• School of Engineering

    Neural chip decodes interactions between brain regions

    EPFL researchers have developed an implantable neural chip that tracks communication across brain regions, identifying cognitive and emotional states in real time.

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  • School of Engineering

    Drazen Dujic and Jamie Paik win Nagamori Awards

    At a ceremony held on September 6th, School of Engineering professors Drazen Dujic and Jamie Paik both received awards from the Nagamori Foundation for their contributions to research on motor technology and related fields.

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  • School of Engineering

    Students invent devices that businesses haven't yet conjured up

    In the Assistive Technology Challenge (ATC), EPFL master’s students carry out MAKE projects to develop practical systems for the disabled.

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  • School of Engineering

    Smart sweat patch helps doctors monitor high-risk pregnancies

    An EPFL spin-off is developing a patch-like medical device that reads sweat biomarkers. Its first application will be keeping a close watch on high-risk pregnancies.

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  • School of Engineering

    Saving educational robots from the trash

    EPFL master’s student Alexandre Viegas has teamed up with repair website iFixit to develop rankings and repair guides for educational robots. His work aims to help students build new skills while promoting sustainable technology use.

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  • School of Engineering

    Stéphanie Lacour to give inaugural lecture at the Collège de France

    Stéphanie Lacour, the Bertarelli Foundation Chair in Neuroprosthetic Technology in EPFL’s School of Engineering and head of the Laboratory for Soft Bioelectronic Interfaces, will deliver her inaugural lecture on neurotechnology at the Collège de France on Thursday, February 29, 2024.

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37 Professors
10 Adjunct Professors
11 Senior Scientists
25 ERC grants

Upcoming Events

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IEM Distinguished Lecturers Seminar: Beyond Electrons: Bioiontronics from Cells to Humans 28.10.2026 – 12:15 > 13:00 Speaker Prof Takeo Miyake, Graduate school of information, production and system, and Department of Electronic and Physical Systems, School of Fundamental Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Japan Place BM 5202 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Engineering Clay-Based Materials for Sustainable Energy Production and Energy Conservation in Earth and Space Applications 28.10.2026 – 16:00 > 00:00 Speaker Biruktait Ayele LEMECHO Place MC A1 272 Category Thesis defenses Read more
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Efficient Wireless Power Transfer and Power Management Circuits for Implantable Neural Interfaces 30.10.2026 – 16:00 > 00:00 Speaker Yasemin ENGÜR Place MXF 1 Category Thesis defenses Read more
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IEM Distinguished Lecturers Seminar: Wavelength-Resolved 3D Printing 4.11.2026 – 12:15 > 13:00 Speaker Prof. Christopher Barner-Kowollik, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany, and Queensland University of Technology, Australia Place BM 5202 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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The Precision Photochemistry Paradigm 5.11.2026 – 11:00 > 12:00 Speaker Prof. Christopher Barner-Kowollik, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Germany, and  Queensland University of Technology Australia Place ODY 0 16 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Plasmonically-Enhancing Monolayer MoS2 for Ultrathin Photoelectrochemical Electrodes in Neutral Water 6.11.2026 – 17:00 > 00:00 Speaker Kyle Bradley HAAS Place MXF 1 Category Thesis defenses Read more
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IEM Distinguished Lecturers Seminar: Flexoelectricity: From the lab to the sky 2.12.2026 – 12:15 > 13:00 Speaker Prof. Gustau Catalan, Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), Barcelona, Spain Place BM 5202 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Principled Image Reconstruction with Adaptive Regularizers and Generative Priors 4.12.2026 – 17:30 > 00:00 Speaker Mehrsa POURYA Place ELA 2 Category Thesis defenses Read more
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Foundation Models for Spoken Language Understanding: Capability, Efficiency, and Application 11.12.2026 – 14:30 > 00:00 Speaker Mutian HE Place IDIAP Martigny; Rue Marconi 19; 1920 Martigny Category Thesis defenses Read more

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