Memento Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering

Conferences - Seminars

06FEB

04DEC

smart living lunches

The smart living lunches take place every first Tuesday of the month from 11 am to 1 pm at the smart living lab in Fribourg. Two researchers present during 20 minutes their work related to the smart living lab's research fields that can range from construction technologies, to material sciences and renewable energy production systems, ... Read more about "smart living lunches"

21MAY

13:30-17:00 Octanis Microverse

Practical Electronics: PCB design in KiCAD for beginners

When you open up and look into a computer, you see all these green boards with tiny components on them. Of course, these make that your computer can do all kinds of amazing things, like, displaying a movie on a screen. But how are these made?! In this workshop you will learn! Have you ever ... Read more about "Practical Electronics: PCB design in KiCAD for beginners"

By Raffael Tschui

22MAY

12:15-13:15 GR A3 32

EESS talk on "Hydrodynamic control of biogeochemical cycling in streams"

Abstract: Low-order streams form the most abundant and the largest component of fluvial networks. They transport and process particulate and dissolved substances of terrestrial or anthropogenic origin. For example, they can be strong sources of the atmospheric greenhouse gases CO2, CH4 and N2O, or they convert anthropogenic nitrate loads into N2. The type and magnitude ... Read more about "EESS talk on "Hydrodynamic control of biogeochemical cycling in streams""

By Dr Andreas Lorke, professor, Environmental Physics, Institute for Environmental Sciences ...

22MAY

17:00 Project Room, SG Building, EPFL

Alternative modernity: silent departures that contemporary Chinese architecture takes

Conférence organisée par le Collège des Humanités (CDH), Archizoom et l'école doctorale EDAR. En collaboration avec la Section romande de la Société Suisse-Chine (SRSSC). Alternative modernity suspends the domination of megacities, goes back deep into the Chinese rural areas where the first traces of home-grown modernity originated, and tries to explore the scenarios of modernity ... Read more about "Alternative modernity: silent departures that contemporary Chinese architecture takes"

By Zhang Li, Professor of Architecture and Associate Dean, School of ...

23MAY

09:00-16:00 GC C2 413

Séminaire OCS n°2: Vers une approche qualitative et fonctionnelle de l’affectation des sols urbains

Séminaire OUR COMMON SOILS n°2: Vers une approche qualitative et fonctionnelle de l’affectation des sols urbains mercredi 23 mai, de 9h00 à 16h, à l’EPFL, bâtiment GC, salle C2 413 Dans le cadre du projet Our Common Soils : the Swiss City-Territory as a renewable resource (FNS 2017-2021), le Laboratoire d’urbanisme (EPFL Lab U) propose ... Read more about "Séminaire OCS n°2: Vers une approche qualitative et fonctionnelle de l’affectation des sols urbains"

By Sabine Barles (Université Paris 1, UMR 8504 GÉOGRAPHIES-CITÉS) Anne Blanchart ...

23MAY

16:15-17:15 MXF 1

Geometrical observables of the electronic ground state

15th NCCR MARVEL Distinguished Lecture Several physical observables of materials have their theoretical root in geometrical properties of the electronic ground state. To start with, I will outline the modern theory of the insulating state, which addresses all kinds of insulators (band, Mott, Anderson...), discriminating them from metals by means of a very simple geometrical ... Read more about "Geometrical observables of the electronic ground state"

By Raffaele Resta (Democritos IOM-CNR, Trieste, Italy)

24MAY

17:30-18:45 ETH Zürich, Room HG E 1.1

Joint Lecture IEEE AES-CH

The Swiss Chapter of the IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems (AES-CH) organizes a joint lecture on "Radar signal processing and Radar clutter models". You are all invited to this free event. Do not forget to spare some time for the get-together with refreshments right after the lecture. Read more about "Joint Lecture IEEE AES-CH"

By Dr. Maria Sabina Greco, Professor at the University of Pisa ...

25MAY

12:15-13:15 GC B3 30

CESS Talk on

Event to be organized by IIC Read more about "CESS Talk on"

By Prof. Dr Robert Tremblay, Département des Génies Civil, Ecole Polytechnique ...

25MAY

12:15-13:15 CE 1 100

Temperature extremes and heat stress on Swiss and European scales: Activities at MeteoSwiss

Leso Lunchtime Lecture Read more about "Temperature extremes and heat stress on Swiss and European scales: Activities at MeteoSwiss"

By Sven Kotlarski, PHD, Senior Scientist at Meteoswiss

26MAY

27MAY

BC Building

Hands-On Data Workshops

EPFL Extension School’s Hands-On Data Workshops offer applied data science skills for every knowledge level. From taking your data skills beyond spreadsheets and into R, to intermediate data analytics with Python, to advanced Deep Learning techniques, you’ll find a workshop that fits your background and learning goals. The Hands-On Data Workshops are a great way ... Read more about "Hands-On Data Workshops"

By EPFL Extension School

29MAY

12:15 SV 1717

Remodelling a motor on the go: Dynamic exchange in the bacterial flagellar motor and Type 3 secretion system and possible roles in motor function

The bacterial flagellar motor is the most complex rotary motor identified in biology. A central transmembrane rotor spins at up to 1300Hz against a ring of ion translocating stators attached to the cell wall, rotating an external helical flagellum to push the bacterium forward. The evolutionally related T3SS used the equivalent of the rotor to ... Read more about "Remodelling a motor on the go: Dynamic exchange in the bacterial flagellar motor and Type 3 secretion system and possible roles in motor function"

By Judith Armitage, University of Oxford, UK

29MAY

12:15-13:15 GR A3 32

EESS talk on "The role of Archaea in Biogeochemical Cycles"

Abstract: Archaea are microorganisms that emerged on this planet roughly 3.5 billion years ago as one of two primary lineages of life beside Bacteria. They are often associated with extreme environments, because most of the described organisms stem from hot springs or hypersaline environments. However, two functional guilds of archaea are ecologically widespread and have ... Read more about "EESS talk on "The role of Archaea in Biogeochemical Cycles""

By Dr Christa Schleper, professor, Archaea Ecology and Evolution, University of ...

01JUN

12:15-13:15 GC B3 30

CESS Talk on

Event to be organized by IIC Read more about "CESS Talk on"

01JUN

14:00-17:00 GR 3e étage

Design Projects

Présentations orales des Design Projects SIE et session de posters Read more about "Design Projects"

By Etudiants SIE du Master 1e année

04JUN

06JUN

Swiss Tech Convention Center

2018 IEEE Data Science Workshop

The 2018 IEEE Data Science Workshop is a new workshop that aims to bring together researchers in academia and industry to share the most recent and exciting advances in data science theory and applications. In particular, the event will gather researchers and practitioners in various academic disciplines of data science, including signal processing, statistics, machine ... Read more about "2018 IEEE Data Science Workshop"

By Keynote speakers Dr. Lisa Amini IBM Research, Dr. Surajit Chaudhuri ...

06JUN

08JUN

ELA 1

3rd Graph Signal Processing Workshop – GSP’18

A graph, or network, is a structure that encodes pairwise relationships and a graph signal is a function defined on the nodes of the graph. The values of the weights on the edges of the graph encode an expectation on the relationship between the respective signal components. A large weight indicates that we expect the ... Read more about "3rd Graph Signal Processing Workshop – GSP’18"

By A range of experts from around the world
Speakers :
Prof ...

07JUN

12:15-13:00 GR A1 402

Does material circularity rhymes with environmental efficiency?

Circular economy's contribution to sustainability lies in a balanced relationship between the ecosphere and the technosphere. Its fundamental equilibrium is supported by 3 interdependent conditions: 1) preserving the stock of resources, 2) relieving pollution reservoirs and 3) adapting the human-made capital to optimize economic activity under environmental requirements. Current assessment tools struggle to capture undesirable ... Read more about "Does material circularity rhymes with environmental efficiency?"

By Manuele Margni - Polytechnique Montréal

13JUN

17:30-19:00 ETH Zürich, Room HG E 1.2

Joint Lecture IEEE AES-CH

The Swiss Chapter of the IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems (AES-CH) organizes a joint lecture on "A History of Radar". You are all invited to this free event. Do not forget to spare some time for the get-together with refreshments right after the lecture. Read more about "Joint Lecture IEEE AES-CH"

By Dr. H. Griffiths, Prof. University College London, Member and Distinguished ...

14JUN

08:30-18:00 SG Hall & Foyer

ENAC Research Day 2018

Program will be announced later Read more about "ENAC Research Day 2018"

14JUN

08:30-22:00 Hall & Foyer SG

ENAC Research Day 2018

08h30 – 09h00 Arrival and coffee 09h00 – 12h30 Invited Talks KEYNOTE - Biomimicry: A new paradigm for sustainable innovation Michael Pawlyn, Director – Exploration Architecture Limited & TEDx speaker Reactive transport approaches to unraveling biogeochemical processes in groundwater systems Jennifer Druhan, Assistant Professor Geology – University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Mapping the Long-term Refugee ... Read more about "ENAC Research Day 2018"

Cultural events

30MAY

21:30-22:30 Place SG

ORLANDO Performantive installation

Opéra d’un genre nouveau, ORLANDO est une installation vidéo immersive et itinérante, une expérience associant mouvement conscient, photographie, architecture et performance musicale live. En septembre 2017 à l’EPFL+ECAL lab, un workshop réunissait une vingtaine d’étudiants, architectes et chercheurs pour imaginer un dispositif scénographique léger, facilement reconstructible en des lieux variés pour le projet ORLANDO de ... Read more about "ORLANDO Performantive installation"

By Julie Beauvais, chorégraphe; Horace Lundd, photographe, Christophe Fellay, musicien, Laboratoire ...

31MAY

21:30-22:30 Place SG

ORLANDO Performantive installation

By Julie Beauvais, chorégraphe; Horace Lundd, photographe, Christophe Fellay, musicien, Laboratoire ...

01JUN

17:30 Hall SG

Exposition ubiquitaire des ateliers d'architecture

A la fin de la semaine de critique, l’Exposition Ubiquitaire présente le travail des ateliers d’architecture de l’EPFL dans leurs lieux de travail. Une occasion unique de découvrir les projets d’architecture des étudiants. Vendredi 1 juin 2018 17:30 Concert des étudiants 17:45 Discours de Paolo Tombesi et Nicola Braghieri 18:10 Tour des ateliers. 19:15 Apéritif ... Read more about "Exposition ubiquitaire des ateliers d'architecture"

Exhibitions

26FEB

01JUN

Espace Archizoom

Rêveries Urbaines - Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec

Les designers Ronan et Erwan Bouroullec se vouent pour la première fois à l’espace public. Leur objectif consiste à apporter une magie nouvelle aux lieux dans lesquels nous évoluons et nous nous rencontrons. Read more about "Rêveries Urbaines - Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec"

Thesis defenses

25MAY

CM 1 5

Small-scale spatio-temporal dynamics of snowmelt and its influence on runoff generation in a high Alpine catchment

Thesis Directors: Prof. M. Lehning - Dr W. H. Huwald Civil and Environmental Engineering doctoral program Thesis Nr. 8559 Read more about "Small-scale spatio-temporal dynamics of snowmelt and its influence on runoff generation in a high Alpine catchment"

By Tristan Jonas BRAUCHLI

15JUN

17:15 ELA 2

Airborne Hyperspectral Imaging of Lakes

Thesis directors : : Prof. B. Merminod , Dr J. Skaloud Computer and Communication Sciences doctoral program. Thesis 8543 Read more about "Airborne Hyperspectral Imaging of Lakes"

By Kevin Sylvain BARBIEUX

Inaugural lectures - Honorary Lecture

31MAY

17:15-18:00 SG 1138

Leçons inaugurales - Leçons d'honneur

Leçon d'honneur du Prof. Anton Schleiss Par Prof. Anton Schleiss Les constructions hydrauliques : La fascination nourrit l’innovation Les constructions hydrauliques, notamment les barrages, font partie des plus grands ouvrages réalisés par l’homme. L’histoire nous apprends que la prospérité économique d’une société et sa richesse culturelle partout dans le monde était toujours étroitement lié au ... Read more about "Leçons inaugurales - Leçons d'honneur"

Sporting events

01MAY

30JUN

Bike to Work

On May 1st, the challenge Bike to Work 2018 begins for a new edition until June 30th. In 2017, 646 students and members of staff formed 191 teams and covered 189,000 km, the equivalent of traveling almost five times round the Earth. It is our turn to take up the challenge and break this record! ... Read more about "Bike to Work"

19MAY

20MAY

11:00-17:00 CE 0 91.0

PolyKart

PolyKart est un événement ludique centré autour d’une course de voitures télécommandées. Pour une expérience plus immersive, les participants porteront des casques de vue à la première personne pour avoir la sensation d’être réellement dans la course. Ils pourront interagir avec le circuit et leurs adversaires, notamment en déclenchant des bonus/malus. Pré-inscription via le lien ... Read more about "PolyKart"

Miscellaneous

27FEB

29MAY

18:15-21:00 Octanis Microverse

Open Night @ Octanis

At Octanis, we develop pragmatic, open source and low cost solutions to practical problems. Currently, we are working on developing digital nestboxes for barn owls and a rover that takes measurements of the snow surface in Antarctica. We share experiences and tools, and make rapid incremental progress while embracing failure. Above all, we accept everyone ... Read more about "Open Night @ Octanis"

04JUN

08:00-12:00

Visite de Skyguide Genève

L'association IEEE Student Branch EPFL organise une visite de l'entreprise Skyguide le 4 juin le matin. Les places sont limitées donc veuillez vous enregistrer ici. Le planing sera transmis utlérieurement. Read more about "Visite de Skyguide Genève"

12JUN

09:00-16:00 EPFL

Classes' Day

On June 8th over 80 classes will be on the EPFL site ! Every year, 7th and 8th grade schools are invited to EPFL for a day to discover sciences and technology. Registration is compulsory. Thank you for visiting our website to get more information. And a warm THANK YOU to all professors, researchers, scientific ... Read more about "Classes' Day"

By Plusieurs intervenant-e-s de l'EPFL

Internal trainings

30APR

29MAY

18:15-19:30 MED 3 2215

Octanis Drive Thru

At Octanis, we do things. We work on low-cost, open source solutions for practical problems. Currently, we are developing digital nestboxes for barn owls and a rover for antarctic expeditions. Curious to learn more but don't have much time? Get a glimpse of how we work at our Drive Thru at EPFL! At this weekly ... Read more about "Octanis Drive Thru"

22MAY

13:00-17:00 BS190

FOBS 3 – BIOLOGICAL RISKS « Working in a P2 & P3 environment »

This 4 hours course is compulsory for all the collaborators, visitors or master students at EPFL accessing a P2 or P3 laboratory. Content: Risk assessment – Functioning of the various Biosafety cabinets – donning and doffing equipment – Treating a biological spill – Inactivation and disinfection - Waste Registrations : formations.dsps@epfl.ch Read more about "FOBS 3 – BIOLOGICAL RISKS « Working in a P2 & P3 environment »"

By Stéphane Karlen, Camille Freyssenet

23MAY

24MAY

08:30-17:00 VPSI Conference Room

Origin fundamentals Workshop

The second Origin fundamentals Workshop is also very successful, thanks to everyone ! We got the double of registrations than the seats in the room. For this reason the registration has to be closed. If there are more people interested, please send an email to the Organizer. Because of the number of participants, the second ... Read more about "Origin fundamentals Workshop"

By Markus Höhnen from ADDITIVE

24MAY

09:00-17:00 Université de Lausanne

REGARD Workshop: #marecherche : Rayonner grâce aux réseaux sociaux

Description et objectifs Dans la jungle des réseaux sociaux à disposition, comment s’y retrouver ? Quels sont-ils, à quoi servent-ils, à qui parlent-ils ? Au-delà de l’aspect chronophage, les réseaux sociaux sont un véritable soutien à vos projets de recherche, pour autant qu’ils soient utilisés à bon escient. L’atelier entreprend de répondre aux questions suivantes ... Read more about "REGARD Workshop: #marecherche : Rayonner grâce aux réseaux sociaux"

By Florence Hügi, formatrice d’adultes et coach, spécialiste du leadership ...

01JUN

14:15-15:15 CM1 4

Information sur les droits d'utilisation des logiciels

Suite à la mise en place de l'ordonnance pour l’utilisation des logiciels soumis à contrat de licence, uns séance d'information à propos des droits d'utilisation des logiciels de l'EPFL sera présentée par la VPSI. Cette ordonnance est applicable à toutes les personnes à l'EPFL : collaborateurs, étudiants, externes. Les pages avec les informations sur ces ... Read more about "Information sur les droits d'utilisation des logiciels"

By Stefan Arnet, Krassimir Todorov

12JUN

09:00-17:00 BI A2 458

Using vocal techniques to teach effectively

In this workshop, participants will apply vocal techniques to help them speak audibly, show authority through body posture, occupy space and breathe comfortably to deal with stress. Read more about "Using vocal techniques to teach effectively"

By Mandria Halder

18JUN

08:30-12:00 BI A0 397

Formation Gestion des absences

Ce cours s’adresse aux personnes occupant un rôle d’administratice/teur ou de gestionnaire d’équipe pour la gestion des absences au sein d’une unité de l’EPFL. Il est recommandé de le suivre au début de votre activité à l’EPFL. Il a pour but de vous familiariser avec le logiciel de la gestion des absences, en présentant notamment ... Read more about "Formation Gestion des absences"

By Service de gestion des absences

Call for proposal

15MAY

11JUN

Google Inside Look 2018

Inside Look brings talented computer science students studying in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa to a Google office for an insider view of engineering at Google. This two-day, all expenses paid program will take place at the Google offices in Munich, and selected students will get to hear from a diverse range of Googlers ... Read more about "Google Inside Look 2018"

30MAY

[The Lombardi Engineering Foundation “Innovation in Tradition” | Research Funding]

The "Lombardi Engineering Foundation" aims at promoting R&D projects in the civil engineering field, preferably in the fields of rock mechanics, underground and hydraulic engineering. The Foundation wishes to support research projects of young engineers to improve the professional competence in Switzerland in these important engineering areas. Potential topics for the 2018 Call on “Innovation ... Read more about "[The Lombardi Engineering Foundation “Innovation in Tradition” | Research Funding]"

04JUN

[BRIDGE I RESEARCH FUNDING]

Aim: BRIDGE is a joint programme conducted by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) and the Commission for Technology and Innovation (CTI). It offers new funding opportunities at the intersection of basic research and science-based innovation, thereby supplementing the funding activities of the two organisations. Bridge Proof of Concept projects support young researchers (see eligibility ... Read more about "[BRIDGE I RESEARCH FUNDING]"

05JUN

[ SFOE / ERA-NET Bioenergy - BESTF3 - Full proposal deadline]

With the joint call “Biomass as an important pillar within energy systems and the circular economy”, the ERA-NET Bioenergy network and ERA-NET Cofund mechanism BESTF3 aim to jointly fund innovative, transnational research, development and innovation (R&D&I) projects in the field of bioenergy. Proposals must be submitted by international consortia with research partners in at least ... Read more about "[ SFOE / ERA-NET Bioenergy - BESTF3 - Full proposal deadline]"