ENV-501: Material flow analysis and resource managementThis course provides the basis to understand material and energy production and consumption processes. Students learn how to develop a material flow analysis and apply it to resource management cases. They analyze the implications of their models on resour ...
MGT-484: Applied probability & stochastic processesThis course focuses on dynamic models of random phenomena, and in particular, the most popular classes of such models: Markov chains and Markov decision processes. We will also study applications in queuing theory, finance, project management, etc. ...
COM-406: Foundations of Data ScienceWe discuss a set of topics that are important for the understanding of modern data science but that are typically not taught in an introductory ML course. In particular we discuss fundamental ideas and techniques that come from probability, information the ...
ENG-410: Energy supply, economics and transitionThis course examines energy systems from various angles: available resources, how they can be combined or substituted, their private and social costs, whether they can meet the energy demand, and how the transition to a renewable energy system can be foste ...
FIN-601: Theoretical corporate financeThe aim of this course is to expose students to important topics in the literature on corporate finance. The objective of the course is to give students a working understanding of key papers and to expose students to solution techniques to be applied in th ...
MGT-450: Technology, sustainability and public policyTechnology is a driver of long-term growth but it can also undermine sustainable development. This course introduces microeconomic models of market and collective action failures, models of complex systems, as well as policy portfolios to address these iss ...
ENV-101: SustainabilityCe cours présente les enjeux mondiaux de la durabilité. Il introduit les limites planétaires, leur interconnexion systémique et les thèmes de justice sociale. L'approche interdisciplinaire initie au travail de groupe et à la pensée systémique (interdépenda ...
ENV-471: Environmental economicsIntroduction to economic analysis applied to environmental issues: all the necessary basic concepts, including cost-benefit analysis, for environmental policy making and its instruments (examples: climate, waste, mobility). Introduction to financial calcul ...
MGT-470: Sustainability in the global contextThis course equips you with the tools needed to evaluate the economic, historical, and political dimensions of climate change from a global perspective. You will also learn about the international institutions and megatrends shaping and constraining the s ...
AR-465: Urban habitat and developementCentré sur les formes d'habitat des plus pauvres dans les pays du Sud et du Nord et les contextes de crises, en particulier les architectures d'urgence, le cours propose une analyse critique de l'urbanisation du monde au 21ème siècle. ...
CH-250: Mathematical methods in chemistryThis course consists of two parts. The first part covers basic concepts of molecular symmetry and the application of group theory to describe it. The second part introduces Laplace transforms and Fourier series and their use for solving ordinary and partia ...
MGT-494: Economics for challenging timesThis course analyzes socio-economic issues related to poverty, inequalities, climate change, globalization, migration, AI, etc. We teach students how to analyze data using quantitative methods in economics and develop solutions compatible with the function ...
PENS-227: Night in LausanneCe cours abordera la nuit à Lausanne sous une approche interdisciplinaire. À travers une traversée nocturne, nous dresserons un état des lieux des nuits lausannoises. La semaine permettra de réfléchir collectivement à des pistes pour l'avenir des nuits à L ...
MGT-303: Introduction to economics of innovationThis class will provide students with an understanding of some real-world issues related to the "knowledge economy". Why should we innovate as a society? Why innovation doesn't just happen and how can the government help firms innovate? We will answer thes ...
EE-568: Reinforcement learningThis course describes theory and methods for Reinforcement Learning (RL), which revolves around decision making under uncertainty. The course covers classic algorithms in RL as well as recent algorithms under the lens of contemporary optimization. ...
HUM-471: Economic growth and sustainability IThis course examines growth from various angles: economic growth, growth in the use of resources, need for growth, limits to growth, sustainable growth, population growth. Although grounded in economics, it takes up elements from many other disciplines. ...
ENG-601: Digitalization in electricity systemsParticipants will be equipped with specialized knowledge, grounded on latest academic research and professional practice, on potential applications and risks digitalization tendencies pose to the operation and planning of electricity systems. ...
PENS-318: Border ForensicsThe course will introduce students to different forms of violence related to the existence of state borders and social boundaries, focusing on particular situations in Switzerland, and the way spatial, geostatistical analysis and architectural design can b ...
AR-302(ah): Studio BA6 (Malterre-Barthes)How is architecture made? 'Revolutionize Construction' unpacks the political economy of construction, examining who commissions, finances, and builds, and interrogating architects' roles. It explores how these systems might be revolutionized to enable the ...
