DH Committees

DH Advisory Board

At EPFL each section has an advisory board comprised of experts representing fields where its graduates are likely to work, whether in industry, academia or the public sector. The boards provide recommendations on the design and improvement of degree programs.

DH Advisory Board Members (2023/2024)

Industry
Leonard Bouchet – Head of Data and Archives – RTS
Déborah Papiernik – Senior Vice President New Business & Strategic Alliances – Ubisoft

Cultural Institutions
Delphine Friedman – Directrice – Archives Cantonales Vaudoises
Néguine Mathieux – Directrice de la recherche et des collections – Le Louvre

Humanitarian Sector
Fiona Terry – Head of the Centre for Operational Research and Experience (the CORE) – ICRC (International Committee of the Red Cross)

Academia
Prof. Jeffrey Schnapp – Harvard University

DH Teaching Committee

Teaching Committees propose, in accordance with the Directive on School councils and the directives of the Vice Presidency for Academic Affairs, the study plans and implementing regulations for study evaluation for their respective Section. They assess the implementation of study plans and study evaluation and propose improvements or adjustments. They deal with routine matters relating to studies.They give their opinion to the School direction on all teaching matters. They advise the Section Directors.

They meet at least once every semester, as convened by their chairperson or at the request of three of their members.

All details in LEX 1.2.9 Rules and Regulations Concerning the Organisation of EPFL Schools, article 19 (PDF)

DH Teaching Committee Members 2024/2025

President
Daniel Gatica-Perez – DH Section Director
Section Deputy
Kathleen Collins
Professors
Jérôme Baudry
Mathieu Salzmann
PhD Student
Alex Rusnak
DH Students
Daniele Belfiore
Yasmine Kroknes-Gomez
Yi Ren