Ethel Projects

Potential Masters and Semester Projects associated with Ethel

Last updated December 09, 2025.

A steampunk-style machine at a university — What Ethel will look like - and you can help building it!

There are opportunities to carry out masters and semester projects with Ethel and the ETH AI Center. Your thesis project can help the next generation of students.

IMPORTANT: You will need a main academic advisor at your home department or home institution.

It is your responsibility to find an academic advisor who will work with you and with us. We can serve as co-advisors and work with you on a regular base; you will also be a member of the AI-platform R&D group at the ETH AI Center. Note that M.Sc. and semester projects are generally not funded.

EthelFlow

While external page EthelFlow is being built, thesis work will mainly involve software and systems engineering, but you will also work with faculty and students in pilot courses. Projects need to include an evaluation and ideally publication component.

Self-Sovereign AI

We are exploring the use of Download Solid in the context of AI (PDF, 83 KB). This is an ambitious project in applied research on AI usability, privacy, and self-sovereignty.

Interested? Contact Gerd Kortemeyer,