60 Notable alumni of Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne
Updated: June 23, 2026 EliteDegrees
Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne is ranked #125 in the world and #3 in Switzerland by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 60 notable alumni from Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Aymeric Sallin
1973-. (aged 53)
business executive
Aymeric Sallin is the founder and CEO of NanoDimension, a nanotechnology-focused venture and capital firm with offices in Silicon Valley and Switzerland.
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2. Christophe Caloz
1969-. (aged 57)
engineer
researcher
Christophe Caloz, is a researcher and professor of electrical engineering and physics at KU Leuven. He graduated from the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Lausanne, Switzerland, where he received a Diploma of electrical engineering in telecommunications in 1995 and a Ph.D. in electromagnetics (photonic crystals) in 2000. From 2001 to 2004, he was a Postdoctoral Research Engineer at the...
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3. Sabine Hauert
1983-. (aged 43)
university teacher
roboticist
Sabine Hauert is Professor of Swarm Engineering in the Bristol Robotics Laboratory at the University of Bristol where her research investigates swarm robotics. Previously she worked at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland.
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4. Bertrand Cardis
1956-. (aged 70)
business executive
Bertrand Cardis is a Swiss sailor. He competed in the Flying Dutchman event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
5. Georges Meylan
1950-. (aged 76)
astrophysicist
Georges Meylan is a Swiss astronomer, born on July 31, 1950, in Lausanne, Switzerland. He was the director of the Laboratory of Astrophysics of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, Switzerland, and now a professor emeritus of astrophysics and cosmology at EPFL. He is still active in both research and teaching.
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6. Karin Schnass
1980-. (aged 46)
computer scientist
mathematician
university teacher
Karin Schnass is an Austrian mathematician and computer scientist known for her research on sparse dictionary learning. She is a professor of mathematics at the University of Innsbruck.
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7. Jean-Louis Scartezzini
1957-. (aged 69)
physicist
Jean-Louis Scartezzini is a Swiss building physicist specialized in day lighting and solar buildings. He is a professor of physics at EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) and the head of the Solar Energy and Building Physics Laboratory (LESO-PB) since 1994.
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8. Charles Kleiber
1942-2025 (aged 83)
official
civil servant
architect
Charles Kleiber was a Swiss government official who served as a state secretary.
9. Nikolaus Correll
1977-. (aged 49)
computer scientist
electrical engineer
university teacher
Nikolaus Correll is a roboticist and a full professor at the University of Colorado at Boulder in the Department of Computer Science with courtesy appointments in the departments of Aerospace, Electrical and Materials Engineering. Nikolaus is the faculty director of the Interdisciplinary Research Theme on Multi-functional Materials at the College of Engineering and Applied Science, and the founder and CTO...
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10. Murat Kunt
1945-. (aged 81)
university teacher
Murat Kunt is a Swiss scientist of Turkish origin. He is known for his research and teaching in the general area of digital signal processing and image and video processing in particular. He is the author of more than 240 publications, 15 books and 16 patents. He played a pioneering role in digital image and video compression. Among the 75...
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11. Francesco Mondada
1967-. (aged 59)
engineer
researcher
Francesco Mondada is a Swiss professor in artificial intelligence and robotics. He earned a master's degree in Microengineering at the EPFL in 1991, and a PhD degree in 1997. He is one of the creators of the Khepera and directed the design of the S-bot, the e-puck, the marXbot and the Thymio mobile robots. Together, these robots are mentioned in...
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12. Lambert Sonna Momo
1970-. (aged 56)
expert
inventor
entrepreneur
Lambert Sonna Momo is a Swiss computer scientist of Cameroonian origin. He is known for his work in electronic identification and authentication through biometrics.
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13. Inès Lamunière
1954-. (aged 72)
university teacher
architect
Inès Lamunière, is a Swiss architect, b. 25 October 1954, Geneva, Switzerland.
14. Minh Quang Tran
1951-. (aged 75)
scientist
Minh-Quảng Trần is a professor at the EPFL.
15. Alexandre Julliard
1970-. (aged 56)
computer scientist
software developer
programmer
Alexandre Julliard is a computer programmer who is best known as the project leader for Wine, a compatibility layer to run Microsoft Windows programs on Unix-like operating systems.
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16. Pablo Rodriguez
1967-. (aged 59)
administrator
management consultant
communications adviser
politician
Pablo Rodriguez Rodriguez is a Spanish computer scientist and researcher, who is best known for his research in the mid-2000s on peer-to-peer file sharing and user-generated content. After working for technology and communications companies AT&T and Microsoft Research, Rodriguez returned to Spain in 2006 to become the research director for telecommunications provider Telefónica. In 2010 he took a position as...
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17. Andrew B. Lippman
computer scientist
engineer
Andrew Benjamin Lippman is a senior research scientist at the MIT Media Lab as well as a Co-Director of various chairs at the institute. He has a more than thirty-year history at MIT. His work at the Media Lab has ranged from wearable computers to global digital television. Currently, he heads the Lab's Viral Communications group, which examines scalable, real-time...
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18. Reymond Clavel
1950-. (aged 76)
engineer
Reymond Clavel was a Swiss roboticist and professor at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland. He is one of the pioneers in the development of parallel robots, and the inventor of the notable Delta robot. Clavel’s research in robotics, particularly in parallel and high-precision mechanisms, helped pioneer the field of parallel robotics in the 1980s and led...
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19. Tej Tadi
1981-. (aged 45)
neuroscientist
Tej Tadi is the CEO of MindMaze, a company that generates 30M a year in revenue from its computing platform. The company is valued at over $1.6 billion.
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20. Roland Siegwart
1959-. (aged 67)
university teacher
Roland Siegwart, is a Swiss robotics expert. He is director of the Autonomous Systems Lab (ASL) of the Institute of Robotics and Intelligent Systems at ETH Zurich.
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21. Hubert Girault
1957-. (aged 69)
researcher
chemist
Hubert Girault is a Swiss chemist and is Emeritus Professor at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (1992-2022). He was the director of the Laboratoire d'Electrochimie Physique et Analytique, with expertise in electrochemistry at soft interfaces, Lab-on-a-Chip techniques, bio-analytical chemistry and mass-spectrometry, artificial water splitting, CO2 reduction, and redox flow batteries.
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22. Jean-Luc Sandoz
1960-. (aged 66)
engineer
docent
Jean-Luc Sandoz is a French-Swiss engineer and an expert in wood construction. He is the founder of several companies in the field of engineering, industrialization, construction and expertise, all related to wood. Formerly, he was a professor and lecturer at EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne).
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23. Sarclo
1951-. (aged 75)
singer-songwriter
singer
Michel de Senarclens better known first as Sarcloret then today Sarclo is a French-born Swiss singer.
24. Philippe Rahm
1967-. (aged 59)
university teacher
scientist
architect
Philippe Rahm is a Swiss-born architect and educator. He is the principal architect in the office of Philippe Rahm architectes, based in Paris, France. His work, which extends the field of architecture from the physiological scale of the body to the climatic scale of the city has received an international audience in the context of sustainability.
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25. Robert Mardini
1972-. (aged 54)
humanitarian
Robert Mardini is a Lebanese-Swiss humanitarian and public health leader. He took up office as Director General of the University hospital of Geneva in September 2024; he previously served as Director-General of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) from 2020 to 2024.
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26. Maximilian Busser
1967-. (aged 59)
business executive
Maximilian Büsser is a Swiss businessman and founder of the watch brand MB&F. Prior to his work at MB&F he was the CEO of Harry Winston Rare Timepieces and worked at Jaeger-LeCoultre (1991–1998). Büsser has lived in Dubai since 2014.
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27. Luc Recordon
1955-. (aged 71)
politician
Luc Recordon is a Swiss politician. He is a member of the Green Party of Switzerland and represented Vaud in the Swiss National Council from 2003 to 2007 and in the Swiss Council of States from 2007 to 2015.
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28. Olivier Français
1955-. (aged 71)
politician
Olivier Français is a Swiss politician who is a member of the Council of States of Switzerland.
29. Nadia Magnenat Thalmann
1946-. (aged 80)
computer scientist
university teacher
Nadia Magnenat Thalmann is a computer graphics scientist and robotician and is the founder and head of MIRALab at the University of Geneva. She has chaired the Institute for Media Innovation at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore from 2009 to 2021.
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30. Carolina Ödman-Govender
1974-2022 (aged 48)
researcher
science communicator
physicist
Carolina Ödman-Govender was a Swiss physicist and academic who was professor of astrophysics at South Africa's University of the Western Cape. She was awarded the 2018 International Astronomical Union Special Executive Committee Award for Astronomy Outreach, Development and Education.
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31. Askar Zhumagaliyev
1972-. (aged 54)
politician
Asqar Quanyşūly Jūmağaliev is a Kazakh politician. He was the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan from 29 August 2017 until the government was dismissed on 25 February 2019. Jūmağaliev was the Deputy Minister for Investment and Development of Kazakhstan, chief executive officer of Kazatomprom, Kazakhstan's uranium mining company.
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32. Aurelio Galfetti
1936-2021 (aged 85)
university teacher
architect
Aurelio Galfetti was a Swiss architect.
33. Léonard Gianadda
1935-2023 (aged 88)
engineer
journalist
philanthropist
artist
Léonard Gianadda was a Swiss journalist (TSR), engineer, and philanthropist. He was the founder and president of the Fondation Pierre Gianadda.
34. Ghita Mezzour
engineer
businessperson
politician
Ghita Mezzour is the Moroccan Minister Delegate to the Head of Government in charge of the Digital Transition and Administration Reform. She was appointed to the role on 7 October 2021 as part of the cabinet led by Aziz Akhannouch.
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35. Aart de Geus
1954-. (aged 72)
businessperson
Aart J. de Geus is a co-founder and executive chair of Synopsys Inc., where he was CEO until January 2024.
36. Martin Vetterli
1957-. (aged 69)
computer scientist
researcher
engineer
professor
Martin Vetterli is a professor of engineering of École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland, and was the former president of EPFL between 2017 and 2024. He was also formerly the president of the National Research Council of the Swiss National Science Foundation.
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37. Daniel Brélaz
1950-2025 (aged 75)
mathematician
politician
Daniel Brélaz was a Swiss mathematician and politician, a member of the Green Party of Switzerland and the 93rd mayor of Lausanne from 2001 to 2016. In 1979, Brélaz became the first Green representative elected to sit in a national parliament.
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38. André Kudelski
1960-. (aged 66)
engineer
André Kudelski is a Swiss engineer of Polish descent, who is the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Kudelski Group.
39. Vincent Ducrot
1962-. (aged 64)
manager
Vincent Ducrot is a Swiss public transport executive. The electrical engineer specialised in information technology was the managing director of Transports publics Fribourgeois (TPF) from 2011 to 2020, before being named as the new CEO of Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) in December 2019. He took up the position on 1 April 2020. The engineer with expertise in project management spent...
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40. Daniel Borel
1950-. (aged 76)
computer scientist
engineer
entrepreneur
Daniel Borel is a Swiss businessman and co-founder of technology firm Logitech.
41. Corrado Böhm
1923-2017 (aged 94)
university teacher
logician
computer scientist
mathematician
engineer
Corrado Böhm was an Italian computer scientist and Professor Emeritus at the University of Rome "La Sapienza", known especially for his contributions to the theory of structured programming, constructive mathematics, combinatory logic, lambda calculus, and the semantics and implementation of functional programming languages.
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42. André Borschberg
1952-. (aged 74)
engineer
aircraft pilot
entrepreneur
André Borschberg is a Swiss entrepreneur, explorer, pilot, and professional speaker. He is the co-founder and CEO of Solar Impulse. In July 2016, he co-piloted and successfully completed the first manned solar-powered flight to circumnavigate the Earth.
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43. Stefan Kudelski
1929-2013 (aged 84)
industrialist
audio engineer
Stefan Kudelski was a Polish audio engineer known for creating the Nagra series of professional audio recorders.
44. Luigi Snozzi
1932-2020 (aged 88)
teacher
architect
Luigi Snozzi was a Swiss architect, born in Mendrisio, Ticino. He worked in Locarno and Lugano.
45. Franck Riboud
1955-. (aged 71)
entrepreneur
Franck Riboud is a French businessman. He served as the chairman of Danone.
46. Metin Arditi
1945-. (aged 81)
writer
patron of the arts
economist
physicist
Metin Arditi, born 2 February 1945 in Ankara, is a French-speaking Swiss writer of Turkish Sephardi origin.
47. Ali Khatir
sporting director
Ali Ahmadi Khatir is a sports manager from Iran who is currently the chief executive officer of F.C. Nassaji Mazandaran. He was elected as the acting CEO of Esteghlal F.C. on July 17, 1402, and was dismissed from the position of CEO on May 12, 1403. Also, in 1401, he was the vice-chairman of Tractor S.C. board of directors and...
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48. Leila Hatami
1972-. (aged 54)
film actor
actor
film director
Leila Hatami is an Iranian actress. Regarded as amongst the finest actresses of Iranian cinema and one of the most prominent performers in the 21st century, she is recognized for her realistic acting in drama films; gaining international fame for her role as Simin in Academy Award-winning film A Separation (2011), for which she received the Silver Bear for Best...
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49. André Gorz
1923-2007 (aged 84)
economist
journalist
philosopher
opinion journalist
political scientist
Gérard Horst, more commonly known by his pen names André Gorz ( French: [ɑ̃dʁe ɡɔʁts]) and Michel Bosquet ( French: [miʃɛl bɔskɛ]), was an Austrian-French social philosopher and journalist and critic of work. He co-founded Le Nouvel Observateur weekly in 1964. A supporter of Jean-Paul Sartre's existentialist version of Marxism after the World War II, he became in the aftermath...
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50. Othman Benjelloun
1932-. (aged 94)
banker
engineer
businessperson
entrepreneur
Othman Benjelloun is a Moroccan billionaire financier. As chairman and chief executive officer of Bank of Africa (formerly BMCE Bank), he has led its expansion and internationalization across the African continent.
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51. Jacques Dubochet
1942-. (aged 84)
university teacher
molecular biologist
Jacques Dubochet is a retired Swiss biophysicist. He is a former researcher at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Heidelberg, Germany, and an honorary professor of biophysics at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland.
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52. Valentine Python
1975-. (aged 51)
climatologist
politician
Valentine Python is a Swiss climatologist and a member in the National Council of Switzerland of the Green Party of Switzerland (GPS).
53. Lucid Fall
1975-. (aged 51)
singer
farmer
songwriter
Jo Yun-suk, known by the stage name Lucid Fall (루시드폴), is a South Korean singer-songwriter. He began his music career in 1997 as a member of the band Misoni (미선이), but has been most prolific as a solo artist, having released eleven studio albums since 2001. Lucid Fall's musical style incorporates folk, pop, and bossa nova. Since getting married and...
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54. Raquel Urtasun
1976-. (aged 50)
university teacher
artificial intelligence researcher
academic
Raquel Urtasun OOnt is a Spanish-Canadian computer scientist, entrepreneur, and professor at the University of Toronto. She is the founder and CEO of Waabi, a company developing autonomous driving technology using artificial intelligence. Urtasun's research focuses on the application of artificial intelligence to physical systems, to make vehicles and other machines perceive the world more accurately and efficiently.
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55. Mattia Binotto
1969-. (aged 57)
sports executive
engineer
Mattia Binotto is an Italian motorsport engineer. Since 2025, Binotto has been the head of the Audi F1 Project. From 2019 to 2022, he served as the team principal of Italian Formula One team Scuderia Ferrari in Formula One.
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56. Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
1871-1955 (aged 84)
military personnel
Ernst II was the last reigning duke of Saxe-Altenburg and a German general active during World War I.
57. Ole Scheeren
1971-. (aged 55)
architect
Ole Scheeren is a German architect, urbanist and principal of Büro Ole Scheeren with offices in Beijing, Hong Kong, London, Berlin and Bangkok and was a visiting professor at the University of Hong Kong from January 2010.
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58. Alain Fuchs
1953-2024 (aged 71)
university teacher
chemist
Alain Fuchs was a Swiss-born French chemist. A Doctor of Science and Professor of Chemistry, he specialised in molecular simulation. Fuchs served as the president of Chimie ParisTech - PSL from 2006 to 2010. He also served as the president of the French National Centre for Scientific Research from 2010 to 2017.' Fuchs became an Officer of the Legion of...
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59. Olivier Zuchuat
1969-. (aged 57)
film director
Olivier Zuchuat is a Swiss film director.
60. Eva Son-Forget
1983-. (aged 43)
researcher
radiologist
professions libérales et assimilés
politician
Eva Son-Forget, formerly known as Joachim Son-Forget, is a South Korean-born French politician who lives in Switzerland. She also holds Kosovar (since 2018) and Swiss citizenships (since 2020).
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