Student and alumni testimonials
I really enjoyed my PhD in the EDEE program at EPFL. At the L’IDIAP lab, I had a great research environment and supportive colleagues. EDEE offers a broad range of courses, and the ML community at EPFL is active with many talks and events. Social life was vibrant, and I have great memories from Japan Impact, Yuvaali, and Cubaliente events. I’ll miss my time here and highly recommend the program!
EDEE alumni and their research
Physical neural networks promise low-power computing beyond Moore’s limits. This thesis advances wave-based computing, introduces structural nonlinearity, and presents PhyLL for hardware-native learning, enabling scalable, robust, and energy-efficient analog AI systems.
I recently completed my PhD in the Electrical Engineering Doctoral Program (EDEE) at EPFL, where I focused on B5G/6G baseband algorithms and high-performance VLSI implementations.
I chose EPFL because of its outstanding research environment, its highly international character, and its globally recognized scientific excellence. Since 2021, I have been a member of the Telecommunications Circuits Laboratory led by Prof. Andreas Burg, under whose guidance I carried out my doctoral research.
My PhD journey at EPFL has been an immensely rewarding experience. I had the opportunity to work on cutting-edge topics, including B5G/6G communication systems, VLSI design, and edge AI, while receiving systematic and rigorous training as a researcher. I collaborated with world-leading professors and laboratories, and participated in several full chip design and tape-out projects, gaining hands-on experience from architecture design to the final stages of implementation on advanced process technologies. Because my work is closely tied to real-world wireless systems, I also benefited from collaborations with leading industrial partners, which allowed me to understand how research translates into practical technologies. Besides, EPFL provides an open, supportive, and highly collaborative academic culture. Its vibrant international community and the inspiring environment by Lake Geneva continually motivated me throughout my PhD.
I graduated in 2025 and received the EDEE PhD Thesis Award, a meaningful recognition of my work. My EPFL experience will remain a defining part of my life and has laid a solid foundation for my future career. EPFL has been an inspiring place to grow as a researcher, and I am grateful for the opportunities it has given me.
PhD Thesis 2025