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Zurich Center for Market Design
An annual lecture honouring a legend of science

John von Neumann Lecture

One extraordinary mind, one transformative lecture — each year in Zurich.

John von Neumann
Since 2020

Honouring one of the greatest scientific minds

John von Neumann studied at ETH Zurich from 1923 to 1926. His work reshaped mathematics, physics, computer science, economics, and game theory — defining the modern world. Each year we honour his legacy by bringing a leading scholar to Zurich.

2026
Jürg Fröhlich
Jürg Fröhlich
ETH Zurich
Science and the (Ir)responsibility of Scientists
29 May 2026 · ETH Main Building (HG), Room E 5
2025
Artur Ekert
Artur Ekert
University of Oxford & Centre for Quantum Technologies, Singapore
Privacy for the Paranoid Ones – the Ultimate Limits of Secrecy
27 May 2025 · ETH Main Building (HG), F 30 (Audi Max)
Introduced by ETH President Joël Mesot
2024
Éva Tardos
Éva Tardos
Cornell University
Stability and Learning in Strategic Games
31 May 2024 · ETH Main Building (HG), G 5
Introduced by ETH Rector Günther Dissertori
2023
100 Years of von Neumann at ETH
Centenary Symposium
2 June 2023 · 15:00–18:00 · ETH Zurich, HG F 30 (Audi Max)
Serge Haroche
Serge Haroche
ENS Paris
Quantum Information and Mechanics
Yurii Nesterov
Yurii Nesterov
UC Louvain
Higher-Order Methods for Equilibrium
Larry Samuelson
Larry Samuelson
Yale University
Utility and Game Theory
Benny Sudakov
Benny Sudakov
ETH Zurich
Mathematical Contributions of von Neumann
2022
Philipp Strack
Philipp Strack
Yale University
Misspecified Beliefs
3 June 2022 · Online via Zoom
Introduced by Marina von Neumann Whitman
2021
Constantinos Daskalakis
Constantinos Daskalakis
MIT
Equilibrium Computation and the Foundations of Deep Learning
11 June 2021 · Online via Zoom
Introduced by Marina von Neumann Whitman
2020
Hervé Moulin
Hervé Moulin
University of Glasgow
Fair Division: What's New?
ETH Zurich · Inaugural lecture
Introduced by ETH Rector Sarah Springman