• School of Engineering

    “Curiosity and patience are essential”

    Ghalia Dhaoui came to EPFL from her home in Tunisia to do a bachelor’s in microengineering. Next spring, she will graduate from the first ever class of the EPFL Master’s program in Quantum Science and Engineering, where she specializes in quantum h…

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    Nineteen EPFL Scientists Recognized with Prestigious Spark Grants

    The aim of Spark is to fund the rapid testing or development of novel and unconventional scientific approaches, methods, theories, standards and ideas, etc. This year the SNSF has awarded 157 new Spark grants, including four in EPFL’s School of Engineering.

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    “In becoming an engineer, you also become an entrepreneur”

    Steve Anavi, an EPFL master’s graduate in microengineering, is a co-founder of Qonto, a leading provider of fully digital financial services for small businesses and the self-employed. In 2022, his company was the highest valued startup in France. He spoke with us about the factors behind his success and the challenges he’s faced as an entrepren…

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  • School of Engineering

    Grégoire Courtine to take the helm of the Neuro X Institute in 2025

    The Neuro X Institute is pleased to announce the appointment of Grégoire Courtine as its new Director. 

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  • School of Engineering

    Materials Science Section celebrates 50 years

    The Materials Science Section (SMX) in the School of Engineering celebrated its 50th birthday last Thursday with an event highlighting the history and future of materials research and education at EPFL.

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  • School of Engineering

    New type of weather radiosonde can find its way back

    Some 80% of weather radiosondes – remote measurement instruments containing plastic, batteries and electronic parts – end up lost in nature after one flight. But a startup created by a microengineering master’s student is set to change that with a new, ultra-lightweight “glidersonde” that can automatically return to where it was launched.

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Some highlights

Materials Science Section celebrates 50 years

The Materials Science Section (SMX) in the School of Engineering celebrated its 50th birthday with an event highlighting the history and future of materials research and education at EPFL.

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RRL Demo Day: Discover how technologies can transform our daily lives

Since 2016, the RRL Demo Day has been an annual must-see event where students showcase their innovative soft robotic technologies. This event offers a unique opportunity to explore futuristic applications of these technologies in everyday life

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The School of Engineering’s Highly Cited Researchers in 2024

In the latest rankings issued by Clarivate, three distinguished professors from EPFL’s School of Engineering have been recognized as part of the elite group of the most cited researchers of the year.

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Research clusters

Advanced manufacturing Artificial Intelligence Bio-Inspired Technology Energy Science and Research Health Science & Technology Imaging Science Nanotechnology Quantum Science & Technology Robotics Soft Materials Sustainability

Upcoming Events

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Let’s freeze the fines! 1.12.2024 – 07:00 > 23:59 Speaker: Place: Category Miscellaneous Read more
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Seizure detection challenge 1.12.2024 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: Category Miscellaneous Read more
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QSE Postdoctoral Fellowships applications open 2.12.2024 – 09:00 > 17:00 Speaker: Place: Category Call for proposal Read more
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Fungi, un monde sans fin 28.11.2024 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Mario Del Curto, photographe Place: Hall du Rolex Learning Center Category Exhibitions Read more
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La Rampe, artistic installation by Delphine Reist 9.10.2024 – 06:00 > 23:59 Speaker: Delphine Reist, artiste Place: Rolex Learning Center Category Exhibitions Read more
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Fondation Gelbert | Research funding 1.1.2025 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: Category Call for proposal Read more
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Swiss Space Sustainability Research Days 6.1.2025 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Ludovic Monnerat, Emmanuelle David, Lucia Kleint, Jean-Paul Kneib, Natalia Archinard, Josef Koller, Camilla Columbo Place: The Glacier Hotel, Les Diablerets Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Nanoplasmonic infrared biosensors enabling detection of misfolded protein biomarkers and drug screening for neurodegenerative diseases 8.1.2025 – 17:30 > 00:00 Speaker: Deepthy KAVUNGAL Place: SV 1717 Category Thesis defenses Read more
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In-situ Microstructural Control and Process Monitoring in Laser Powder Bed Fusion of Ti-6Al-4V Alloy 10.1.2025 – 16:30 > 00:00 Speaker: Reza ESMAEILZADEH Place: MC A1 272 Category Thesis defenses Read more
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In Situ Recrystallization and Phase Transformations in Laser Processing of Metals and Alloys : Microstructure Design and Monitoring 10.1.2025 – 17:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Claire NAVARRE Place: MC A1 272 Category Thesis defenses Read more
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coffee&LEARN: Learning to Code with AI 14.1.2025 – 12:30 > 15:15 Speaker: Majeed Kazemitabaar, University of Toronto, Department of Computer Science Place: Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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The Michael J. Fox Foundation | Understanding, Assessing and Improving Gait in Parkinson’s Disease Research Program 14.1.2025 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: Category Call for proposal Read more
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SNSF Starting Grants 2025 15.1.2025 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: Category Call for proposal Read more
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Cancer Research Institute – Lloyd J. Old STAR Program | Research Funding 15.1.2025 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: Category Call for proposal Read more
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Wear reduction strategies: an industrial perspective 20.1.2025 – 14:00 > 16:00 Speaker: Prof. M. Rodriguez-Ripoll. AC2T Austria Place: MXF 312 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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An in-situ/operando laser powder bed fusion system for advanced neutron characterization 20.1.2025 – 15:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Shieren SUMARLI Place: PSI Category Thesis defenses Read more
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Multi-Objective Management for Many-Core Computing Servers 21.1.2025 – 17:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Darong HUANG Place: ELA 1 Category Thesis defenses Read more
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Wellcome Trust | Climate and Mental Health Award: Uncovering mechanisms between heat and mental health 21.1.2025 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: Category Call for proposal Read more
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Applicant workshop – CYD Fellowships – 11th call: A Talent Program for Cyber-Defence Research 21.1.2025 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: Category Internal trainings Read more
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Imaging Lunch: Understanding Deep Neural Networks for Imaging Applications 22.1.2025 – 11:00 > 13:00 Speaker: Dr Daniel Sage Place: CE 1 711.2 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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SNIS | Research Funding 22.1.2025 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: Category Call for proposal Read more
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lunch&LEARN: AI in Education at EPFL: Practices and Needs of Students and Teachers 23.1.2025 – 12:15 > 13:00 Speaker: Patrick Jermann, Cécile Hardebolle, Jessica Dehler Zufferey, Kim Uittenhove Place: ME A3 31 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Fast Quantification of Creatine Kinase Activity by Phosphorus Magnetic Resonance Fingerprinting 24.1.2025 – 17:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Mark Stephan WIDMAIER Place: ELA 1 Category Thesis defenses Read more
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Honorary Lecture | Prof. Denis Duboule | Et ce fut tout 27.1.2025 – 17:15 > 19:00 Speaker: Professor Denis Duboule Place: SV 1717 Category Inaugural lectures – Honorary Lecture Read more
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ICML Paper Swap Session 29.1.2025 – 14:00 > 17:00 Speaker: Place: ELE 117 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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In Situ Liquid Transmission Electron Microscopy: An Essential Tool for Studying Dynamic Processes at the Nanoscale 29.1.2025 – 15:00 > 16:00 Speaker: Dr. Madeline Dressel Dukes | Sr. Applications Engineer & Training Specialist at Protochips Place: Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Imaging Seminar: Diffusion Models for Computational Imaging Problems 30.1.2025 – 17:00 > 18:00 Speaker: Prof. Jong Chul Yue, KAIST, Korea Place: TBC Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Transforming Health and Care Systems (THCS) – 3rd Joint Transitional call (JTC) 30.1.2025 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: Category Call for proposal Read more
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SCIEX Scientific Exchanges between Switzerland and Bulgaria | Call for proposals 3.2.2025 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: Category Call for proposal Read more
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Greening AI with Software Engineering 3.2.2025 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: BCH 2103 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Imaging Lunch: AI-Assisted Segmentation of Images using Foundation Models (SAM) 5.2.2025 – 11:00 > 13:00 Speaker: Dr Daniel Sage Place: CE 1 711.2 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Volkswagen Stiftung | NEXT – Quantum Biology 11.2.2025 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: Category Call for proposal Read more
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AMLD EPFL 2025 – get your tickets! 11.2.2025 – 09:00 > 17:30 Speaker: Place: SwissTech Convention Center Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Sequential Reasoning with Socially Caused Beliefs 14.2.2025 – 16:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Mert KAYAALP Place: ELA 002 Category Thesis defenses Read more
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Info Session: CAS Value Chain Data Technologies 25.2.2025 – 18:00 > 18:30 Speaker: – Elaine Moran, SRVC Executive Director Place: Category Miscellaneous Read more
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Eleventh Call for Proposals – CYD Fellowships: A Talent Program for Cyber-Defence Research 26.2.2025 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Advanced Computational Tools for the Analysis and Design of Complex Metamaterials and Structures 28.2.2025 – 12:15 > 13:15 Speaker: Alejandro M. Aragon Place: GC B1 10 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Density Functional Theory and Artificial Intelligence learning from each other 3.3.2025 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: BCH 2103 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Imaging Lunch: Introduction to Pytorch for image analysis 5.3.2025 – 11:00 > 13:00 Speaker: Dr Florian Aymanns Place: CE 1 711.2 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Predicting and understanding drug-target binding kinetics via molecular simulations 10.3.2025 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: BCH 2103 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Managing Innovation in the Era of Data and AI 12.3.2025 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: Category Miscellaneous Read more
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Automated ab initio workflows with jobflow, FireWorks, and atomate 17.3.2025 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: BCH 2103 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Imaging Lunch: nD Image Visualisation with Open-Source Tools 19.3.2025 – 11:00 > 13:00 Speaker: Mallory Wittwer, Edward Andò Place: CE 1 711.2 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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BRIDGE Discovery: 9th call 25.3.2025 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: Category Call for proposal Read more
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Fulfilling the Multiscale Promise in Materials: Getting Information out of the Atomistic Scale 31.3.2025 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: BCH 2103 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Swiss Foundation for Alcohol Research | Funding for research projects, conferences and publications 1.4.2025 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: Category Call for proposal Read more
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Imaging Lunch: Image Reconstruction 101: Computational Methods & Tools 2.4.2025 – 11:00 > 13:00 Speaker: Sepand Kashani Place: CE 1 711.2 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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DÆNCITY: Artistic residency for EPFL Students at Théâtre Sévelin 36 22.4.2025 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Simona Ferrar, Performance Lighthouse, EPFL Place: Théâtre Sévelin 36 Category Cultural events Read more
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Lemanic Life Sciences Hackathon 2025 23.4.2025 – 09:00 > 18:00 Speaker: Place: SV 1204 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Imaging Lunch: Extending Neural Networks Beyond 2D: Approaches for 3D and Temporal Data 30.4.2025 – 11:00 > 13:00 Speaker: Dr Florian Aymanns Place: CE 1 711.2 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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BMI Seminar // Chris Summerfield: Learning and Decision Making in Humans and Models 1.5.2025 – 14:00 > 15:00 Speaker: Chris Summerfield, Universitiy of Oxford, UK Place: SV 1717 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Imaging Lunch: Deconvolution: Restore Sharper Images by Inverting Acquisition 14.5.2025 – 11:00 > 13:00 Speaker: Dr Vasiliki Sergiopoulou, Dr Daniel Sage Place: CE 1 711.2 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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REGARD: Pitching myself for Industry: My strategy for Success 27.5.2025 – 09:00 > 17:00 Speaker: Romaine Johnstone, coach facilitator & trainer Place: BI A0 448 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Imaging Lunch: Introduction to Photogrammetric Reconstruction: Theory and Application with Meshroom 4.6.2025 – 11:00 > 13:00 Speaker: Dr Florian Aymanns  Place: CE 1 711.2 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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The body on stage in light of improvisation 14.6.2025 – 19:30 > 21:00 Speaker: Simon Henein (professeur in microengineering, EPFL) and Joëlle Valterio (performer and teaching assistant, EPFL)  Place: Arsenic Lausanne Category Cultural events Read more
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REGARD: Design your future: How to make professional choices (day 1/2) 1.9.2025 – 09:00 > 17:00 Speaker: Afi Sika Kuzeawu,certified systemic coach & psychologist Place: BI A0 448 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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REGARD: Design your future: How to make professional choices (day 2/2) 15.9.2025 – 09:00 > 17:00 Speaker: Afi Sika Kuzeawu,certified systemic coach & psychologist Place: BI A0 448 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more

Research

Bird-inspired drone can jump for take-off

EPFL researchers have built a drone that can walk, hop, and jump into flight with the aid of birdlike legs, greatly expanding the range of potential environments accessible to unmanned aerial vehicles.

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Innovation

EPFL robotics spin-off MIROS unveils smart workspaces

MIROS Technology has announced the first commercial implementation of their transformable workspace: a smart system developed using technology patented in the Reconfigurable Robotics lab led by Jamie Paik in EPFL’s School of Engineering.

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Education

“I was looking to connect neuroscience with engineering.”

Mélina Lasfargues has the honor of being the first student to finish the Neuro X Masters. She completed her master’s project on thermal illusions earlier this year. 

Education
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