Best Paper Award Honorable Mention:
The paper "Toward Accessible Psychotherapy Training Using AI-Driven Interactive Patient Avatars" by Pascal Riachi won an honorable mention for best paper at IEEE ICHI 2026! Congratulations Pascal!
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2026
2025
Best Paper Award Honorable Mention:
The paper "PhonemeNet: A Transformer Pipeline for Text-Driven Facial Animation" by Philine Witzig won an honorable mention for best paper at MIG2026! Congratulations Philine!
The paper "PhonemeNet: A Transformer Pipeline for Text-Driven Facial Animation" by Philine Witzig won an honorable mention for best paper at MIG2026! Congratulations Philine!
Award for PhD Thesis:
Recent CGL graduate Lingchen Yang has been awarded the ETH medal for his outstanding Ph.D. thesis! Congratulations Lingchen!
Recent CGL graduate Lingchen Yang has been awarded the ETH medal for his outstanding Ph.D. thesis! Congratulations Lingchen!
Digital Einstein at Berlin Science Week 2025:
At Berlin Science Week 2025 in the Natural History Museum, Digital Einstein engaged a diverse audience of all ages in lively conversations about science and technology. The installation attracted strong public interest and was featured in television, print, and online media.
At Berlin Science Week 2025 in the Natural History Museum, Digital Einstein engaged a diverse audience of all ages in lively conversations about science and technology. The installation attracted strong public interest and was featured in television, print, and online media.
Digital Einstein at GITEX Global 2025:
At GITEX Global 2025 in Dubai, Digital Einstein was presented to a worldwide audience, including the Swiss Ambassador, H.E. Arthur Mattli, and the Swiss Consul General, Angelica Schempp. Prof. Gross also joined a fireside chat on stage to discuss the future of interactive avatars.
At GITEX Global 2025 in Dubai, Digital Einstein was presented to a worldwide audience, including the Swiss Ambassador, H.E. Arthur Mattli, and the Swiss Consul General, Angelica Schempp. Prof. Gross also joined a fireside chat on stage to discuss the future of interactive avatars.
Award for Paper:
The paper "BEE: Belief-Value-Aligned, Explainable, and Extensible Cognitive Framework for Conversational Agents" by Yang et al. received an honorable mention at ACM IVA 2025 in Berlin! Congratulations Chen!
The paper "BEE: Belief-Value-Aligned, Explainable, and Extensible Cognitive Framework for Conversational Agents" by Yang et al. received an honorable mention at ACM IVA 2025 in Berlin! Congratulations Chen!
SIGGRAPH for Health: Engaging Successfully in the Next Disruptions:
Congratulations to Till Schnabel, who co-organized a workshop at SIGGRAPH where he advocated for the translation of computer graphics into the realm of medicine. There he gave a short talk to showcase his exemplar work. The workshop was supported by the Swiss Consulate.
Congratulations to Till Schnabel, who co-organized a workshop at SIGGRAPH where he advocated for the translation of computer graphics into the realm of medicine. There he gave a short talk to showcase his exemplar work. The workshop was supported by the Swiss Consulate.
Emerging Technology Award:
Congratulations to Pascal Chang and Sergio Sancho for their demo, "LookingGlass: Generative Anamorphoses via Laplacian Pyramid Warping", which received the DCAJ Award and the Laval Virtual Award at SIGGRAPH 2025!
Congratulations to Pascal Chang and Sergio Sancho for their demo, "LookingGlass: Generative Anamorphoses via Laplacian Pyramid Warping", which received the DCAJ Award and the Laval Virtual Award at SIGGRAPH 2025!
DisneyResearch|Studios technology receives Sci-Tech Oscar:
Our close partner, DRS, lead by Prof. Gross, has received a Scientific and Technical Award from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences for its Machine Learning Denoiser technology.
Our close partner, DRS, lead by Prof. Gross, has received a Scientific and Technical Award from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences for its Machine Learning Denoiser technology.
How AI is Transforming Daily Life:
In a segment on SRF's "Eco Talk," Prof. Gross discussed AI's role in science and entertainment.
In a segment on SRF's "Eco Talk," Prof. Gross discussed AI's role in science and entertainment.
Digital Einstein at GITEX Global and SIGGRAPH Asia:
We are thrilled to see Digital Einstein's global journey featured in the ETH Ambassador Blog! From GITEX Global in Dubai to SIGGRAPH Asia in Tokyo, our platform delivered lifelike interactions with Albert Einstein.
We are thrilled to see Digital Einstein's global journey featured in the ETH Ambassador Blog! From GITEX Global in Dubai to SIGGRAPH Asia in Tokyo, our platform delivered lifelike interactions with Albert Einstein.
2024
Award for Paper:
The paper "GroomCap: High-Fidelity Prior-Free Hair Capture" by Zhou et al. has received the Best Paper Award at SIGGRAPH Asia 2024.
The paper "GroomCap: High-Fidelity Prior-Free Hair Capture" by Zhou et al. has received the Best Paper Award at SIGGRAPH Asia 2024.
ETH Medal for Master Thesis:
Our PhD student Sergio Sancho Portolés was awarded an ETH Medal for his outstanding Master's thesis done at CGL
Our PhD student Sergio Sancho Portolés was awarded an ETH Medal for his outstanding Master's thesis done at CGL
Award for Paper:
The paper "Deep Fluids: A Generative Network for Parameterized Fluid Simulations" by Kim et al. has been selected by the International Congress of Basic Science as a recipient of the 2024 Frontiers of Science Award in Theoretical Computer and Information Sciences. An FSA is awarded to a recent paper, recognized for a major breakthrough in its field.
The paper "Deep Fluids: A Generative Network for Parameterized Fluid Simulations" by Kim et al. has been selected by the International Congress of Basic Science as a recipient of the 2024 Frontiers of Science Award in Theoretical Computer and Information Sciences. An FSA is awarded to a recent paper, recognized for a major breakthrough in its field.
Celebrating 30 Years:
Computer Graphics Laboratory marks three decades since its foundation in 1994 by Prof. Markus Gross
Computer Graphics Laboratory marks three decades since its foundation in 1994 by Prof. Markus Gross
Award for Paper:
The paper "The Impulse Particle-In-Cell Method" by Sancho et al. has received an honorable mention award at Eurographics 2024.
The paper "The Impulse Particle-In-Cell Method" by Sancho et al. has received an honorable mention award at Eurographics 2024.
Eurographics Gold Medal:
Prof. Markus Gross has been awarded the Eurographics Gold Medal for his outstanding research contributions, for bridging industry and academia, and for his leadership in the field at large.
Prof. Markus Gross has been awarded the Eurographics Gold Medal for his outstanding research contributions, for bridging industry and academia, and for his leadership in the field at large.
2023
Award for Paper:
The paper "Image-Based 3D Reconstruction of Cleft Lip And Palate Using a Learned Shape Prior" by Lingens et al. won the Best Paper Award at AMAI 2023, a satellite event of MICCAI 2023.
The paper "Image-Based 3D Reconstruction of Cleft Lip And Palate Using a Learned Shape Prior" by Lingens et al. won the Best Paper Award at AMAI 2023, a satellite event of MICCAI 2023.
Award for Paper:
The paper "Automated and Data-Driven Plate Computation for Presurgical Cleft Lip and Palate Treatment" by Schnabel et al. won the Intuitive Bench-to-Bedside Award at IPCAI 2023 as well as the Runner-up for the NDI Best Presentation Award.
The paper "Automated and Data-Driven Plate Computation for Presurgical Cleft Lip and Palate Treatment" by Schnabel et al. won the Intuitive Bench-to-Bedside Award at IPCAI 2023 as well as the Runner-up for the NDI Best Presentation Award.
Award for PhD Thesis:
Our graduate Gaspard Zoss has received the Eurographics Annual Award for Best PhD Thesis
Our graduate Gaspard Zoss has received the Eurographics Annual Award for Best PhD Thesis
2022
Award for PhD Thesis:
Recent CGL graduate Gaspard Zoss has been awarded the ETH medal for his outstanding Ph.D. thesis
Recent CGL graduate Gaspard Zoss has been awarded the ETH medal for his outstanding Ph.D. thesis
Award for Paper:
The paper "Implicit Neural Representation for Physics-driven Actuated Soft Bodies" by Yang et al. received an honorable mention at SIGGRAPH 2022.
The paper "Implicit Neural Representation for Physics-driven Actuated Soft Bodies" by Yang et al. received an honorable mention at SIGGRAPH 2022.
Bringing a smile to your face:
A collaboration between CGL and Align Technology
A collaboration between CGL and Align Technology
2021
Acatech Membership:
Prof. Markus Gross has joined the German Academy of Science and Engineering (acatech).
Prof. Markus Gross has joined the German Academy of Science and Engineering (acatech).
Dandelion Entrepreneurship Award 2021:
Prof. Markus Gross has won the Dandelion Entrepreneurship Award 2021 for the Computer Science Department at ETH Zurich.
Prof. Markus Gross has won the Dandelion Entrepreneurship Award 2021 for the Computer Science Department at ETH Zurich.
SCA Early Career Researcher Award:
Former CGL researcher Vinicius da Costa de Azevedo has received the SCA Early Career Researcher Award.
Former CGL researcher Vinicius da Costa de Azevedo has received the SCA Early Career Researcher Award.
Award for PhD Thesis:
Recent CGL graduate Pelin Dogan Schönberger has won the ARD/ZDF Förderpreis award for her outstanding Ph.D. thesis.
Recent CGL graduate Pelin Dogan Schönberger has won the ARD/ZDF Förderpreis award for her outstanding Ph.D. thesis.
EuroVis Best Ph.D. Dissertation Award:
Recent CGL graduate Irene Baeza Rojo received the EuroVis Best Ph.D. Dissertation Award for her outstanding Ph.D. thesis.
Recent CGL graduate Irene Baeza Rojo received the EuroVis Best Ph.D. Dissertation Award for her outstanding Ph.D. thesis.
ACM SIGGRAPH 2021 Steven Anson Coons Award:
In this article, Markus Gross is presented with the ACM SIGGRAPH 2021 Steven Anson Coons Award for outstanding creative contributions to computer graphics.
In this article, Markus Gross is presented with the ACM SIGGRAPH 2021 Steven Anson Coons Award for outstanding creative contributions to computer graphics.
Award for Paper:
The paper “Honey I Shrunk the Domain: Reduced Domain Decomposition for Efficient Optimization of Fluids” by Tang et al. won the Best Paper Award at Eurographics 2021.
The paper “Honey I Shrunk the Domain: Reduced Domain Decomposition for Efficient Optimization of Fluids” by Tang et al. won the Best Paper Award at Eurographics 2021.
Award for PhD Thesis:
Recent CGL graduate Thomas Müller received the Honorable Mention Award at Eurographics 2021 for his outstanding Ph.D. thesis.
Recent CGL graduate Thomas Müller received the Honorable Mention Award at Eurographics 2021 for his outstanding Ph.D. thesis.
2020
Membership Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences:
In this article, Markus Gross has been invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as a 'Member-at-Large' based on his scientific and technical contributions.
In this article, Markus Gross has been invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as a 'Member-at-Large' based on his scientific and technical contributions.
LinkedIn posts on future AI:
In a sequence of four LinkedIn posts, Markus Gross talks about the future of artificial intelligence, in specific directions of extended reality (XR), telepresence, digital humans, and avatar personalities.
In a sequence of four LinkedIn posts, Markus Gross talks about the future of artificial intelligence, in specific directions of extended reality (XR), telepresence, digital humans, and avatar personalities.
Venturelab article:
In this Venturelab article Markus Gross talks about animation technologies, his role as an ETH influencer and universities rankings.
In this Venturelab article Markus Gross talks about animation technologies, his role as an ETH influencer and universities rankings.
2019
Award for PhD thesis:
Recent CGL graduate Simone Schaub was awarded an ETH medal for her outstanding Ph.D. thesis.
Recent CGL graduate Simone Schaub was awarded an ETH medal for her outstanding Ph.D. thesis.
Inductee into IEEE Visualization Academy:
Markus Gross is among the thirty-two computer visualisation leaders who have been inducted into the IEEE Visualization Academy. The Academy recognises individuals who have made substantial contributions to the field of visualization.
Markus Gross is among the thirty-two computer visualisation leaders who have been inducted into the IEEE Visualization Academy. The Academy recognises individuals who have made substantial contributions to the field of visualization.
Board Member at RETHINK:
Markus Gross joined RETHINK as a board member. RETHINK is a future-oriented non-commercial, non-partisan think-and-do tank of ETH Zurich for design thinking with artificial intelligence.
Markus Gross joined RETHINK as a board member. RETHINK is a future-oriented non-commercial, non-partisan think-and-do tank of ETH Zurich for design thinking with artificial intelligence.
Membership ACM SIGGRAPH Academy:
This year Markus Gross has been selected as a member of the ACM Siggraph Academy for his contributions to point-based graphics, 3D capture and video technology, and physics-based animation, and for founding an influential industrial research laboratory. The ACM SIGGRAPH Academy recognizes individuals who have made substantial contributions to the field of computer graphics and interactive techniques.
This year Markus Gross has been selected as a member of the ACM Siggraph Academy for his contributions to point-based graphics, 3D capture and video technology, and physics-based animation, and for founding an influential industrial research laboratory. The ACM SIGGRAPH Academy recognizes individuals who have made substantial contributions to the field of computer graphics and interactive techniques.
Tech Oscar:
Markus Gross and his co-inventors were awarded the Technical Achievement Award for their Medusa Performance Capture system.
Markus Gross and his co-inventors were awarded the Technical Achievement Award for their Medusa Performance Capture system.
2018
Digital Shapers 2018:
Markus Gross was featured in the Digital Shapers 2018 by Bilanz magazine.
Markus Gross was featured in the Digital Shapers 2018 by Bilanz magazine.
Distinguished Career Award:
Markus Gross was awarded the Distinguished Career Award at Eurographics 2018.
Markus Gross was awarded the Distinguished Career Award at Eurographics 2018.
Young Researcher Award:
Former CGL member Thabo Beeler received the Young Researcher Award at Eurographics 2018.
Former CGL member Thabo Beeler received the Young Researcher Award at Eurographics 2018.
Membership:
Markus Gross is now a member of the National Academy of Engineering of Korea.
Markus Gross is now a member of the National Academy of Engineering of Korea.
Award for Paper:
The paper “Parameter Space Comparison of Inertial Particle Models” by Holbein and Günther won the Best Paper Award at VMV 2018
The paper “Parameter Space Comparison of Inertial Particle Models” by Holbein and Günther won the Best Paper Award at VMV 2018
Award for Paper:
The paper “Visualization and Analysis of Deep Water Asteroid Impacts” by Imahorn, Baeza Rojo and Günther won an Honorable Mention Award (1/2) at the IEEE Scientific Visualization Contest 2018
The paper “Visualization and Analysis of Deep Water Asteroid Impacts” by Imahorn, Baeza Rojo and Günther won an Honorable Mention Award (1/2) at the IEEE Scientific Visualization Contest 2018
2017
Membership:
Markus Gross is now a member of the Schweizerische Akademie der Technischen Wissenschaften (SATW).
Markus Gross is now a member of the Schweizerische Akademie der Technischen Wissenschaften (SATW).
Award for PhD thesis:
Recent CGL graduate Federico Perazzi was awarded an ETH medal for his outstanding Ph.D. thesis.
Recent CGL graduate Federico Perazzi was awarded an ETH medal for his outstanding Ph.D. thesis.
Award for Paper:
The paper “Visualization of Clouds and Atmospheric Air Flows” by Rimensberger, Gross and Günther won the IEEE Scientific Visualization Contest 2017 at IEEE VisWeek
The paper “Visualization of Clouds and Atmospheric Air Flows” by Rimensberger, Gross and Günther won the IEEE Scientific Visualization Contest 2017 at IEEE VisWeek
Award for Paper:
The paper “Visualization of Neural Network Predictions for Weather Forecasting” by Roesch and Günther won an Honorable Mention Award (1/2) at VMV 2017
The paper “Visualization of Neural Network Predictions for Weather Forecasting” by Roesch and Günther won an Honorable Mention Award (1/2) at VMV 2017
Award for Paper:
The paper “Efficient Feature Embeddings for Student Classification with Variational Auto-encoders” by Klingler et al. won the Best Paper Award at EDM 2017
The paper “Efficient Feature Embeddings for Student Classification with Variational Auto-encoders” by Klingler et al. won the Best Paper Award at EDM 2017
Award for Paper:
The paper “Practical Path Guiding for Efficient Light-transport Simulation” by Müller et al. won the Best Paper Award at EGSR 2017
The paper “Practical Path Guiding for Efficient Light-transport Simulation” by Müller et al. won the Best Paper Award at EGSR 2017
Award for Paper:
The paper “Flow-Induced Inertial Steady Vector Field Topology” by Günther and Gross won an Honorable Mention Award (1/3) at Eurographics 2017
The paper “Flow-Induced Inertial Steady Vector Field Topology” by Günther and Gross won an Honorable Mention Award (1/3) at Eurographics 2017
Computer Graphics Forum 2017 Cover Image Contest:
The first two places of the CGF cover contest were obtained by CGL projects. Müller et al. won first place, Günther et al. won second place.
The first two places of the CGF cover contest were obtained by CGL projects. Müller et al. won first place, Günther et al. won second place.
Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe:
CGL Ph.D. student Pascal Bérard was chosen by Forbes as one of Europe`s most promising young game-changers.
CGL Ph.D. student Pascal Bérard was chosen by Forbes as one of Europe`s most promising young game-changers.
2016
Heidelberg Laureate Forum 2016:
Dr. Cengiz Öztireli has been accepted to participate in the Heidelberg Laureate Forum 2016
Dr. Cengiz Öztireli has been accepted to participate in the Heidelberg Laureate Forum 2016
2015
Award for PhD thesis:
Recent CGL graduate Manuel Lang was awarded an ETH medal for his outstanding Ph.D. thesis.
Recent CGL graduate Manuel Lang was awarded an ETH medal for his outstanding Ph.D. thesis.
Award for PhD thesis:
CGL researcher and Ph.D. graduate Tanja Käser received the Fritz Kutter Award for her thesis.
CGL researcher and Ph.D. graduate Tanja Käser received the Fritz Kutter Award for her thesis.
Visualization Career Award:
Prof. Markus Gross has been awarded the Visualization Career Award.
Prof. Markus Gross has been awarded the Visualization Career Award.
'Lucid Dreams of Gabriel' presented at the Locarno film festival:
Experimental short film created by Disney Research Zurich in a collaboration with ETH and SRF showcasing the 'Flow of Time' technique
Experimental short film created by Disney Research Zurich in a collaboration with ETH and SRF showcasing the 'Flow of Time' technique
Karl Heinz Beckurts-Preis für Vorreiter der Computergrafik:
Prof. Markus Gross has been awarded the Karl Heinz Beckurts-Preis 2013
Prof. Markus Gross has been awarded the Karl Heinz Beckurts-Preis 2013
Konrad-Zuse-Medaille:
Prof. Markus Gross has been awarded the Konrad-Zuse-Medaille
Prof. Markus Gross has been awarded the Konrad-Zuse-Medaille
SciTech Oscar:
Prof. Markus Gross and former CGL postdoc win oscar for technical achievement
Prof. Markus Gross and former CGL postdoc win oscar for technical achievement
2014
Best PhD Thesis Award:
Dr. Cengiz Öztireli has been awarded the Eurographics Annual Award for Best PhD Thesis 2014.
Dr. Cengiz Öztireli has been awarded the Eurographics Annual Award for Best PhD Thesis 2014.
Award for Paper [Kae14b]:
The paper “Beyond Knowledge Tracing: Modeling Skill Topologies with Bayesian Networks” won the Best Paper Award at ITS 2014
The paper “Beyond Knowledge Tracing: Modeling Skill Topologies with Bayesian Networks” won the Best Paper Award at ITS 2014
AR Games Hackathon 2014:
Join the Augmented Reality Games Hackathon 2014!
Join the Augmented Reality Games Hackathon 2014!
2012
ACM Fellows:
Prof. Markus Gross recognized by ACM for outstanding contributions to computer graphics and animation
Prof. Markus Gross recognized by ACM for outstanding contributions to computer graphics and animation
Master Thesis Topics Available Now:
Please check our various new master thesis topics
Please check our various new master thesis topics
Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities:
Prof. Markus Gross becomes a member of BBAW
Prof. Markus Gross becomes a member of BBAW
New Course:
Image Synthesis taught by Dr. Wojciech Jarosz from Disney Research Zürich
Image Synthesis taught by Dr. Wojciech Jarosz from Disney Research Zürich
2011
Award for Paper [Sol11b]:
The paper “SPH Based Shallow Water Simulation” won the Best Paper Award at VRIPhys 2011
The paper “SPH Based Shallow Water Simulation” won the Best Paper Award at VRIPhys 2011
Swiss ICT Award:
Prof. Markus Gross honored with the Swiss ICT Award 2011
Prof. Markus Gross honored with the Swiss ICT Award 2011
2010
Disney Research Zurich:
Disney Research Laboratory at ETH Zurich officially openend in April. Prof. Markus Gross is the director.
Disney Research Laboratory at ETH Zurich officially openend in April. Prof. Markus Gross is the director.
2009
GameLab Presentations:
Public presentation of Game Programming Laboratory projects, Thursday, May 28
Public presentation of Game Programming Laboratory projects, Thursday, May 28
Video Retargeting Survey:
Please take part in this user study on video rescaling!
Please take part in this user study on video rescaling!
Award for Paper [Ozt09]:
Cengiz Öztireli won the Best Student Paper Award at Eurographics 2009.
Cengiz Öztireli won the Best Student Paper Award at Eurographics 2009.
2008
Disney Research Zurich:
Disney launches new Research Laboratory at ETH Zurich. Prof. Markus Gross is the director.
Disney launches new Research Laboratory at ETH Zurich. Prof. Markus Gross is the director.
Award for Paper [Mar08]:
Sebastian Martin won the Best Student Paper Award at SGP 2008.
Sebastian Martin won the Best Student Paper Award at SGP 2008.
Award for Paper [Hein08b]:
Simon Heinzle won the Best Paper Award at Graphics Hardware 2008.
Simon Heinzle won the Best Paper Award at Graphics Hardware 2008.
Dybuster Dyslexia Study:
A user study to evaluate our new software for dyslexia therapy.
A user study to evaluate our new software for dyslexia therapy.
Master - Visual Computing:
Check our major program in Visual Computing
Check our major program in Visual Computing
New Course:
Game Programming Laboratory SS08
Game Programming Laboratory SS08
2007
New Spin-off: Dybuster AG:
Dybuster focuses on the development of scientifically based and computer-assisted therapy for individuals with learning difficulties and neurobiological disabilities.
Dybuster focuses on the development of scientifically based and computer-assisted therapy for individuals with learning difficulties and neurobiological disabilities.
New Spin-off: LiberoVision:
LiberoVision provides a ground-breaking technology to view controversial or tactically interesting football/soccer scenes from arbitrary viewpoints.
LiberoVision provides a ground-breaking technology to view controversial or tactically interesting football/soccer scenes from arbitrary viewpoints.
Young Researcher Award:
Mario Botsch received the Young Researcher Award of the Eurographics Association.
Mario Botsch received the Young Researcher Award of the Eurographics Association.
Award for Paper [Zie07c]:
Remo Ziegler won the Best Paper Award of Eurographics 2007.
Remo Ziegler won the Best Paper Award of Eurographics 2007.
2006
Award for Paper [Bot06a]:
Mario Botsch won the Best Paper Award at the EG Symposium on Geometry Processing 2006.
Mario Botsch won the Best Paper Award at the EG Symposium on Geometry Processing 2006.
2004
Pointshop 3D:
Version 2.0 now available.
Version 2.0 now available.
2002
New Spin-off: NovodeX:
NovodeX provides a physics engine middleware for computer games.
NovodeX provides a physics engine middleware for computer games.
2000
New Spin-off: Cyfex AG:
Cyfex helps physical modeling for facial surgery simulation.
Cyfex helps physical modeling for facial surgery simulation.
1997
Full Professor:
Markus Gross becomes Full Professor.
Markus Gross becomes Full Professor.
1994
Foundation of CGL:
Markus Gross becomes Assistant Professor at ETH and founds the Computer Graphics Laboratory.
Markus Gross becomes Assistant Professor at ETH and founds the Computer Graphics Laboratory.