Bachelor and Master Awards

Bachelor Awards
Yr.AwardLaureate
2020Third best grade point averageAlexandre Pinazza
2020Best Bachelor grade point averagePaul Renauld
2020Best Propaedeutic grade point averageAlexandre Hayderi
2018Best Propaedeutic grade point averageAlexandre Pinazza
Master Awards
Yr.AwardLaureate
2018ELCA Prize for best Master’s average in the Computer science sectionMladen Dimovski
2016ELCA Prize for best Master’s average in the Computer science sectionMinh Khue Vu
2019EPFL Prize for best Master’s average and ELCA Prize for best Master’s average in the Computer science sectionGuirec Maloisel
2017EPFL Prize for best Master’s average and ELCA Prize for best Master’s average in the Computer science sectionXavier Fontaine
2020EPFL Prize for second and ELCA Prize for best Master’s average in Computer ScienceAlexandre Carlier
2017EPFL Prize for second best Master’s average and Swiss Informatics Society Prize for second best Master’s average in the Computer science sectionEtienne Ferrier
2018Merit PrizeLionel Fleury
2019Young Investigator Award (ICSS 2019)Roman Bachmann
2018SHS PrizeMike Bardet
2018SHS PrizeRomain Gehrig
2018SHS PrizeTim Nguyen
2016SHS PrizeAlexandre Sikiardis
2020Swiss Informatics Society Prize for second best Master’s average in Computer ScienceAlexander Immer
2021Swiss Informatics Society Prize for second best Master’s average in Computer ScienceAditya Vardhan Varre
2019Swiss Informatics Society Prize for second best Master’s average in the Computer science sectionAdrian Valente
2018Swiss Informatics Society Prize for second best Master’s average in the Computer science sectionDario Pavllo
2016Swiss Informatics Society Prize for second best Master’s average in the Computer science sectionRoger Küng
2021EPFL Prize for best Master’s average (ex aequo) in Communication SystemsLingjing Kong
2021ELCA prize for best Master’s average in Computer scienceDoga Tekin
2021Kudelski Prize for Master’s project in CybersecurityMathilde Aliénor Raynal

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New HLS technique recognized in Patrick Denantes Memorial Prize 2021

— Lana Josipović, who, during her thesis developed a new way to generate efficient circuits from software programs, has won the annual Patrick Denantes Memorial Prize, awarded to a doctoral student in the School of Computer and Communication Sciences for their outstanding thesis. 

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“We're part of the cryptocurrency ecosystem.”

— A group of EPFL students has developed a system for making speculative investments in decentralized finance. Their startup, called APWine, raised nearly $5 million in cryptocurrency in a fundraising round this spring.

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Dimitris N. Chorafas Foundation Award 2021 – Sai Praneeth Karimireddy

— Optimization algorithms for collaborative machine learning Thesis director: Prof. M. Jaggi