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EIDGENÖSSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE LAUSANNE<br />
POLITECNICO FEDERALE DI LOSANNA<br />
SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY LAUSANNE<br />
COMMISSION DE RECHERCHE<br />
<strong>Prix</strong> <strong>de</strong> <strong>la</strong> <strong>Fondation</strong> <strong>Dimitris</strong> N. <strong>Chorafas</strong> / « <strong>Fondation</strong> <strong>Dimitris</strong> N. <strong>Chorafas</strong> » award<br />
Lauréats <strong>de</strong> 2001 jusqu’à ce jour<br />
Année Nom et prénom Section Directeur <strong>de</strong><br />
thèse<br />
2010 Gaël Nardin SB Prof. Benoît<br />
Deveaud-<br />
Plédran<br />
2010 Tadi Tej SV Prof. O<strong>la</strong>f<br />
B<strong>la</strong>nke<br />
2009 Towne<br />
Christopher<br />
2009 Sivagnanam<br />
Venkataragavalu<br />
2008 Abonnenc<br />
Mé<strong>la</strong>nie<br />
SV<br />
STI<br />
SB<br />
Prof.<br />
Aebischer<br />
Patrick<br />
Prof. Gijs<br />
Martin<br />
Prof. Hubert<br />
Girault<br />
Titre <strong>de</strong> <strong>la</strong> thèse<br />
Phase-resolved imaging of<br />
exciton po<strong>la</strong>ritons.<br />
Neural Mechanisms of The<br />
Embodied Self - Merging Virtual<br />
Reality and Electrical<br />
Neuroimaging.<br />
A<strong>de</strong>no-Associated Virus-<br />
Mediated Gene Therapy for<br />
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis<br />
and Other Spinal Cord<br />
Disor<strong>de</strong>rs.<br />
Microfluidic Immunoassays<br />
based on Self-Assembled<br />
Magnetic Bead Patterns and<br />
Time-Resolved Luminescence<br />
Detection<br />
Miniaturized analytical systems<br />
for mass spectrometry-based<br />
Laudatio<br />
Gael Nardin has performed very <strong>de</strong>licate spectroscopy<br />
experiments on new particles, called po<strong>la</strong>ritons. He has,<br />
very particu<strong>la</strong>rly, been able to visualize, for the first time<br />
in a very direct way, the creation of quantized vortices<br />
in the wake of an obstacle p<strong>la</strong>ced in a superfluid.<br />
Dr Tadi is an electronic engineer whose scientific work<br />
spans the fields of cognitive science, brain imaging,<br />
engineering, and virtual reality. In his work he ma<strong>de</strong><br />
ground-breaking insights concerning online body<br />
processing and self-consciousness, as well as their<br />
brain mechanisms in temporo-parietal and frontal<br />
cortex.<br />
For the <strong>de</strong>velopment of innovative approaches of gene<br />
therapy for the treatment of amyotrophic <strong>la</strong>teral<br />
sclerosis and other motoneuron diseases.<br />
For the synergistic implementation of original concepts<br />
in physics, chemistry, biology, and engineering into<br />
Lab-on-a-Chip microsystems.<br />
"for her remarkable PhD thesis <strong>de</strong>dicated to the<br />
<strong>de</strong>velopment of miniaturized analytical systems for<br />
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EIDGENÖSSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE LAUSANNE<br />
POLITECNICO FEDERALE DI LOSANNA<br />
SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY LAUSANNE<br />
COMMISSION DE RECHERCHE<br />
<strong>Prix</strong> <strong>de</strong> <strong>la</strong> <strong>Fondation</strong> <strong>Dimitris</strong> N. <strong>Chorafas</strong> / « <strong>Fondation</strong> <strong>Dimitris</strong> N. <strong>Chorafas</strong> » award<br />
2008 Nuth Mathieu STI Prof. Lyesse<br />
Laloui<br />
2007 Schickel-Zuber<br />
Vincent<br />
I&C<br />
Prof. Boi<br />
Faltings<br />
2007 Pott Vincent STI Prof. A.<br />
Ionescu<br />
2006 Rinaldi Tania SV Prof. H.<br />
Markram<br />
protein studies. mass spectrometry based protein studies. "<br />
Constitutive mo<strong>de</strong>lling of Dr. Nuth has <strong>de</strong>veloped an innovative theory to<br />
unsaturated soils with hydrogeomechanical<br />
couplings. sustainability-oriented <strong>de</strong>sign of geo-structures,<br />
<strong>de</strong>scribe the mechanical behavior of soils and to allow a<br />
accounting for future climatic scenarios, and<br />
contributing to natural risk management.<br />
Ontology filtering.<br />
The thesis is exemp<strong>la</strong>ry in that it covers the entire<br />
spectrum from theoretical insights on the<br />
recommendation problem, <strong>de</strong>velopment of the ontology<br />
filtering method based on these insights, and its<br />
<strong>de</strong>velopment into a practical technology.<br />
Gate-all-around silicon<br />
nanowires for hybrid single<br />
electron transistoir/cmos<br />
applications.<br />
Altered neocortical microcircuitry<br />
in the valproic acid rat mo<strong>de</strong>l of<br />
autism.<br />
For his contributions to top-down silicon nanowire<br />
technology and the experimental investigation of single<br />
electron transistor effects in one dimensional silicon<br />
nanostructures.<br />
For her major contribution to our un<strong>de</strong>rstanding of the<br />
molecu<strong>la</strong>r, cellu<strong>la</strong>r and synaptic alterations in Autism.<br />
2006 Boucher Julien SB Prof. I.<br />
Marison<br />
2005 Patric Hagmann STI Profs. J.-Ph.<br />
Thiran and R.<br />
Meuli<br />
2005 Erika<br />
Nehnevajova<br />
ENAC<br />
Prof. J.-P.<br />
Schwitzguebe<br />
l<br />
Oleaginous p<strong>la</strong>nt seeds and<br />
seed by-products for water<br />
treatment.<br />
From Diffusion MRI to Brain<br />
Connectomics<br />
Non-GMO Approach for the<br />
Improvement of heavy metal<br />
accumu<strong>la</strong>tion and extraction of<br />
For an internationally acc<strong>la</strong>imed study on water<br />
treatment with important implications for sustainable<br />
<strong>de</strong>velopment and potable water resources.<br />
In his thesis, Dr Patric Hagmann pioneered the field of brain<br />
connectivity analysis by Diffusion MRI. His scientific contributions<br />
range from fundamental Diffusion MR Physics to algorithmic<br />
<strong>de</strong>velopments in tractography, and to the study of the global brain<br />
connectivity by network and graph theories.<br />
The PhD thesis of Mrs Erika Nehnevajova reports on an original,<br />
innovative and important research, <strong>de</strong>veloped simultaneously in the<br />
field and at <strong>la</strong>boratory scale, to remediate soils contaminated by<br />
metals, by the use of appropriate and efficient green p<strong>la</strong>nts.<br />
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EIDGENÖSSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE LAUSANNE<br />
POLITECNICO FEDERALE DI LOSANNA<br />
SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY LAUSANNE<br />
COMMISSION DE RECHERCHE<br />
2005 An<strong>de</strong>rsen<br />
Marilyne<br />
<strong>Prix</strong> <strong>de</strong> <strong>la</strong> <strong>Fondation</strong> <strong>Dimitris</strong> N. <strong>Chorafas</strong> / « <strong>Fondation</strong> <strong>Dimitris</strong> N. <strong>Chorafas</strong> » award<br />
SAR<br />
Prof. J.-L.<br />
Scartezzini<br />
2004 Cristescu Razvan SSC Prof. M.<br />
Vetterli<br />
2004 Chiurtu Nico<strong>la</strong>e SSC Prof. B.<br />
Rimoldi<br />
2004 Guillemin Antoine SAR Prof. J.-L.<br />
Scartezzini<br />
high yielding Crop Species for<br />
Efficient Phytoextraction of<br />
Contaminated Soil.<br />
Innovative bidirectional vi<strong>de</strong>ogoniophotometer<br />
for advanced<br />
fenestration systems<br />
Efficient <strong>de</strong>centralized<br />
communications in sensors<br />
networks<br />
Multiple Antenna Systems For<br />
Mobile Communications<br />
Using Genetic Algorithms To<br />
Take Into Account User Wishes<br />
Dans sa thèse, Dr Marilyne An<strong>de</strong>rsen se penche sur un <strong>de</strong>s<br />
problèmes très importants <strong>de</strong> <strong>la</strong> construction <strong>de</strong> bâtiments<br />
commerciaux et domestiques : <strong>la</strong> lumière. Elle démontre non<br />
seulement l’intérêt scientifique <strong>de</strong> ce domaine mais ses apports<br />
directs au bien-être <strong>de</strong>s utilisateurs et ses importantes liaisons avec<br />
l’économie. La <strong>la</strong>uréate prouve ainsi sa gran<strong>de</strong> motivation à <strong>la</strong><br />
cause du développement durable dans une spécialité, l’habitat, où <strong>la</strong><br />
consommation énergétique et <strong>la</strong> mobilité correspon<strong>de</strong>nt au tiers <strong>de</strong>s<br />
contraintes imposées à l’environnement.<br />
Mr. Cristescu’s thesis advances our un<strong>de</strong>rstanding of<br />
communication networks by consi<strong>de</strong>ring the dissemination of<br />
corre<strong>la</strong>ted data such as those from environmental sensors. The<br />
question of <strong>de</strong>centralized compression of corre<strong>la</strong>ted in this thesis<br />
recipient of previous attention ; the dissemination aspect consi<strong>de</strong>red<br />
in this thesis introduces new and interesting problems and insights<br />
as the no<strong>de</strong>s that perform the source coding become privy to the<br />
data observed at other no<strong>de</strong>s as they participate in the<br />
dissemination process. This is a remarkable thesis that distills an<br />
engineering problem to its essence, <strong>de</strong>veloping sound theory for a<br />
timely and important scenario.<br />
Mr. Chiurtu's thesis on multiple antenna systems represents a<br />
significant advancement in the un<strong>de</strong>rstanding of their usefulness in<br />
wireless communication. Initial theoretical studies had suggested<br />
very <strong>la</strong>rge benefits of such systems un<strong>de</strong>r i<strong>de</strong>alized conditions, but<br />
left unaddressed if such benefits would still occur un<strong>de</strong>r practical<br />
conditions. By bringing together techniques from fields as diverse as<br />
electromagnetism and the mathematical theory of communications,<br />
this thesis pushes the envelope of theory to encompass much more<br />
realistic conditions, <strong>de</strong>termining how much benefit to expect in<br />
practice, and giving insight to the <strong>de</strong>sign of future wireless<br />
communication systems.<br />
Le Dr. Antoine Guillemin a dédié sa thèse à l'habitat, une activité à<br />
<strong>la</strong>quelle les pays développés consacrent un peu plus du tiers <strong>de</strong><br />
CVDV/Monday, July 18, 2011 page 3
EIDGENÖSSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE LAUSANNE<br />
POLITECNICO FEDERALE DI LOSANNA<br />
SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY LAUSANNE<br />
COMMISSION DE RECHERCHE<br />
2003 Schimming<br />
Thomas<br />
<strong>Prix</strong> <strong>de</strong> <strong>la</strong> <strong>Fondation</strong> <strong>Dimitris</strong> N. <strong>Chorafas</strong> / « <strong>Fondation</strong> <strong>Dimitris</strong> N. <strong>Chorafas</strong> » award<br />
SSC Prof. M.<br />
Hasler<br />
In An Advanced Building Control<br />
System<br />
Statistical analysis and<br />
optimization of chaos based<br />
broadband communications.<br />
2003 Werner David SIE Dr P. Hoehener Gaseous tracer diffusion from a<br />
point source as a site<br />
investigation method<br />
2002 De Feo Oscar SSC Prof. M.<br />
Hasler<br />
2002 Monnerat Bastien SCGC Prof. A.<br />
Renken<br />
Laudatio<br />
(suite)<br />
Mo<strong>de</strong>ling Diversity by strange<br />
Attractors with Application to<br />
temporal pattern recognition<br />
Production d’hydrogène en<br />
régime périodique à partir<br />
d’hydrocarbures sur <strong>de</strong>s<br />
catalyseurs structurés<br />
l'énergie consommée. Son approche scientifique du problème est<br />
remarquable par son interdisciplinarité qui fait référence tant à <strong>la</strong><br />
technologie qu'aux aspects économiques et sociaux. Son excellent<br />
travail s'inscrit ainsi parfaitement dans l'esprit du développement<br />
durable.<br />
This thesis puts the topic of chaos communications on a unified<br />
theoretical basis by i<strong>de</strong>ntifying that statistical estimation of<br />
transmitted symbols is the key receiver concept, and realising that<br />
the use of statistical likelihoods based on the supposed mo<strong>de</strong>ls is<br />
the optimally correct approach. This highly original research work<br />
brings perspective, organisation and or<strong>de</strong>r to the question and will<br />
ease the way for others to comprehend the important issues of this<br />
new domain.<br />
The author <strong>de</strong>scribes an innovative method for investigating<br />
unsaturated soils contaminated with organic compounds. Because it<br />
is simple, cheap and rapid, this technique presents an excellent<br />
potential of becoming a standard method. This work contributes thus<br />
significantly to a very new field of tracer techniques applied to soil<br />
gas.<br />
At the interface between nonlinear dynamics and machine learning,<br />
<strong>de</strong> Feo’s thesis proposes the use of chaos theory for temporal<br />
pattern recognition. This is a new i<strong>de</strong>a, potentially opening the way<br />
to the <strong>de</strong>velopment of powerful methods for the un<strong>de</strong>rstanding of<br />
interesting cognitive processes. Drawing from several disciplines,<br />
the candidate accomplishes a tour <strong>de</strong> force intaking a truly original<br />
i<strong>de</strong>a and <strong>de</strong>veloping it to a level of un<strong>de</strong>rstanding that makes it<br />
applicable in several real-world problems in information technology.<br />
La substitution <strong>de</strong>s combustibles fossiles par l'hydrogène d'origine<br />
renouve<strong>la</strong>ble est l'une <strong>de</strong>s solutions à long terme pour diminuer <strong>la</strong><br />
charge atmosphérique en CO2. La famille <strong>de</strong>s piles à combustible à<br />
basse température représente en effet une alternative prometteuse<br />
au moteur à combustion interne. Ces piles requièrent cependant<br />
une alimentation en hydrogène <strong>de</strong> haute pureté.<br />
Dans sa thèse <strong>de</strong> doctorat, Bastien Monnerat conjugue les avantages d'une dynamique <strong>de</strong>s flui<strong>de</strong>s optimale et <strong>de</strong> <strong>la</strong> haute conductibilité thermique <strong>de</strong>s lits catalytiques<br />
fixes pour produire <strong>de</strong> l'hydrogène à partir <strong>de</strong> méthane (gaz naturel), suffisamment pur pour être servi directement comme combustible <strong>de</strong> ces piles. Il contribue ainsi<br />
gran<strong>de</strong>ment à <strong>la</strong> production d'une énergie non-polluante pour le secteur <strong>de</strong>s transports routiers, toujours en croissance.<br />
CVDV/Monday, July 18, 2011 page 4
EIDGENÖSSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE LAUSANNE<br />
POLITECNICO FEDERALE DI LOSANNA<br />
SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY LAUSANNE<br />
COMMISSION DE RECHERCHE<br />
<strong>Prix</strong> <strong>de</strong> <strong>la</strong> <strong>Fondation</strong> <strong>Dimitris</strong> N. <strong>Chorafas</strong> / « <strong>Fondation</strong> <strong>Dimitris</strong> N. <strong>Chorafas</strong> » award<br />
2001 Lebrun Jérôme SSC Prof. M. Vetterli Ba<strong>la</strong>ncing MultiWavelets A central problem in communication systems is the compression of<br />
information signals so that higher efficiencies can be obtained in its<br />
transmission and storage. Recently, wavelets have had an important<br />
impact on compression, becoming part of new compression<br />
standards. But many questions remain open, for example when<br />
<strong>de</strong>aling with multi-dimensional signals such as images or vi<strong>de</strong>o.<br />
Such signals are more complex in nature and consequently their<br />
compression is less well un<strong>de</strong>rstood. One important new<br />
construction, called multiwavelets, overcomes several of the<br />
limitations of c<strong>la</strong>ssical wavelets. This thesis has given a complete<br />
characterization of this new set, leading to original constructions that<br />
open up a new realm in the compression of complex information<br />
signals.<br />
2001 Lütolf Christine SMA Prof. T. Liebling Mo<strong>de</strong>ling and optimizing energy<br />
production in a stochastic<br />
environment: from aggregate<br />
mid term p<strong>la</strong>nning to on-line<br />
scheduling<br />
Une <strong>de</strong>s tâches principales <strong>de</strong>s managers aujourd’hui est celle <strong>de</strong><br />
déci<strong>de</strong>r. Dans un mon<strong>de</strong> en évolution très rapi<strong>de</strong> et dans lequel <strong>la</strong><br />
globalisation <strong>de</strong> l’économie et <strong>de</strong> <strong>la</strong> politique est <strong>de</strong> règle, une erreur<br />
peut avoir <strong>de</strong>s conséquences dramatiques pour un nombre<br />
croissant <strong>de</strong> personnes. La production d’énergie est une <strong>de</strong>s<br />
activités humaines les plus importantes <strong>de</strong> notre civilisation et il est<br />
crucial <strong>de</strong> <strong>la</strong> p<strong>la</strong>nifier intelligemment si l’on veut bâtir un mon<strong>de</strong><br />
durable. Il est donc absolument nécessaire que <strong>de</strong>s outils d’ai<strong>de</strong> à <strong>la</strong><br />
décision bien étudiés et efficaces soient à <strong>la</strong> disposition <strong>de</strong>s<br />
déci<strong>de</strong>urs tant économiques que politiques.<br />
Laudatio<br />
(suite)<br />
Dr. Christine Lütolf a développé un modèle applicable à <strong>la</strong> production énergétique qui a été remarqué par le jury <strong>de</strong> thèse à cause <strong>de</strong> sa qualité scientifique exceptionnelle.<br />
On soulignera <strong>la</strong> gran<strong>de</strong> créativité déployée par Mlle Lütolf tant dans <strong>la</strong> modélisation proprement dite que dans <strong>la</strong> conception et <strong>la</strong> réalisation algorithmique <strong>de</strong>s métho<strong>de</strong>s<br />
qu’elle a imaginées. Etabli à partir du cas concret <strong>de</strong> <strong>la</strong> production et <strong>de</strong> <strong>la</strong> distribution d’énergie électrique, le modèle développe <strong>de</strong>s principes applicables à d’autres<br />
situations. A ce<strong>la</strong> s’ajoute le volet non moins important <strong>de</strong> l’application directe du travail au domaine du développement durable. Ce fait est d’autant plus remarquable que<br />
les sciences <strong>de</strong> base, telle <strong>la</strong> mathématique, ne sont malheureusement que rarement impliquées dans <strong>de</strong>s dimensions interdisciplinaires relevant à <strong>la</strong> fois <strong>de</strong> l’économie,<br />
<strong>de</strong> <strong>la</strong> société et <strong>de</strong>s sciences, et en particulier <strong>de</strong> l‘environnement. Mlle Lütolf a montré <strong>de</strong> façon magistrale que cette nouvelle approche du chercheur face à sa<br />
responsabilité sociétale est tout à fait possible.<br />
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