Data & Information
Our society has been permeated by digitalisation, social networks, artificial intelligence and other IT-based innovations. The consequences of these disruptions are fundamental in nature and closely linked to technological developments.

Data and Information comprises collecting data (digitalization and sensing), communicating data (wireless, networking), processing data (storing, organizing, computing), algorithms (data science, artificial intelligence, machine learning, statistics), visualization and human interaction.
It has fundamental and long-term influence on all areas of science. New models and methods will have a strong influence on research and teaching in all Departments including Architecture, Engineering, Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Management and Social Sciences.
ETH Zurich is national and international leader in all technologies related to data & information due to long-term vision and investments. It focuses on both, research and teaching, and there has been an enormous growth in competences in recent year.
Data Science is one of the ETH Domain's Strategic Focus Areas. Over the course of 2021–2024, ETH Zurich wants to create more capacity in data science while strengthening the connection between the core subjects of computer science, mathematics, electrical engineering and information technology, and all other disciplines represented at ETH. Working together with Swiss and international partners, ETH Zurich will continue to engage in important collaborative research. ETH Zurich further invests in the interaction and the dialogue with society in this field.
some numbers and facts about Zurich ecosystem (# start-up companies out of research results in the area of ICT; industrial ecosystem with Google, Microsoft, Disney)

The world is undergoing a dramatic transformation. New information technologies emerge at rapid pace and these innovations have a significant impact on our social, political, and economic lives. Our dependence, however, makes us more vulnerable to threats related to protecting data and services as well as controlling access to them. ETH Zurich covers a wide range of information security and privacy topics including foundations of security, formal methods, wireless systems, security architectures, internet security, communication privacy, cryptography and security policy. Besides fundamental research in these areas, we have a special focus on internaction with the industrial sector, politics an the society at large.
Zurich Information Security & Privacy Center (ZSIC)
The Zurich Information Security and Privacy Center (ZISC) is an industry-supported research center of ETH Zurich, founded in 2003. The goal of ZISC is to bring academia and industry together to solve the information security challenges of tomorrow. In ZISC, PhD students and senior researchers perform academic research under the supervision of ETH Zurich faculty members. Many ZISC research projects are done in co-operation with an industry partner. The research areas cover a wide range of information security and privacy topics including foundations of security, formal methods, wireless systems, security architectures, Internet security, communication privacy and cryptography. Besides research, ZISC provides world-class academic education in information security.
Swiss Support Center for Cybersecurity (SSCC)
The Swiss Support Center for Cybersecurity (SSCC) is a joint initiative of EPFL Lausanne and ETH Zürich. The SSCC supports the government, civil society and industry through advice, training and knowledge transfer in the critical domains of cybersecurity, cybersecurity policy, information security and digital trust.
Center for Security Studies (CSS)
The Center for Security Studies (CSS) at ETH Zurich is a center of competence for Swiss and international security policy. It offers security policy expertise in research, teaching, and consulting activities. The CSS promotes understanding of security policy challenges as a contribution to a more peaceful world. Its work is independent, practice-relevant, and based on a sound academic footing. It combines research and policy consultancy and, as such, functions as a bridge between academia and practice. It trains highly qualified junior researchers and serves as a point of contact and information for the interested public.
Information Security Master Track
The Information Security Master Track is one of the specialization tracks of the Computer Science Master program at ETH Zurich. The duration of this Master program is 3 semesters: one year of courses and half a year for the master thesis. Upon the successful completion of this program, the student receives a Master of Science ETH in Computer Science with a focus in Information Security.
Master in Cyber Security
The Master’s program in Cyber Security offers a broad set of courses from all areas of cyber security. To complement these subjects, students choose an area in computer science as a minor, such as computer systems, information systems, machine learning, software engineering, theoretical computer science or visual computing. A semester project and the Master’s thesis provide students an opportunity to apply their knowledge and skills. Students can choose from a wide selection of courses from ETH Zurich and EPF Lausanne. After successful completion of the program, they are awarded a joint degree from both universities.
CAS in Cyber Security
The CAS Cyber Security is a continuing education program that focuses on the technical foundations of information security from a computer science point of view and is complemented with more policy-based aspects of cyber security. The target audience of the program are professionals, not necessarily with a strong background in computer science, working in positions where they need a basic understanding of the technical and policy aspects of modern information security.
DAS in Cyber Security
The DAS Cyber Security is a continuing education program that focuses on cyber and information security from a computer science point of view. Given the broad range of research at ETH on cyber security related topics, it allows participants to choose from a multifaceted set of graduate courses. To complement the more technical courses, the set of elective courses includes additional policy and strategy-oriented courses provided by the center for security studies. The target audience for the program are professionals, with a strong background in computer science.
Department Computer Science
David Basin
security, verification, formal methods, software engineering, logic in computer science
Srdjan Capkun
system and network security, wireless security, secure localization
Adrian Perrig
system and network security, networks, (SCION) internet architecture
Kenny Paterson
cryptography, information security, algorithms, discrete mathematics
Peter Müller
program verification, static program analysis, type systems, testing, formal methods, tools
Dennis Hofheinz
information security, proof systems, algorithms, theoretical computer science
Ueli Maurer
cryptography, information security, theoretical computer science, information theory, discrete mathematics
Martin Vechev
automated reasoning, machine learning, safe artificial intelligence, security
Department Information Technology and Electrical Engineering
Onur Mutlu
computer architecture, computer systems, bioinformatics, memory and storage systems, hardware security, fault tolerance, hardware/software cooperation, genome analysis, computers for health & medicine
Kaveh Razavi
systems security, hardware security, computer systems, operating systems
Laurent Vanbever
Internet, routing, networking, software defined networking, new internet architecture, blockchain
Roger Wattenhofer
Information Technology and Electrical Engineering https://ee.ethz.ch/ distributed systems, positioning systems, wireless networks, mobile systems, social networks, blockchain
Department of Humanities, Social and Political Sciences
Andreas Wenger
international and Swiss security policy

The world is undergoing a dramatic transformation. New information technologies emerge at rapid pace and these innovations have a significant impact on our social, political, and economic lives. Our dependence, however, makes us more vulnerable to threats related to protecting data and services as well as controlling access to them. ETH Zurich covers a wide range of information security and privacy topics including foundations of security, formal methods, wireless systems, security architectures, internet security, communication privacy, cryptography and security policy. Besides fundamental research in these areas, we have a special focus on internaction with the industrial sector, politics an the society at large.

The world is undergoing a dramatic transformation. New information technologies emerge at rapid pace and these innovations have a significant impact on our social, political, and economic lives. Our dependence, however, makes us more vulnerable to threats related to protecting data and services as well as controlling access to them. ETH Zurich covers a wide range of information security and privacy topics including foundations of security, formal methods, wireless systems, security architectures, internet security, communication privacy, cryptography and security policy. Besides fundamental research in these areas, we have a special focus on internaction with the industrial sector, politics an the society at large.
Information Technology

The world is undergoing a dramatic transformation. New information technologies emerge at rapid pace and these innovations have a significant impact on our social, political, and economic lives. Our dependence, however, makes us more vulnerable to threats related to protecting data and services as well as controlling access to them. ETH Zurich covers a wide range of information security and privacy topics including foundations of security, formal methods, wireless systems, security architectures, internet security, communication privacy, cryptography and security policy. Besides fundamental research in these areas, we have a special focus on internaction with the industrial sector, politics an the society at large.
Robotics and Automation

The world is undergoing a dramatic transformation. New information technologies emerge at rapid pace and these innovations have a significant impact on our social, political, and economic lives. Our dependence, however, makes us more vulnerable to threats related to protecting data and services as well as controlling access to them. ETH Zurich covers a wide range of information security and privacy topics including foundations of security, formal methods, wireless systems, security architectures, internet security, communication privacy, cryptography and security policy. Besides fundamental research in these areas, we have a special focus on internaction with the industrial sector, politics an the society at large.
Machine Learning and AI

The world is undergoing a dramatic transformation. New information technologies emerge at rapid pace and these innovations have a significant impact on our social, political, and economic lives. Our dependence, however, makes us more vulnerable to threats related to protecting data and services as well as controlling access to them. ETH Zurich covers a wide range of information security and privacy topics including foundations of security, formal methods, wireless systems, security architectures, internet security, communication privacy, cryptography and security policy. Besides fundamental research in these areas, we have a special focus on internaction with the industrial sector, politics an the society at large.
Digital Manufacturing

The world is undergoing a dramatic transformation. New information technologies emerge at rapid pace and these innovations have a significant impact on our social, political, and economic lives. Our dependence, however, makes us more vulnerable to threats related to protecting data and services as well as controlling access to them. ETH Zurich covers a wide range of information security and privacy topics including foundations of security, formal methods, wireless systems, security architectures, internet security, communication privacy, cryptography and security policy. Besides fundamental research in these areas, we have a special focus on internaction with the industrial sector, politics an the society at large.