École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne is a public research university in Lausanne, Switzerland, known for education and research in science, engineering, architecture, and technology.

Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology: Switzerland’s two federal higher-education institutions specializing in science and technology. EPFL is one of the two institutions in this federal system.
Innovation Park Lausanne: A technology and business campus adjacent to EPFL that hosts companies and research organizations. It connects EPFL research with companies and entrepreneurial activity.
Patrick Aebischer: A Swiss neuroscientist and physician who served as EPFL president from 2000 to 2016. His presidency oversaw a period of major institutional expansion.
École spéciale de Lausanne: An engineering school established in Lausanne in 1853, predecessor of EPFL. It marks the institution’s origins before its federal status.
Lausanne: A city in western Switzerland on the northern shore of Lake Geneva. EPFL’s campus and institutional life are rooted in Lausanne.
EPFL Startup Launchpad: An EPFL program that supports the creation and early development of startups. It helps researchers and students turn ideas into ventures.
Martin Vetterli: A Swiss electrical engineer and academic who served as EPFL president from 2017 to 2024. His leadership shaped EPFL’s research and education priorities.
University of Lausanne: A public university in Lausanne whose history is connected to EPFL’s early institutional development. EPFL began as a technical school associated with the Lausanne academy that became this university.
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Zurich: A Swiss federal university of science and technology based in Zurich. ETH Zurich is EPFL’s counterpart within Switzerland’s federal university system.
Blue Brain Project: A neuroscience research initiative that used computational models to study the brain. It exemplifies EPFL’s use of computing to investigate biological systems.

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