EPFL
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne
CURRENT PROJECTS
Flowlin
A smart object that makes it easy to stay focused at work by preventing interruptions from coworkers and apps
FLUID
We are an interdisciplinary team whose goal is to make technology understandable by 3 years old kids and useful to respo [...]
ToyGether
A plush toy for kids that connects to their parent’s smartphone.It enables parents to interact and play games with the [...]
COMPLETED PROJECTS
Dory
Dory is a simple and multifunctional research tool dedicated to kids in the age of 8-14. with its pluggable sensors, it [...]
Todoo
Todoo is the first watch specially designed for children with ASD (Autistic Spectrum Disorder) to help them to get on wi [...]
Hibachi
Hibachi is the first self-heating lunchbox that warms your homemade meal to the perfect temperature, everywhere at any t [...]
Livelo
A low-priced & connected probe engineered for easy water level assessment.
Fimi
Understanding the needs of a baby is not always easy. that’s why we invented a device that helps parents to better con [...]
Ilanga
We are protecting children from risks linked to sun exposure thanks to a connected hat.
Trobak, give value to your waste
Trobak is a smart composter that helps you reduce your impact on the planet by sorting your food-waste and turn it into [...]
Okeep
OKEEP is a connected bicycle helmet for urban areas. It is designed to bring you safety with style. Be seen with front & [...]
Tikku
Tikku is a pair of connected musical sticks, that will allow you to generate the sound you imagined without any constrai [...]
Aimo
The first connected mailbox lock that will turn your traditional mailbox into a safe and shared deposit box!
Vesta
Older generations have a hard time to adapt to new means of digital communications. Vesta is a connected device adapted [...]
People involved
Marius Aeberli
- Supervisor
Professor at hepia and associate research post at epfl, he is specialized in embedded systems design with microcontroller and FPGA. He is teaching at hepia and epfl since more than 30 years with many industrial contacts and projects. Implication in CHIC supervision at hepia and epfl.
Damien Buchs is a Scientific Project Assistant at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL). He holds a Master Degree in Information System from the Faculty of Business and Economics (HEC) at the University of Lausanne and a Bachelor Degree in Business Administration from the School of Engineering and Management Vaud (HEIG-VD). Trained as an economist with management and business development orientation, he has specialized in the fields of Information Technology with a strong interest in Information Architecture, Business Models, and Design Thinking. Passionate about those areas, he designs and develops applications for public and private companies. In parallel, his Master thesis looks at a psychological factor for fostering innovation, learning behaviors, and team performance where innovation projects are complex, uncertain, and interdisciplinary.
Pablo Garcia
- CHIC Team (Alumni)
Marc is a scientific collaborator in the College of Humanities at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne and lecturer at the University of Lausanne, where he teaches BA and MA course in the field of Asian studies with an orientation on technology and innovation. Trained as an economist, then in Chinese studies, his research looks at innovation in emerging markets both from a macro perspective (e.g., implications on the global innovation landscape) and a micro perspective (business model innovation in emerging markets). In addition his research looks at specific aspects of China’s innovation landscape (e.g., shanzhai, makerspaces, etc.). He also explores applied pedagogy and, in particular, experiential learning (e.g., summer camp for HEC students in an emerging market). Marc obtained his PhD on China’s telecommunication reforms from the London School of Economics. He holds a Master Degree in International Management (HEC, 1997) and an undergraduate degree in Business Management from the University of Lausanne (1993) with a Minor in Information Systems. He studied Chinese Language and Economics for two years at Fudan University, Shanghai (1993-1995) and one semester at the Richard Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario, Canada (1996).
Dr. Cédric Duchêne is an electrical engineer currently working as senior project engineer at the EPFL+ECAL Lab where is project leader on the Montreux Jazz Heritage Lab archive experiments. He is lecturer at ECAL/Ecole cantonale d'art de Lausanne where he teaches BA and MA courses on practical electronics. He has build-up the experimental platform Electronic Maker Lab, to teach and learn electronics at the EPFL/Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne.
Raffael is a fresh Electronics Engineering graduate of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) and was one of the first participants of CHIC in 2015. His expertise ranges from PCB design to firmware development and some flavours of design thinking and systems engineering. He co-founded Octanis, a non-profit association based at EPFL providing an interdisciplinary work environment while developing new ways to make rapid prototyping tools accessible to everyone. Together with Octanis, he helped building from scratch a 3D-printed, solar-powered rover which was sent to Antarctica in Winter 2016. His Master thesis was carried out at Stanford University, in which he designed the analog front end for an airborne ultrasound imaging system.
