An ENAC semester project (4 ECTS) can be carried out during the first three semesters of the Master cycle. This course allows students to apply and consolidate their theoretical knowledge to plan and realize interdisciplinary research projects.
Students can choose between different interdisciplinary topics offered by ENAC teachers. Students have also the possibility to develop their own project ideas and have access to SKIL, a workshop environment permitting the realization of hands-on projects.
Students can choose to follow either an ENAC Semester Project or an ENAC Summer Workshop and integrate it into their study plan as follows:
- Master in Civil Engineering: among the branches of Block 2
- Master in Environmental Science and Engineering: instead of a SIE Project
- Master in Architecture: as an optional branch
In the ENAC Semester Project, the aim is that students do not only perform an interdisciplinary project, but are also are equipped with the tools to design an interdisciplinary project themselves. Student use the interdisciplinary bridges by conducting autonomously an interdisciplinary research project. The expected transversal and interdisciplinary learning outcomes of the ENAC Semester Projects are:
| Practical intelligence | Plan and carry out an interdisciplinary project independently; fix objectives, manage and monitor progress of work; present, discuss and communicate research results to different disciplines. |
| Creative intelligence | Explore research questions in a wider context; develop risky hypotheses; design and defend coherent and innovative solutions. |
| Analytical intelligence | Identify and structure the problem in a systemic way; analyze the complexity of the system; synthetize information; critically evaluate solutions and results; apply interdisciplinary knowledge to new problems or themes. |
| Reflective intelligence | Be aware of the challenges of interdisciplinary work and develop solutions to deal with them; reflect on the relevance of different approaches and integrate tools from multiple disciplines; be aware of the social and human implications of engineers/architects; take responsibility for the environmental impacts of one’s actions and decisions; anticipate and adapt to unforeseen challenges in a project. |
Students can work on an ENAC semester project individually or in groups with peers from one or more ENAC sections. ENAC semester projects can contribute to meeting mandatory requirements of the sections. Students obtain four credits for the successful completion of an ENAC semester project. In the context of the ENAC semester projects, students may also be supervised by a teacher from another EPFL school. In this case, an agreement has to be made between the respective sections.
Students choose the topic they are interested in from a list of projects provided by the teachers for the respective semester or submit their own ideas to potential supervisors. In any case, the students have to meet their teachers before the beginning of the semester (at semester start, at latest) to receive a confirmation for the supervision.
| Project | Instructor I | Instructor II |
| Analysis of the value of demand forecasting within vehicle sharing systems | Ataç Selin | Bortolomiol Stefano |
| Multimodal interactions utilising data from an experiment with a swarm of drones | Barmpounakis Emmanouil Manos | Montesinos Ferrer Martí |
| Propagation of congestion using naturalistic data from a swarm of drones (MA) | Barmpounakis Emmanouil Manos | |
| A Prototype Pavillon in Textile Reinforced Concrete_Summer Workshop at EPFL Fribourg | Baur Raffael | Guaita Patricia |
| A Prototype Pavillon in Textile Reinforced Concrete_Summer Workshop at EPFL Fribourg | Baur Raffael | Guaita Patricia |
| CO-CULTURE OF MICROALGAE AND BACTERIA FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT | Breider Florian | |
| Hybrid hydropower stations with batteries to reduce hydropeaking impacts | De Cesare Giovanni | De Almeida Manso Pedro Filipe |
| Le Canal de Panama – passé, présent, future | De Cesare Giovanni | |
| Mesure prioritaire Coude Rhône Martigny de la troisième correction du Rhône, modélisation numérique | De Cesare Giovanni | Vorlet Samuel Luke |
| Assessing the level of service of public transport: a spatio-temporal approach | Drevon Guillaume | |
| Technologies civiques : analyse des dispositifs de participation numérique en Europe | Drevon Guillaume | |
| Modeling purchases of new cars for 2015: a comparison between countries. | Fernández Antolín Anna | Pacheco Paneque Meritxell |
| Dimensionnement d’une structure par la méthode des champs de contraintes | Fernández Ruiz Miguel | |
| Method development for the assessment of plant water and carbon transport using X-ray micro-tomography | Grossiord Charlotte | Turberg Pascal |
| Open City Research Platform 2020 | Guaita Patricia | Baur Raffael |
| Applying saliency models in daylit architectural scenes: an exploratory study | Karmann Caroline | Andersen Marilyne |
| Characterizing daylit architectural scenes through image statistics | Karmann Caroline | Andersen Marilyne |
| Evaluation of indoor comfort using field study data | Karmann Caroline | Wienold Jan |
| Human-centric evaluation of advanced shading systems for visual comfort | Karmann Caroline | Wienold Jan |
| Approche critique de la planification des transports genevois | Kaufmann Vincent | Clément Garance |
| Etude de l’impact des conditions de stationnement au lieu de travail sur le choix du mode de transport pour les trajets domicile-travail | Kaufmann Vincent | |
| EPFL Xplore: Drilling Mechanism for soil collect and measurements | Laloui Lyesse | |
| EPFL Xplore: Drilling Mechanism for soil collect and measurements | Laloui Lyesse | |
| A benchtop model of a geothermal reservoir and power-plant | Lecampion Brice | Loginov Dmitry |
| Représentation en VR (réalité virtuelle) de cas de charge dans un bâtiment/structure | Leonardi Claudio | Fernández Ruiz Miguel |
| Evaluation sismique des bâtiments de Terre des Hommes à Bex | Lestuzzi Pierino | |
| Air Quality and Thermal comfort Investigation in a Simulated Spacecraft Cabin | Licina Dusan | |
| Can refined knowledge of outdoor particulate matter across Europe result in improved design of ventilation air filters? | Licina Dusan | Belias Evangelos |
| Indoor air quality assessment in residential buildings | Licina Dusan | |
| Projet ENAC (mineurIDEAS):Stratégies et techniques pour la réutilisation de l’architecture du XXe siècle | Marino Giulia | Graf Franz |
| Evaluation and prediction of world population dynamics | Meibom Anders | Benettin Paolo |
| Hands-on sustainability projects in the SKIL | Meibom Anders | |
| projet SKIL – propose YOUR project | Meibom Anders | |
| Numerical modelling of a fracture roughness from micro-CT data | Molinari Jean-François | Turberg Pascal |
| Conception et dimensionnement du pont de Chésalles, Fribourg | Muttoni Aurelio | Dreier Damien |
| Construction en bois – ENAC | Natterer Johannes | |
| Passerelle en bois | Natterer Johannes | |
| Analyse architecturale et sociologique d’un nouveau centre d’hébergement collectifs pour requérant.e.s d’asile et réfugiés à Genève | Pattaroni Luca | Felder Maxime Carl |
| Analyse spatiale du potentiel d’hospitalité urbaine à Genève face aux défis migratoires | Pattaroni Luca | Drevon Guillaume Simon Joseph |
| Enjeux socio-architecturaux de l’hospitalité des espaces privés accessibles au public | Pattaroni Luca | Felder Maxime Carl |
| Autonomous Integrity Monitoring in GNSS + Systems | Skaloud Jan | Garcia Crespillo Omar |
| Influence of Surface Texture on Drone Mapping | Skaloud Jan | Cucci Davide Antonio |
| Terrain Texture Modeling for UAV Mapping | Skaloud Jan | |
| Combined incentives for decarbonisation | Thalmann Philippe | |
| Conception et/ou gestion d’un parc de logements ou de bureaux dans une optique de réduction des m2 par personne | Thalmann Philippe | |
| Empreinte carbone des habitants | Thalmann Philippe | |
| Energy efficiency of human well-being | Thalmann Philippe | |
| Non-CO2 greenhouse gas emissions and their determinants | Thalmann Philippe | |
| Prosperity without growth | Thalmann Philippe | |
| Realistic COP21-compatible energy availability 2030-2060 | Thalmann Philippe | |
| 3D microstructural analysis of a material of your choice | Turberg Pascal | |
| Application of high resolution X-ray computed tomography (micro-CT) to the analysis of tree rings patterns in dendrochronological and forest ecosystem studies | Turberg Pascal | Grossiord Charlotte |
| Mobile clinic for humanitarian action | Vannucci Riccardo | Hostettler Silvia |
| Micro-CT based bioinspired structure for composites | Vassilopoulos Anastasios | Turberg Pascal |
| Daylighting in a Smart Building design project | Wienold Jan | Aguacil Moreno Sergi |
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