New Imaging Center Pools the Know-How of Five EPFL Schools

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EPFL has just opened a new imaging center to serve as a hub for state-of-the-art technology in imaging systems. The only one of its kind in Switzerland, the center pools the imaging expertise that is currently housed at nearly a hundred laboratories in five EPFL schools. The goal is to facilitate cross-disciplinary research and anchor EPFL’s position at the cutting edge of imaging technology for research applications.

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Artificial intelligence speeds land-use classification

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An EPFL Master’s student has shown that artificial intelligence can be used to further automate the process of land-use classification in Switzerland, especially for rare and complicated land categories that until now have been classified manually. A stretch of land in Valais Canton served as the sample for her research.

Modeling the friction between pages in a book

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Engineers at EPFL and École Polytechnique in France analyzed the friction between pages in a book and the mechanical force needed to bend them. Drawing on their experiments, they developed a new theoretical model for predicting the elasto-frictional behavior of stacked layers.

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“Research and Practice are Intricately Intertwined”

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At EPFL, Roland Tormey combines research into engineering education with hands-on support in his new appointment as a Senior Scientist in the College of Humanities. 

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From running internships to running a charity

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Catherine Marselli wears many hats. At EPFL, where she’s been for ten years, she coordinates in-company internships and advises students in their search for jobs and internships. And in her free time, she volunteers for a charity that she co-founded.

Jean-Yves Le Boudec, Jean-Pierre Hubaux, George Theodorakopoulos, Reza Shokri © 2021 EPFL

“Our research on privacy and security was ahead of its time”

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Ten years ago, as localization capabilities were becoming mainstream on smartphones, a group of EPFL researchers published a seminal paper at the IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy, the most prestigious conference in the field. Their paper has just received the test of time award. 

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Technorama Exhibition

From the 12th of June to the 4th of July, EPFL Pavilions will host a dozen experiments set up in Pavilion A by the Technorama science center in order to explore natural phenomena and technology.  This original exhibition…

12-06-202104-07-2021

With: Technorama EPFL Service de la Promotion des Sciences
Place and room: EPFL Pavilions
Category: Public Science Events

The Rolex Learning Center, the first decade !

25-05-202117-06-2021

Online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNZE1IUPTtk
Category: Cultural events

“Genetic and non-genetic routes of tumor evolution"

17-06-202117-06-2021

With: Giovanni Ciriello, Associate Professor since 1 August 2019 – Department of Computational Biology A specialist in computational biology and cancer genomics, Giovanni Ciriello explores how to develop a systemic understanding of genetic and epigenetic modifications in the field of oncology for therapeutic purposes. He has been appointed Associate Professor in the Department of Computational Biology at UNIL as of 1 August 2019.
Place and room: SV 1717
Online: https://epfl.zoom.us/s/97039045251
Category: Conferences – Seminars

Horizon Europe @ EPFL – Discover the new European funding programme for Research and Innovation

17-06-202117-06-2021

Place and room: Zoom
Category: Conferences – Seminars

MARVEL seminar on open science and open access

17-06-202117-06-2021

With: Nicola Spaldin (ETHZ), Nicola Marzari (EPFL), Giovanni Pizzi (EPFL)
Online: https://epfl.zoom.us/j/69486381708?pwd=UzE3S1k3RHJCTjBJbTRxTDkzSExTQT09
Category: Conferences – Seminars

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