Margo Seltzer is the winner of the 2026 Erna Hamburger Award. She is a Canadian computer scientist, specialized in building software systems that introduce entirely new ways of doing things. Among them, the Berkeley DB database software. Seltzer will give a talk at EPFL’s Lausanne campus on 11 November.

Driverless taxis are moving from pilot projects to real-world deployment. Researchers at EPFL are studying what cities must do it they want to integrate robotaxis without increasing congestion or weakening public transport.

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.

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.

Two AI projects have been selected for funding through the 2026 Geneva AI Initiative, led by the EPFL AI Center in collaboration with the Swiss Data Science Center (SDSC). Proposed by IMPACT Initiatives and GCERF, the projects aim to improve humanitarian research quality and streamline reporting processes through AI.

The EPFL AI Center has appointed Amina Chebira as its new Executive Director, effective 1^st October. She brings extensive experience in strategy, operations and technology-driven programs spanning academia, industry and applied innovation.