Dr. Olga Sorkine Hornung

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Biography

Olga Sorkine-Hornung is a professor of computer science at ETH Zurich, Switzerland, where she leads the Interactive Geometry Lab (IGL) within the Institute of Visual Computing. Prior to joining ETH, she served as an assistant professor at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University from 2008 to 2011. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Computer Science in 2000 and her PhD in Computer Science in 2006 from Tel Aviv University. Throughout her academic career, she has spent years in postdoctoral research at the Technical University of Berlin, supported by an Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Fellowship. Her primary research interests include computer graphics, geometry processing, shape representation, modeling, fabrication, and discrete differential geometry. She has published over 150 peer-reviewed articles in leading computer science journals and conference proceedings. Olga has also been a member of the ACM Turing Award Committee and served as its Chair in 2020. In recognition of her contributions to the field, she has received various scientific prizes and awards, including ERC Starting and Consolidator grants, and she is a Fellow of the ACM Eurographics Association as well as a member of the Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences (SATW).

Research Interests

Experience

Assistant Professor

— Present

Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University • New York, USA

Taught computer science courses and conducted research in geometric computation.

Requirements for ETH Zurich

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.4
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Total
Required:100
GRE General
Verbal
Required:159
Verbal Percentile
Required:80
Quantitative
Required:168
Quantitative Percentile
Required:81
Analytical Writing
Required:4.5
Writing Percentile
Required:85
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in a related field (Engineering, Natural Sciences, or Mathematics) Minimum 180 ECTS credits Subject-specific knowledge equivalent to ETH Bachelor's programs
Application Checklist
  • Bachelor's degree diploma or transcript
  • Official academic transcripts
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Letter of Motivation (1 page)
  • Two academic recommendation letters
  • English language proficiency certificate
  • GRE General Test (for non-EU/EFTA applicants)
Specialization Notes

The GRE is mandatory for students who did not obtain their Bachelor's degree in an EU/EFTA state. Some departments (e.g., Computer Science) have specific ECTS credit requirements in core subjects.