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Simulating how fruit flies see, smell, and navigate
14 November, 2024Scientists at EPFL have advanced their NeuroMechFly model, simulating fruit fly movement in the real world. With integrated vision and smell, it helps us understand brain-body coordination, setting a path…
Neurotechnology boosts memory without surgery
1 November, 2024EPFL researchers have combined virtual reality, non-invasive brain stimulation and advanced brain imaging techniques to improve spatial navigation in healthy participants. The study is a first step in addressing dementia…
Towards comfortable, interactive and zero-carbon buildings
23 October, 2024In the future, buildings will provide enhanced, more personalized comfort to occupants while also achieving zero carbon emissions. This will be possible thanks to advances in sensors and AI, enabling…
EPFL AI Center – New Call for Postdoctoral Fellowships
17 October, 2024The EPFL AI Center has launched a new Postdoctoral Fellowship programme to give outstanding and highly motivated young researchers the chance to collaborate with a broad range of EPFL faculty on…
Deepfake and You: Raising global awareness of deepfakes
15 October, 2024During its Presidency of the United Nations Security Council in October, the Swiss Confederation and EPFL, in collaboration with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), are presenting Deepfake…
New approach can reduce traffic congestion at no extra cost
4 October, 2024Engineers at EPFL and ETH Zurich have come up with a new approach for reducing traffic congestion in large cities during rush hour. Their system is designed to be both…
Philippe Schwaller receives Hansch Award
4 October, 2024EPFL professor Philippe Schwaller has been awarded the prestigious Hansch Award 2024 for his significant contributions to the field of chemoinformatics and quantitative structure-activity relationships (QSAR).
A new deep learning model for easier sustainable aircraft design
3 October, 2024EPFL professor’s passion for sustainable flying and expertise in machine learning and computer vision drives innovation in green aviation design and beyond.
EPFL and ETH Zurich enhance collaboration to boost AI in Switzerland
3 October, 2024EPFL and ETH Zurich are intensifying their collaboration in artificial intelligence (AI). They have founded the Swiss National AI Institute (SNAI) with the aim of addressing challenges in AI by…
Modeling the minutia of motor manipulation with AI
2 October, 2024An AI research collaboration led by EPFL professor Alexander Mathis creates a model which provides deep insights into hand movement, which is an essential step for the development of neuroprosthetics…
AI helps detect and monitor infrastructure defects
25 September, 2024Thanks to recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI), civil engineers can inspect large-scale infrastructure more efficiently and cost-effectively, while also monitoring the progression of damage severity over time. A team…
Students seem to prefer teacher feedback over AI feedback
17 September, 2024A new EPFL paper has found that students are cautious towards AI feedback, highlighting the complexity of integrating it into educational feedback systems.
Large Language Models feel the direction of time
16 September, 2024Researchers have found that AI large language models, like GPT-4, are better at predicting what comes next than what came before in a sentence. This “Arrow of Time” effect could…