School of Computer and Communication Sciences

Our School is one of the main European centers for education and research in the field of computing.

The EPFL School of Computer and Communication Sciences (IC) takes pride in educating students at all levels in the exciting and world-changing fields of science and technology, performing research that drives forward the boundaries of knowledge, as well as fostering the commercial use of our research and the entrepreneurial spirit of our faculty and students.

The artifacts and software of the technology revolution have changed peoples’ lives in countless ways over the past half century. And, this revolution is not over! The intellectual accomplishments of computer science are diffusing into many other disciplines, changing the way that researchers, practitioners, and people in general see their world and conceive of solutions. We are proud and happy to be at the center of these revolutions.

Education

We offer a bachelor program in Computer Science and one in Communications. We also offer four master’s programs: Computer Science, Communications, Data Science and Cyber Security.

Research

Research in IC spans a broad range of topics. Our faculty members are world leaders in many of these areas, and our PhD students go on to successful careers in academia and industry throughout Switzerland and the world.

Innovation

Our school works closely with industry, both in Switzerland and throughout the world, to lend our expertise to solve challenging problems and to bring new ideas from our labs into innovative products.

What’s new?

“This was the best opportunity that could happen to us”

05.11.26Research

Every year, the Summer@EPFL program receives around 100 students for three-month internships. Among the students accepted for the 2026 edition are Bahareh and Rayhaneh Einollahi, who have something else in common – they are twins!

“Computer science seemed like something with a future!”

29.10.26EPFL community

A brother studying for a PhD and a gut feeling were all it took to set Anne-Marie Kermarrec on a path into computer science. Forty years later, the researcher from Brittany is continuing her journey at EPFL, where she works on decentralized systems and epidemic algorithms.

Imaging mass cytometry of a lung tumor core from a tissue microarray. 2026 EPFL/AIMM - CC-BY-SA 4.0

A new tissue atlas will help AI understand cancer

28.10.26Research

Researchers at EPFL have created the world’s largest open-access collection of spatial proteomics tissue images, bringing together samples from more than 5,000 patients. Called spora, this new resource aims to accelerate AI research into how tissues function and how diseases develop.

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Spotlight

Summer@EPFL 2027: applications are now open! Bachelor’s and Master’s students from other institutions are invited to join a research laboratory at EPFL’s School of Computer and Communication Sciences for a two- to three-month summer internship. Develop your skills and contribute to scientific projects alongside EPFL researchers.

Event

05.11.2026 – 12:15 › 13:15 – Cogito Lunch: When Does Consciousness Begin? – Join Amir Zamir, Michael Herzog and André Ourednik at the Rolex Learning Center for a discussion exploring consciousness through artificial intelligence, neuroscience and the humanities. Free lunch upon registration.

Recruitment

Join the EPFL School of Computer and Communication Sciences (IC) for a faculty position in cyber-physical security, learning sciences, and in security & privacy. Position open at Tenure Track Assistant Professor level.