EDPO News and events

Details to follow on the coursebook

The Photonics Day is a yearly event that aims at promoting research discussions and networking among members of the EPFL photonic community as well as researchers and industry players in the Photonic sector. The program includes invited talks from world-leaders in the field, presentations from the best EPFL PhD thesis awards and posters from students in the doctoral program. 

The next edition will take place on
Thursday, October 23, 2025 (to be confirmed) 
at EPFL Forum Rolex Learning Center

The 2024 edition took place on October 24. Thank you to all participants for making it a memorable day! Photos from the event are available here, and you can view the program here.

Congratulation to Zhe ZHANG for his thesis
Topological photonic transport in disordered scattering networks”

The winner of EDPO Distinction 2025 will be announced during the Photonics Day, on Thursday October 23, 2025 (date to be confirmed).

The event will take place during the week of November 3, 2025. Exact date and further details will follow.

You will find the latest news, and newsletters, from the Doctoral School here.