Dr. Patrick Eugster

Professor

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Biography

Patrick Eugster joined the Università della Svizzera italiana as a full professor in computer science in 2017, co-founding the Computer Systems Institute. Before that, he was a regular faculty member at Purdue University from 2005 to 2016 and at Technische Universität Darmstadt from 2014 to 2017. He holds a Master’s degree (1998) and a Ph.D. (2001) from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). Patrick is interested in aspects of distributed systems, particularly the intersections of networks, programming languages, and security. He has co-authored 160 scientific articles on these topics and secured research funding from several agencies, including the NSF CAREER in 2007, DARPA Computer Science Study Group in 2011, and ERC Consolidator in 2014, as well as from companies like Google and Facebook. He served as the program chair for ACM OOPSLA in 2015 and returned as an associate chair in 2023.

Research Interests

Distributed Systems Networks Programming Languages Security

Experience

Full Professor

2017-01-01 — Present

Computer Systems Institute • Università della Svizzera italiana

Faculty Member

2005-01-01 — 2016-01-01

Purdue University • United States

Faculty Member

2014-01-01 — 2017-01-01

TU Darmstadt • Germany

Requirements for Università della Svizzera italiana

Master Program
Requirements
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Total
Required:85
GMAT
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Economics or related disciplines At least 180 ECTS credits
Application Checklist
  • Bachelor's degree diploma
  • Official transcripts
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Letter of motivation
  • English language certificate
  • GMAT/GRE (Mandatory for non-EU/non-EFTA)
  • Copy of passport/ID
Specialization Notes

Department of Finance - Master in Finance (MFIN).