100 PhDs for Africa programme

Institution : Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Kenya

Supervisor : Prof. Mwangi James Wamai

Co-supervisor (from EPFL) : Prof. Sandro Carrara

PhD title : Bioplastic Development, Characterization and Optimization of
3D Printing Process Parameters.

Research field: Material sciences

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Institution : University Mohammed VI Polytechnic, Morocco

Supervisor : Prof. Ali IDRI 

Co-supervisor (from EPFL) : Prof. Pascal FROSSARD

PhD title: Cost-Sensitive Learning for Imbalanced Medical Data

Research field: Machine Learning for Healthcare

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Institution : Wollo University. Éthiopie

Supervisor :  Prof. Shibabaw AGUMAS

Co-supervisor (from EPFL) : Prof. Jacques FELLAY

PhD title: Épidémiologie moléculaire et analyse spatiale de la résistance aux médicaments antiviraux et de ses réseaux de transmission génétique chez les patients séropositifs en Éthiopie

Research field: Epidemiology

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Institution :University Mohammed VI Polytechnic, Morocco

Supervisor : Prof. Redouane BENIAZZA

Co-supervisor (from EPFL) : Prof. Anton KLOK

PhD title: Glycopolymers as light stimuli-responsive systems for controlled release fertilization

Research field: Polymer Science and Organic Chemistry

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Institution : University of KwaZulu-Natal

Supervisor : Prof. Ma, Yin-Zhe

Co-supervisor (from EPFL) : Prof. Jean-Paul Kneib

PhD title: Constraining the intergalactic magnetic field with Magnetohydrodynamic simulations..       

Research field: Astrophysics

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Institution: University Mohammed VI Polytechnic, Morocco

Supervisor: Prof. Belmabkhout, Youssef

Co-supervisor (from EPFL): Prof. Agrawal, Kumar Varoon

PhD title: Evaporative cooling aided by dehumidification combined  with water harvesting.

Research field: chemical engineering

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Institution : University Mohammed VI Polytechnic, Morocco

Supervisor : Prof. Youssef BELMABKHOUT

Co-supervisor (from EPFL) : Prof. Wendy QUEEN

PhD title: 2D framework materials for water production and treatment: Water desalination as a case study

Research field: Porous physisorbent materials

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Institution : University of Nairobi, Kenya

Supervisor : Prof. Benard KULOHOMA

Co-supervisor (from EPFL) : Prof. Marcel SALATHÉ

PhD title: Clostridiodes difficile infections among Kenyan patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

Research field: Enteric infections

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Institution : Ecole Nationale Supérieure Polytechnique de Yaoundé    

Supervisor : Prof. Fokam Kenmeugne, Bienvenu

Co-supervisor (from EPFL) : Prof. Véronique Michaud (in collaboration with le Prof. J-P Ansermet)

Titre de la thèse : Development and characterization of a composite material composed of banana leaf fibers and a bio-sourced resin.

Research field: Material sciences

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Institution : Addis Ababa Science and Technology University, Éthiopie

Supervisor : Prof. Getachew ADAM

Co-supervisor (from EPFL) : Prof. Arnaud MAGREZ

PhD title: Synthesis, characterization, and electrochemical performance study of heterostructure MoS2-based nanocomposite as high-performance supercapacitor electrodes

Research field: Physical chemistry

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Institution : The American University in Cairo, Égypte

Supervisor : Prof. Ahmed ABDELLATIF & Prof. Rabeay HASSAN

Co-supervisor (from EPFL) : Prof. Sandro CARRARA

PhD title: Nano-Biosensors for early-stage diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases

Research field: Electrochemical Biosensors

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Institution: The American University in Cairo

Supervisor: Prof. Mohamed Salama

Co-supervisor (at EPFL): Prof. Hilal Lashuel

PhD title: Piloting a research registry for dementia: The Egyptian Dementia Network (EDN) registry.

Research domain: Neurosciences

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Institution: University Mohammed VI Polytechnic, Morocco

Supervisor: Prof. Youssef HABIBI

Co-supervisor (from EPFL): Prof. Jeremy LUTERBACHER

PhD title: Design and assembly of fully biobased and bioinspired fibers through wet spinning

Domaine de recherche : F

Research field: Biobased & Bioinspired fibers

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Institution: Makerere University, Uganda

Supervisor: Prof. Olupot, Peter Wilberforce

Co-supervisor (at EPFL): Prof. Sandro Carrara

PhD title: Iron oxide based Nanocomposite bio-adsorbents for water treatment

Research domain: Water treatment

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Institution : University of Pretoria, Afrique du Sud

Supervisor : Prof. Hendrick BRINK

Co-supervisor (from EPFL) : Prof. Francesco STELLACCI

PhD title: Continuous flow systems for industrial wastewater treatment: leveraging polymer and magnetic nanoparticle nanocomposites supported on biochar

Research field: Chemical and Environmental Engineering

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Institution : Hassan II University of Casablanca – Faculty of Science Ain Chock, Maroc

Supervisor : Prof. Mohamed TAHIRI

Co-supervisor (de l’EPFL) : Prof. Karen SCRIVENER

PhD title: Elaboration and characterization of lightweight, thermally insulating ecological materials from demolition and industrial wastes (pumice and marble sludge)

Research field: Materials science

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Institution: Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Morocco

Supervisor: Prof. RATNANI, Ahmed

Co-supervisor (at EPFL): Prof. Daniel Kressner

PhD title: From mean-field games to agent-based models (and back) through Markov Chain aggregation.

Research domain: Mathematics

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Institution :University Mohammed VI Polytechnic, Morocco

Supervisor : Prof. El Mehdi AMHOUD

Co-supervisor (from EPFL) : Prof. Rachid GUERRAOUI

PhD title: Machine Learning for Secured IoT Networks

Research field: Security of IoT Networks

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Institution : University Of Dar es Salaam, Tanzanie

Supervisor : Prof. Kilaza SAMSON

Co-supervisor (from EPFL) : Prof. Ianina ALTSHULER

PhD title: Investigation of an enteric bacteriome profile as a possible biomarker for growth in children below two years of age in Iringa region of Tanzania

Research field: Pediatric Nutrition and Microbiome Research

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Institution: University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

Supervisor: Prof. Wamwangi, Daniel

Co-supervisor (at EPFL): Prof. Dil Hugo

PhD title: Correlation of Ferroic Orders in Multiferroic Rare-earth composite Thin Films.

Research domain: Physics

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Institution : Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Ouganda

Supervisor : Prof. Grace BIRUNGI

Co-supervisor (from EPFL) : Prof. Wendy QUEEN

PhD title: Perfluoroalkyl substances in source and treated drinking water, and their removal using corncob-derived biochar

Research field: Chemistry

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Institution : University of Yaoundé, Cameroun

Supervisor : Prof. Elisabeth NGO NYOBE

Co-supervisor (from EPFL) : Prof. François GALLAIRE

PhD title: Study of flow between two coaxial cylinders with constant gap and temperature gradient

Research field: Fluid Mechanics

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Institution : Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies, Ghana

Supervisor : Prof. Issaka KANTON

Co-supervisor (from EPFL) : Prof. Paola VIGANO

PhD title

Space matter: Urban sprawl and the future of urban green spaces in secondary cities in Ghana

Research field: Planning for Sustainable Development

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Institution : University of Nairobi, Kenya

Supervisor : Prof. Francis NYONGESA

Co-supervisor (from EPFL) : Prof. Arnaud MAGREZ

PhD title: Application of TiO2:GO nanotube arrays as photocatalysts for industrial waste water treatment

Research field: Synthesizing TiO2: GO Nanotube Arrays

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Institution : University of Pretoria, Afrique du Sud

Supervisor : Prof. Tinus STANDER

Co-supervisor (from EPFL) : Prof. Daryl YEE

Titre de la thèse : Fabrication additive de matériaux exotiques pour dispositifs micro-ondes

PhD title: Additive manufacturing of exotic materials for microwave devices

Research field: Electronic Engineering

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Institution :University Mohammed VI Polytechnic, Morocco

Supervisor : Prof. Ali IDRI

Co-supervisor (from EPFL) : Prof. Pascal FROSSARD

PhD title: Uncertainty Quantification of Machine Learning based Pathology Diagnosis in Oncology

Research field: Machine Learning

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Institution: Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d’Ivoire CSRS)        

Supervisor: Prof. Dongo Kouassi

Co-supervisor (at EPFL): Dr Jérôme Chenal     

PhD title: Optimisation of the management of sludge from septic tanks in Non-Collective Sanitation in low-income sanitation in low-income African areas: the case of Abidjan in Ivory Coast.

Research domain: Urban systems

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Institution : Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny d’Abidjan / Centre d’Excellence Africain sur le Changement Climatique, la Biodiversité et l’Agriculture Durable (UFHB / CEA-CCBAD), Côte d’Ivoire

Supervisor : Prof. Edson Lezin BOMISSO

Co-supervisor (from EPFL) : Prof. Meret AEPPLI

PhD title: Role of organic amendment in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi-plant relationships for sustainable vegetable production in the forest-savanna transition zone of Côte d’Ivoire: case of african eggplant (Solanum Macrocarpon)

Research field: Sustainable Agriculture

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