• School of Engineering

    Swiss energy system could be independent and carbon-neutral by 2050

    Researchers from EPFL and HES-SO Valais have modeled the Swiss energy system under the hypothetical constraints of carbon neutrality and energy independence by 2050. The results show that these two constraints could be met while reducing energy system costs by about 30% compared to 2020.

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  • School of Engineering

    Appointment of STI professors

    The Board of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology has announced the appointment of professors at EPFL, including four in the School of Engineering (STI).

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  • School of Engineering

    EPFL discovery brings us closer to next-generation electronics

    EPFL engineers have found a way to control the interactions between excitons – quasiparticles that may one day transport data and replace the electrons in electronic devices. The engineers’ method involves applying an electric field to a two-dimensional (2D) semiconducting material.

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  • School of Engineering

    New inspection drone uses wind to lengthen flight times

    EPFL spin-off Elythor has developed a new drone whose wing shape can adapt to wind conditions and flight position in real time, reducing the drone’s energy consumption, in collaboration with the School of Engineering’s Laboratory of Intelligent Systems. The position of the drone’s wings can change, allowing it to fly vertically or ho…

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  • School of Engineering

    EPFL will train students on sustainability

    Starting fall 2024, all EPFL first-year students will be required to take a core class in sustainability, and each department will introduce a sustainability-oriented Bachelor’s class (including one co-led by Tiffany Abitbol of STI’s Sustainable Materials Laboratory) and Master’s class with a focus on real-world applications. These changes…

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  • School of Engineering

    Robots that adapt to their environment – and you

    On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Reconfigurable Robotics Lab, a demonstration of daily-use devices showcased director Jamie Paik’s vision – now a reality – for a new category of versatile robots.

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Some highlights

Engineering discovery and fun at the EPFL Open Days

Members of the public enjoyed more than 20 engaging and educational activities on a wide variety of engineering topics, animated by researchers from the School of Engineering, at the 2023 edition of the EPFL Open Days on April 29 and 30.

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Appointment of EPFL professors

The Board of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology has announced the appointment and promotion of professors at EPFL, including the School of Engineering (STI).

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“We need to empower people with disabilities”

Hand exoskeletons, robotics and intelligent houses for providing assistance, EPFL engineer Luca Randazzo is not one to give up. His choices in life have been driven by one purpose: helping his sister who suffers from disability.

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Upcoming Events

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Idiap Create Challenge – August, 16-24, 2023 16.5.2023 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: Category Public Science Events Read more
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Document selection “Artificial Intelligences” 28.4.2023 – 07:00 > 23:59 Speaker: Place: Category Exhibitions Read more
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Organoids to model human diseases 5.6.2023 – 11:00 > 12:00 Speaker: Dr. Hans Clevers is the Head of Pharma Research and Early Development, and a member of the Corporate Executive Committee of Roche. He is a Dutch molecular geneticist, cell biologist and stem cell researcher. Previously, he headed a research group at the Hubrecht Institute for Developmental Biology and Stem Cell Research and at the Princess Máxima Center in the Netherlands, where he remains as an advisor. He is also a Professor in Molecular Genetics at the University of Utrecht. Place: SV 1717 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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CLIMACT Seminar series – Kathrine Vad, ICRC 5.6.2023 – 12:00 > 13:15 Speaker: Place: Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Faculty Seminar:Uncovering principles for biological motor control by reverse engineering the mind of a fly 5.6.2023 – 12:15 > 13:15 Speaker: Pavan Ramdya Place: SV 1717 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Reinforced Supramolecular Networks of End Functionalized Polymers for Tailored Thermomechanical Property Profiles 5.6.2023 – 16:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Yevhen HRYSHUNIN Place: MXF 1 Category Thesis defenses Read more
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Understanding motor control and impairment: An upper-limb model for muscular assessment 5.6.2023 – 17:30 > 00:00 Speaker: Tristan Jean Robin BARJAVEL Place: Campus Biotech Genève, salle H8-01-F Category Thesis defenses Read more
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U.S. DOD DARPA – Microsystems Technology Office (MTO) Office-wide 5.6.2023 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: Category Call for proposal Read more
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BRIDGE Proof of Concept: 26th call 5.6.2023 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: Category Call for proposal Read more
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Cellular and Pathogenic Protein Indicators of Disease in Huntington’s Disease and X-Linked Dystonia Parkinsonism Human Brain Tissue 6.6.2023 – 10:00 > 11:00 Speaker: Malvindar Singh-Bains, Ph.D. and Adelie Tan, Ph.D., University of Auckland Centre for Brain Research, Auckland (NZ) Place: AI 1153 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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POB seminar – Pierre Lottigier – “InGaN/GaN quantum wells on Si(111) substrate: Nonradiative recombination channels & Light emission efficiency improvement” 6.6.2023 – 18:15 > 19:15 Speaker: Pierre Lottigier Place: CO 122 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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[Awards ceremony] EPC Photo contest 2023 – International Day of Light 6.6.2023 – 18:15 > 20:15 Speaker: Place: CO 122 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Reproducibility Network Event 7.6.2023 – 10:30 > 12:15 Speaker: Prof. Meike Ramon (UNIL)  Prof. Evie Vergauwe (UNIGE)  Dr. Luca Chiapperino (UNIL)   Prof. Mauro Cherubini (UNIL)  Place: Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Effective Letters of Motivation 7.6.2023 – 12:15 > 14:30 Speaker: Place: Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Finding information-rich electrocardiographic biomarkers to characterize atrial fibrillation. 7.6.2023 – 18:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Anna Mary MC CANN Place: ELA 2 Category Thesis defenses Read more
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CIS-Bernoulli LLM/AI Foundations Lunch series 8.6.2023 – 12:00 > 14:00 Speaker: Place: GA 3 31 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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lunch&LEARN: improving retention of non-traditional STEM students at EPFL 8.6.2023 – 12:15 > 13:00 Speaker: Simone Deparis Place: ME B1 B10 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Software Defined Radio (SDR) – EMC Applications 8.6.2023 – 17:00 > 18:00 Speaker: Karen Burnham is a Principal Scientist at Electro Magnetic Applications in Denver, CO.  She is an iNARTE certified EMC engineer with experience in both the aerospace/defense and automotive industries.  At NASA JSC, she worked on the Orion spacecraft and pyrotechnic systems.  She was able to work on the Dream Chaser spacecraft and the F-35 fighter jet.  She spent several years working at Ford Motor Company on traditional vehicles like the Ford Edge and Lincoln Continental as well as on their line of electric hybrid vehicles such as the Ford Explorer and Lincoln Aviator.  Ms. Burnham is a member of the IEEE EMC Society Board of Directors where she serves as Assistant Vice President of Standards.  She holds a BS degree in Physics from Northern Arizona University and an MS degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Houston. Place: ELD 020 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Exploring the Sense of Embodiment Towards Avatars in the Mixed Reality Continuum 9.6.2023 – 10:15 > 11:00 Speaker: Rebecca Fribourg Place: BC 233 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Linear and nonlinear magnetization dynamics in permalloy thin films grown on DNA origami and nanopatterned permalloy/YIG hybrid structures 9.6.2023 – 17:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Andrea MUCCHIETTO Place: CM 1 4 Category Thesis defenses Read more
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FIB-Fabrication of Resonating Cantilevers to Explore Symmetry-Breaking in Quantum Materials 9.6.2023 – 17:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Amelia Emily-Kay ESTRY Place: ELA 2 Category Thesis defenses Read more
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Honorary Lecture – Prof. Jean-Yves Le Boudec 9.6.2023 – 17:00 > 18:30 Speaker: Prof. Jean-Yves Le Boudec Place: CO2 Category Inaugural lectures – Honorary Lecture Read more
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Compilation and Design Space Exploration of Dataflow Programs for Heterogeneous CPU-GPU Platforms 9.6.2023 – 18:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Aurélien François Gilbert BLOCH Place: MXF 1 Category Thesis defenses Read more
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IC Talk: Computing Near Storage 12.6.2023 – 10:00 > 11:00 Speaker: Arvind – CSAIL, MIT Place: BC 420 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Venture Leaders Medtech 2023 (Boston) 12.6.2023 – 12:00 > 12:00 Speaker: Place: Category Call for proposal Read more
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Beyond Google: Find scientific information with advanced tools 13.6.2023 – 09:30 > 11:30 Speaker: EPFL Library Place: Online Category Internal trainings Read more
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Workshop on Copyright & Second Publication Right 13.6.2023 – 14:00 > 17:00 Speaker: CCdigitallaw (Competence Center in Digital Law) Place: CO 015 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Broadband spectroscopy and inelastic light scattering on the canted antiferromagnet hematite for antiferromagnetic magnonics 13.6.2023 – 16:30 > 00:00 Speaker: Mohammad HAMDI Place: ELA 1 Category Thesis defenses Read more
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Small-scale turbopumps for waste heat recovery applications based on an organic Rankine cycle: a study from pre-design to experimental validation 13.6.2023 – 16:30 > 00:00 Speaker: Sajjad ZAKERALHOSEINI Place: MC A1 272 Category Thesis defenses Read more
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Roteco afterwork: Quels sont les concours en robotique pour les jeunes? 13.6.2023 – 17:00 > 18:15 Speaker: Florian Glaron Corine Senaud
  Place: Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Inaugural Lecture – Prof. Alfredo Thiermann 13.6.2023 – 17:15 > 18:40 Speaker: Prof. Alfredo Thiermann Place: CO 2 Category Inaugural lectures – Honorary Lecture Read more
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Inaugural Lecture – Prof. Pier Vittorio Aureli 13.6.2023 – 17:15 > 18:40 Speaker: Prof. Pier Vittorio Aureli Place: CO 2 Category Inaugural lectures – Honorary Lecture Read more
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Neuro-X Seminar: Computational models of spinal locomotor circuitry 14.6.2023 – 10:00 > 11:00 Speaker: Prof Simon Danner Place: SV 1717 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Introduction Workshop on Jupyter/Python 14.6.2023 – 10:00 > 13:00 Speaker: Edward Andò Place: CE 1 711.2 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Stay Away from Plagiarism 15.6.2023 – 09:30 > 11:30 Speaker: EPFL Library Place: Online Category Internal trainings Read more
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CIS-Bernoulli LLM/AI Foundations Lunch series 15.6.2023 – 12:00 > 14:00 Speaker: Place: GA 3 31 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Héritage et patrimoine au prisme du conjonctif et du disjonctif 15.6.2023 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Florence Graezer Bideau (EPFL), Céline Barrère (ENSAP Lille), Elieth Eyebiyi (IEA Nantes) et Muriel Girard (ENSA Marseille) Place: à l’Esquisse de l’IMVT, salle des professeurs, ensa•m, Marseille Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Frequency and time domains interactions in nanophotonics 16.6.2023 – 17:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Andrei KISELEV Place: ELA 2 Category Thesis defenses Read more
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Multidimensional Electron Imaging of Catalyst Layer Materials 19.6.2023 – 17:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Robin Pierre Alain GIROD Place: MED 0 1418 Category Thesis defenses Read more
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CECAM Workshop: “Fluids in porous materials: From fundamental physics to engineering applications” 19.6.2023 – 13:30 > 16:30 Speaker: Place: BCH 2103 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Correlative Microscopy Summer school 2023 19.6.2023 – 09:00 > 17:00 Speaker: Prof. Dr. Martin Pilhofer,  Dr. José Maria Mateos Melero,  Dr. Bettina Zens,  Dr. Kar Ho Herman Fung,  Prof. Dr. Aleksandra Radenovic,  Dr. Matthew Domenic Lycas,  Dr. Arne Seitz,  Dr. Jemima Burden,  Dr. Daniel Sage,  Prof. Georg E. Fantner Dr. Marcos Penedo Garcia, Dr. Venera Weinhardt,  Dr. Adrian Wanner,  Dr. Valentina Loconte,  Dr. Ana Diaz,  Dr. Benjamin Watts Place: Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Seminar Series – The EPFL Four Seasons of Tribology 19.6.2023 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Prof. R. Espinosa Marzal, Prof. A Saulot, Prof. M. Kalin, Prof. N. Espallargas Place: MXC 312 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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CIS-Bernoulli LLM/AI Foundations Lunch series 22.6.2023 – 12:00 > 14:00 Speaker: Place: GA 3 31 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Up to Speed with Zotero 22.6.2023 – 13:00 > 15:00 Speaker: EPFL Library Place: Online Category Internal trainings Read more
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Linear and nonlinear applications of miniaturized silicon nitride microresonators 23.6.2023 – 16:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Arslan Sajid RAJA Place: CE 1 1 Category Thesis defenses Read more
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Data-driven Methods for Control: from Linear to Lifting 23.6.2023 – 17:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Yingzhao LIAN Place: MED 0 1418 Category Thesis defenses Read more
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Integrated Electronics for Deep Implants to Remotely Monitor Hemodynamics 26.6.2023 – 18:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Mustafa BESIRLI Place: ELA 1 Category Thesis defenses Read more
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Info session – CAS in Value Chain Data Technologies 27.6.2023 – 18:30 > 19:30 Speaker: – Elaine Moran, SRVC Executive Director
– Prof. Dimitris Kiritsis, SRVC Academic Director
– Prof. David Atienza, EPFL Place: Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Switzerland-Brazil 2023 Innosuisse 28.6.2023 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: Category Call for proposal Read more
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CIS-Bernoulli LLM/AI Foundations Lunch series 29.6.2023 – 12:00 > 14:00 Speaker: Place: GA 3 31 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Data Management Planning (DMP) Bootcamp 29.6.2023 – 13:00 > 15:00 Speaker: EPFL Library Place: MED 0 1418 Category Internal trainings Read more
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Fondation Gelbert | Research funding 3.7.2023 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: Category Call for proposal Read more
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CECAM School: “Enhanced sampling methods with PLUMED” 3.7.2023 – 09:00 > 17:30 Speaker: Place: BCH 2103 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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2023 Summer School: Tribology and Surfaces Interactions 3.7.2023 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Prof. J.F. Molinari (EPFL), Dr. Rowena Crockett (Empa), Dr. Julien Fontaine (Ecole Centrale de Lyon), Dr. Mousab Hadad (Nova Werke), Dr. Anna Igual (EPFL), Dr. Stefano MIschler (EPFL), Dr. Guilhem Mollon (INSA Lyon), Dr. Nick Randall (Alemnis AG), Dr. Claude Rieker (Zimmer Biomet), Prof. Aurelien Saulot (INSA Lyon), Dr. Eliott Guenat. Place: Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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CIS-Bernoulli LLM/AI Foundations Lunch series 6.7.2023 – 12:00 > 14:00 Speaker: Place: GA 3 31 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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“Science and Policy – How to bridge the gap?” Summer School 2023 10.7.2023 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Speakers Place: White House in Beatenberg (next to Interlaken) Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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CIS-Bernoulli LLM/AI Foundations Lunch series 13.7.2023 – 12:00 > 14:00 Speaker: Place: GA 3 31 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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2D Nanosystems: Applications of 2D Semiconductors for In-Memory Computing 13.7.2023 – 17:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Guilherme MIGLIATO MAREGA Place: ELA 2 Category Thesis defenses Read more
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CECAM Workshop: “Chiral Phonons in Quantum Materials” 17.7.2023 – 12:30 > 16:30 Speaker: Place: LUGANO, Aula Magna, USI Lugano Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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CIS-Bernoulli LLM/AI Foundations Lunch series 20.7.2023 – 12:00 > 14:00 Speaker: Place: GA 3 31 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Innosuisse Switzerland-UK Call 2023 26.7.2023 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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CIS-Bernoulli LLM/AI Foundations Lunch series 27.7.2023 – 12:00 > 14:00 Speaker: Place: GA 3 31 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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REPIC | Research funding with developing and transitioning countries 31.7.2023 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: Category Call for proposal Read more
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Fulbright Foreign Student Program 2024/2025 4.8.2023 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: Category Call for proposal Read more
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Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program 2024/2025 4.8.2023 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: Category Call for proposal Read more
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Swiss Research Foundation for Electricity and Mobile Communication | Research funding 11.8.2023 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: Category Call for proposal Read more
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Characterization of Materials Summer School 22.8.2023 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Emad Oveisi (EPFL), Marco Cantoni (EPFL), Pascal Schouwink (EPFL), Harald Brune (EPFL), Mira Dimitrievska (Empa), Veronique Michaud (EPFL), Anna Igual (EPFL) Place: Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Effective Interactive teaching 29.8.2023 – 13:00 > 16:30 Speaker: Ingrid Le Duc Place: Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Cancer Research Institute – CRI Irvington Postdoctoral Fellowship Program 1.9.2023 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: Category Call for proposal Read more
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U.S. DOD DARPA – Microsystems Technology Office (MTO) Office-wide 4.9.2023 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: Category Call for proposal Read more
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Eight Call for Proposals CYD Fellowships A Talent Program for Cyber-Defence Research 5.9.2023 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: Category Call for proposal Read more
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2023 Synchrotron Powder Diffraction School at PSI 11.9.2023 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Nicola Casati (PSI); Phil Willmott (PSI); Federica Bertolotti (Università degli studi dell’Insubria); Corrado Cuocci (Institute of Crystallography, National Research Council of Italy); Fabia Gozzo (Excelsus); Matteo Leoni (Università degli Studi di Trento); Antonietta Guagliardi (Italian National Research Council); Antonio Cervellino (PSI); Steven Van Petegem (PSI); Oksana Zaharko (PSI); John Beale (PSI); Andrea Testino (PSI); Antonella Guagliardi (University of Insubria); Radovan Cerny (University of Geneva); Nicola Dengo (Università degli Studi di Padova); Marisa Medarde (PSI) Place: Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Marie Skłodovska-Curie Global Fellowships | Research and career funding 13.9.2023 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: Category Call for proposal Read more
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Instrumented Nanoindentation Course 13.9.2023 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Dr. Andy Bushby (Queen Mary University of London) and Dr. Nicholas Randall (Alemnis).   Place: Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Canon Foundation Research Fellowship 15.9.2023 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: Category Call for proposal Read more
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Effective Lecturing 26.9.2023 – 09:00 > 17:00 Speaker: Ingrid Le Duc and Reinaldo Saavedra Place: Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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CYD proof of concept Fellowships – open rolling call 30.9.2023 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: Category Call for proposal Read more
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Honorary Lecture – Prof. Laurent Vulliet 4.10.2023 – 17:15 > 19:00 Speaker: Prof. Laurent Vuillet Place: EPFL, Swiss Tech Convention Center, Auditorium B Category Inaugural lectures – Honorary Lecture Read more
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REPIC | Research funding with developing and transitioning countries 4.10.2023 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: Category Call for proposal Read more
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CESS Seminar : From Concept to Completion : The Journey of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers in Bridge Construction 6.10.2023 – 12:15 > 13:00 Speaker: Prof. Urs Meier (EMPA) Place: GC B1 10 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Thin film and small scale mechanics 14.11.2023 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Prof. Johann MIschler, Dr. Jakob Schwiedrzik Place: Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Advanced X-Ray Diffraction Methods for Coatings: Strain, Defects and Deformation Analysis of Thin Films 22.11.2023 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Prof. Dr. Alex Domman, Prof. Dr. Antonia Neels, Dr. Aurelio Borzì Place: Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Environmental Research and Education Foundation (EREF) 1.12.2023 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: Category Call for proposal Read more
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U.S. DOD DARPA – Microsystems Technology Office (MTO) Office-wide 4.12.2023 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: Category Call for proposal Read more
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CECAM-QSE joint workshop: “Quantum Algorithms for Chemistry and Material Science Simulations: Bridging the gap Between Classical and Quantum Approaches” 12.12.2023 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: coming soon, check the website! Place: BCH 2103 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Vanessa Billy – La Matrice 13.10.2022 – 00:00 > 23:59 Speaker: Vanessa Billy, artiste Place: Patio extérieur du Rolex Learning Center Category Exhibitions Read more
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Fondation Gelbert | Research funding 1.1.2024 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: Category Call for proposal Read more
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U.S. DOD DARPA – Microsystems Technology Office (MTO) Office-wide 4.3.2024 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: Category Call for proposal Read more

Research

Engineering molecular interactions with machine learning

By using deep learning-generated ‘fingerprints’ to characterize millions of protein fragments, EPFL researchers have computationally designed novel protein binders that attach seamlessly to key targets, including the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein.

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Innovation

Engineering Industry Day hits the ground running

After a three-year break due to the pandemic, EPFL’s Engineering Industry Day enjoyed a successful fourth edition on March 8th, when representatives of academia and industry converged at the SwissTech Convention Center to tackle the latest challenges and opportunities in engineering entrepreneurship.

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Education

Learning to “sell” a prototype designed in just a few weeks

For the last four years at EPFL, a Master’s course jointly run by the College of Management of Technology and the School of Engineering has been winning over students seeking a course that meets the needs of local industry.

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