100 PhDs for Africa programme
The joint EPFL-UM6P initiative “Excellence in Africa” has now released the names of the first 10 students selected after the 1st call for proposals of the 100 PhDs for Africa programme.
These first 10 talented students will benefit from a financial support, from the co-supervision of an EPFL professor, and from summer/winter schools organized at UM6P. The final objective of the programme is to create the proper conditions for them to produce outstanding PhD research.
PhD Student: Fokam Fokam, Maurane Gaelle
Institution: Ecole Nationale Supérieure Polytechnique de Yaoundé
Supervisor: Prof. Fokam Kenmeugne, Bienvenu
Co-supervisor (at EPFL): Prof. Véronique Michaud (en collaboration avec le Prof. J-P Ansermet)
PhD title: Development and characterization of a composite material composed of banana leaf fibers and a bio-sourced resin.
Research domain: Material sciences
sheet (PDF – 300 ko)
PhD Student: Heikal, Shimaa
Institution: The American University in Cairo
Supervisor: Prof. Mohamed Salama
Co-supervisor (at EPFL): Prof. Hilal Lashuel
PhD title: Piloting a research registry for dementia: The Egyptian Dementia Network (EDN) registry.
Research domain: Neurosciences
sheet (PDF – 300 ko)
PhD Student: Tra, Lou Tinan
Institution: Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d’Ivoire CSRS)
Supervisor: Prof. Dongo Kouassi
Co-supervisor (at EPFL): Dr Jérôme Chenal
PhD title: Optimisation of the management of sludge from septic tanks in Non-Collective Sanitation in low-income sanitation in low-income areas
of Africa in Africa: the case of Abidjan in Ivory Coast.
Research domain: Urbanisme
sheet (PDF – 300 ko)
PhD Student : Andanje, Maurine
Institution: Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Kenya
Supervisor: Prof. Mwangi James Wamai
Co-supervisor (at EPFL): Prof. Sandro Carrara
PhD title: Bioplastic Development, Characterization and Optimization of
3D Printing Process Parameters.
Research domain: Material sciences
sheet (PDF – 300 ko)
PhD Student: Machtalay, Amal
Institution: Mohammed VI Polytechnic University
Supervisor: Prof. RATNANI, Ahmed
Co-supervisor (at EPFL): Prof. Daniel Kressner
PhD title: From mean-field games to agent-based models (and back) through Markov Chain aggregation.
Research domain: Mathematics
sheet (PDF – 300 ko)
PhD Student : Jjagwe, Joseph
Institution: Makerere University, Uganda
Supervisor: Prof. Olupot, Peter Wilberforce
Co-supervisor (at EPFL): Prof. Sandro Carrara
PhD title: Iron oxide based Nanocomposite bio-adsorbents for water treatment
Research domain: Water treatment
sheet (PDF – 300 ko)
PhD Student: Coulibaly, Issa
Institution: Mohammed VI Polytechnic University
Supervisor: Prof. El Hammouti, Hajar
Co-superviseur (at EPFL): Prof. Anne-Marie Kermarrec
PhD title: Communication-efficient techniques for federated learning.
Research domain: Informatics
sheet (PDF – 300 ko)
PhD Student: Bisschoff, Brandon
Institution: University of KwaZulu-Natal
Supervisor: Prof. Ma, Yin-Zhe
Co-supervisor (at EPFL): Prof. Jean-Paul Kneib
PhD title: Constraining the intergalactic magnetic field with Magnetohydrodynamic simulations.
Research domain: Astrophysics
sheet (PDF – 300 ko)
PhD Student: Delhali, Achraf
Institution : Mohammed VI Polytechnic University
Supervisor: Prof. Belmabkhout, Youssef
Co-supervisor (at EPFL): Prof. Agrawal, Kumar Varoon
PhD title: Evaporative cooling aided by dehumidification combined with water harvesting.
Research domain : chemical engineering
sheet (PDF – 300 ko)
PhD Student: Mwendwa, Geoffrey
Institution: University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
Supervisor: Prof. Wamwangi, Daniel
Co-supervisor (at EPFL): Prof. Dil Hugo
PhD title: Correlation of Ferroic Orders in Multiferroic Rare-earth composite Thin Films.
Research domain: Physics
sheet (PDF – 300 ko)
country allocation
| Name | Institution | Title | Project |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maurane Gaelle Fokam Fokam | Ecole Nationale Supérieure Polytechnique de Yaoundé | Development and characterization of a composite material composed of banana leaf fibers and a bio-sourced resin | link |
| Name | Institution | Title | Project |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Tinan Ange-Laetitia Tra | Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d’Ivoire (CSRS) | Development and characterization of a composite material composed of banana leaf fibers and a bio-sourced resin | link |
| Name | Institution | Title | Project |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shimaa Heikal | The American University in Cairo | Piloting a research registry for dementia: The Egyptian Dementia Network (EDN) registry | link |
| Name | Institution | Title | Project |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andanje Maurine | Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology | Bioplastic Development, Characterization and Optimization of 3D Printing Process Parameters. | link |
| Name | Institution | Title | Project |
|---|---|---|---|
| Issa Coulibaly | Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique | Communication-efficient techniques for federated learning | link |
| Achraf Delhali | Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique | Evaporative cooling aided by dehumidification combined with water harvesting. Quest for advanced adsorbents and systems. | link |
| Amal Machtalay | Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique | Analyze the behavior of plants in smart Agriculture using deep Learning and IOT | link |
| Name | Institution | Title | Project |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Jjagwe | Makerere University | Iron oxide based Nanocomposite bio-adsorbents for water treatment | link |
How to submit a project ?
We emphasise that the calls for applications are closed at the moment. The next call for applications should take place by the end of 2022.
For all the details on the application procedure, you can read the application guidelines of the previous call of spring 2021. Please note that these application guidelines may change for the next selection round.
