The Board of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology has announced the appointment of professors at EPFL, including four in the School of Engineering (STI).
Professor Rahul Kumar Gupta, currently Assistant Professor at Washington State University, USA, as Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Electrical and Micro Engineering in the School of Engineering (STI) (EPFL Valais).
Rahul Gupta has made significant contributions to the optimisation and control of distributed energy resources and energy storage systems. He developed and validated centralised and distributed algorithms that harness the flexibility of diverse energy resources to provide ancillary services to the grid, while ensuring safe operation even under uncertainty. Rahul Gupta also performed solar integration planning and optimal storage sizing for Switzerland, creating the first synthetic representation of Swiss distribution networks, which is now publicly available.
Professor Eduardo Martin Moraud, currently Assistant Professor at the University of Lausanne and the Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois (CHUV), as Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Neuroscience in the School of Engineering (STI), the School of Life Sciences (SV) and the School of Computer and Communication Sciences (IC) (EPFL Campus Biotech).
Eduardo Martin Moraud’s research has advanced the understanding and treatment of gait disorders in Parkinson’s disease. Combining chronic brain recordings, kinematic analyses and neurophysiological modelling, he identified neural biomarkers predictive of gait freezing and balance impairments, opening the way to more targeted therapeutic approaches. A pioneer of adaptive neuromodulation, Eduardo Martin Moraud designed algorithms capable of adjusting stimulation in real time according to the patient’s motor state. His work, at the intersection of engineering, neuroscience and clinical research, exemplifies a patient-centred approach to translational science.
Professor Dirk Grundler, currently Associate Professor at EPFL, as Full Professor of Materials Science in the School of Engineering (STI).
Dirk Grundler heads the Laboratory of Nanoscale Magnetic Materials and Magnonics. His research has led to the development of microwave-magnon transducers capable of generating and controlling ultra-short wavelengths, setting the state of the art in nanomagnonics and paving the way for compact, energy-efficient logic circuits. Dirk Grunder demonstrated the feasibility of a non-volatile magnonic memory, a key step towards neuromorphic computing. His work on high-quality three-dimensional ferromagnetic architectures enabled the creation of the first 3D magnonic crystals integrated on a chip. These advances open up major prospects for more efficient and sustainable computing technologies.
Professor Maryam Kamgarpour, currently Tenure Track Assistant Professor at EPFL, as Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the School of Engineering(STI).
Maryam Kamgarpour leads the Laboratory of Systems Control and Multiagent Optimization Research. Her research develops theoretical frameworks for trustworthy automation in areas such as intelligent transportation systems, smart grids and energy systems (including renewable integration), multi-robot systems for assembly and construction, and air traffic control. She aims to strengthen EPFL’s position as a global centre of excellence in intelligent control and autonomy. Maryam Kamgarpour has received several international awards, including an ERC Starting Grant, and has been elected a Fellow of the European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems (ELLIS).