Doctoral programs

EPFL’s excellence in manifold research fields, as evidenced by its top academic rankings, means that it is an outstanding place for doctoral candidates to interact with internationally renowned researchers and to work in over 500 laboratories and research groups equipped with cutting-edge facilities.

Prospective doctoral candidates

The Doctoral School oversees 22 doctoral programs covering together all EPFL fields of research. Each programs is responsible for recruiting doctoral candidates, organizing their supervision and monitoring their progress. The doctoral programs also organize an offer of advanced level courses and create a community based in their scientific domain.

EDAM

Advanced Manufacturing

EDAR

Architecture and Sciences of the City

EDBB

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

EDCB

Computational and Quantitative Biology

EDCE

Civil and Environmental Engineering

EDCH

Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

EDDH

Digital Humanities

EDEE

Electrical Engineering

EDEY

Energy

EDFI

Finance

EDIC

Computer and Communication Sciences

EDMA

Mathematics

EDME

Mechanics

EDMI

Microsystems and Microelectronics

EDMS

Molecular Life Sciences

EDMT

Management of Technology

EDMX

Materials Science and Engineering

EDNE

Neuroscience

EDPO

Photonics

EDPY

Physics

EDRS

Robotics, Control and Intelligent Systems

JDPLS

Learning Sciences

Contact of the Doctoral Programs

  Program name Program Director E-mail
EDAM Advanced Manufacturing Roland Logé [email protected]
EDAR Architecture and Sciences of the City Elena Cogato Lanza [email protected]
EDBB Biotechnology and Bioengineering Bruno Correia [email protected]
EDCB Computational and Quantitative Biology Jacques Fellay [email protected]
EDCE Civil and Environmental Engineering Anastasios Vassilopoulos [email protected]
EDCH Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Beat Fierz [email protected]
EDDH Digital Humanities Martin Rohrmeier [email protected]
EDEE Electrical Engineering Romain Fleury [email protected]
EDEY Energy Drazen Dujic [email protected]
EDFI Finance Andreas Fuster [email protected]
EDIC Computer and Communication Sciences Mark Pauly [email protected]
EDMA Mathematics Mats Stensrud [email protected]
EDME Mechanics Tobias Schneider [email protected]
EDMI Microsystems and Microelectronics Giovanni Boero [email protected]
EDMS Molecular Life Sciences David Suter [email protected]
EDMT Management of Technology Thomas Weber [email protected]
EDMX Materials Science and Engineering Esther Amstad [email protected]
EDNE Neuroscience Johannes Gräff [email protected]
EDPO Photonics Camille Brès [email protected]
EDPY Physics Paolo De Los Rios [email protected]
EDRS Robotics, Control and Intelligent Systems Colin Jones [email protected]
JDPLS Learning Sciences Pierre Dillenbourg [email protected]