Sophie LufkinFORMATION
2010 - Thèse de doctorat au sein de l'EDAR (Ecole doctorale Architecture, Ville, Histoire) sur la densification des friches ferroviaires, co-dirigée par les Prof. Inès Lamunière et Vincent Kaufmann
2005 - "Master of Art" en architecture, sous la direction des Prof. Patrick BERGER et Inès LAMUNIERE
2003 - Année d'échange à l'ETHZ
1999 - Entrée à l'EPFL, section architecture
1998 - Maturité type B, Collège Claparède, Genève
EXPERIENCE PROFESSIONNELLE
2010 - Architecte, Cheffe de projet chez LAR - Fernando Romero, México
2006 - Assistante de recherche à lEPFL au Laboratoire darchitecture et mobilité urbaine (LAMU), projet de recherche PNR54 "Densification des friches ferroviaires"
2005 - Architecte chez Devanthéry & Lamunière, Genève
2004 - Stage darchitecture, Eric Maria, Genève
2003 - Stage darchitecture, Sumi & Burkhalter, Zurich
2001 - Stage darchitecture, Devanthéry & Lamunière, Genève
RECOMPENSES ET BOURSES
2001 - Prix SIA Vaudoise pour le projet "Fondation Ella Maillart à Chandolin"
2005 - Prix de l'Association des diplômes A3-EPFL
2008 - Bourse Erna Hamburger
LANGUES
Français (maternelle), allemand et anglais (courantes), portugais (notions)
Anastasios VassilopoulosPERSONAL INFORMATION Name : Anastasios P. Vassilopoulos email : anastasios.vassilopoulos@epfl.ch Tel: 41 21 6936393 Fax: 41 21 6936240 SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS 1995: Dipl. Mechanical Engineer, University of Patras, Greece 2001: Dr Mechanical Engineer, Doctoral thesis in fatigue of composite materials from the Dept. Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics, University of Patras, Greece CURRENT POSITION Senior Scientist (MER), Composite Construction Laboaratory (CCLab), EPFL PREVIOUS POSITIONS 2006-2012 Research and Teaching Associate, Composite Construction Laboaratory (CCLab), EPFL 2002-2006 Assisstant Professor, Technological Educational Institute (TEI) of Patras, Greece 2001-2003 Post-doctoral Research associate, (Part-time) Dept. Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics of the University of Patras, Greece. EDUCATION 1990 - 1995 Graduate student, Dept. Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics, University of Patras, Greece October 1994-January 1995 Dept. Mechanical Engineering, University of Bristol, U.K. (In the frame of Erasmus project for the final year thesis, under the supervision of Prof. R. D. Adams) 1995 - 2000 Research assistant, Dept. Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics, University of Patras. LANGUAGES English, Greek, French COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES (Member of) Council of the European Society of Composite Materials (ESCM) Council of the European Society of Experimental Mechanics (EuraSEM) The European Structural Integrity Society (ESIS) The European Energy Research Alliance (EERA, JP WIND) The Technical Chamber of Greece (TCG) The Hellenic Association of Mechanical & Electrical Engineers SCIENTIFIC-RESEARCH INTERESTS Experimental methods for the study of the behavior of composite materials under static and fatigue loading Development of analytical methods for the study of the behavior of FRP composite materials under variable amplitude complex stress states Development of fatigue life prediction methodologies for composite materials and structures Design of constructions with composite materials Jakov OrebTeaching & PhD Courses Stone masonry: Past, present, and future PENS-232 This course introduces students to the historical, structural, and environmental aspects of stone masonry. Emphasis is on understanding the role of stone masonry in architecture, basic structural behavior, and approaches to predict and assess the performance of stone masonry buildings.
Alain NussbaumerExpertise
Metallic structuresStructural glassFatigue and fracture mechanicsAssessment of existing structuresUltra low cycle
Teaching & PhD Past EPFL PhD Students Luís Costa Borges, Claire Acevedo, Nariman Maddah, Farshid Zamiri Akhlaghi, Manuel Santarsiero, Luca D'Angelo, Cláudio Alexandre Pereira Baptista, Albano António Sousa, Jagoda Cupac, Ardalan Hosseini, Martin Garcia, Hossein Heydarinouri, Jian Zhan Past EPFL PhD Students as codirector Marina Rocha Courses Design of steel structures CIVIL-2
Eugen Brühwilerbirth date: 19.11.1958 nationality: Swiss (native from Dussnang, Canton of Thurgau) Education : - July 1988 : doctoral degree from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland with a thesis entitled Fracture mechanics of dam concrete subjected to quasi-static and seismic loading conditions - December 1983 : civil engineering diploma (university degree) from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich, Switzerland Professional Experience : - Since 1st April 1995 : Professor of Structural Engineering at EPFL and Head of the Laboratory of Maintenance, Construction and Safety for Civil Structures (MCS) (often considered being the first chair worldwide devoted exclusively to existing civil structures). - 1991-94 Project Manager and structural engineer with the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB), Division of Bridges and Structures, Zurich: Monitoring and maintenance of bridges and structures, Project manager and checking engineer for the construction of new bridges and rehabilitation of existing bridges. - 1989/90 Research associate at the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA : Fracture mechanics of concrete and fracture of concrete dams. - 1986-88 Doctoral student at EPFL-LMC (Building Materials, Prof. Wittmann) : Fracture mechanics of concrete, fracture of concrete dams under seismic loading - 1984/85 Research engineer at EPFL-ICOM (Steel Structures, Prof. Badoux and Prof. Hirt) : Fatigue behaviour and fracture mechanics of riveted bridges
Savvas SaloustrosEducation PhD | Construction Engineering 2017 – 2017 UPC-BarcelonaTech, Spain MSc | Structural Analysis of Monuments and Historical Constructions (SAHC) 2013 – 2013 University of Padova, Italy & UPC-BarcelonaTech, Spain Diploma | Civil Engineering 2012 – 2012 National Technical University of Athens, Greece Professionals experiences Co-founder & Board Member 2019–2019 FENECStructural Engineer 2019–2019 Windmill Structural Constultants, Barcel
Patricia GuaitaExpertise
pedagogy of makingdrawing as an actionmultidisciplinary projectsdesign methodologies in 1:1 fabricationexperiential learning processesknowledge transfer with the Global Southdiversity and care
Patricia Guaita is an architect, researcher, and educator with expertise in drawing as an action and social and sustainable research projects. Her work focus on design methodologies, which incorporate drawing by hand, 1:1 fabrication, spatial and tectonic analysis, and the development of construction protoco
Herbert SheaExpertise
soft robotics, wearable haptics, electrostatic actuators, EHD
Mission
My lab develops flexible polymer-based actuators for a wide range of applications including haptics and soft robotics. More info at https://www.epfl.ch/labs/lmts/
Links from EPFL-LMTS Lab webpage People Research ActivitiesPublications TeachingPublications and Conference papers Link to my lab Education PhD | Physics 1997 – 1997 Harvard University MA | Physics 1993 – 1993 Harvard University Philippe MüllhauptExpertise
Nonlinear Control (Geometry and Algebra)Classical DynamicsRoboticsStatistics
Mission
Provide rigorous technical and scientific training in nonlinear control, classical mechanics, and statistical theory
Current Work
Research and teaching in the fields of control theory, statistics, dynamical systems, and general mechanics.
Philippe Mullhaupt received his Diplôme d Education Ing�nieur | Electricit� 1993 – 1993 EPFL DEA | Automatique et Traitement du Signal 199
Alexandre TerrierExpertise
BiomechanicsJoint biomechanicsMecano-biologyOrthopaedic researchPatient-specific modellingContinuum mechanicsFinite Element AnalysisExperimental testingStatistical analyses
Expertise
BiomechanicsJoint biomechanicsMecano-biologyOrthopaedic researchPatient-specific modellingContinuum mechanicsFinite Element AnalysisExperimental testingStatistical analyses
Mission
Develop patient-specific models of human joints and their replacement, in parallel with a database of patients, in order to test statistic
