News – RISK Group

Tiggi Choanji: “A Multi-Platform Remote Sensing Framework for Rockfall Hazard: From Slope Evolution to Road Impact and Tunnel Stability”

October 13, 2026October 15, 2026

Tiggi ChoanjiDirector: Prof. Dr. Michel Jaboyedoff,Jury: Prof. Dr. Luuk Dorren, Prof. Dr. Dwikorita Karnawati Doctoral dissertation in Earth Sciences, defended on September 24, 2026, by Tiggi Choanji, affiliated with the …

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Fengchang Bu: “ROCK BRIDGE MECHANICS”

October 13, 2026October 13, 2026

Comparisons between numerical and tested results. (a) Stress-strain curves, in which the nonlinearity of tested curves at the beginning of loading is rephrased as the blue dotted lines because the …

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21st LARAM School at UNIL 7-18 September 2026

October 13, 2026October 13, 2026

We were very pleased and honoured to host the 21st LARAM School (LAndslide Risk Assessment and Mitigation) at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland, from 7 to 18 September 2026. The …

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Coalback Project : Exploring Wood Vaulting to reduce Wildfires Greenhouse Gas impact

September 29, 2026October 13, 2026

As part of the Coalback project at ISTE University of Lausanne, which explores the potential for durable CO₂ removal through wood burial in former mines, L. Pipoz — under the …

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Welcome Intern Laurens Pipoz

September 9, 2026September 9, 2026

Laurens Pipoz studied physics at EPFL, where he specialized in plasma physics. During his master, he investigated bacterial responses to plasma-activated water using bacterial nanomotion-based techniques. He will spend six …

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Zenan Huo : “High-Resolution Material Point Method: Development and Application to Landslide Dynamics”

April 13, 2026April 13, 2026

Zenan HuoDirector: Prof. Dr. Michel Jaboyedoff,Co-director : Prof. Dr. Yury PodladchikovJury: Prof. Dr. Giovanni Crosta, Prof. Dr. Johan Gaume, Dr. Ivan Utkin Standing at the intersection of rapidly advancing computing …

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Welcome Eugène Mettraux (Civil Servant)

November 21, 2025November 21, 2025

Eugène Mettraux completed a master’s degree in physics at EPFL. His work involves data analysis and applied statistical methods. He spent six months of his civil service in the RISK group under the supervision of Prof. Michel Jaboyedoff. During this time, he led an analysis of …

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Virtual Geoscience Conference (VGC) 2025

November 18, 2025November 18, 2025

The sixth Virtual Geoscience Conference came back to the University of Lausanne from the 9th to 12th of September 2025. A full day of short courses on the 9th of …

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Welcome PhD Student Anuradha Karunakalage

November 17, 2025November 17, 2025

My name is Anuradha Karunakalage, and I am currently pursuing my doctoral studies as a cotutelle Ph.D. student jointly enrolled at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee and the University of Lausanne …

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Welcome Visiting PhD Student Weibo Rao

November 11, 2025November 11, 2025

Weibo Rao is a PhD student from China university of Geosciences (Wuhan), jointly trained by GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research (Kiel). His research focuses on developing key technologies for automated …

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Rock slope and gravity 2025 (RSG-2025): Forecasting and Modelling Large Rock Slope Failures in a Changing Mountain Environment

July 11, 2025August 15, 2025

Conference site : https://wp.unil.ch/rsg-2025/ 26-28 November 2025 – University of Lausanne Recent catastrophic rock, rock-ice or rock-debris avalanches highlight the urgent need to improve detection, monitoring, and modeling of large-scale …

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Welcome Visiting PhD Student Xiong Tang

February 19, 2025February 19, 2025

Xiong Tang is a PhD student from Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, whose research focuses on granular flow, landslide dynamics and numerical modelling with the …