PhD Theses

2024

Characterization of the gut-bone marrow axis through bile acid signaling

A. Alonso Calleja / K. Schoonjans; O. M. Naveiras Torres-Quiroga (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Studies of crystal collimation for heavy ion operation at the LHC

R. Cai / M. Seidel; R. Bruce (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Engineering novel protein interactions with therapeutic potential using deep learning-guided surface design

A. Marchand / B. E. Ferreira De Sousa Correia (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Querying the Digital Archive of Science: Distant Reading, Semantic Modelling and Representation of Knowledge

A. Volynskaya / J. Baudry; J-F. Bert (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Hybrid organic/metal-oxide shells on semiconductor nanocrystals via colloidal atomic layer deposition

O. Segura Lecina / R. Buonsanti (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Electrical and Optical Manifestations of Flat Band Physics in Van der Waals Materials

G. Pasquale / A. Kis (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Plasmonically enhanced molecular junctions for investigation of atomic-scale fluctuations in self-assembled monolayers

S. P. Amirtharaj / C. M. G. Galland (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Exact Obstacle Avoidance for Robots in Complex and Dynamic Environments Using Local Modulation

L. Huber / A. Billard (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

S-acylation and lipid exchange at the ER-Golgi membrane contact sites regulate pathogen entry in human cells

M. U. Anwar / F. G. van der Goot Grunberg; G. D’Angelo (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Serial Dependence in Human Visual Perception and Decision-Making

G. Ceylan / M. Herzog; D. Pascucci (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Data-Driven Methods for Controller Design in Atomic Force Microscopy

N. Asmari Saadabad / G. Fantner; A. Karimi (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Bioengineering functional organoid models across scales

T. Hübscher / M. Lütolf (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Scalable constrained optimization

M-L. Vladarean / N. H. B. Flammarion (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Statistical Inference for Inverse Problems: From Sparsity-Based Methods to Neural Networks

P. N. Bohra / M. Unser (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Seeking the new, learning from the unexpected: Computational models of surprise and novelty in the brain

A. Modirshanechi / W. Gerstner (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Design for demise applied to spacecraft structural panels and experiments for ClearSpace One platform

A. A. Looten / V. Michaud (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Toward Wearable Biosensing by Spectroscopy-free Raman Shift Detection and Soft Optofluidics

A. Jedari Golparvar / S. Carrara; A. Boukhayma (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Numerical Study of the Attosecond Free-Electron Laser Pulse Generation in the Soft X-ray Regime at the SwissFEL

L. Zhu / M. Seidel; S. Reiche (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Shear and steel-fibre reinforcement for the punching resistance of flat slabs at internal and edge columns

D. Hernández Fraile / A. Muttoni (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Additively manufactured stretchable zipping electrostatic actuators

G. Grasso / H. Shea; S. Rosset (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Development and clinical validation of computational imaging biomarkers for neurodegenerative diseases

V. L. Ravano / J-P. Thiran; T. Kober (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Global fluid simulations of plasma turbulence in stellarators

A. J. Caeiro Heitor Coelho / P. Ricci; J. Loizu Cisquella (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Hearing structure in music: An empirical inquiry into listening as representation and processing

G. Cecchetti / M. A. Rohrmeier; S. A. Herff (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Influence of model uncertainty and long term deformations in action effects calculation in reinforced concrete structures

X. Malja / A. Muttoni (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

On the Theory and Practice of Modern Secure Messaging

D. P. Collins / S. Vaudenay (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Secure and Efficient Cryptographic Algorithms in a Quantum World

L. E. Huguenin-Dumittan / S. Vaudenay (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Optimality principles for the analysis of biological processes across scales: From enzyme kinetics to microbiome dynamics

A. Sahin / V. Hatzimanikatis (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Experimental study and interpretative modelling of the Power Exhaust in Configurations with Multiple X-Points in TCV

S. D. A. Gorno / C. G. Theiler (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Single-Photon Avalanche Diode Image Sensors for Harsh Radiation Environments

M-L. Wu / E. Charbon (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Gyrokinetic simulations of turbulence in magnetic fusion plasmas using a delta-f PIC scheme with evolving background

M. Murugappan / L. Villard; S. Brunner (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Advanced Silicon and SWIR Single-Photon Avalanche Diodes: Design, Simulation, and Characterization

E. Kizilkan / E. Charbon (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Network time series forecasting in photovoltaics power production

J. Simeunovic / P. Frossard; R. E. Carrillo Rangel (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Charge-Transfer States in Organic Nanowires

L. A. Chassat / H. Frauenrath (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

A Cavity-Microscope for Quantum Simulations with Locally-Controllable All-to-All Interactions

N. J. Sauerwein / J-P. Brantut (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

New Polymers from Biomass-Derived Hydroxycinnamic Acid Derivatives

G. Tekleab / H-A. Klok (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Extensions of Peer Prediction Incentive Mechanisms

A. J. Richardson / B. Faltings (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

The microbial genomics of glacier-fed streams: adaptations to an extreme ecosystem

M. Bourquin / T. I. Battin (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

III-N blue-emitting epi-structures with high densities of dislocations: Fundamental mechanisms for efficiency improvement and applications

P. C. Lottigier / N. Grandjean (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Spinel Protective Coatings for Solid Oxide Cell (SOC) Interconnects (ICs)

S. Daviran / J. Van Herle; P. Bowen (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Electric-field-induced second-order nonlinear processes in stoichiometric silicon nitride

B. Zabelich / C. S. Brès (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Novel Alkynylation Methods through the Combination of Hypervalent Iodine Reagents and Alkynyl-trifluoroborate Salts

J. A. Borrel / J. Waser (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Characterization of low-temperature plasmas generated by dielectric barrier discharges for bacterial inactivation

L. Ibba / I. Furno (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Silicon CMOS and InGaAs(P)/InP SPADs for NIR/SWIR detection

U. Karaca / E. Charbon (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Automated Formal Verification of Software Network Functions

S. V. Pirelli / G. Candea (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Neurobiological and metabolic basis of motivation and effort-based decision-making – A human 1H-MRS, fMRI and machine learning study

A. Barakat / M. d. C. Sandi Perez (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Contributions to rebar-to-concrete interaction and its structural implications for design and monitoring applications

E. Corres Sojo / A. Muttoni (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Microstructure – Electrochemical Surface Reactivity Relationship of Electrochemically Grown Manganese Oxides Films

R. Cestaro / S. Mischler; P. Schmutz (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Palladium-based supramolecular assemblies: from complex structures to water-soluble anion-receptors

S. A. M. Sudan / K. Severin (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Temporal aspects of feature integration in vision

L. Vogelsang / M. Herzog (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Photoinduced Second-Order Nonlinearities in Centrosymmetric Media

O. Yakar / C. S. Brès (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Experimental and analytical investigation of shear-reinforced concrete and dowel action

M. Pejatovic / A. Muttoni (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Laser-based manufacturing of freeform glass micro-optics through topological transformation

S. Y. Benketaf / Y. Bellouard (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Efficient and insightful descriptors for representing molecular and material space

A. J. Goscinski / M. Ceriotti (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Predicting protein interactions using geometric deep learning on protein surfaces

F. Sverrisson / B. E. Ferreira De Sousa Correia; M. Bronstein (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Modeling, design and economics of PEC devices

A. D. M. Cattry / S. Haussener (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Atomic level insight into irradiation effects in nuclear fuel materials

S. Bhattacharya / M. A. Pouchon; G. Kuri (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Quantifying the Unknown: Data-Driven Approaches and Applications in Energy Systems

P. Scharnhorst / C. N. Jones; B. Schubnel (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Resolving bacterial cell biology: from replisome dynamics to cell wall synthesis

C. Zhang / S. Manley (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Androgen Receptor Signaling in in vivo models of Estrogen Receptor-positive Breast Cancer and Normal Breast Epithelium

A. Agnoletto / C. Brisken (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

At what spatial scale does natural selection operate? Using multiscale frameworks to calibrate the effects of environmental factors across landscape continuums

A. S. Guillaume / S. Joost (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

A diversity-driven discovery of potential nanoporous materials for energy-related applications

S. Majumdar / B. Smit (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Investigating neural resource allocation in the sensorimotor control of extra limbs

G. Dominijanni / S. Micera; S. Shokur (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Design and assessment of an evaporating water-cooled methanation reactor for a SOE-based power-to-methane system

P. Aubin / J. Van Herle (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Bootstrapping amplitudes of scalar particles

J. K. Marucha / J. M. Augusto Penedones Fernandes (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Formal Foundations of Capture Tracking

A. S. Boruch-Gruszecki / M. Odersky (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Cytokine-armed dendritic cell progenitors for antigen-agnostic cancer immunotherapy

A. Ghasemi / M. De Palma (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Encoding quantum-chemical knowledge into machine-learning models of complex molecular properties

K. Briling / A-C. Corminboeuf (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Investigating the intra-molecular and inter-molecular effects of post-translational modifications on intrinsically disordered protein regions and structured protein regions

Z. Zhang / M. Dal Peraro; H. Lashuel (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Understanding and Enhancing Digital Wellbeing Dimensions: Empirical Studies on Smartphone Usage Patterns and Recommendations of Micro-Informative Content

R. Islambouli / D. Gillet; S. Ingram (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Reconstruction and analysis of genome-scale metabolic networks in single organisms and microbial communities

E. Vagena / V. Hatzimanikatis (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Neuroprotection in the Retina: From Preventing Inflammatory Cell Death to Promoting Vascular Stability in the Central Nervous System

B. Kim / V. Hatzimanikatis; P. D. Westenskow (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Electromagnetic Radiation of Implantable Antennas

M. Gao / A. Skrivervik; Z. Sipus (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Peptide-based virucidal drugs

F. Olgiati / F. Stellacci (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Development of Sustainable Carbohydrate-Based Solvents by Acetal Functionalisation of Biomass

A. Komarova / J. Luterbacher (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

The role of LRRK2 in lung adenocarcinoma

A. Gkasti / D. Constam; E. Meylan (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Ultra-high quantum coherent and scalable superconducting circuit optomechanics, from topological lattices to quantum storage

A. Youssefi / T. Kippenberg (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Scalable Quantum Algorithms for Noisy Quantum Computers

J. S. Gacon / G. Carleo; S. Woerner (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Towards Trustworthy Deep Learning for Image Reconstruction

A. M. F. Goujon / M. Unser (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Investigations about the Chemistry of Tetraarylethene- and Iridium-Based Luminophores

A. Gitlina / K. Severin (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Functional-Basis Analysis of Non-Stationary Signals in Modern Power Grids: Theory and Implementation in Embedded Systems

A. C. Karpilow / M. Paolone; A. Derviskadic (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

High-order geometric integrators for the variational Gaussian wavepacket dynamics and application to vibronic spectra at finite temperature

R. Moghaddasi Fereidani / J. Vanicek (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Multimodal transcriptomic atlases of mouse spinal cord injury

M. P. Gautier / G. Courtine (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Inverse Problems in Pulse-Echo Ultrasound: Exploiting Coherence for Image Enhancement and Quantitative Imaging

S. D. Beuret / J-P. Thiran (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Targeting the aging of tumor-associated neutrophils in lung cancer

A. Bodac / F. Radtke; E. Meylan (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

To Infinity, and Beyond (Coverage)

A. Hazimeh / M. J. Payer (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

From Sequence to Dynamics to Function: Computational Design of Allostery and Ligand Selectivity in G-Protein Coupled Receptors

M. Hijazi / P. D. Barth (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

From roots to canopy: Unraveling the influence of species diversity on tree water relations under warmer and drier climates

E. I. Mas / C. Grossiord; F. Valladares (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Infusing structured knowledge priors in neural models for sample-efficient symbolic reasoning

M. Atzeni / P. Vandergheynst; A. Loukas (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Functionalization of harmonic nanoparticles for drug release and multimodal imaging applications

A. S. Gheata / S. Gerber (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Fusing Pre-existing Knowledge and Machine Learning for Enhanced Building Thermal Modeling and Control

L. Di Natale / C. N. Jones; B. Svetozarevic (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Font Side Solutions for c-Si Solar Cells with High-Temperature Passivating Contacts

E. Genç / F-J. Haug; C. Ballif (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Adaptive Finite Elements with Large Aspect Ratio. Application to Aluminium Electrolysis

P. Passelli / M. Picasso (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Modeling and optimization of PCB coils for inductive power transfer systems

X. Du / D. Dujic (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Advanced control strategies to exploit the hydropower potential enhancing ancillary services provision to the power system

F. Gerini / S-R. Cherkaoui; M. Paolone (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

MEMS-based Tunable Metasurface for Reflective Display Applications

D. G. Herle / L. G. Villanueva Torrijo; N. Quack (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Plasmonic Nanostructures for Photocatalysis: Material, Photonic and Electronic Effects

F. Kiani Shahvandi / G. Tagliabue (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Soft Mechanochemistry of Disulfide-Crosslinked Polymer Networks

Z. Meng / H-A. Klok (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Optimization Algorithms for Decentralized, Distributed and Collaborative Machine Learning

A. Koloskova / M. Jaggi; S. U. Stich (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Search for the lepton flavour violating decays B0→e±μ∓ and B0s→e±μ∓ with LHCb Run 2 data

S. Schulte / O. Schneider (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Magnetism of Single Surface Adsorbed Atoms Studied with Radio-Frequency STM

C. M. Soulard / H. Brune (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024.