Institute IEM – STI – School of Engineering

School of Engineering
A ultrafast laser on a chip

EPFL researchers have built a photonic chip that rivals much larger laboratory lasers, delivers extremely short, high-energy optical pulses, and could reshape technologies like medical diagnostics and optical atomic clocks.

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Appointment of STI professors

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

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What your voice gives away

With AI, the voice has acquired a new significance. Behind the words lies data that can be used both to diagnose a health problem and to steal someone’s identity.

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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

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IEM Distinguished Lecturers Seminar: Advancing Sustainable Society Through Wide Bandgap and Ultrawide Bandgap Semiconductors 12.6.2026 – 10:30 > 12:00 Speaker Prof. Hiroshi Amano, Nagoya University, Japan Place SV 1717 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more

Learning on Graphs with Long-Range Dependencies: Methods and Applications 12.6.2026 – 17:00 > 00:00 Speaker Ali HARIRI Place BM 5202 Category Thesis defenses Read more

Self-regulating nanostructuring of transparent materials via femtosecond laser irradiation 12.6.2026 – 17:30 > 00:00 Speaker Ernesto GRIBAUDO Place MC A1 272 Category Thesis defenses Read more

Hybrid silicon-organic integrated photonic circuits for broadband terahertz field-resolved detection 12.6.2026 – 18:00 > 00:00 Speaker Francesco BERTOT Place INJ 218 Category Thesis defenses Read more

IEM Seminar Series: Research Advances on Filters and Multiplexers for Space Applications 18.6.2026 – 10:00 > 11:00 Speaker Prof. Dr. Vicente E. Boria-Esbert, Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, Spain Place BM 5202 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more

Integrated Circuits for LiDAR in the Short-wave Infrared Spectrum 19.6.2026 – 14:30 > 00:00 Speaker Halil Kerim YILDIRIM Place MC A1 272 Category Thesis defenses Read more

Summer School on Light-Based 3D Printing 2026 21.6.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker Place Congressi Stefano Franscini, Monte Verità, Ascona, Switzerland Category Conferences – Seminars Read more

European Astronomical Society (EAS) Annual Meeting 29.6.2026 – 09:00 > 18:30 Speaker See programme: https://eas.unige.ch/EAS2026/program.jsp Place SwissTech Convention Center Category Conferences – Seminars Read more

Multifunctional Dielectric Elastomer Actuator for in vitro Cell Mechanostimulation 3.7.2026 – 17:30 > 00:00 Speaker Simon HOLZER Place MC A1 272 Category Thesis defenses Read more

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School of Engineering

EPFL researchers have built a photonic chip that rivals much larger laboratory lasers, delivers extremely short, high-energy optical pulses, and could reshape technologies like medical diagnostics and optical atomic clocks.

School of Engineering

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

School of Engineering

With AI, the voice has acquired a new significance. Behind the words lies data that can be used both to diagnose a health problem and to steal someone’s identity.

School of Engineering

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.

School of Engineering

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.

School of Engineering

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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