Members
Pool of Expertise - Professors from 9 Departments of the ETH Zurich
The ETH Risk Center’s activities are based on an interdisciplinary approach: A cluster of experts from diverse research areas pool their knowledge and experience to develop innovative solutions to today's and tomorrow's risk-management problems.
PROF. DR. FRANCESCO CORMAN
Transport Systems
Member since 2019
Francesco Corman holds the chair of Transport Systems at the Institute of Transport Planning and Systems. His main research interests are in the field of railway traffic control and management to reduce delays for the system and its users. This is achieved based on quantitative methods and operations research to transport sciences, especially on the operational perspective, public transport, railways and logistics.
PROF. DR. BOZIDAR STOJADINOVIC
Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering
Member since 2013 - Member of the Steering Committee - Former Chairman (2015 - 2017)
Bozidar Stojadinovic works on engineering the seismic risk of inhabited communities. This involves the development of probabilistic performance-based seismic design and evaluation methods applicable to individual structures as well as to interconnected sets of structures and infrastructure.
PROF. DR. BRUNO SUDRET
Risk, Safety and Uncertainty Quantification
Member since 2014
Bruno Sudret works on probabilistic methods for uncertainty quantification in complex engineering and natural systems. He develops advanced algorithms at the boundary between statistics and machine learning to assess the reliability and the optimal robust design of such systems.
PROF. DR. LARS-ERIK CEDERMAN
International Conflict Research
Founding Member
Lars-Erik Cederman’s main interests include computational and spatial modeling of macrohistorical processes featuring conflict, including nationalism, state-formation, integration and disintegration processes, and democratization.
PROF. DR. CHRISTOPH HÖLSCHER
Cognitive Science
Member since 2018 - Member of the Steering Committee
Christoph Hölscher studies the complex interaction of humans and their physical, technical and social environment with an emphasis on cognitive processes and task-oriented behavior.
PROF. DR. DAVID BASIN
Information Security
Member since 2013
David Basin‘s research focuses on information security, in particular methods and tools for modeling, building, and validating secure and reliable systems.
PROF. DR. KENNETH PATERSON
Applied Cryptography Group
Member since 2020
Kenny Paterson's research is mostly in the area of Cryptography, with a strong emphasis on the analysis of deployed cryptographic systems and the development of provably secure solutions to real-world cryptographic problems. He co-founded the Real World Cryptography series of workshops to support the development of this broad area and to strengthen the links between academia and industry. He is co-chair of the IRTF's research group on Cryptography, CFRG. This group is working to provide expert advice to the IETF in an effort to strengthen the Internet's core security protocols.
PROF. DR. ROGER WATTENHOFER
Distributed Computing Group
Computer Engineering and Networks Laboratory (TIK)
Member since 2021
Roger Wattenhofer works on understanding risk in networks. The methods are a combination of algorithms, game theory, data science, machine learning, and building software. The topics change over time, and currently include fintech, economy, cryptocurrency, blockchain, e-voting, democracy, and graph neural networks.
PROF. DR. PATRICK CHERIDITO
Mathematics, RiskLab
Member since 2017 - Member of the Steering Committee
Patrick Cheridito’s main research interest is the analysis of stochastic models and their applications to insurance mathematics, quantitative risk management, mathematical finance and economics.
PROF. DR. JOSEF TEICHMANN
Mathematics, Stochastic Finance Group
Member since 2018
In recent work Josef Teichmann and his co-authors develop machine learning tools for the financial industry. Deep hedging, for instance, is a project conducted jointly with investment bankers, where generic hedging tasks are solved by cutting edge machine learning technology in a fully realistic market environment, i.e. in the presence of market frictions and trading constraints. Further projects include deep calibration, deep simulation, and deep prediction. Theoretical foundations from approximation theory and stochastic analysis accompany successful concrete implementations to make such approaches eligible for industry applications.
PROF. DR. RICO ZENKLUSEN
Institute for Operations Research
Member since 2017
Rico Zenklusen is Professor in the Institute for Operations Research at the Department of Mathematics. He is interested in mathematical optimization techniques and their applications in various contexts, including operations research, large-scale optimization, online optimization, data analytics, and machine learning.
PROF. DR. GIOVANNI SANSAVINI
Reliability and Risk Engineering
Member since 2013 - Member of the Steering Committee - Current Chairman
Giovanni Sansavini analyzes reliability and risk issues in large-scale interdependent technical networks. He develops hybrid modeling and simulation approaches to quantify reliability and risk indicators and to engineer the safe planning and operations of such critical infrastructures.
PROF. DR. ANTOINE BOMMIER
Integrative Risk Management and Economics
Founding Member - Member of the Steering Committee, Former Chairman (2017 - 2020)
Antoine Bommier works on the economic analysis of interdependent risks and risks with long-term consequences. This involves the development of methods to analyze the cost of such risks and to initiate innovative strategies to mitigate them and develop efficient insurance schemes.
PROF. DR. STEFANO BRUSONI
Technology and Innovation Management
Member since 2022
Stefano Brusoni is Professor of Technology and Innovation Management at ETH Zurich. His research focuses on innovation and technical change, at the interface between strategy and behavioral sciences. He has published on journals such as Strategic Management Journal; Administrative Science Quarterly; Organization Science; Academy of Management Journal; and many others. He is Senior Editor of Organization Science. He is also a founder and entrepreneur, currently active in EdTech.
PROF. DR. HANS GERSBACH
Macroeconomics: Innovation and Policy
Founding Member - Former Chairman (2013 - 2015)
Hans Gersbach analyzes new designs for the financial architecture and for fiscal and monetary policy-making, to deal with systemic risks. For this purpose, he embeds models of banking, systemic risk, and politics into new macroeconomic models, to examine their possible consequences.
PROF. DR. DAVID N. BRESCH
Weather and Climate Risks
Member since 2017
David Bresch focuses on the impacts of weather and climate on socio-economic systems. His research aims to explore ways to strengthen resilience based on understanding weather and climate susceptibility and to adequately treat uncertainty in decision-making.
PROF. DR. STEFAN WIEMER
Seismology and Director, Swiss Seismological Service
Member since 2016
Stefan Wiemer is professor of seismology and heads the Swiss Seismological Service (SED). The SED at ETH Zurich is the federal agency responsible for monitoring earthquakes and assessing the seismic hazard of Switzerland.