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Do you want to understand how it works and know some tips that will help at the submission stage?</strong><br>\r\n<br>\r\nIn this workshop we will address the publication process in the current context:</div>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Become familiar with the context of scholarly communication and its latest developments.</li>\r\n\t<li>Understand the important steps leading to publication, including peer-review.</li>\r\n\t<li>Ensure your compliance towards EPFL and funders' Open Access policy.</li>\r\n\t<li>Know and protect your rights as an author according to EPFL’s policy.</li>\r\n\t<li>Get to understand what a publishing contract entails.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"all_text\"><br>\r\n<a href=\"https://bookwhen.com/fr/epfl_library/e/ev-s5o9y-20261117100000\">Registration</a><br>\r\n<br>\r\nMore information about <a href=\"https://www.epfl.ch/campus/library/training/\">EPFL Library Training offer</a></div>", "image_description": "CC-BY-NC-SA EPFL Library", "creation_date": "2026-08-20T10:22:40", "last_modification_date": "2026-08-20T15:51:07", "link_label": "Registration", "link_url": "https://bookwhen.com/fr/epfl_library/e/ev-s5o9y-20261117100000", "canceled": "False", "cancel_reason": "", "place_and_room": "ELG 116", "url_place_and_room": "https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==ELG%20116", "url_online_room": "", "spoken_languages": [ "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/spoken_languages/2/?format=api" ], "speaker": "EPFL Library Training Team", "organizer": "EPFL Library", "contact": "[email protected]", "is_internal": "False", "theme": "", "vulgarization": { "id": 1, "fr_label": "Tout public", "en_label": "General public" }, "registration": { "id": 1, "fr_label": "Sur inscription", "en_label": "Registration required" }, "keywords": "", "file": null, "icalendar_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/event/export/121520/", "category": { "id": 15, "code": "FORM", "fr_label": "Formations internes", "en_label": "Internal trainings", "activated": true }, "academic_calendar_category": null, "domains": [], "mementos": [ "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/1/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/3/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/5/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/6/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/8/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/269/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/275/?format=api" ] }, { "id": 72399, "title": "Training \"Up to Speed with Zotero\"", "slug": "training-up-to-speed-with-zotero-14", "event_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/event/training-up-to-speed-with-zotero-14", "visual_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/33650/200x112.jpg", "visual_large_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/33650/720x405.jpg", "visual_maxsize_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/33650/max-size.jpg", "lang": "en", "start_date": "2026-11-24", "end_date": "2026-11-24", "start_time": "14:00:00", "end_time": "15:30:00", "description": "<div class=\"all_text\"><strong>This workshop is for people who want to start using Zotero, an open source software which enables you to collect, organize and share bibliographic references. 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The session includes a hands-on demonstration of Zenodo, the preferred data repository among EPFL researchers. We will also explore how Zenodo integrates with GitHub repositories, ensuring all necessary publishing metadata is available to disseminate your academic work. Additionally, we will cover the appropriate licensing for your datasets and address data anonymization concerns.<br>\r\n<br>\r\nAt the end of this workshop, which will be held <strong>in presence only</strong>, you will be able to:\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Choose the right repository for your code/data;</li>\r\n\t<li>Publish your code/data in the EPFL Zenodo community.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nWhile not mandatory, basic knowledge of Research Data Management is recommended: for an introductory training, please register for the workshop <a href=\"https://bookwhen.com/fr/epfl_library/e/ev-s9esg-20260903150000\">ABC of Research Data Management</a>.<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<a href=\"https://bookwhen.com/fr/epfl_library/e/ev-s0c7o-20261126150000\">Registration</a><br>\r\n<br>\r\nMore information about <a href=\"https://www.epfl.ch/campus/library/training/\">EPFL Library Training offer</a></div>", "image_description": "CC-BY-NC-SA EPFL Library", "creation_date": "2026-08-20T10:31:54", "last_modification_date": "2026-08-20T15:54:06", "link_label": "Registration", "link_url": "https://bookwhen.com/fr/epfl_library/e/ev-s0c7o-20261126150000", "canceled": "False", "cancel_reason": "", "place_and_room": "INM 011", "url_place_and_room": "https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==INM%20011", "url_online_room": "", "spoken_languages": [ "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/spoken_languages/2/?format=api" ], "speaker": "EPFL Library Research Data Team", "organizer": "EPFL Library", "contact": "[email protected]", "is_internal": "False", "theme": "", "vulgarization": { "id": 1, "fr_label": "Tout public", "en_label": "General public" }, "registration": { "id": 1, "fr_label": "Sur inscription", "en_label": "Registration required" }, "keywords": "", "file": null, "icalendar_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/event/export/121524/", "category": { "id": 15, "code": "FORM", "fr_label": "Formations internes", "en_label": "Internal trainings", "activated": true }, "academic_calendar_category": null, "domains": [], "mementos": [ "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/1/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/3/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/5/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/6/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/8/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/269/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/275/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/291/?format=api" ] }, { "id": 72401, "title": "Training \"Reshaping Information Research with AI\"", "slug": "training-reshaping-information-research-with-ai-13", "event_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/event/training-reshaping-information-research-with-ai-13", "visual_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/33652/200x112.jpg", "visual_large_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/33652/720x405.jpg", "visual_maxsize_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/33652/max-size.jpg", "lang": "en", "start_date": "2026-12-01", "end_date": "2026-12-01", "start_time": "14:30:00", "end_time": "16:30:00", "description": "<strong>In the last few years, many AI-powered tools promise to change forever the way we look for information. During this workshop, which will be held in presence only, we will explore some of them, focusing on the so-called \"research assistants\" in order to understand how they work and how we can exploit them to make our research better.</strong><br>\r\n<br>\r\nAfter attending this workshop, you will be able to:\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Identify the main challenges brought by AI to the information retrieval.</li>\r\n\t<li>Compare 4 AI-powered research assistants.</li>\r\n\t<li>Recognize the main difference with the traditional information retrieval strategy.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<a href=\"https://bookwhen.com/fr/epfl_library/e/ev-szbbx-20261201143000\">Registration</a><br>\r\n<br>\r\nMore information about <a href=\"https://www.epfl.ch/campus/library/training/\">EPFL Library Training offer</a>", "image_description": "", "creation_date": "2026-08-20T10:34:07", "last_modification_date": "2026-08-20T15:57:16", "link_label": "Registration", "link_url": "https://bookwhen.com/fr/epfl_library/e/ev-szbbx-20261201143000", "canceled": "False", "cancel_reason": "", "place_and_room": "MED 0 1618", "url_place_and_room": "https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==MED%200%201618", "url_online_room": "", "spoken_languages": [ "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/spoken_languages/2/?format=api" ], "speaker": "EPFL Library Training Team", "organizer": "EPFL Library", "contact": "[email protected]", "is_internal": "False", "theme": "", "vulgarization": { "id": 1, "fr_label": "Tout public", "en_label": "General public" }, "registration": { "id": 1, "fr_label": "Sur inscription", "en_label": "Registration required" }, "keywords": "", "file": null, "icalendar_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/event/export/121527/", "category": { "id": 15, "code": "FORM", "fr_label": "Formations internes", "en_label": "Internal trainings", "activated": true }, "academic_calendar_category": null, "domains": [], "mementos": [ "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/1/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/3/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/5/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/6/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/8/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/145/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/269/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/275/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/291/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/416/?format=api" ] }, { "id": 72421, "title": "Molecular Surgery: One C–H Bond at a Time, Wherever Selectivity Leads", "slug": "molecular-surgery-one-ch-bond-at-a-time-wherever-s", "event_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/event/molecular-surgery-one-ch-bond-at-a-time-wherever-s", "visual_url": null, "visual_large_url": null, "visual_maxsize_url": null, "lang": "en", "start_date": "2026-11-04", "end_date": "2026-11-04", "start_time": "17:15:00", "end_time": "18:30:00", "description": "<p>Prof. Emilio Carlos de Lucca Junior - Associate Professor at Institute of Chemistry – University of Campinas</p>", "image_description": "", "creation_date": "2026-08-24T15:40:53", "last_modification_date": "2026-09-15T11:14:45", "link_label": "", "link_url": "http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-9203-2017", "canceled": "False", "cancel_reason": "", "place_and_room": "Salle Génopode", "url_place_and_room": "", "url_online_room": "", "spoken_languages": [ "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/spoken_languages/2/?format=api" ], "speaker": "Prof Emilio C de Lucca, Jr. (University of Campinas, Brazil) ", "organizer": "Prof. Jieping Zhu", "contact": "Jieping Zhu, Souad Di Meo", "is_internal": "False", "theme": "", "vulgarization": { "id": 1, "fr_label": "Tout public", "en_label": "General public" }, "registration": { "id": 3, "fr_label": "Entrée libre", "en_label": "Free" }, "keywords": "ocseminar", "file": null, "icalendar_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/event/export/121557/", "category": { "id": 1, "code": "CONF", "fr_label": "Conférences - Séminaires", "en_label": "Conferences - Seminars", "activated": true }, "academic_calendar_category": null, "domains": [], "mementos": [ "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/5/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/14/?format=api" ] }, { "id": 72430, "title": "Jastrow Factors and Barron Regularity of Electronic Wave Functions", "slug": "jastrow-factors-and-barron-regularity-of-electroni", "event_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/event/jastrow-factors-and-barron-regularity-of-electroni", "visual_url": null, "visual_large_url": null, "visual_maxsize_url": null, "lang": "en", "start_date": "2026-10-08", "end_date": "2026-10-08", "start_time": "09:30:00", "end_time": "10:30:00", "description": "<p>Wave functions describing bound states of electronic systems satisfy high-dimensional Schrödinger equations whose potentials exhibit Coulomb singularities at particle-collision configurations. These singularities generate cusps that limit the global regularity of the wave function in spectral Barron spaces, which are particularly relevant to the analysis of Fourier-based approximation methods and neural networks.<br>\r\nIn this talk, we study the effect of extracting a truncated Jastrow factor designed to capture the leading coalescence singularities while preserving the asymptotic behavior of the wave function at infinity. We show that the resulting quotient gains one full order of spectral Barron regularity: whereas the original wave function typically belongs to spaces of order (s<1), the Jastrow quotient belongs to those of order (s<2). An explicit hydrogenic example shows that the threshold (s=2) is natural.<br>\r\nThe proof relies on conjugating the Hamiltonian by the Jastrow factor and carrying out a global Fourier-space analysis. It combines resolvent estimates, precise control of singular coefficients, and a fixed-point argument separating low and high frequencies.<br>\r\n<br>\r\n---<br>\r\nThe electronic structure reading group brings together researchers and students interested in mathematical aspects of electronic structure problems and adjacent topics, including:\r\n</p><ul>\r\n\t<li>Density Functional Theory</li>\r\n\t<li>Many-body Schrödinger equation for electrons</li>\r\n\t<li>Born-Oppenheimer Molecular Dynamics</li>\r\n\t<li>Numerical analysis and error control</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nWebsite: <a href=\"https://matmat.org/readinggroup/\">https://matmat.org/readinggroup/</a><br>\r\n ", "image_description": "", "creation_date": "2026-08-25T16:31:13", "last_modification_date": "2026-09-02T11:49:52", "link_label": "", "link_url": "", "canceled": "True", "cancel_reason": "", "place_and_room": "GC B3 31", "url_place_and_room": "https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==GC%20B3%2031", "url_online_room": "", "spoken_languages": [ "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/spoken_languages/2/?format=api" ], "speaker": "<a href=\"https://team.inria.fr/matherials/team-members/virginie-ehrlacher-galland/\">Virginie Ehrlacher (ENPC)</a>", "organizer": "Michael Herbst, Noé Blassel, Niklas Schmitz", "contact": "Michael Herbst, Noé Blassel, Niklas Schmitz", "is_internal": "False", "theme": "", "vulgarization": { "id": 1, "fr_label": "Tout public", "en_label": "General public" }, "registration": { "id": 3, "fr_label": "Entrée libre", "en_label": "Free" }, "keywords": "", "file": null, "icalendar_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/event/export/121568/", "category": { "id": 1, "code": "CONF", "fr_label": "Conférences - Séminaires", "en_label": "Conferences - Seminars", "activated": true }, "academic_calendar_category": null, "domains": [], "mementos": [ "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/7/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/8/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/14/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/191/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/246/?format=api" ] }, { "id": 72450, "title": "Seminar in Finance", "slug": "seminar-in-finance-19", "event_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/event/seminar-in-finance-19", "visual_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/33698/200x112.jpg", "visual_large_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/33698/720x405.jpg", "visual_maxsize_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/33698/max-size.jpg", "lang": "en", "start_date": "2027-04-23", "end_date": "2027-04-23", "start_time": "11:00:00", "end_time": "12:15:00", "description": "", "image_description": "", "creation_date": "2026-08-26T15:49:59", "last_modification_date": "2026-08-26T15:49:59", "link_label": "", "link_url": "", "canceled": "False", "cancel_reason": "", "place_and_room": "UNIL, Extranef, room 126", "url_place_and_room": "", "url_online_room": "", "spoken_languages": [ "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/spoken_languages/2/?format=api" ], "speaker": "<a href=\"https://ethz.ch/en/the-eth-zurich/organisation/who-is-who/mtec/details.thomas-giroux.html\">Thomas Giroux - ETHZ</a>", "organizer": "", "contact": "[email protected]", "is_internal": "False", "theme": "", "vulgarization": { "id": 2, "fr_label": "Public averti", "en_label": "Informed public" }, "registration": { "id": 3, "fr_label": "Entrée libre", "en_label": "Free" }, "keywords": "", "file": null, "icalendar_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/event/export/121599/", "category": { "id": 1, "code": "CONF", "fr_label": "Conférences - Séminaires", "en_label": "Conferences - Seminars", "activated": true }, "academic_calendar_category": null, "domains": [], "mementos": [ "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/3/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/105/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/112/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/116/?format=api" ] }, { "id": 72452, "title": "MechE Colloquium: From Motion to Mission Planning via Augmented Graphs of Convex Sets", "slug": "meche-colloquium-from-motion-to-mission-planning-v", "event_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/event/meche-colloquium-from-motion-to-mission-planning-v", "visual_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/33700/200x112.jpg", "visual_large_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/33700/720x405.jpg", "visual_maxsize_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/33700/max-size.jpg", "lang": "en", "start_date": "2026-10-06", "end_date": "2026-10-06", "start_time": "12:00:00", "end_time": "13:00:00", "description": "<strong>Abstract: </strong>Robot motion planning has traditionally focused on navigating obstacle-laden environments: computing smooth, collision-free trajectories from start to goal. Many real-world missions, however, require satisfying logical precedence constraints: collecting resources before accessing restricted zones, completing subtasks in a prescribed order, or acquiring tools before they can be used. This talk presents the augmented graph of convex sets (augmented GCS) framework, which unifies continuous trajectory optimization and combinatorial task sequencing within a single optimization problem.<br>\r\nThe key insight is that a layered augmented GCS, built on an exact convex partition of the free space, simultaneously selects an optimal task completion sequence and computes an optimal continuous trajectory. A shortest path in the augmented GCS solves both problems at once, yielding an exact solution up to a finite Bézier curve parameterization. The layered structure of the augmented GCS turns out to implement precisely the Bellman-Held-Karp (BHK) dynamic programming algorithm for the Traveling Salesman Problem, establishing a formal correspondence between our framework and the combinatorial TSP literature. This makes augmented GCS a continuous-geometry generalization of BHK, achieving the same singly exponential worst-case complexity, an exponential improvement over general-purpose temporal logic tools. We further develop a library of mission specification variations (including ordered collection, disjunctive keys, conjunctive doors, timed constraints, and conditional logic) each with proven correctness, substantially expanding the range of expressible mission types. Numerical experiments confirm exponential speedups in practice and near-global-optimality on a large benchmark suite.<br>\r\nTime permitting, I will briefly discuss ongoing extensions, including spacetime augmented GCS for dynamic environments, safety-aware planning via conformal prediction sets, and a galactic survey benchmark inspired by space mission planning that stress-tests the framework at scale.<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>Biography: </strong>Tyler Summers is an associate professor at the University of Texas at Dallas. Prior to joining UT Dallas, he was an ETH Postdoctoral Fellow at the Automatic Control Laboratory at ETH Zurich from 2011 to 2015. He received a PhD degree in Aerospace Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin in 2010. He was a Fulbright Postgraduate Scholar at the Australian National University in Canberra, Australia in 2007-2008. He received the National Science Foundation CAREER Award in 2021 and a Young Investigator Program award from the US Army Research Office in 2017. His research interests are in feedback control, optimization, and learning in complex dynamical networks, with applications in robotics and power networks.", "image_description": "", "creation_date": "2026-08-26T16:15:39", "last_modification_date": "2026-08-26T16:19:15", "link_label": "", "link_url": "", "canceled": "False", "cancel_reason": "", "place_and_room": "MED 0 1418", "url_place_and_room": "https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==MED%200%201418", "url_online_room": "https://epfl.zoom.us/j/61360740951", "spoken_languages": [ "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/spoken_languages/2/?format=api" ], "speaker": "<a href=\"https://me.utdallas.edu/faculty/tyler-summers/\">Prof. Tyler Summers</a>, <a href=\"https://me.utdallas.edu/\">Mechanical engineering,</a> <a href=\"https://www.utdallas.edu/\">The University of Texas at Dallas</a>", "organizer": "<a href=\"https://people.epfl.ch/maryam.kamgarpour\">Prof. Maryam Kamgarpour</a>", "contact": "<a href=\"mailto:[email protected]\">Institute of Mechanical Engineering</a>", "is_internal": "False", "theme": "", "vulgarization": { "id": 1, "fr_label": "Tout public", "en_label": "General public" }, "registration": { "id": 3, "fr_label": "Entrée libre", "en_label": "Free" }, "keywords": "MechE Colloquium: From Motion to Mission Planning via Augmented Graphs of Convex Sets", "file": null, "icalendar_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/event/export/121601/", "category": { "id": 1, "code": "CONF", "fr_label": "Conférences - Séminaires", "en_label": "Conferences - Seminars", "activated": true }, "academic_calendar_category": null, "domains": [], "mementos": [ "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/8/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/1/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/232/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/270/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/6/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/417/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/394/?format=api" ] }, { "id": 72460, "title": "MechE Colloquium: Local Rheological Probes of Stress Heterogeneities in Active and Passive Fluids", "slug": "meche-colloquium-local-rheological-probes-of-stres", "event_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/event/meche-colloquium-local-rheological-probes-of-stres", "visual_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/33708/200x112.jpg", "visual_large_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/33708/720x405.jpg", "visual_maxsize_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/33708/max-size.jpg", "lang": "en", "start_date": "2026-10-27", "end_date": "2026-10-27", "start_time": "12:00:00", "end_time": "13:00:00", "description": "<strong>Abstract: </strong>In this talk I will discuss our recent results on the microscopic physical origins of shear thickening in two vastly different materials: colloidal suspensions and active gels. In the first part of my talk, I will introduce a method we have developed that allows us to resolve the spatial distribution of stresses in sheared soft-materials, known as Boundary Stress Microscopy. We have applied this technique to suspensions undergoing shear thickening. I will present our results on the existence of clearly defined dynamically localized regions of substantially increased stress that appear intermittently at stresses well above the applied stress. Surprisingly, we find that these spatially distinct and dynamic phases quantitatively account for the observed shear thickening seen in sheared colloidal dispersions (e.g. Oobleck). In the second part of my talk I will discuss our results on the rheology of active matter. Our system is composed of microtubules and kinesin motor proteins that self-assemble to form complexes that propel themselves through the fluid. What results is a dramatic alteration in the measured viscosity. I will provide a simple physical model that fits the rheological response with zero fitting parameters. <br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>Biography: </strong>Daniel Blair is a Professor of physics and a co-founding member of the Institute for Soft Matter Synthesis and Metrology I(SM)2 at Georgetown University. Prior to joining Georgetown in 2007, Professor Blair was a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University in the Paulson School of Engineering and the Department of Physics. In 2009, he was awarded the NSF Career Award and has done pioneering work into the structure and rheology of soft and biological materials. His group has developed a variety of tools and techniques centered on quantitative 4D microscopy coupled with microfluidic and rheometric methods. 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