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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.

This document discusses the main ideas, insights and conclusions extracted from the roundtable on "the impact of AI on the software development life cycle”, an event organized by C4DT in collaboration with ELCA on Feb 7th 2025 at the EPFL.

In addition to its core research activities as outlined below, the Swiss AI Initiative is distributing 10-20 million GPU hours in 2025 for disruptive research projects through open calls. We look for research projects that aim to contribute to advances in AI fundamentals or impactful applications of AI. Researchers outside…

Developed from EPFL research, in collaboration with MIT and Yale, the combination of secure computation and distributed algorithms opens a new era for data collaborations in medical research.

EPFL has set up a Mastodon server for the School community, allowing members to post and share content in a way that’s aligned with the values of open science. We opted for Mastodon because independence and effective communication tools are critical.

We’re thrilled to announce the publication of our latest blog post exploring the remarkable year 2024 of matrix.epfl.ch. 📚In 2024, the Center for Digital Trust discovered matrix.epfl.ch hosted by Edwand Andò from EPFL’s Center for Imaging and decided to offer our support. This led to a fruitful collaboration in 2024…

In our latest edition of the C4DT Digital Governance Book Review, we discuss Marietje Schaake’s book which explores the deep intertwining of Big Tech with politics, highlighting its threat to democracy and proposing practical regulatory solutions to reclaim democratic processes and safeguard state sovereignty.    

We are incredibly proud to announce the publication of C4DT's 2024 Annual Report. Thanks to the support of many people (partners, researchers, government officials, etc.), the C4DT has further blossomed.

This issue examines the impact of the GDPR nearly seven years after its implementation, comparing data protection legislation in the EU and Switzerland, and explores future implications amid rising generative AI, featuring insights from interviews with data protection specialists.

For two years Brightside AI will complement the already diverse group of partner companies through its start-up perspective to collaborate and share insights on trust-building technologies. Brightside prepares a company’s employees for cyberattacks. Using employees’ digital footprints, Brightside runs AI-driven phishing simulations to prepare teams for potential cyberattacks. It gives…

This publication revisits key questions with speakers from the Oct 1st conference on “Deepfakes, Distrust and Disinformation" through the lens of public perception and seeks to advance the debate surrounding AI, misinformation, and disinformation, especially in political contexts.

📣 New Publication Alert! 📣 📽️ The recordings of the October 1st Conference on "Deepfakes, Distrust and Disinformation: The Impact of AI on Elections and Public Perception" are now accessible here

The issue revolves around the tension between the need for security in digital communications, exemplified by end-to-end encryption, and the concerns of governments and security agencies regarding their ability to intercept criminal activities, particularly the sharing of child sexual abuse material online.

Canton Vaud’s [seal] Program funds projects in digital trust and cybersecurity with up to CHF 100K or 90% of cost ! The aim of this latest call for projects is to stimulate collaborative innovation in order to propose solutions that help meet the challenges of multimedia content security, from data…

C4DT would like to express a BIG THANK YOU to the speakers, panelists, moderators, to the attendees and to the partner Centers who have made this C4DT conference such a memorable and interesting event! We are very thankful for this opportunity and what it's brought us! For those who could…

Join us on October 1st for the C4DT conference entitled "Deepfakes, Distrust and Disinformation: The Impact of AI on Elections and Public Perception, which will be held at the SwissTech Convention Center, EPFL.

Canton Vaud's [seal] Program funds projects in digital trust and cybersecurity with up to CHF 100K or 90% of cost !

New EPFL research has found that the exchange of comments between members and non-members of fringe communities (fringe-interactions) on mainstream online platforms attracts new members to these groups. It has also suggested potential ways to curtail this growth.

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.

In this fourth part of the blog series “Swiss e-ID journey”, we give an overview of the Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) [10] landscape in CH, EU, and beyond. This allows the reader to put the current effort of the e-ID in context with international efforts in references and implementations regarding e-ID…

C4DT Demonstrator using the Swiss Public Sandbox Trust Infrastructure This is our third article about the Swiss e-ID Journey. An overview of the system can be found in our first article, Switzerland’s e-ID journey so far [1a], and an introduction to the first steps of using the sandbox [8] in…

In our latest edition of the C4DT Digital Governance Book Review, we discuss investigative journalist Kashmir Hill’s book on the rise and consequences of facial-recognition company Clearview AI for the future of privacy.

Le résultat de ce projet ambitieux, développé en collaboration avec le Image and Visual Representation Laboratory, dirigé par Sabine Süsstrunk, et dont Peter Grönquist fait partie, a été diffusé dans le cadre de l'émission Infrarouge ce mercredi à 20h50 sur RTS1. C'est une séquence de 5 minutes tournée sur le…

Join us in the further explorations of the Swiss E-ID journey. This time we're diving into the technical details of the current Public Sandbox Trust Infrastructure of the Swiss government. You'll learn how the different parts work together, and why self-sovereign IDs are useful to preserve your privacy. This article…