Mati Ullah ShahTeaching & 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.
Sangwoo KimSangwoo Kim is set to join EPFL as a Tenure Track Assistant Professor in September 2023. Prior to his appointment at EPFL, he served as a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He earned his graduate degree in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where his research delved into the relationships between statistics, geometry, and mechanical states in cellular matters. Currently, his research focus on fundamental understanding of biological and living systems, as well as the study of soft and active matter employing principles from mechanics and physics. His research interests encompass embryonic development, tissue morphogenesis, structure and mechanics of soft materials, inherent structure of amorphous materials, and non-equilibrium dynamics of active matter.
Konstantinos KarapiperisKostas Karapiperis is an Assistant Professor at EPFL directing the Data-Driven Mechanics Laboratory (LMD). His research lies at the intersection of mechanics, multiscale modeling, and data science, with applications ranging from geomaterials to structural materials. Prior to EPFL, he worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher and Lecturer at the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering of ETH Zürich, supported by a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship. He holds a PhD in Applied Mechanics and a Minor in Applie
Damien Lambert Alain Félicien GilliardEducation Master of science | Burgerlijk ingenieur-architect 2020 – 2022 UGent Bachelor of science | Ingénieur civil architecte 2015 – 2020 UCLouvain
Teaching & PhD Courses Introduction to computational architecture AR-327 This course introduces the students to text programming practice in 3D modeling (Rhinoceros3D). The main objective of the course is to develop a computational mindset to maximize the use of efficient digital tools in architectural des
Andres Osorio SalazarExpertise
Robotics, advanced actuator design, soft actuators, sensor design, embedded systems, human-machine interface architecture, electronic-less control, mechanism design, additive and traditional manufacturing, industrial automation, process control, and fluid robotics.
Current Work
Smart Footwear for Diabetic Foot Care and Ulcer PreventionEvery 20 seconds, a person with diabetes has to face an amputation somewhere in the world. The main risk factor is high plantar pressure combined with foot nephropat
Jack Richard GreenwoodExpertise
Superconducting magnets for fusion energy (LTS and HTS).Superconducting magnet technology prototyping and testing.High-field measurements on superconductors with currents up to 100 kA.Critical currents in superconducting materials: flux pinning, Josephson junctions, and percolation theory. Beyond (p,q) models.Superconductors under strain.
Current Work
I joined the Swiss Plasma Centre's Superconductivity Group (SPC-SG) in 2023. The group is part of EPFL and it is physically located at the Paul Sche
Umut AltuntasExpertise
fracture mechanics, experimental solid mechanics, fatigue, additive manufacturing, polymer science, soft materials
Education Aerospace Engineering | 2021 – 2024 Middle East Technical University
Rudolf Hans Georges MahrerTeaching & PhD Courses Writing and Thinking with Generative AIs I HUM-491 How do generative AIs transform our ways of reading, writing, and thinking?To address these questions, we need to analyze AI-assisted writing processes using the concepts and methods of textual linguistics and genetic criticism. Writing and Thinking with Generative AIs II HUM-493 How do generative AIs transform our ways of reading, writing, and thinking?To address these questions, we need to analyze AI-
Sascha FeldmannMission
Our lab seeks to transform the way we produce and consume energy as a society, by exploiting the exceptional properties of emerging soft semiconductors. For this, we explore the concept of symmetry breaking in novel soft semiconductors and nanomaterials to control charge, spin and light with these printable materials.We work on uncovering the design rules to enable the next generation of cheap and flexible solar cells & ultra-bright displays, and unlock entirely new applications in quantum informati
Matthias HeinrichMatthias Heinrich is a post-doctoral researcher in the HERUS laboratory. Trained in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering at the Ecole Normale Supérieure in Rennes, he was introduced to interdisciplinary collaboration with the social sciences during his thesis in Urban Engineering at the Ecole des Ponts. His research, which combined data science and energy sociology, aimed to integrate consumption practices and their residential contexts more thoroughly into energy consumption models for the residential sec
Simone BianconiExpertise
Remote Sensing, LiDAR, Laser Spectroscopy, Photodetectors, Material Science
Simone Bianconi is a postdoctoral scholar at EPFL in the group of Tobias Kippenberg at the Laboratory of Photonics and Quantum Measurements. His research interests focus on leveraging integrated photonics for laser ranging and sensing (e.g. LiDAR).He was previously at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (Caltech) as a postdoctoral fellow at the Microdevices Laboratory, where he worked on the research and development of innovativ
Marie Amélie Camille CourtantExpertise
Photovoltaics, advanced crystalline silicon solar cells, perovskite and multi-junction ultra-high efficiency devices, solar module technology and reliability, building integrated photovoltaics, energy systems and storage, specialty detectors with thin and thick film absorber.
Mission
PV‑Lab’s major mission is to advance photovoltaic science, technology, as well as its grid integration, as a cornerstone of the global energy transition, by combining scientific excellence with impactful innovation. A
