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SATW Further topics Wednesday, 10. May 2017 02:00

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General Assembly 2017

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The Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences SATW has welcomed 15 full members and 1 corresponding member. These have a considerable performance record in technical sciences.

The SATW is a network of distinguished personalities from science and industry. Members may be elected to members who are particularly committed to the objectives of the SATW and / or the technical sciences. Corresponding members may be chosen by persons who are technically and scientifically active abroad. All members were elected by secret ballot under the leadership of the Nomination Committee.

For the year 2017, a total of 16 new members were elected, 15 of them full and one corresponding. These were solemnly welcomed at the SATW's Annual General Assembly on 9 May. The SATW now counts a total of 296 full and 27 corresponding members as well as 13 honorary members.

Full members

Adrian Altenburger, Hochschule Luzern – Technik & Architektur
(HSLU)
Joachim Buhmann, ETH Zürich
Alessandro Curioni, IBM Research
Beat De Coi, ESPROS Photonics AG
Hanspeter Fässler, Dätwyler Holding AG
Markus Gross, ETH Zürich
Rolf Ingold, Universität Freiburg
Bruno Oberle, EPFL
Hans Christian Öttinger, ETH Zürich
Thierry Pun, Université de Genève
Jürgen Schmidhuber, IDSIA
Paul F. Seidler, IBM Research
Stephanie Teufel, Universität Freiburg
Hans Marcus Textor, ETH Zürich
Christoph Weder, Universität Freiburg

Corresponding member

Zhanbing Ren, China

Cybersecurity Topical Plattform

How can Switzerland best prepare for cyber threats? This is where the SATW’s thematic platform comes into play. The platform advises the secretariat on matters relating to cybersecurity and the strategic direction of the priority programme. It regularly identifies new relevant topics and highlights specific areas for action. In this way, the thematic platform helps ensure that Switzerland is as well-equipped as possible to defend itself against cyber threats.

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