network industries, and at our conference, we will particularly focus on the areas of energy, climate, transport and telecommunications.

07/06/2022 — 09/06/2022

Type of event : other

The International Cybersecurity Forum is Europe’s leading event on digital security and trust issues. Its unique feature is to bring together the entire cybersecurity and “trusted digital” ecosystem: end customers, service providers, solution providers, consultants, law enforcement and government agencies, schools and universities…