College of Management of Technology

Linking EPFL Schools via Interdisciplinary Projects

Published:28.04.21 — With the idea to promote and encourage collaboration among scientists, the College of Management of Technology (CDM) has initiated a new Interdisciplinary Strategy to seed new collaborative research ties between key research areas of the College and other research domains present at EPFL. This strategic program aims both at boosting the huge potential of interdisciplinary projects which already feature at EPFL and at fostering the integration of the College on the EPFL campus.

Rethinking supply chains to cut carbon and sulfur oxide emissions

Published:27.04.21 — Building a better future by creating supply chain excellence. That’s the goal of the Executive Master in Global Supply Chain Management program offered at EPFL by the International Institute for the Management of Logistics and Supply Chain. And the in-company projects performed by program participants show that their novel ideas could considerably reduce CO2 and sulfur oxid emissions.

Does the Chinese patent office discriminate against foreigners?

Published:09.04.21 — EPFL researchers show that foreign companies are less likely to have their patent applications granted in China than their Chinese counterparts, and point out that this discrimination occurs in technologies of strategic importance to the Chinese government: the telecommunication and biotech industries.

Plenary talk at the Virtual INFORMS Optimization Society Conference

Published:08.04.21 — Daniel Kuhn was invited to give a plenary talk on the statistical foundations of data-driven decision-making at the 2021 Virtual INFORMS Optimization Society Conference.