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Michele Magno and Yaroslav Romanyuk: Two new adjunct professors at D-ITET
The ETH Board has awarded the title of "Professor" to Dr Michele Magno, Head of the Centre for Project-Based Learning (PBL), and Dr Yaroslav Romanyuk, Head of the Laboratory for Thin Films and Photovoltaics at Empa.
From a PBL Master’s Thesis to Market: Cyclowatt Showcased at Embedded World 2026
A project that started as a Master’s thesis at the D-ITET Center for Project-Based Learning (PBL) has successfully evolved into a real-world innovation. Victor Luder, after completing his thesis within PBL, continued as a Research Assistant and further developed his work into Cyclowatt, a product now gaining international visibility.
Tiny Robots, Big Impact: D-ITET Team Earns IEEE Access Video Grand Prize
IEEE Access honours a team of D-ITET researchers for their outstanding video on collaborative mapping for robot swarms.
Project CRATER: ETH students are working on an autonomous Mars rover
With the CRATER project, around 70 ETH students are developing the university's first autonomous rover. Supported by the Center for Project-Based Learning at D-ITET, the team is preparing for one of the most important international rover competitions.
Your friend and helper
From a mechanical guide dog to a self-learning exoskeleton and magnetically controlled bacteria, researchers at ETH Zurich are busy devising robots for medical applications.
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Michele Magno and Yaroslav Romanyuk: Two new adjunct professors at D-ITET
The ETH Board has awarded the title of "Professor" to Dr Michele Magno, Head of the Centre for Project-Based Learning (PBL), and Dr Yaroslav Romanyuk, Head of the Laboratory for Thin Films and Photovoltaics at Empa.
Jonas Huber appointed as Tenure Track Assistant Professor
Dr Jonas Huber, currently Senior Scientist, Lecturer and Head of the Advanced Mechatronic Systems Group at ETH Zurich, has been appointed as Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Power Electronics and Drive Systems. Current areas of his research include in particular sustainable electromobility and medical technology.
“Role models are important when choosing a career”: How Aline Scherrer inspires girls to get into technology
In an interview with the Swiss Association for Computer Science in Education (SVIA), Aline Scherrer – a Master’s student at D-ITET and President of the Board of GirlsCodeToo, provides insights into her own choice of major and her work in promoting young girls.