DH-412: History and the digitalThe course presents a number of computational approaches & tools that can be used to study history. Drawing on case studies from the history of science & technology, the course also offers students the opportunity to critically reflect on their own practic ...
HUM-432: How people learn: Designing Learning Tools IThe students will understand the cognitive and social factors which affect learning - particularly in science and engineering. They will be able to use social research techniques as part of the design process to understand end users. ...
HUM-436: Sciences et religions ILe but de cet enseignement est de revenir sur les conditions (historiques mais aussi épistémologiques) qui ont permis aux sciences de prendre de l'autonomie par rapport à la religion. ...
HUM-283: Infrastructures et sciences socialesCe cours présente des clés d'analyse des sciences humaines pour réfléchir aux infrastructures, de leur planification à leur gouvernance. Il abordera les enjeux d'écologie, d'accessibilité, de contestation, des risques, ou encore de citoyenneté à partir de ...
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 ...
PHYS-101(a): Physique générale : mécaniqueLe but du cours de physique générale est de donner à l'étudiant les notions de base nécessaires à la compréhension des phénomènes physiques. L'objectif est atteint lorsque l'étudiant est capable de prévoir quantitativement les conséquences de ces phénomène ...
HUM-229: Science and technology studies pour WikipédiaCe cours propose une exploration des dimensions sociales, historiques et culturelles des sciences et ingénieries, avec initiation à la recherche et une contribution encadrée aux articles Wikipedia du point de vue des STS (science and technology studies) ou ...
PHYS-754: Lecture series on scientific machine learningThis lecture presents ongoing work on how scientific questions can be tackled using machine learning. Machine learning enables extracting knowledge from data computationally and in an automatized way. We will learn on examples how this is influencing the v ...
HUM-318: Sciences, raison et foiCet enseignement a pour but de revenir sur les conflits entre sciences et religions. Des conflits inévitables quand la science décida d'aborder des thèmes qui recouvrent ceux discutés dans les textes sacrés, en particulier la question de l'origine du monde ...
CS-401: Applied data analysisThis course teaches the basic techniques, methodologies, and practical skills required to draw meaningful insights from a variety of data, with the help of the most acclaimed software tools in the data science world (pandas, scikit-learn, Spark, etc.) ...
ENG-616: Communication in science and technology (CoST)This PhD course teaches basic theories and skills of
communication, and discusses current topics with internal/external lecturers. Goal: give an overview and prepare interested PhD scientists to the field of science communication. Held from Sept. to Dec. 2 ...
HUM-275: Psychologie évolutionnisteLa psychologie évolutionniste est une discipline située au carrefour de la biologie, de la psychologie, de l'anthropologie, des sciences sociales et naturelles qui examine les traits psychologiques et les comportements humains dans une perspective évolutio ...
HUM-453: Philosophical perspectives on the exact sciences IIThe course considers central themes in the philosophy of science. Starting from the debate between Leibniz and Newton about space and time, we move on to the transition from classical to quantum physics, the explanatory role of mathematics and philosophica ...
HUM-387: How technology shapes the workplace of the futureArtificial intelligence, big data, and advances in computing power have triggered a technological revolution that may have enormous bearing on the workplace and the labor market. This course provides you with tools to analyze these developments, and discus ...
HUM-402: Experimental history of science IThe course allows students to learn by doing about the history of science, and the role played by experimentation, technical skills or material objects in the production of knowledge. Students will explore these topics by reconstructing a historical experi ...
HUM-466: Experimental history of science IIThe course allows students to learn by doing about the history of science, and the role played by experimentation, technical skills or material objects in the production of knowledge. Students will explore these topics by reconstructing a historical experi ...
EE-550: Image and video processingThis course covers fundamental notions in image and video processing, as well as covers most popular tools used, such as edge detection, motion estimation, segmentation, and compression. It is composed of lectures, laboratory sessions, and mini-projects. ...
HUM-485: Data in context: Critical Data Studies ILe cours "Critical Data Studies" s'inscrit dans la nouvelle offre d'enseignements TILT qui propose de croiser des savoirs provenant des SHS et des sciences de l'ingénieur afin d'aborder des thématiques complexes qui nécessitent une méthodologie interdiscip ...
AR-660: SCIENCE AND SOCIETY. 7th Rencontres de l'EDARThe 2023 edition of Les Rencontres de l'EDAR invites doctoral students to reflect on the social and "operational" value of research, referring to their own experience as young scholars - whether this experience is related to their PhD dissertation or to ot ...
