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Martin Vetterli

Martin Vetterli was appointed president of EPFL by the Federal Council following a selection process conducted by the ETH Board, which unanimously nominated him. Professor Vetterli was born on 4 October 1957 in Solothurn and received his elementary and secondary education in Neuchâtel Canton. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from ETH Zurich (ETHZ) in 1981, a Master’s of Science degree from Stanford University in 1982, and a PhD from EPFL in 1986. Professor Vetterli taught at Columbia University as an assistant and then associate professor. He was subsequently named full professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at the University of California at Berkeley before returning to EPFL as a full professor at the age of 38. He has also taught at ETHZ and Stanford University. Professor Vetterli has earned numerous national and international awards for his research in electrical engineering, computer science and applied mathematics, including the National Latsis Prize in 1996. He is a fellow of both the Association for Computing Machinery and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and a member the US National Academy of Engineering. He has published over 170 articles and three reference works. Professor Vetterli’s work on the theory of wavelets, which are used in signal processing, is considered to be of major importance by his peers, and his areas of expertise, including image and video compression and self-organized communication systems, are central to the development of new information technologies. As the founding director of the National Centre of Competence in Research on Mobile Information and Communication Systems, Professor Vetterli is a staunch advocate of transdisciplinary research. Professor Vetterli knows EPFL inside and out. An EPFL graduate himself, he began been teaching at the school in 1995, was vice president for International Affairs and then Institutional Affairs from 2004 to 2011, and served as dean of the School of Computer and Communication Sciences in 2011 and 2012. In addition to his role as president of the National Research Council of the Swiss National Science Foundation, a position he held from 2013 to 2016, he heads the EPFL’s Audiovisual Communications Laboratory (LCAV) since 1995. Professor Vetterli has supported more than 60 students in Switzerland and the United States in their doctoral work and makes a point of following their highly successful careers, whether it is in the academic or business world. He is the author of some 50 patents, some of which were the basis for start-ups coming out of his lab, such as Dartfish and Illusonic, while others were sold (e.g. Qualcomm) as successful examples of technology transfer. He actively encourages young researchers to market the results of their work.

Patrick Aebischer

Patrick Aebischer a achevé une formation en Médecine (1980) et en Neurosciences (1983) aux Universités de Genève et de Fribourg en Suisse. De 1984 à 1992, Patrick Aebischer a travaillé à Brown University (USA) au sein du Département des Neurosciences et au Département des Biomatériaux et des Organes Artificiels en tant que Professeur assistant, puis Professeur associé. En 1992, Patrick Aebischer a été nommé Professeur de la Division Autonome de Recherche Chirurgicale et du Centre de Thérapie Génique (DARC) au Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV) à Lausanne. En 1999, Le Conseil Fédéral a nommé Patrick Aebischer en tant que Président de l'Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). Il a pris ses fonctions à la Présidence de lEPFL en mars 2000, position qu'il a occupée jusqu'au 31 décembre 2016. Patrick Aebischer est membre de maintes sociétés professionnelles, tant en Europe quaux Etats-Unis. Patrick Aebischer a fondé trois start-up de biotechnologies. Il siège au conseil d'administration de Lonza, de Logitech et de Nestlé. Il préside également l'advisory board du Novartis Venture Fund. Patrick Aebischer est membre du conseil de fondation du Festival de Jazz de Montreux, du Festival de Verbier et de la Fondation Jacobs. Les recherches quil poursuit actuellement dans son laboratoire se concentrent sur le développement d'approches de thérapie cellulaire et de transfert génique pour le traitement des maladies neurodégénératives.

Michel Declercq

Michel J. Declercq received the Electrical Engineering degree and the PhD degree from the Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium, in 1967 and 1971, respectively. In 1973, he was awarded a Senior Fulbright Fellowship, and joined Stanford University as a Research Associate in the Microelectronics Labs. From 1974 to 1978, he was Research Associate and lecturer at the Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium. In 1978, he joined the company Tractebel in Brussels, Belgium, where he was Group Leader of the Electronic Systems team. In 1985, Dr. Declercq joined the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland, where he is currently Professor, Dean of the School of Engineering, and Director of the Electronics Laboratory. His research activities are related to mixed analog-digital I.C. design and design methodologies. He is more particularly involved in low-power/low-voltage circuits, high-frequency circuits for telecommunications, MEMS and RF-MEMS, SOI technology and circuits, high-voltage circuits and Nano-electronics. He is author and co-author of more than 220 scientific publications and 3 books, and holds several patents. He is a Fellow of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers). Professor Declercq is expert by the European Commission for the scientific research programs in Information Technologies.

Stephan Morgenthaler

ACADEMIC POSITIONS Professor of Applied Statistics, EPFL, 1988-present Associate Professor of Statistics, Yale University, 1987-1988 Assistant Professor of Statistics, Yale University, 1983-1987 Instructor of Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1983-1984

Marcel Jufer

Kristin Becker van Slooten

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Since 2017: - Member of ETH Board (Delegate of School Assemblies of ETH Zurich and EPFL)

Project Leader, Equal Opportunities Office, Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)

2006-2016: Advisor to the President and the General Secretary, EPFL 2004-2006: Member of ETH Board (Delegate of School Assemblies of ETH Zurich and EPFL) 2006: Senior Scientist & Lecturer, Head of Research Group in Ecotoxicology EPFL, Ecological Engineering Laboratory, directed by Prof. Andrew Barry 2002-2005: Researcher & Lecturer, Head of Research Group in Experimental Ecotoxicology EPFL, Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, directed by Prof. J. Tarradellas 8/2001: Invited Professor University of Metz, France, Research unit "Ecotoxicité, Biodiversité, Santé environnementale" 1995-2002: Researcher EPFL, Institute of Environmental Technology (IGE), Research Group in Ecotoxicology, directed by Prof. J. Tarradellas -> Publication of 19 ISI papers and 56 proceedings -> Supervision of 4 PhD students, 23 master and 12 postgraduate students

EDUCATION 1990-94: PhD Thesis, Institute for Environmental Technology, Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) 1992: Advanced Ecotoxicology Course, European Environmental Research Organisation, Texel, Netherlands (scholarship) 1988-89: Advanced Master in Environmental Sciences, EPFL 1982-88: Diploma in Biology, University of Geneva (thesis realised at the Federal Research Institute Liebefeld, Bern) 1977-81: International Baccalaureate, International School of Geneva 1968-77: Undergraduate studies in Hanover, Germany

MEMBER OF COMMISSONS AND ORGANISATIONS

Foundation Council "Schweizer Jugend forscht" (since 2018);
Foundation Council "Les Bois Chamblard" (since 2018);
ETH Board (2004-2006 and since 2017);
Direction Board of Ecotox Center Eawag/EPFL (2010);
Scientific Commission for Chronic Risks, INERIS, France (2003-2006);
Foundation Council, Institut Universitaire Romand de Santé au Travail, Lausanne (2003-2006);
Steering group for Antifouling Emission Scenarios, OECD, Paris (2003);
Organising Committee of the "Certificat d'études complémentaires en toxicologie", University of Lausanne (2000-2005);
Directing Committee of COETOX ecotoxicology courses, EAWAG, CEMAGREF Lyon & EPFL (1999-2006);
Commission of Environmental Toxicology, Swiss Agency for Environment, Forests and Landscape, Berne (1997-2006);
Working Group on Endocrine Disruption, Swiss Agency for Environment, Forests and Landscape, Berne (1996-2003);
School Assembly, EPFL (2000-2003);
Teaching Commission of the section SIE, EPFL (2002-2004);
Research Commission of the faculty ENAC, EPFL (1997-2006);
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, SETAC (1997-2006);
Society of Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, SECOTOX (1996-2006);
Lemanic Network of Toxicology (2000-2006).

LANGUAGES Bilingual German - French English: complete fluency Spanish: basic

Franco Vigliotti

Vice-presidency for institutional affairs, Director (2008-2009)Scientific Advisor to the President of EPFL (2004-2008)Post-doctoral research (2001-2004), California Institute of Technology, Pasadena (CA, USA)MSc (1995), PhD (2000) in Chemical Physics, University of Lausanne

Mirko Bischofberger

Stéphane Decoutère

Curriculum Vitae

Stéphane Decoutère Head of Governmental Affairs to the EPFL President EPFL - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne Address: EPFL PRES - CE 3 307 - Station 1 - CH-1015 Lausanne (Switzerland) Tel: 41 21 693 60 02 / Fax: 41 21 693 70 10 / Mobile phone : 41 79 292 50 80 E-mail: stephane.decoutere@epfl.ch / Website: www.epfl.ch Stéphane Decoutère was born in Brussels (Belgium) in 1960. At the age of ten, he left Belgium to live in Switzerland (his mother's native country). After attending high school (Latin-English classical section) at Sion (1971-1979), he was trained in geography, sociology, French literature at the University of Fribourg where he graduated in 1985 and, later, in regional science, spatial economics and public management (continuous education at the University of Fribourg, at the University of Aix-Marseille III in France and at EPFL/CEAT). He worked from 1985 to 2000 in the scientific field as well as in the private sector (communication), in particular as a scientific assistant at the University of Fribourg (1985-1989), than as a scientist and research project manager (1989-1995) at EPFL (CEAT) and finally as a scientific advisor to the regional government of Canton Wallis at the Center of Public Management of Sion (1996-2000). During the following years, Stéphane Decoutère has been directly involved in the Swiss education, research and innovation policy, on both national and international level. In December 2000, he joined the Swiss administration as personal advisor to Mr. Eric Fumeaux, Director General of the Swiss Federal Office for Professional Education and Technology and President of the Swiss Agency for Innovation (CTI - Swiss Innovation). In June 2005, he was appointed as personal advisor to Federal Councillor Pascal Couchepin, the Swiss Minister of Education, Research, Culture, Health and Social affairs as well as President of the Swiss Confederation in 2003 and 2008. In May 2010, after accompanying the first months in office of Pascal Couchepin's successor, Federal Councillor Didier Burkhalter, Stéphane Decoutère joined EPFL to work with President Patrick Aebischer as Head of External Affairs to the EPFL President. As Head of Governmental Affairs to the EPFL President, Stéphane Decoutère is supporting President Martin Vetterli in his task of developing and promoting EPFL. Lausanne, January 1st, 2018

Nicolas Henchoz