Gioele Zardini receives 2024 ETH Doctoral Dissertation Award

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02-12-2024

Congratulations to NCCR Automation alumnus Gioele Zardini who has been awarded the ETH Doctoral Dissertation Award

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Gioele Zardini has received the Silver Medal of ETH Zurich for his 2023 doctoral thesis, “Co-Design of Complex Systems: From Autonomy to Future Mobility Systems”

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26-08-2026

Lukas Ortmann wins IFAC Industry Committee Doctoral Thesis Award

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The award is handed out once every three years and honours the thesis with most significance of potential of business impact, likelihood of business impact to actually occur, novelty of the methods developed, and societal impact of the product/service involved.

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19-08-2026

“Think about what you do”: Why Jürg Fröhlich wants scientists to study psychology and philosophy

Without understanding what drives human behaviour, we cannot master our greatest threat: humanity itself. This year’s John von Neumann honoree asks universities to teach critical thinking along with technical expertise

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14-08-2026

ZAPPY – robotics workshops for girls & boys in Lausanne

We are happy to continue to support the Zappy workshops, where children can learn about robotics.

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