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“Mobility issues often reflect deeper societal problems”

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EPFL social transitions researcher Sascha Nick puts forward bold proposals to solve our mobility problems.

Drones and AI help cities combat traffic congestion

27.04.26NewsEPFL

Traffic jams are a problem in large urban areas. How can they be solved without expanding the road network? This is a challenge that researchers are attempting to address.

EPFL researchers successfully mimic dyslexia in an AI brain

22.04.26NewsEPFL

For the first time researchers have used an advanced AI model that understands both images and language allowing them to model dyslexia, paving the way for potential new treatments.

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L'équipe lauréate menée par Elena Beanato des HUG, avec Friedhelm Hummel (EPFL), au centre, et Pierre Mégevand (HUG). © Noxediem

Friedhelm Hummel, co-recipient of the 2026 Leenaards Science Prize

The EPFL professor is collaborating on one of the two winning projects, which aims to restore cognitive functions through electrical stimulation without surgery.

Martin Hairer elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

EPFL professor Martin Hairer has been elected into membership of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the oldest learned societies in the United States.

EPFL Together

From April 15 to May 30, 2026, all members of the EPFL community are invited to take part in defining EPFL’s values.

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Couverture du numéro 20 du magazine Dimensions. Un enfant sur un tricycle traversant une galaxie © EPFL / Plonk & Replonk

Where is mobility headed?

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The new issue of Dimensions explores mobility: its social and climate challenges, our habits, the changes underway, and the technologies reshaping how we think about and plan our journeys.

EPFL Memento

Startup Champions Seed Night 2026

EPFL Alumni, EPFL Startup Launchpad and Venturelab are delighted to announce the 15th edition of the Startup Champions Seed Night at the Forum Rolex on EPFL campus on Thursday, May 7, 2026! This annual event…

07.05.2026 17:0021:00

Location: RLC E1 240
Category: Conferences – Seminars
Target audience: General public

Light in Motion: Microresonators, Quantum Optomechanics, and On‑Chip Frequency Combs

11.05.2026 19:0021:00

Speaker: Professor Tobias J. Kippenberg
Location: Auditoire CO1
Category: Conferences – Seminars
Target audience: General public

The future of vaccines: a dialogue between science, practice and equity

18.05.2026 12:3014:30

Speaker: Seth Berkley, Bruno Correia, Jacques Fellay, Stéphanie Lacour
Location: Forum Rolex
Category: Conferences – Seminars
Target audience: General public

Finale suisse MT180. Graphisme: Laura Persat

Swiss Final of the Competition Ma thèse en 180 secondes (MT180)

21.05.2026 18:3020:00

Speaker: Finalistes EPFL: Mehdi Ali Gadiri, Camille Lambert, Antoni Gralak
Location: EPFL Lausanne, Forum Rolex
Category: Public Science Events
Target audience: General public

CDM-MTEI Seminars: Performance Optimization Programming: Methodology, Algorithms and Insights

01.05.2026 11:3013:00

Speaker: Professor Bart VAN PARYS Dutch National Institute for Mathematics and Computer Science (CWI)
Location: ODY 4 03 & Online
Category: Conferences – Seminars
Target audience: Informed public

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