We enable thenext generation ofAI builders.

We design, develop, and evaluate AI systems that run the real world, and shape the researchers and founders who will define its future. Based at ETH Zurich.

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Lab Focus

Designing, developing, and evaluating AI systems in real-world environments.

Our projects span industry verticals and fundamental research, always grounded in practical impact.

Agentic AI

We build and evaluate agentic AI applications across a variety of industries, from insurance and finance to education and scientific research.

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Multimodal AI

We develop Time-Series Language Models (TSLMs) and Audio-Language Models (ALMs) to reason over and predict temporal data in healthcare, manufacturing, telecommunications, and energy.

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Next-Gen RAG

Next-Gen RAG systems that autonomously plan and optimize retrieval. AutoRAG configures pipelines automatically; MetaRAG orchestrates multiple strategies for reliable, grounded outputs.

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World Models

We research world models that learn compressed representations of environments, enabling AI systems to simulate, plan, and reason about complex real-world dynamics.

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AI Evaluation Frameworks

Creating benchmarks and methodologies to measure performance, safety, and reliability of AI Agents and multimodal LLMs.

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AI Transformation

We research how AI can transform existing enterprise operations. Our work spans user discovery and problem validation to ensure meaningful applications of AI, as well as the design of aligned and controllable AI systems that integrate reliably into real-world workflows.

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Student & Researcher Opportunities

Join us for your thesis, semester, or research project.

Work on AI with real-world impact across four tracks.

For students

AI Research

A predoctoral program designed to turn your thesis into a top-tier CS conference publication with you as first author.

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For students

AI Transformation

Work alongside our startup and industry partners to bring AI applications into leading companies.

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For students

AI Founder

Already working on your own AI idea? Turn your thesis or semester project into a launchpad for your venture.

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For researchers

Affiliate Researcher

For PhD, postdoc, and industry researchers: Pursue collaborative AI research projects with autonomy and mentorship.

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Startup & Industry Partnerships

Collaborate with ETH Zurich to develop practical AI solutions.

Join our Startup and Industry partners who are pioneering applications of agentic AI and multimodal LLMs. Discover what works, when, and why with some of Europe's brightest and most ambitious minds.

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Core Industry Partners

Research Partner for Agentic AI in Insurance

Ecosystem Partners

Events

Bringing together builders and researchers.

We organize hackathons, workshops, and collaborative events that connect students, researchers, and industry to explore the frontiers of AI.

February 28, 2026

Agentic Hack 2026

A one-day hackathon in Zurich focused on building agentic AI systems, co-hosted with Google DeepMind, Vercel, Founderful, and Mixedbread. Teams prototyped applications with optional access to robotic platforms from ZHAW CAI.

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February 21, 2026

Supercell x AI Event

A fireside chat at ETH Zurich with Supercell's AI Innovation Lab and Founderful on the future of AI in gaming, followed by live demos from builders across the ETH ecosystem.

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Our Team

Researchers, engineers, and builders.

We have launched companies, software, rockets, and conducted research at world-leading institutions. Agency, ownership, trust and collaboration is part of our DNA.