Three School of Engineering faculty members appointed
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The Board of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology has announced the appointment of professors at EPFL, including three new faculty in the School of Engineering.
Professor Michael Bronstein, Scientific Director of the AITHYRA Institute, Vienna, Austria, and Professor at the University of Oxford, United Kingdom, as Adjunct Professor in the School of Engineering (STI)
Michael Bronstein has a global reputation as a researcher and inventor in the field of artificial intelligence and its biomedical applications. He is the DeepMind Professor of AI at the University of Oxford. He was previously Head of Graph Learning Research at Twitter and a professor at Imperial College London. He is the recipient of many awards and grants, including five ERC grants. In addition to his academic career, Michael Bronstein is a serial entrepreneur and founder of multiple startup companies.
Daniel Neuenschwander, Director of Human and Robotic Exploration, European Space Agency (ESA) in Cologne, Germany, as Professor of Practice in the School of Engineering (STI)
Daniel Neuenschwander is an internationally renowned figure in the aerospace sector, with extensive experience in the field of space technologies and management. He previously was Director of Launchers at ESA. Before joining ESA, he was Head of the Swiss Space Office and the Swiss Delegation to ESA. He also served as Deputy to the Swiss State Secretary for Space Affairs, including for the ESA Co-Presidency at Ministerial level. With his solid expertise in the domain of spatial technologies and management, Daniel Neuenschwander’s involvement in teaching at EPFL will be a valuable opportunity for students.
Professor Christoph Hartmann, Head of Academic Alliances & Expertise Development at Nestlé Research, Lausanne, as Professor of Practice in the School of Engineering (STI)
Christoph Hartmann has extensive teaching and research experience in the field of food science, with a focus on sustainable food production, in addition to sound expertise in strategic innovation management. Before joining Nestlé, he held an associate professor position at the Technical University of Munich and then a full professor position at the German University in Cairo. Since 2019, he has been an Honorary Professor at the Technical University of Berlin. His contribution as a teacher at EPFL will strengthen the educational offering on a strategic subject for EPFL.