EDPY

Physics is a strong focus of research at EPFL, and more than 200 doctoral students are pursuing their thesis in this discipline. The EPFL Doctoral Program in Physics offers the entryway, the administrative home and advanced courses to EPFL’s doctoral candidates in physics.

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About 50 professors and 50 senior research scientists have two missions: to perform research in physics at the international level and to provide highest quality education for EPFL students majoring in both physics and other disciplines.

Application deadlines: 30 April & 31 October

For PhD Students

Awards & Distinctions

2022 Physics Doctoral Thesis Award: Dunja Simicic

Published theses

Upcoming public defenses

Spectroscopic characterisation of TCV divertor towards a detached regime

13-10-202313-10-2023

With: Lorenzo MARTINELLI
Place and room: CE 1 2
Category: Thesis defenses

Breaking the Curse of Dimensionality in Deep Neural Networks by Learning Invariant Representations

17-11-202317-11-2023

With: Leonardo PETRINI
Place and room: ELA 2
Online: https://epfl.zoom.us/j/64241778923
Category: Thesis defenses

Contact

Direction
Prof. Frédéric Mila

Administration
Anh Eymann

EPFL AVP-PGE EDPY-GE
PH B2 405
CH – 1015 Lausanne

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