Appointments in the School of Engineering

Dr Denys Nikolayev,currently Senior CNRS Researcher in Rennes, France, as Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Neurotechnology in the School of Engineering STI (Campus Biotech, Geneva).
Denys Nikolayev, who has received an ERC Starting Grant, conducts research at the interface between applied electromagnetism, bioengineering and neurotechnologies. His work focuses on wireless communication and power transfer for implantable and wearable devices, combining wave biophysics with innovative bioelectronic technologies. His findings contribute to making bioelectronic systems more efficient, robust and compact. Through his innovative research, Denys Nikolayev strengthens EPFL’s activities in adaptive and minimally invasive neurotechnologies.

Professor François Gallaire, currently Associate Professor at EPFL, as Full Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the School of Engineering (STI)
François Gallaire is a leading international scientist in the field of fluid mechanics. His research focuses on hydrodynamic stability, vortex dynamics, free interface flows and theoretical microfluidics. His approach combines theory, numerical simulation and experiment to develop reduced-order, physics-based models, and has significantly advanced the understanding of complex fluid dynamics phenomena. Among other honours, he is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and has received an ERC Starting Grant. Through his scientific excellence and original approach, François Gallaire will further enhance EPFL’s international profile in theoretical and numerical fluid dynamics.