“In the South, you can't talk just about global warming”

Published:19.09.21 — Alongside his postdoc research at EPFL, Arindam Roy works hard to communicate about climate change in his native language of Bengali. The workshops he runs don’t focus on polar bears on ice caps, but rather on concrete solutions to the very real problems faced by people in the Global South.

"Used incorrectly, algorithms and AI can waste time"

Published:15.09.21 — Algorithms and machine learning let scientists compare and analyze images quickly and precisely, but using them often requires advanced skills in programming. To give EPFL scientists advice on employing these tools, Daniel Sage from the EPFL Center for Imaging holds regular Image Analysis Breakfasts, bringing together researchers from all disciplines.

“DH creates the chance to re-create, re-present, and re-interpret”

Published:14.09.21 — Ravinithesh Annapureddy is a second-year student in the Master of Science in Digital Humanities program, offered by EPFL’s College of Humanities. Ravinithesh describes his experience in the program, and what inspired him to enter this exciting emerging interdisciplinary field.