Search
Close this search box.
Search
Close this search box.

VIScon 2024 with donna informatica

VIScon, a computer science fair organised by computer science students at ETH Zurich, took place again in 2024. Priska Altorfer, President of SIG donna informatica and SI member, was available as a mentor during the hackathon. Ayşegül Barlas was responsible

Logo of SI-SE evening event on “Will AI replace Software Engineering?”

Will AI Replace Software Engineering? – A Retrospective

SI-SE, the special interest group on Software Engineering of SI, together with JUG, the Java User Group Switzerland, has organized an evening event on the topic “Will AI Replace Software Engineering?” on September 19, 2024 in Zurich, attended by over

Balzert Award 2024 Ceremony

Balzert Award 2024

The 2024 Helmut and Heide Balzert Award for outstanding contributions to the teaching and the didactics of Informatics has been given Wolfgang Pfeffer and Tobias Fuchs. Award ceremony on September 24, 2024 in Wiesbaden, Germany From left to right: Ulrike

Graphics showing a Bitcoin “coin”

Bitcoin – The Perfect Currency?

As part of our SI Evening Talks series, we invited Michael Gauckler to share his knowledge on Bitcoin and the development of cryptocurrency with us in an online event titled „Bitcoin – The Perfect Currency?“ Michael was the Chief Product

SI Evening Talk on “Broadening our Horizons”: Participants discussing and networking

Broadening our Horizons

The SI Evening Talk “Broadening our Horizons” was a great success, thanks to the insightful presentations and lively interactions between our speakers and participants. The event took place on February 1st at the Renaissance Zurich Tower Hotel and featured two experts

Niklaus Wirth 1934-2024

Niklaus Wirth: An Obituary and Tribute

“To hell with AI”. Niklaus Wirth’s answer to a journalist’s question about his views on AI reminds me of the famous words by Albert Einstein „Gott würfelt nicht“ – ”God does not play dice”, when expressing his skepticism about quantum

Digital Transformation Illustration

Digital Transformation – Part Two: Educating Leaders

Imagine yourself working for a thriving small to medium-sized enterprise or a compact corporation operating in fiercely competitive markets. Now, picture yourself in a dynamic brainstorming workshop, joined by fifteen top-level managers. The workshop commences with a free-flowing brainstorming session,

Swiss E-ID Illustration

Self-Sovereign Identities: Challenges and Chances

Self-sovereign identity (SSI) is a new concept for identity management that shall be used in the Swiss E-ID which is currently under development. The main advantage of SSI is that it better protects the users’ privacy than classical identity solutions

VIScon 2024 with donna informatica

VIScon, a computer science fair organised by computer science students at ETH Zurich, took place again in 2024. Priska Altorfer, President of SIG donna informatica and SI member, was available as a mentor during the hackathon. Ayşegül Barlas was responsible

Logo of SI-SE evening event on “Will AI replace Software Engineering?”

Will AI Replace Software Engineering? – A Retrospective

SI-SE, the special interest group on Software Engineering of SI, together with JUG, the Java User Group Switzerland, has organized an evening event on the topic “Will AI Replace Software Engineering?” on September 19, 2024 in Zurich, attended by over

Balzert Award 2024 Ceremony

Balzert Award 2024

The 2024 Helmut and Heide Balzert Award for outstanding contributions to the teaching and the didactics of Informatics has been given Wolfgang Pfeffer and Tobias Fuchs. Award ceremony on September 24, 2024 in Wiesbaden, Germany From left to right: Ulrike

Graphics showing a Bitcoin “coin”

Bitcoin – The Perfect Currency?

As part of our SI Evening Talks series, we invited Michael Gauckler to share his knowledge on Bitcoin and the development of cryptocurrency with us in an online event titled „Bitcoin – The Perfect Currency?“ Michael was the Chief Product

SI Evening Talk on “Broadening our Horizons”: Participants discussing and networking

Broadening our Horizons

The SI Evening Talk “Broadening our Horizons” was a great success, thanks to the insightful presentations and lively interactions between our speakers and participants. The event took place on February 1st at the Renaissance Zurich Tower Hotel and featured two experts

Niklaus Wirth 1934-2024

Niklaus Wirth: An Obituary and Tribute

“To hell with AI”. Niklaus Wirth’s answer to a journalist’s question about his views on AI reminds me of the famous words by Albert Einstein „Gott würfelt nicht“ – ”God does not play dice”, when expressing his skepticism about quantum

Digital Transformation Illustration

Digital Transformation – Part Two: Educating Leaders

Imagine yourself working for a thriving small to medium-sized enterprise or a compact corporation operating in fiercely competitive markets. Now, picture yourself in a dynamic brainstorming workshop, joined by fifteen top-level managers. The workshop commences with a free-flowing brainstorming session,

Swiss E-ID Illustration

Self-Sovereign Identities: Challenges and Chances

Self-sovereign identity (SSI) is a new concept for identity management that shall be used in the Swiss E-ID which is currently under development. The main advantage of SSI is that it better protects the users’ privacy than classical identity solutions

SI Logo

The Swiss Informatics Society SI is the association of Informatics professionals in Switzerland.

Die Schweizer Informatik Gesellschaft SI ist der Verband der Informatikfachleute in der Schweiz.

La Société Suisse d’Informatique SI est l’association des professionnels de l’informatique en Suisse.

La Società Svizzera di Informatica SI è l’associazione dei professionisti dell’informatica in Svizzera.