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Contact Information
| Name | Martin Daigne |
| martin.daigne@epfl.ch | |
| Phone | +33680601835 |
| Location | Lausanne, Switzerland |
Experience
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2026 - 2026 Switzerland
Semester Project
EPFL, Laboratory of Intelligent Systems (LIS)
- Design and implementation of diffusion policies (DDPM, DDIM, Score Matching, Flow Matching) to generate control trajectories for a morphing drone previously controlled with an MPPI.
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2025 - 2026 Switzerland
Semester Project
EPFL, Computational Robot Design and Fabrication Lab (CREATE)
- Data-Enabled Model Predictive Control for Compliant Manipulators: I built a simulation in Python and an adaptive MPC controller for a soft, tendon-driven arm using CasADi and acados for real-time deployment.
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2024 - 2024 Switzerland
Summer in the Lab Internship
EPFL, Unsteady Flow Diagnostics Laboratory (UNFoLD)
- Design, building, and analysis of a random gust generator to improve realism in wind turbine experiments.
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2025 - 2026 Switzerland
Control Team Leader
Aether Swiss Kite
- Lead the data acquisition, system identification, and control of the kite to achieve optimized automated control.
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2024 - 2025 Switzerland
Electrical and Control Engineer
Aether Swiss Kite
- 1st semester: Design, building, and integration of a position sensor of the kite.
- 2nd semester: Data acquisition and filter implementation (EKF, UKF) to localize the kite.
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2022 - 2023 Switzerland
Recovery System Engineer
EPFL Rocket Team
- Design and testing of the parachute of the Nordend rocket of the EPFL Rocket Team for the European EUROC competition.
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- Switzerland
Teaching Assistant
EPFL
- Teaching assistant in Introduction to Computer Science, Analysis II, Fluid Mechanics, and Model Predictive Control.
Education
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2024 - 2027 Switzerland
MSc
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Robotics - Data Science minor
- Core courses: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Reinforcement Learning, Convex Optimization, Model Predictive Control, Mobile Robotics, Applied Data Analysis, Modern Natural Language Processing…
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2023 - 2024 Netherlands
Delft University of Technology (TU Delft)
Exchange - Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering
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2021 - 2024 Switzerland
BSc
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Mechanical Engineering
- Grade: 5.57/6
- Core courses: Analysis, General Physics (Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Electromagnetics), Numerical Analysis, Dynamical Systems, Structural Mechanics, Nonlinear Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Control Systems, MEMS, Autonomous Vehicles…
Awards
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2025 Deep Learning Object Detection Competition
Image Analysis and Pattern Recognition course
Winner of the Deep Learning Object Detection competition 2025 in the Image Analysis and Pattern Recognition course at EPFL.
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2022 EPFL Space Race
EPFL
Winner EPFL Space Race 2022.
Skills
Coding Languages:
Languages
French : Mother tongue
English : C1 (Cambridge English Advanced Certificate, 2020)
Dutch : Fluent
German : Scholar (Goeth Institut, B1, 2018)