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C4DT Insight #4 on the secondary use of health data in Switzerland is out!

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.
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Données : un urgent besoin de lignes directrices en Suisse

Une politique globale sur les données est nécessaire afin d’en préserver les avantages économiques et sociaux pour le pays et ses citoyennes et citoyens, conclut une étude du Center for Digital Trust de l'EPFL.
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Second Call for Vaud Projects

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…
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Apertus: a fully open, transparent, multilingual language model

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.
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First propaganda detection mechanism for Telegram

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.
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“My chalkboard isn’t going away anytime soon!”

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.
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A Trustful E-ID

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.
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EPFLx: Humanitarian Action in the Digital Age

The first MOOC about responsible use of technology for humanitarians. Learn about technology and identify risks and opportunities when designing digital solutions.
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CYBER-DEFENCE FELLOWSHIPS: Hamza Abid

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…
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GovTech Innovation Challenge 2025

Partner with the World Bank to develop digital solutions for Ghana Tax Administration this autumn.
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C4DT supports National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) initiative on “Switzerland’s most important digital data.”

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."
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Quelle est notre consommation énergétique quand on utilise l’IA ?

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…
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C4DT Insight #3 on privacy-preserving data sharing is out!

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.
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CYD Fellowships

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,…
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AI: “The next big leap will deal with multimodality”

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.
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Das neue Policy Paper C4DT Insight #2 mit dem Titel “Datenstrategie,-Policy und -Regulierung für die Schweiz” ist erschienen!

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.
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CLTC Celebrating 10 Years of Securing the Future

Find out about the impact that the UC Berkeley Center for Long-term Cybersecurity (CLTC) has made since it launched ten years ago.
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MIT’s OTrace Protocol for Trusted, Traceable Uses of Personal Data

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!
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Registrations Opening Soon for Cyber Week 2025

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.
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IITB Trust Center’s latest Trust Matters newsletter is out!

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

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!
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Launch of CMU-Africa’s Digital Experience Centre

Carnegie Mellon University Africa, through its Upanzi Network initiative, has launched the Digital Experience Centre (DEC). The DEC serves as a hub for exploring and testing digital public infrastructure, digital public goods, cybersecurity, public health, agriculture and more. It demonstrates how key digital solutions—such as digital identity, digital payments and…
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CyLab researchers win Test of Time Award at USEC 2025

A team featuring CyLab researchers was honored with the Test of Time Award at the 2025 Symposium on Usable Security and Privacy (USEC 2025). The research team, featuring Patrick Gage Kelley (Ph.D.’12), CyLab alumnus; CyLab director Lorrie Cranor; and Norman Sadeh, co-director of Carnegie Mellon University’s Privacy Engineering Program.
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How to detect criminal activities on Signal or WhatsApp?

Encryption is a way to ensure that data sent from one device to another can’t be read if intercepted. But what if the data pertains to criminal activity? Ana-Maria Cretu from EPFL’s Security and Privacy Engineering Lab shares her expertise on safety versus privacy concerns.
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