“I especially like people who can think outside the box”

Kyojin Choo has just been appointed tenure-track assistant professor at EPFL’s School of Engineering, where he will combine research in power management, microtechnology and analog-to-digital converters (ADC) to make electronics smaller and more efficient.

A shared passion for scientific communication

They are EPFL’s best ambassadors to the next generation. To celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we met with four young women who are inspiring the scientists of tomorrow.

Intelligent Fitness Mat Wins IEE Smart-Sensor Prototyping Competition

In the latest edition of Véronique Michaud and Thomas Weber’s graduate course on Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Engineering (IEE), nine different teams worked with companies on a prototyping challenge. Under this year’s course theme of “Smart Sensing” companies such as Montblanc, Nestlé, and Vacheron Constantin submitted proposals for collaborative projects, taken up by interdisciplinary student teams and supported by a diverse group of faculty.

“Teaching is a civil service for the community”

Dragan Damjanovic was named best teacher in the materials science section in 2021. And now, after serving for over 30 years as an EPFL professor, he’s retiring. We spoke with him about the one thing that’s meant the most to him throughout his career: teaching.