Waldispühl and Szantner win President’s Prize for Public Engagement through the Media

April 1, 2025

Hi everyone, I am thrilled to report that Prof. Jérôme Waldispühl and Adjunct Prof. Attila Szantner have won the President’s Prize for Public Engagement through the Media. This recognition is a nod to over 15 years of tireless work developing what seemed to me at the time as the craziest idea ever: engage video gamers into contributing to science while having fun playing their favourite games. Today, Jérôme and Attila’s work is resulting in millions (literally) of gamers helping scientists solve hard problems and is taking the videogame industry in new directions. Read more about their work here!