Regular biography
Ambrogio Fasoli is a Full Professor at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), affiliated with the Physics Department (PHY). His research focuses on plasma physics, fusion energy, and related areas. He is involved in teaching and PhD supervision, with courses on magnetic confinement and nuclear fusion. Fasoli holds multiple administrative roles within EPFL, including positions in the SPC and SPH departments. His work includes teaching and mentoring PhD students, with a focus on plasma-wall interaction and burning plasma. He is also engaged in risk management and educational initiatives at EPFL.
Scholar-generated biography
Ambrogio Fasoli is a researcher at EPFL, focusing on plasma physics and fusion energy. His work explores advanced control methods for tokamak plasmas, including the use of deep reinforcement learning for magnetic control. He investigates the physics of energetic ions, Alfvén waves, and turbulence in fusion devices such as JET and DEMO. His research also addresses the challenges of achieving high fusion performance and optimizing ITER operations. Fasoli's contributions include experimental observations of plasma phenomena, such as blob-generation mechanisms and toroidicity-induced Alfvén eigenmodes, as well as the development of simulation tools for plasma turbulence analysis.