ETH Zurich was founded in 1855 and is the leading university in continental Europe. It hosts more than 400 professors from all over the world. Its main areas of research and education are engineering, natural sciences, mathematics, architecture, system-oriented sciences, management and social sciences. With these fields of expertise and broad competences, ETH Zurich addresses global challenges, such as sustainable energy production or systemic risks. 1 Turing award was earned here, and 21 Nobel laureates studied, taught or conducted research at ETH Zurich. More than 400 FP7 projects have been funded so far, including 59 ERC grants.

AI and machine learning are firmly established in teaching, research and knowledge transfer at ETH Zurich. Beyond basic research in theory and methods of AI as well as cutting-edge research in applied AI, there is a strong orientation towards the ethical, societal and policy implications of AI. Alongside AI research conducted across all 16 departments of ETH's departments and professorships, the dedicated ETH AI Center highlights the necessity of interdisciplinary AI research and reinforces ETH’s strong position in research into this key technology.