Silvia CoccoloExpertise
Urban GreeningOutdoor Thermal Comfort Urban Energy Modelling
Teaching & PhD Courses Behind/Beyond future cities AR-496 We are living in an urban world and the design of sustainable cities is essential in order to decrease our energy footprint. This course provides the instruments to understand the complex urban metabolism, as well as the solutions for planning future smart and sustainable cities. Urban neighborhoods, infrastructures and sustainable development PENS-309
Simon Elias BibriExpertise
• Sustainable cities• Smarter eco-cities• Sustainable smart cities• Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT) • Generative Artificial Intelligence of Things (GAIoT)• Foundation Models (FMs) • Quantum Generative Artificial Intelligence (QGAI)• Urban Digital Twins (UDTs)• Urban Brain (UB) • Smart Circular Metabolism• Urban planning and design• Environmental sustainability and climate resilience• Sustainable smart energy• Sustainable smart transportation• Sustainable smart waste and water management•
Anna Elisabeth PontaisTeaching & PhD Courses Médiation scientifique I HUM-490 This course is an introduction to the theory and practice of science outreach and public engagement. This year, it will culminate in the creation and delivery of an educational and interactive workshop for a group of young people. Médiation scientifique II HUM-492 This course is an introduction to the theory and practice of science popularization. Urban dialogues: sustainability and mediation PENS-233 Thi
Hugues LepesantTeaching & PhD Courses Urban neighborhoods, infrastructures and sustainable development PENS-309 This ENAC Teaching Unit aims to present and implement new concepts of sustainable urban neighbourhood planning.
Thibaud Hery Jules BauerTeaching & PhD Courses Urban dialogues: sustainability and mediation PENS-233 This course, in partnership with HEP Vaud, deals with sustainable cities and the potential of cultural and scientific mediation. Environmental and social issues are addressed in relation to the Chamberonne River, with the aim of designing and running a mediation workshop for school classes.
Akuto Akpedze KonouExpertise
Ecological & Social Architecture; Sustainable urban planning; Urban agriculture and health-oriented spatial planning and design; Nature-Based Solutions; Circular Design and Construction.
Mission
Design and research healthier, more inclusive, climate-resilient environments through ecological architecture and health-oriented spatial planning.
Akuto Akpedze Konou, PhD, is an architect and urban planner affiliated with CEAT ENAC - IIE EPFL. Her work bridges architectural design and urban planning with
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
Francisco Xavier Felix Martin Del CampoExpertise
Transdisciplinary researchSocio-metabolic researchMaterial flows and stocks analysisSustainabilityBuilt environmentInfrastructureClimate changeResource securityCircular economyWaste
Francisco has a Civil Engineering background specialized in Resources Management and has several years of professional experience in the construction and engineering sector. He received his Master's degree in Project Management for Environmental and Energy Engineering from IMT Atlantique, France, and his PhD in Sustain
Andrew James SontaExpertise
Human-building interaction, building energy, occupant behavior, sustainable design and planning, walkability, network analysis, machine learning, urban informatics, social systems.
Andrew Sonta is a tenure track assistant professor of sustainable civil engineering at EPFL. He directs the ETHOS Lab: Engineering and Technology for Human Oriented Sustainability. ETHOS is an interdisciplinary research group focused on using data-driven and computational tools to create interventions in the built envir
Raffael BaurExpertise
Architect, teacher and researcher. Expertise in sustainable and circular construction systems, detailing, the art and history of craft and fabrication in relation to space and tectonics. Experimental research in timber- and plywood construction, folded sheet metal and textile reinforced concrete (with civil engineers).
Expertise
Architect, teacher and researcher. Expertise in sustainable and circular construction systems, detailing, the art and history of craft and fabrication in relation to space
Kirk Bright EnuExpertise
Nature-based Solutions (NbS); Green Infrastructure; Urban Resilience; Ecosystem-based Adaptation; Flood Risk Management; Wetlands and River Restoration; Water-related Ecosystems; Participatory and Strategic Landscape Planning and Design; Spatial and Ecosystem Services Modeling; Climate and Environmental Governance
Teaching & PhD Courses Green spaces - Concepts and planning approaches AR-532 Urban green offers a variety of services and thus plays an important role in the transformat
Eric JondeauTeaching & PhD Courses Financial Econometrics FIN-702 Comprehensive course about the econometric tools that are essential to estimate financial models, both for asset pricing and for forecasting purposes. Sustainable & entrepreneurial finance FIN-429 This course deals with the role of finance in the transition to a sustainable, low-carbon economy. Students learn how to apply asset allocation techniques to build sustainable portfolios, understand the entrepreneurial ecosystem,
Giovanni De CesareExpertise
Numerical simulation and physical modeling of hydraulic works and schemes; reservoir sedimentation and turbidity currents; reservoir sediment management; Ultrasonic Doppler flow measurement; river training work and restoration; soil bioengineering and nature based solutions; fluvial eco-morphology; rapid transients in pressurized waterways; technology transfer, commissioned studies and expert reports in applied hydraulics, hydraulic constructions and infrastructures; organization of continuous edu
Fränz ZeimetzTeaching & PhD Courses Water resources engineering and management CIVIL-466 The course focuses on designing and managing water systems to ensure sustainable use for both human and environmental needs. Engineering aspects:water quantity, quality, timing, distribution. Management: economic evaluation of water systems in the context of global changes and financial constraints.
Daniel Alexander Florez OrregoExpertise
• Exergy and Energy Integration of Chemical and Industrial Processes• Cogeneration and Polygeneration, Refrigeration and Heat Pumping Systems• Technical, Economic and Environmental Analyses• Refineries, Biorefineries, Fertilizers Complexes, Hydrogen and Synthetic Fuels (SNG, DME, MeOH, FT, H2, Power-to-X)• Second law of Thermodynamics and Irreversible Thermodynamics• Combustion, Heat Transfer, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Reaction design• Modeling and Optimization of Energy Conversion Systems• Ma
Solomzi MakohlisoTeaching & PhD Courses Development engineering ENV-470 This course teaches the fundamentals of technologies for development (Development Engineering) to design, pilot, and deploy appropriate, affordable and robust technologies to address sustainable development challenges and especially those related to extreme poverty in Low-income settings. Science, Technology & Vulnerability HUM-287 This course explores how science and technology can address extreme vulnerability caused by
Zhanyun WangTeaching & PhD Courses Sustainable chemicals manufacture: concepts/tools CH-480 This course introduces the foundational concepts and tools of Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD), a forward-looking framework for the development of future chemicals and materials. It also offers insights into relevant regulatory and industry frameworks at the Swiss, EU, and global levels.
Sergi Aguacil MorenoExpertise
- Architecture, energy, building physics and environment- Integration of innovation in buildings | Smart Living Lab- Managing complex projects- Linking research and practice | Research infrastructures- Integrating sustainability into architectural projects- Life cycle assessment and environmental impact studies- Integration of photovoltaic energy in buildings | Renovation and new construction projects | ActiveInterfaces- Multi-criteria studies and assessments
Education PhD in Architecture | A
Jean-Louis ScartezziniDirector of EPFL Solar Energy and Building Physics Laboratory (1994-present); Founder & Director of ENAC Institute of Infrastructures, Resources and Environment (2002-2009); Founder & Director of EPFL Doctoral Program in Environment (2002-2009); Co-Director of EPFL Institute of Building Technology (1994-1997); Associate Professor of Building Physics at EPFL (1994-1997); Associate Professor of Building Physics at University of Geneva (1990-1997); Group Leader & Research Fellow at the EPFL Solar Energy Research Group (1981-1989); Research Fellow at the Applied Geophysics Institute of University of Lausanne (1980-1981).
Markus JeschekTeaching & PhD PhD Students Ricardo Javier Farrera Muro, Clemens Felix Hausmann, Nikolas Seidel, Nicolas Alexander Jaenisch, Charlotte Desczyk, Izabella Maja Pomykalska Courses Chemical biology CH-313 Chemical Biology is an interdisciplinary field using chemical principles and techniques to analyse and manipulate biological systems. It relies on small-molecule chemicals to gain an in-depth understanding of biology, and provides new tools and products ranging from basic research to therapeu
