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Forbes features Haotong Qin on “30 Under 30” List
Dr Haotong Qin, a postdoctoral researcher at the Center for Project-Based Learning (PBL) headed by Professor Michele Magno, has been included in the Forbes “30 under 30” Asia list in the “Healthcare & Science” category. He is researching how large language models (LLMs) can be trained more efficiently.
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 Center for Project-Based Learning (PBL), and Dr Yaroslav Romanyuk, Head of the Laboratory for Thin Films and Photovoltaics at Empa.
The 2026 KITE Award goes to ‘Embedded Systems’
Michele Magno from the Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering and his team have won the 2026 KITE Award. The award recognises the newly redesigned compulsory course ‘Embedded Systems’, which implements project-based learning on a large scale for the first time.
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.
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Experience D-ITET at Scientifica 2026
From 22 to 30 August, Switzerland’s largest science festival returns for a full week of discovery. Researchers from D-ITET will be showcasing their cutting-edge work during Scientifica across three locations: Dübendorf, Hönggerberg Campus, and Zentrum Campus.
Prestigious Award for Dr Veronica Centorrino’s dissertation
Dr Veronica Centorrino, now a postdoctoral researcher at the Automatic Control Laboratory (IfA), has received the “Best PhD Award 2025” from the European Embedded Control Institute (EECI).
D-ITET spin-off UNOMR wins prestigious Hello Tomorrow Challenge
UNOMR has won the “Digital Health & Medical Devices” track of the 2026 Hello Tomorrow Challenge in Amsterdam. The D-ITET spin-off was recognised for pushing the boundaries of what protein analysis can do.