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Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne Alumni

A world-class Swiss research university, EPFL is known for pushing boundaries in science, engineering, and innovation. Its alumni have gone on to shape the future in academia, tech, business, and more.

Alumni Name

Notable Achievement / Famous For

Degree

Graduating Year

André Borschberg

Co-founder and pilot of Solar Impulse (solar-powered plane)

MS

1977

Patrick Aebischer

Neuroscientist, former President of EPFL

PhD

1983

Silvio Napoli

Chairman of Schindler Group

MS

1989

Elodie Ghedin

Microbiologist and global health researcher

PhD

1998

Hilal Lashuel

Neuroscientist and Alzheimer’s researcher

PhD

2000

Ivo Sbalzarini

Computer scientist, known for work in computational biology

PhD

2006

Yves Pigneur

Co-author of Business Model Generation

PhD

1984

Pierre Vandergheynst

Signal processing expert and Vice President at EPFL

PhD

1998

Frédéric Kaplan

Digital humanities expert and creator of Venice Time Machine

PhD

2001

Melanie Zeilinger

Leader in control theory and machine learning

PhD

2014

Vincent Kaufmann

Urban sociologist, mobility researcher

PhD

1999

Rachid Guerraoui

Expert in distributed computing

PhD

1992

Luc Van Gool

AI and computer vision professor

PhD

1990

Anastasios Polyzos

Telecommunications and network researcher

PhD

1985

Jean-Daniel Nicoud

Inventor of the Smaky computer and robotics pioneer

PhD

1968

Sami Kanaan

Politician, former Mayor of Geneva

MSc

1994

Christophe Baur

Co-founder of Flyability (drone tech company)

MS

2014

Aurélie Jean

Computational scientist and entrepreneur

PhD

N/A

Pascal Guitton

Expert in computer graphics and virtual reality

PhD

1989

Daniel Borel

Co-founder of Logitech

MS

1977

Nancy Amato

Robotics and motion planning expert

PhD

N/A

Antoine Fromentin

Co-founder of Swissloop, EPFL’s Hyperloop team

BS

2019

M. Angeles Serrano

Complexity scientist and physicist

PhD

N/A

Flavia Schlegel

Former Assistant Director at UNESCO

MD, MSc

1992

Hansjörg Wyss

Philanthropist and biotech entrepreneur (via ETH & EPFL)

MS

1965

László Barabási

Network science pioneer (visiting researcher at EPFL)

N/A

N/A

Pierre Dillenbourg

Pioneer in educational technology and MOOCs

PhD

1996

Martin Vetterli

President of EPFL, expert in signal processing

PhD

1986

Marcel Salathé

Epidemiologist, co-founder of SwissCovid app

PhD

2007

Jean-Philippe Lallement

CEO, EPFL Innovation Park

MBA

1992

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