Professor Torsten Hoefler, head of the Scalable Parallel Computing Laboratory (SPCL) at ETH Zurich and Chief Architect for Machine Learning at CSCS, co-authored a paper exploring how advances in CPUs, memory, and interconnects could shift HPC workloads away from GPUs, challenging their traditional dominance in scientific and AI computing.
BLP Digital, an ETH Zurich spin‑off, won the “Growth Stage Start‑up of the Year” at the Swiss Fintech Awards 2026 in Zurich. The award recognises BLP’s AI‑driven automation solutions for enterprise systems and demonstrates the impact of ETH research on financial technology and enterprise software. In German.
Professor Adrian Perrig, head of the Network Security Group (NSG) at ETH Zurich, was featured in media coverage of a new secure telecom “super app” combining SCION-based networking with blockchain wallets and AI-powered payments. The announcement highlights research from Perrig’s group on secure and resilient internet architectures enabling next-generation digital services.