• School of Engineering

    Eight PhD students receive STI Teaching Assistant Awards

    Eight engineering PhD students have been selected to receive a School of Engineering (STI) Teaching Assistant Award for their outstanding commitment to education in EPFL bachelor and master courses during the spring 2025 semester.

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  • School of Engineering

    Technology that makes us stronger

    When we’re healthy, activities like walking, sitting down, speaking and remembering things can be done with ease. But if an accident or illness impairs our physical or cognitive capabilities, such everyday tasks can become difficult or even impossible. Researchers are working to develop systems that can help patients regain lost physical abiliti…

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  • School of Engineering

    “Chip cooling will be key to the future of AI”

    For his PhD, Remco van Erp conducted pioneering research on liquid cooling systems that can be integrated directly into computer chips. He spoke with us about how the cross-disciplinary approach at EPFL’s POWERlab coupled with the boom in generative AI have catalyzed the growth of his startup, Corintis.

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  • School of Engineering

    A hybrid photonic-terahertz chip for communications and sensing

    Researchers at EPFL and Harvard University have engineered a chip that can convert between electromagnetic pulses in the terahertz and optical ranges on the same device. Their integrated design could enable the development of devices for ultrafast telecommunications, ranging, spectroscopy, and computing.

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  • School of Engineering

    Jamie Paik promoted to full professor

    The School of Engineering congratulates Jamie Paik, who has been promoted to Full Professor of Mechanical Engineering by the Board of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology!

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  • School of Engineering

    EPFL hosts RoboSoft 2025

    From April 23rd-26th, EPFL hosted the largest annual soft robotics conference, IEEE-RAS RoboSoft. This year’s international event, whose theme was ‘Interdisciplinarity and Widening Horizons’, featured a soft robotics competition and an art expo. 

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116 Professors
3392 Bachelor and Master Students
771 PhD Students
13 Centers

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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Adaptive Test-Time Learning Under Domain Shift: From Augmentation to Prolonged Adaptation 26.8.2025 – 16:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Devavrat TOMAR Place: ELA 1 Category Thesis defenses Read more
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Swiss AI Initiative – 2nd Call for Large Grants 11.8.2025 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: Category Call for proposal Read more
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How to Prepare Successful Grant Proposals: a course for Postdocs 29.8.2025 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: Category Internal trainings Read more
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Science in strips: a selection of comics 19.6.2025 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: Espace Découverte Category Exhibitions 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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IMX Talks – Strengthening and strain hardening from solute clusters in Aluminium alloys 1.9.2025 – 11:00 > 12:00 Speaker: Prof. Christopher Hutchinson, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, Victoria Australia
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Advancing Phonology-Based Sign Language Assessment: From Learner to Machine-Generated Videos 1.9.2025 – 16:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Neha TARIGOPULA Place: IDIAP Martigny; Rue Marconi 19; 1920 Martigny Category Thesis defenses Read more
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AAMS 2025 – Alloys for Additive Manufac­tu­ring Symposium – Sept. 3-5 EPFL Neuchâtel campus 3.9.2025 – 08:30 > 16:00 Speaker: Dr.-Ing. Florian Hengsbach, Dr. Lukas Kaserer, Prof. Aude Simar, Prof. Christian Haase, Prof. Venkata Karthik Nadimpalli, Prof. Marie-Agathe Charpagne Place: MC A1 272 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Multiscale Light–Matter Interactions: From Perovskite Lattice Responses to Metasurface-based Bioimaging 5.9.2025 – 14:00 > 15:00 Speaker: Siying Peng Place: ME B1 10 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Hyphenated elemental analysis methods for characterizing trace gas compounds and nano-objects for energy and environmental applications 5.9.2025 – 16:15 > 00:00 Speaker: Ayush AGARWAL Place: SZ-WHGA/001 ; Forschungsstrasse 111, PSI Auditorium ; 5232 Villigen PSI Category Thesis defenses Read more
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Inaugural lecture: Making Materials That Speak the Cellular Language 5.9.2025 – 17:15 > 18:15 Speaker: Prof. Maartje Bastings, Programmable Biomaterials Laboratory Place: SV 1717 Category Inaugural lectures – Honorary Lecture Read more
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Development of Small Molecule Heparin Glycomimetics for Applications in Nerve Regeneration Therapies 5.9.2025 – 17:30 > 00:00 Speaker: Melis ÖZKAN Place: INM 10 Category Thesis defenses Read more
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Electron Spin Qubit Architectures on Fully Depleted Silicon-On-Insulator Substrates for Scalable Quantum Computing 5.9.2025 – 17:30 > 00:00 Speaker: Fabio BERSANO Place: INJ 218 Category Thesis defenses Read more
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Efficient Algorithms and VLSI Implementations of FEC Decoders for B5G/6G 5.9.2025 – 19:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Yuqing REN Place: ELA 1 Category Thesis defenses Read more
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Bernoulli Day 8.9.2025 – 09:30 > 18:30 Speaker: Lai-Sang Young (New york University) – Thomas Vidick (EPFL) – Clément Hongler (EPFL) – Joao Penedones (EPFL) Place: GA 3 21 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Convergence or accident: emergence of hierarchical muti-step processing in intracellular signaling, brain function and artificial neural networks 8.9.2025 – 12:15 > 13:15 Speaker: Prof. Levchenko Andre [email protected] Place: SV 1717 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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IMX Talks – Reverse Engineering the Nervous System with Biohybrid Electronics 8.9.2025 – 14:15 > 14:55 Speaker: Prof. Achilleas Savva, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands. Place: MXF 312 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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IMX Talks – Micro electro-mechanical physiological systems (MEMPhyS) 8.9.2025 – 15:00 > 15:45 Speaker: Prof. Massimo Mastrangeli, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands Place: MXF 312 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Applications of Data-driven Predictive Control to Building Energy Systems 8.9.2025 – 17:30 > 00:00 Speaker: Manuel Pascal KOCH Place: MED 0 1418 Category Thesis defenses Read more
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Managing Innovation in the Era of Data and AI 8.9.2025 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: Category Miscellaneous Read more
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Value Chain Data Techonologies – Certificate of Advanced Studies 8.9.2025 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: Category Miscellaneous Read more
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SNSF Ambizione 2025 – Applicant workshop 9.9.2025 – 12:00 > 13:00 Speaker: Place: Category Internal trainings Read more
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Showcase: Innovating for the Wellbeing of Humans and Ecosystems 10.9.2025 – 09:00 > 17:30 Speaker: Jean-Marc Jancovici, Founding Partner, The Shift Project – Anna Fontcuberta i Morral, President, EPFL  – Bruno  Abhishek Jain, Director of Green Economy & Impact Innovations, CEEW   Maria Neira, Director of Environment, Climate Change & Health, WHO   Sophie Bacq, Professor of Social Entrepreneurship, IMD   Bastien Sachet, CEO, Earthworm Foundation Place: STCC -1 9101 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Imaging Lunch: Introduction to Python for Image Analysis 10.9.2025 – 11:00 > 13:00 Speaker: Dr Florian Aymanns, Mallory Wittwer  Place: CE 1 711.2 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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ETH Domain MOOCathon: E-Learning for RDM 10.9.2025 – 09:30 > 16:00 Speaker: Place: ETH Zurich Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Training “Up to Speed with Zotero” 11.9.2025 – 10:00 > 11:30 Speaker: EPFL Library Training Team Place: Category Internal trainings Read more
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Honorary Lecture | Hilal Lashuel | Decoding Neurodegenerative Diseases: A Journey Through Complexity, Collaboration, and Reverse Engineering Disease Mechanisms 12.9.2025 – 16:00 > 19:00 Speaker: Prof. Hilal Lashuel Place: SV 1717 Category Inaugural lectures – Honorary Lecture 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
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BRIDGE Proof of Concept: 35th call 15.9.2025 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: Category Call for proposal Read more
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Minor in Space Technologies Pizza Party & Info Session 16.9.2025 – 17:00 > 19:30 Speaker: Emmanuelle David, Claude Nicollier Place: BC 420 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Inaugural Lecture | Sara Gallini | Uncovering tumor suppression mechanisms through in vivo two-photon imaging 16.9.2025 – 17:15 > 19:00 Speaker: Sara Gallini Place: SV 1717 Category Inaugural lectures – Honorary Lecture Read more
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Statistical physics of living systems 16.9.2025 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: BCH 2103 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Prof. Judith Zaugg’s Seminar 17.9.2025 – 11:00 > 12:00 Speaker: Prof. Theodore Alexandrov, Departments of Pharmacology and Bioengineering at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Place: SV 1717 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Harnessing Yeast Breeding and Synergistic Bacteria to Boost Bioethanol Production 19.9.2025 – 11:15 > 12:15 Speaker:   Prof. Yechezkel Kashi Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Israel. [email protected]   Place: SV 1717 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Photoelectrochemical Devices: Design, Characterization, and Operation 19.9.2025 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Mahendra PATEL Place: ELA 1 Category Thesis defenses Read more
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Voir Est Savoir – Zoom in. Look Closer. Wonder More. 23.9.2025 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: Hall SV Category Exhibitions Read more
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Imaging Lunch: Introduction to ImageJ/Fiji for Image Analysis and Macros Scripting 24.9.2025 – 11:00 > 14:00 Speaker: Dr Daniel Sage Place: CE 1 711.2 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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H Hour: What is a good innovation? 24.9.2025 – 12:15 > 13:15 Speaker: Lara Gervaise, ingénieure et cofondatrice de Virtuosis, start-up qui analyse la voix grâce à l’IA et Dominique Vinck, sociologue des sciences et de l’innovation. Place: Rolex Learning Center Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Generative AI and Large Language Models for protein modeling across sequence-structure-function scales : From predicting protein dynamics to programmable biology and drug design 24.9.2025 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: Aula Magna, USI Lugano Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Faculty Seminar Mackenzie W. Mathis: Measuring and modeling neural circuits driving adaptive behavior 25.9.2025 – 12:15 > 13:15 Speaker: Prof. Mackenzie W. Mathis Place: SV 1717 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Training “ABC of Research Data Management” 30.9.2025 – 15:00 > 16:30 Speaker: EPFL Library Research Data Team Place: CO 121 Category Internal trainings Read more
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Imaging Industry Talk by Dotphoton – Raw image data: What it really is and how to handle it at scale? 2.10.2025 – 17:00 > 18:00 Speaker: Dr. Bruno Sanguinetti Place: BM 5202 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Training “Web of Science: Advanced features” 8.10.2025 – 10:00 > 11:15 Speaker: Clarivate instructor Place: Category Internal trainings Read more
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Metal-Semiconductor-Metal Heterostructures for Electrical, Optical and Plasmonic Applications 9.10.2025 – 12:15 > 13:00 Speaker: Prof. Alois Lugstein, Institute for Solid State Electronics, Vienna Institute of Technology, Vienna (AT) Place: BM 5202 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Faculty Seminar Matteo Dal Peraro: Leveraging Structural Biology for Molecular Engineering 9.10.2025 – 12:15 > 13:15 Speaker: Prof. Matteo Dal Peraro Place: SV 1717 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Training “Data Management Planning & Funding” 9.10.2025 – 15:00 > 16:30 Speaker: EPFL Library Research Data Team Place: CO 120 Category Internal trainings Read more
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Honorary Lecture – Prof. Pierre Dillenbourg 9.10.2025 – 18:00 > 21:00 Speaker: Place: PO 01 Category Inaugural lectures – Honorary Lecture Read more
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Swiss Quantum Week 13.10.2025 – 08:00 > 18:00 Speaker: Place: Category Public Science Events Read more
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MechE Colloquium: Unraveling Fluid–Structure Interactions in Crossflow Pendular Systems 14.10.2025 – 12:00 > 13:00 Speaker: Dr. Mickaël Bourgoin, CNRS, ENS, University of Lyon   Place: CM 1 4 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Imaging Lunch: An overall view of image file formats 15.10.2025 – 11:00 > 13:00 Speaker: Dr Edward Andò  Place: CE 1 711.2 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Photonics Day 2025 23.10.2025 – 08:30 > 18:00 Speaker: Place: RLC E1 240 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Training “Smart Publishing” 24.10.2025 – 09:30 > 11:30 Speaker: EPFL Library Training Team Place: MED 0 1618 Category Internal trainings Read more
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Health Data Under Control: Governance, Protection & Technical Foundations 27.10.2025 – 12:15 > 14:00 Speaker: Sébastien Fabbri – Client Partner, Healthcare & Life Sciences, ELCA Aurélie Rosemberg – CEO, SYRMA Eric Krzeslo – CEO, iCure Antoine Duchateau – CTO, iCure Place: Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Imaging Lunch: Build your own microscope 29.10.2025 – 10:00 > 13:00 Speaker: Dr Florian Aymanns, Mallory Wittwer, Dr Romain Guiet  Place: BC 410 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Training “Data Organization & Storage Solutions” 30.10.2025 – 15:00 > 16:30 Speaker: EPFL Library Research Data Team Place: CO 120 Category Internal trainings Read more
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PhD candidates: Welcome to EPFL! 6.11.2025 – 16:00 > 18:00 Speaker: Place: RLC E1 240 Category Convention Read more
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To Grid or Not To Grid: Atomic Methods for Sparse Inverse Problems 7.11.2025 – 17:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Adrian Thibault Etienne JARRET Place: BC 420 Category Thesis defenses Read more
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Training “Intro to Overleaf Beginner & Intermediate Features” 11.11.2025 – 09:30 > 11:00 Speaker: Overleaf instructor Place: Category Internal trainings Read more
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Imaging Seminar: New microstructure and functional MRI techniques for the investigation of the human brain 13.11.2025 – 17:00 > 18:00 Speaker: Prof. Ileana Jelescu, CHUV/UNIL Place: BC 410 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Imaging Lunch: Particle Tracking with TrackMate 19.11.2025 – 11:00 > 13:00 Speaker: Dr Laure Le Blanc, Unité du Prof. Persat, EPFL  Dr Daniel Sage, EPFL Center for Imaging  Place: CE 1 711.2 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Training “Beyond Google: Find scientific information with advanced tools” 25.11.2025 – 09:30 > 11:30 Speaker: EPFL Library Training Team Place: Category Internal trainings Read more
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EPFL Investor Day 2025 26.11.2025 – 09:00 > 19:00 Speaker: Place: STCC Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Training “Data/Code Publication” 2.12.2025 – 15:00 > 16:30 Speaker: EPFL Library Research Data Team Place: CO 122 Category Internal trainings Read more
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Training “Stay Away from Plagiarism” 4.12.2025 – 09:30 > 11:30 Speaker: EPFL Library Training Team Place: CO 120 Category Internal trainings Read more
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Training “Reshaping Information Research with AI” 9.12.2025 – 14:00 > 16:00 Speaker: EPFL Library Training Team Place: CO 122 Category Internal trainings Read more
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Imaging Lunch: DeepInverse: a PyTorch library for solving imaging inverse problems with deep learning 10.12.2025 – 11:00 > 13:00 Speaker: Dr Julian Tachella, CNRS & ENS de Lyon Place: BC 410 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Training “Up to Speed with Zotero” 11.12.2025 – 10:00 > 11:30 Speaker: EPFL Library Training Team Place: Category Internal trainings Read more
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Managing Innovation in the Era of Data and AI [March 2026] 11.3.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: Category Miscellaneous Read more

Research

Interfacing the nervous system for rehabilitation

Memory loss, tremors, paralysis: when parts of the nervous system start to break down – or get broken – the consequences for human health can be staggering. Can we fix the nervous system, and how are scientists approaching the problem? We take a deep dive into various strategies
for interfacing with the nervous system to restore neuronal function.

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Education

“Once you’re talking about a problem, you’ve started to solve it”

By shifting the focus from learning correct answers to participating in small group discussions, student-led tutorials are fostering a better grasp of engineering concepts – as well as class connection.

Education
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Innovation

Record broken for the longest Hyperloop trial at EPFL

As part of the LIMITLESS project, scientists from EPFL, HEIG-VD and Swisspod have completed the longest-ever vacuum capsule journey in Europe’s first operational Hyperloop test facility.

Innovation
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