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The missing piece to faster, cheaper and more accurate 3D mapping

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Engineers at EPFL and the University of Geneva believe they hold the key to automated drone mapping. By combining artificial intelligence with a new algorithm, their method promises to considerably reduce the time and resources needed to accurately scan complex landscapes.

Nominations of EPFL professors

20.05.22NewsEPFL

The Board of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology has announced the appointment of professors at EPFL.

New Swiss Alliance for Capacity-building in PeaceTech

19.05.22NewsEPFL

EPFL and The Geneva Graduate Institute (formerly IHEID) have signed an agreement to create the Swiss PeaceTech Alliance, which will bring together complementary knowledge needed to build capacity internationally in the field of PeaceTech. The partners are very proud to further announce that the Geneva Peacebuilding Platform (GPP) has also decided to join the alliance.

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Making chemistry with linguistic algorithms

20.05.22Research

How do you use artificial intelligence to simulate chemical processes? Philippe Schwaller has developed a program that won the Prix Schläfli 2022 in Chemistry.

Jamila Sam devotes a large portion of her time to answer students’ questions. © Alain Herzog 2020 EPFL

“Kindness is a powerful tool in teaching”

16.05.22EPFL

Computer engineer Jamila Sam joined EPFL 30 years ago. As well as being named best teacher on several occasions, she’s also co-developed six MOOCs, along with toolkits for teaching programming using project-based methods.

Sophie Rivara, (in the center), winner of the Swis MT180 final 2022 © 2022 Alain Herzog

MT180: Sophie Rivara, an EPFL PhD student, wins the Swiss final

12.05.22Events

Last night in Geneva, Sophie Rivara, a doctoral student at EPFL, won the Swiss final of the My thesis in 180 seconds competition. This young specialist in innate immunity will represent Switzerland at the international final in Montreal on October 6.

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tunBasel 2022

Zum ersten Mal nimmt die Abteilung für Wissenschaftsförderung (SPS) der EPFL an der tunBasel teil, die vom 16. bis 22. Mai in der Messe Basel stattfinden wird. tunBasel ist eine interaktive Erlebnisschau für Kinder +…

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EPFL Xplore Unveiling 2022

23-05-202223-05-2022

With: Chloe Carrière, Julien Delisle, David Rodríguez, Quentin Delfosse, Arion Zimmermann, Daniel Tataru, Jonathan Wei, Emile Janho dit Hreich
Place and room: RLC E1 240
Category: Conferences – Seminars

Campus Lecture: Lorraine Daston

30-05-202230-05-2022

With: Lorraine Daston, Director at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science
Place and room: Forum Rolex
Online: https://youtu.be/0szw01Gl5R4
Category: Conferences – Seminars

EPFL Changemakers x Blaze – Final Awards

01-06-202201-06-2022

With: Aurélie Schick
Place and room: DLLEL 0 28
Category: Miscellaneous

EPFL Innovation Park turns 30!

20-06-202220-06-2022

With: Philippe Leuba, Raymond Cron, Jean-Michel Chardon, Patrick Hertzog, Jean-Philippe Lallement, Ursula Oesterle, Martin Vetterli
Place and room: EPFL Innovation Park
Category: Miscellaneous

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The missing piece to faster, cheaper and more accurate 3D mapping

Nominations of EPFL professors

New Swiss Alliance for Capacity-building in PeaceTech

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Making chemistry with linguistic algorithms

“Kindness is a powerful tool in teaching”

MT180: Sophie Rivara, an EPFL PhD student, wins the Swiss final

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EPFL Out There

EPFL Memento

tunBasel 2022

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