Three winners for “My Thesis in 180 Seconds”
Finalistes du concours Ma thèse en 180 secondes © 2026 EPFL/Alain Herzog- CC-BY-SA 4.0
Last Thursday 19 March, the fourteen EPFL doctoral students shortlisted to take part in the EPFL final of the competition "My Thesis in 180 seconds" brilliantly demonstrated their communication skills in front of about 400 people at the Forum Rolex. It was also a great opportunity for the public to discover a fine sample of the research being carried out at EPFL and to understand the issues involved.
1st Prize from the Jury and Public Audience Prize
Mehdi Ali Gadiri, a doctor and an engineer at the School of Engineering, aims to design a new catheter – a wire as thin as a hair – capable of measuring pressure and blood flow even in the heart’s smallest vessels.
2nd Prize from the Jury
Camille Lambert, an engineer at the School of Life Sciences, hopes that it will become possible to predict a cell’s capabilities – and therefore, at times, its potential dangers – simply by looking at it.
3rd Prize from the Jury
Antoni Gralak, an engineer at the School of Life Sciences, tries to undestand what proteins like to read, where on the DNA they like to sit and how they interact
The fourteen EPFL doctoral students successfully met the challenge of presenting their doctoral thesis in 180 seconds to an uninitiated audience in a lively, understandable and passionate way. Congratulations to all of them!
Watch the full video on EPFL MT180 YouTube to understand how to develop graphene filters to improve air quality, to discover the secrets of one's healthy gut, what techniques and technologies enable to touch and see tissues in great details, and discover other research that is relevant to public health, the environment and society in general.
Our sincere thanks to the EPFL Plus Foundation for its invaluable support, and to Garrett for its sponsorship.