News & Media

Dr. Yang appointed as a Youth Editor of Building Simulation Journal

Published:14.09.21 — Dr. Shen Yang from the Human-Oriented Built Environment Lab (HOBEL) of EPFL is selected as a Youth Editorial Member of Building Simulation Journal. This journal publishes original and high quality research papers and review articles regarding modeling and simulation to promote the field of building science and technology.

EAST show at the Biennale Svizzera del Territorio

Published:05.10.20 — The exhibition Rather Than – Sustainable action in the work of Studio EAST, part of the Swiss Biennal of the Territory can be visited until the 13th of November.

Starting of the RHODANIE URBAINE design studio in Avignon

Published:21.09.21 — Through an approach at different levels of intervention – from urban design to constructive detail – Prof. Emmanuel Rey's studio aims at analyzing, exploring, and experimenting with the specific issues related to the contribution of the architectural project to the evolution of the built environment towards sustainability, in the perspective of urban densification near public transport and experimentation of new modes of construction. Entitled RHODANIE URBAINE, the 2021-2022 studio will conduct its investigations on the theme of new interactions between the Rhône and the urban areas that it crosses, focusing on a sector located in Avignon.

What mobility for the future?

Published:22.09.21 — Vincent Kaufmann knows the subject of future mobility well. He gives some answers to this issue in a book he co-authored, "Pour en finir avec la vitesse" and on France Culture.

3D detectors measure social distancing to help fight Covid-19

Published:07.05.21 — A team of EPFL researchers has repurposed an algorithm they initially developed for self-driving cars to help people comply with social distancing requirements. Their program, which works with a camera, can detect whether individuals are maintaining the right distance to prevent infection – without collecting any personal data. It could be useful for public transport systems, in shops and restaurants, and even in factories.

New collaborator at LIPID

Published:04.05.21 — Jeffrey hubbard joined forces with the LIPID team on May 1st, 2021.

The SXL in Attisholz, CH

Published:16.09.21 — The Structural Xploration Lab is attending the international fib symposium on the Conceptual Design of Structures, held in Attisholz, Sept. 16-17, 2021. Jan Brütting presents a contribution on "Component reuse in structural design: emerging practices and tools for the circular economy", co-authored with Patrick Ole Ohlbrock (ETHZ), Pierluigi D'Acunto (TU Munich), Jonas Warmuth (SXL, EPFL), and Corentin Fivet (SXL, EPFL), who also chaired the scientific committee of the symposium.

A Kazakh experiment in handwriting

Published:26.02.21 — New EPFL research on whether handwriting skills transfer when a child writes in two different alphabetic scripts may pave the way for cross-lingual digital tools for the detection of handwriting difficulties.

André Patrão joins Yale University

Published:31.07.21 — The SNSF grant also sponsors a Visiting Scholar program at Columbia University