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SUMMARY:A journey through the exciting world of waves
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CATEGORIES:Inaugural lectures - Honorary Lecture
DESCRIPTION:Prof. Rüdiger Urbanke\, Prof. Jean-Dominique Decotignie\, P
 rof. Martin Vetterli\nFrom the Trojan War to non-intrusive medical monito
 ring\, from potato harvesting to machine tools\, waves are omnipresent. If
  it is undeniable that some people are more sensitive than others to waves
  and that their effects are debated\, in the field of very low consumption
  there are many applications that would not be able to operate without the
 m.\n\nDuring my presentation\, we’ll see that it is possible to communic
 ate quickly while consuming less than the leakage current of the batteries
 . The number of applications in which the battery is no longer necessary i
 s constantly growing. Finally\, healthcare is an area where waves are alre
 ady and increasingly becoming important. This ranges from wearable medical
  devices to advanced cancer detection\, not to mention medical monitoring 
 of patients and elderly people without the need for them to wear devices.\
 n\nProgram :\n\n	17:15: Introduction by Prof. Rüdiger Urbanke\, Dean of 
 the School of Computer and Communication Sciences\n	17:30: Honorary Lectur
 e of Prof. Jean-Dominique Decotignie - « A journey through the exciting w
 orld of waves »\n	18:25: Presentation of the Honorary Lesson Diploma by P
 rof. Martin Vetterli\, President of EPFL\n	18:30: Cocktail aperitif \n\n
 Registration is required and entry will only be permitted upon presentatio
 n of the COVID Certificate with QR code. Please bring your identitiy car
 d and a mask\, and present yourself at least 30 mins before the start of t
 he event at the entrance.  \nRegistration: go.epfl.ch/jean-dominique-d
 ecotignie\n\nBiography\nAfter studying electrical engineering at EPFL\, Je
 an-Dominique Decotignie obtained a scholarship at the University of Tokyo 
 where he started his PhD research on optical fibers. He finished his PhD a
 t EPFL in the Laboratory of Electromagnetism and Acoustics directed by Pro
 fessor Gardiol. He then joined the newly created Laboratory of Technical I
 nformatics directed by Professor Nussbaumer. There he conducted research o
 n industrial local area networks and more particularly on field buses\, wh
 ich earned him the title of Fellow of the IEEE. From 1988 to 1991\, at EPF
 L\, he directed the School Project "numerical control of machines" and the
 n the Laboratory of Productics. These two entities group together 13 labor
 atories in 5 departments in the field that we would call "Industry 3.0" to
 day. He was appointed adjunct professor in 1990 and assistant professor in
  1992. He played a pioneering role in the Swiss participation in European 
 projects (COMETT II\, ESPRIT II and III) from 1987.\n\nFrom 1992 to 1996\,
  Jean-Dominique Decotignie was co-director of the Technical Computing Labo
 ratory\, whose director Henri Nussbaumer played a key role in the creation
  of the Communications Systems section. The members of this laboratory def
 ended more than 10% of the EPFL theses in 1996. In 1995 and 1996\, he took
  a sabbatical at the University of California at Berkeley\, the University
  of Maryland at College Park\, and the IBM La Gaude Study and Research Cen
 ter in France.\n\nIn early 1997\, he joined the Swiss Center for Electroni
 cs and Microtechnology (CSEM) in Neuchâtel where he created and managed t
 he "real time and protocols" sector while remaining a adjunct professor an
 d lecturer at EPFL.  At CSEM\, his team conducts research on communicatio
 n networks subject to hard constraints such as response time\, power consu
 mption or reliability. Since 1999\, it has focused on short-range wireless
  networks\, playing a pioneering role in the Internet of Things. The proto
 cols developed by the group are among the best according to international 
 studies. From 1997 to 2019\, the group has participated in more than 25 Eu
 ropean projects and transferred its technology to numerous industrial part
 ners. During this time\, Jean-Dominique Decotignie continues to supervise 
 theses and has widely participated in the scientific activity in his field
  through participation in the program committees of major conferences and 
 as a reviewer for journals in the field.\n\nIn addition to his professiona
 l activity\, Jean-Dominique Decotignie has served in various associations:
  Chairman of the IEEE Swiss Section\, IEEE Region 8 (Europe) representativ
 e on the IEEE Board of Directors\, Treasurer and Vice President of A3E2PL 
 (predecessor of EPFL alumni)\, A3 Foundation. He is also the Vice-Presiden
 t of the municipal council of his commune\, Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne.
LOCATION:RLC E1 240 https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==RLC%20E1%20240
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