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Through a blend of concise theoretical input and hands-on activities, we will explore both the benefits and the risks of generative AI in education in short 1-hour sessions on campus. The first two workshops in the series focus on quiz design and critical analysis skills.<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>Effective quiz design:</strong><br>\r\nIn this 1-hour workshop, we will focus on the design of effective quiz questions for your class with the assistance of LLM tools. 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This problem is exacerbated in state-of-the-art 3D shape generative models that operate in increasingly high-dimensional latent spaces where valid shapes occupy a vanishingly small fraction of the full space. Existing mitigation strategies, including latent regularization and flow-matching approaches, either sacrifice expressiveness, demand a difficult trade-off between objective guidance and generative fidelity that remains prone to manifold drift, or are computationally infeasible to scale to modern, large-capacity 3D shape models. We introduce a novel optimizer-corrector framework that alternates between gradient steps for objective minimization and guided flow matching to drive the latent state back to the valid shape manifold. By decoupling objective minimization from flow-based correction, optimizing freely and correcting strictly, this alternating design avoids inherent trade-offs, preserving geometric validity without sacrificing expressiveness while remaining computationally feasible on modern 3D shape models. 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Selected startups receive regular guidance from experts in digital health, business development and regulatory pathways. Each team works toward defined objectives, with progress reviewed at set intervals. The program supports founders in strengthening their product, business model and clinical relevance.<br>\r\n<strong>Program context</strong><br>\r\n<br>\r\nLaunched in 2022, the Future of Health Grant is an initiative of <strong>CSS</strong> and the <strong>EPFL Innovation Park</strong>. 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Yet behind this flexibility lies a fundamental tension: operational decisions that appear beneficial in the present can deteriorate the future state of the system. This talk explores these temporal frictions in assigned on-demand systems—where passengers and vehicles are matched before meeting—and how they shape the performance and reliability of shared mobility services.<br>\r\nFirst, we show how assignment decisions evolve through what we term the Increasing Gap Dynamics, a negative feedback cycle through which vehicles progressively concentrate in space, reducing system efficiency over time. We then examine how a tension between efficiency and reliability emerges: while highly dynamic operations can improve short-term efficiency and flexibility, they may also increase unreliability by exposing passengers to future, uncertain requests. We discuss how this tension manifests both in routing decisions and in the selection of pickup and dropoff locations, and show how carefully designed anticipatory techniques can help reconcile these competing objectives.<br>\r\n<br>\r\n <br>\r\n<strong>SHORT BIO</strong><br>\r\nDr Andrés Fielbaum is a Senior Lecturer in Transport Engineering at the University of Sydney and a DECRA Fellow of the Australian Research Council. His work lies at the intersection of transport systems and applied mathematics, with a focus on public transport, on-demand mobility, and developing analytical models to inform system design and operations. 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Le mercredi 22 juillet, il vous emmène pour une balade de 2h sur le campus. <br>\r\n<br>\r\nAu travers d’expériences captivantes, il partage ses connaissances et ses dernières découvertes avec les jeunes exploratrices et explorateurs venus·es se questionner, expérimenter et tenter de répondre à toutes sortes de questions commençant par POURQUOI comme de véritables scientifiques.<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<u>Pour qui ?</u><br>\r\n<br>\r\nOuvert à toute personne intéressée qui n'a pas encore suivi la promenade des Pourquoi (qui est différente de celles des Comment).<br>\r\nAdapté pour les familles avec enfants de 6-10 ans.<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<u>Aspects pratiques</u><br>\r\n<br>\r\nLa promenade durera environ 2h, dont 1h de marche effective.<br>\r\nLes enfants sont sous la responsabilité de leurs parents ou d’un adulte accompagnant durant toute la promenade.<br>\r\nGratuit, pas d'inscription préalable.<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>La promenade a lieu par tous les temps. Aucune inscription requise.</strong><br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>Départ</strong> : 10h30 arrêt m1 « EPFL » dans le passage sous voie<br>\r\n<strong>Arrivée</strong> : vers 12h30 sous les arches du Rolex Learning Center - EPFL<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<a href=\"https://jexploremaville.ch/events/\">Programme de J'explore ma ville</a></p>", "image_description": "", "creation_date": "2025-07-25T15:00:00", "last_modification_date": "2026-05-19T15:13:47", "link_label": "", "link_url": "", "canceled": "False", "cancel_reason": "", "place_and_room": "", "url_place_and_room": "", "url_online_room": "", "spoken_languages": [ "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/spoken_languages/1/?format=api" ], "speaker": "<a href=\"mailto:[email protected]?subject=Balade%20scientifique%20sur%20le%20campus%20de%20l%27EPFL\">Olivier Renault</a>, le savambulant de l'EPFL et Floriane Nikles, Les promenades de Floriane - <a href=\"https://lespromenadesdefloriane.ch/explore-ma-ville/\">J'explore ma ville</a>", "organizer": "<a href=\"https://www.epfl.ch/education/education-and-science-outreach/fr/index-fr-html/promotion-des-sciences/\">Service de promotion des sciences de l'EPFL</a> et Floriane Nikles, Les promenades de Floriane - <a href=\"https://lespromenadesdefloriane.ch/explore-ma-ville/\">J'explore ma ville</a>", "contact": "<a href=\"mailto:[email protected]?subject=Balade%20scientifique%20sur%20le%20campus%20de%20l%27EPFL\">Olivier Renault</a>, le savambulant de l'EPFL et Floriane Nikles, Les promenades de Floriane - <a href=\"https://lespromenadesdefloriane.ch/explore-ma-ville/\">J'explore ma ville</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": "", "file": null, "icalendar_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/event/export/117210/", "category": { "id": 19, "code": "PUBLICSCIENCE", "fr_label": "Evènements scientifiques grand public", "en_label": "Public Science Events", "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/170/?format=api" ] }, { "id": 70777, "title": "Special Seminar - Directed evolution of RNA for self-replication", "slug": "special-seminar-directed-evolution-of-rna-for-self", "event_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/event/special-seminar-directed-evolution-of-rna-for-self", "visual_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/32378/200x112.jpg", "visual_large_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/32378/720x405.jpg", "visual_maxsize_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/32378/max-size.jpg", "lang": "en", "start_date": "2026-05-29", "end_date": "2026-05-29", "start_time": "10:30:00", "end_time": "11:30:00", "description": "<strong>Special Seminar</strong>\r\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98cefd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\">\r\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><br>\r\nHow did life begin from chemistry? One leading idea is that RNA played a central role because it can act both as genetic material and as a catalyst. A major challenge has been that known RNA polymerase ribozymes, the catalysts of RNA copying, are large and complex, making them difficult to copy and unlikely to arise from prebiotic RNA sequence pools.<br>\r\n<br>\r\nIn this seminar, Edoardo Gianni will present QT45, a compact 45-nucleotide RNA polymerase ribozyme discovered from random RNA sequence pools. QT45 can catalyse the two essential reactions required for RNA self-replication: the synthesis of itself and the synthesis of its complementary strand. This work suggests that RNA-copying activity may be more common in sequence space than previously thought. It also brings us closer to understanding how self-replicating molecular systems could emerge in nature and be reconstructed in the laboratory.<br>\r\n<br>\r\nPlease join us for a fascinating seminar at the interface of origin-of-life chemistry, RNA biology, and synthetic molecular systems.<br>\r\n<br>\r\nLet me know if you would like to meet Edo during the day.</div>\r\n</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e552a16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\">\r\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> </div>\r\n</div>", "image_description": "", "creation_date": "2026-01-06T13:09:20", "last_modification_date": "2026-05-18T09:02:55", "link_label": "", "link_url": "", "canceled": "False", "cancel_reason": "", "place_and_room": "SV 1717", "url_place_and_room": "https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==SV%201717", "url_online_room": "https://epfl.zoom.us/j/64709337579", "spoken_languages": [ "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/spoken_languages/2/?format=api" ], "speaker": "<strong>Edoardo Gianni</strong> Investigator Scientist, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK", "organizer": "Juan Manuel García-Arcos, PhD, Group Leader, Ambizione Fellow EPFL SV ISREC UPGON", "contact": "Lisa Smith, ISREC Administrative Assistant", "is_internal": "True", "theme": "", "vulgarization": { "id": 2, "fr_label": "Public averti", "en_label": "Informed public" }, "registration": { "id": 3, "fr_label": "Entrée libre", "en_label": "Free" }, "keywords": "Chemistry, Engineering", "file": null, "icalendar_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/event/export/119181/", "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/1/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/5/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/8/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/9/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/26/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/6/?format=api" ] }, { "id": 71888, "title": "Optimization of on-demand shared mobility: passenger and freight applications", "slug": "optimization-of-on-demand-shared-mobility-passen-2", "event_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/event/optimization-of-on-demand-shared-mobility-passen-2", "visual_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/33207/200x112.jpg", "visual_large_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/33207/720x405.jpg", "visual_maxsize_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/33207/max-size.jpg", "lang": "en", "start_date": "2026-05-28", "end_date": "2026-05-28", "start_time": "10:30:00", "end_time": null, "description": "<p>Thesis Director: Prof. N. Geroliminis,<br>\r\nCivil and Environmental Engineering doctoral program<br>\r\nThesis Nr. 11281<br>\r\n<br>\r\nTo take part in the public defense, please contact directly the speaker</p>", "image_description": "", "creation_date": "2026-05-18T08:45:08", "last_modification_date": "2026-05-18T08:45:10", "link_label": "", "link_url": "", "canceled": "False", "cancel_reason": "", "place_and_room": "SG 0211", "url_place_and_room": "https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==SG%200211", "url_online_room": "", "spoken_languages": [], "speaker": "<strong>Min Ru WANG</strong>", "organizer": "", "contact": "<strong>Min Ru WANG</strong>", "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": "EDCE", "file": null, "icalendar_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/event/export/120779/", "category": { "id": 12, "code": "SOUTE", "fr_label": "Soutenances de thèses", "en_label": "Thesis defenses", "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/6/?format=api" ] }, { "id": 71916, "title": "AI Center Seminar - AI for Health series - Prof. Li CHEN", "slug": "ai-center-seminar-ai-for-health-series-prof-li-c-2", "event_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/event/ai-center-seminar-ai-for-health-series-prof-li-c-2", "visual_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/33234/200x112.jpg", "visual_large_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/33234/720x405.jpg", "visual_maxsize_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/33234/max-size.jpg", "lang": "en", "start_date": "2026-06-02", "end_date": "2026-06-02", "start_time": "10:30:00", "end_time": "11:30:00", "description": "<p>The talk is jointly organized by the <a href=\"https://ai.epfl.ch/\">EPFL AI Center</a> and the EPFL <a href=\"https://www.epfl.ch/labs/gr-pu/\">Human-Computer Interaction Group</a> as part of the AI for Health seminar series.<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong><em>Hosting professor: Prof. Pearl Pu (GR-PU)</em></strong><br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>Title</strong><br>\r\nBeyond Recommendations: Designing Conversational Music Agents for Self-Awareness and Psychological Well-being<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>Abstract</strong><br>\r\nAs the demand for scalable mental health tools grows, the potential of Large Language Models (LLMs) lies in their ability to move beyond generic retrieval toward deeply adaptive, trustworthy support. This talk explores how music-driven conversational systems can bridge the gap between algorithmic recommendation and psychological intervention. The journey begins with establishing a foundation of trust through user-centric exploration. Using conversational music recommenders as a case study, I will discuss how critiquing strategies—such as progressive and cascading suggestions—shape user perceptions of helpfulness and serendipity. However, because trust is personal, I demonstrate how individual traits, including personality and trust propensity, dictate whether a user thrives under system-led or user-led initiatives.<br>\r\nBuilding on this rapport, the talk examines how these interfaces transition from suggesting songs to fostering psychological well-being. I will illustrate how music acts as a catalyst for self-awareness, using agents to guide users through emotional resonance and self-reflection. Furthermore, I will share findings on the role of generative AI in music-based reminiscence for older adults, where adaptive dialogue helps overcome cognitive barriers to memory recall. Collectively, these studies provide a roadmap for designing AI that moves beyond the playlist, transforming music-based chatbots into sustained partners for emotional and psychological health.<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>Bio</strong><br>\r\nProfessor Li Chen is currently a Full Professor and Associate Head (Research) in the Department of Computer Science at Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU). She obtained her PhD degree in Computer Science from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland, and her Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Peking University, China. Her recent research focus has mainly been on conversational AI, explainable AI, recommender systems, and human-computer interaction. She has authored and co-authored over 160 publications, with over 13,000 citations (H-index 53). Her co-authored papers have received several awards, such as the RecSys’24 Best Student Paper Award, CHI’22 Honourable Mention Award, UMAP’20 Best Student Paper Award, UMUAI 2018 Best Paper Award, and UMAP’15 Best Student Paper Award. She received the President’s Award for Outstanding Performance in Teaching (Individual) 2024/25 and the President’s Award for Outstanding Performance in Research Supervision 2022/23. 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These systems form a distributed, heterogeneous infrastructure whose security depends on complex and largely opaque implementations across the stack. Cellular infrastructure underpins everyday communication, emergency response, transport, and industrial systems, yet existing research often focuses on isolated components or stateless message handling, leaving state-dependent vulnerabilities and cross-component interactions insufficiently explored. <br>\r\n<br>\r\nThis thesis aims to develop methods to infer and explore protocol state in closed and partially observable implementations, combining active automata learning, dynamic analysis, and targeted testing. It begins with baseband firmware and core-network components, then extends across key trust boundaries such as the Radio Interface Layer, non-cellular interworking, and voice and messaging infrastructure. The goal is to identify vulnerabilities arising from logical flaws, memory-safety issues, and inconsistencies in how state and trust are handled across components.<br>\r\n<br>\r\nBuilding on these insights, the thesis derives lightweight hardening for deployed systems, including boundary mediation and flow-based policy validation. 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