Carlos Canto Alvarez

Carlos Canto Alvarez is a Senior Lecturer and Researcher at EPFL, affiliated with multiple departments including the School of Life Sciences (SV) and School of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Education (CDH). He holds roles in teaching, research, and doctoral program governance. His primary affiliation is with the Deplancke Lab (UPDEPLA unit) under the Institute of Bioengineering (IBI-SV).

• Teaching & Research: Focuses on sustainable food systems, integrating engineering and social sciences in courses like Sustainable Food B: Production, Health, Society.
• Doctoral Roles: Member of the Doctoral Program Committee for Molecular Approaches to Living Organisms (EDMS-GE).
• Education: Background in Life Sciences Engineering.

Supervised Students: Marie Denise Rumpler, Laurine Cécile Florentine Van Gijn, Angélique Satoko Cercillieux, Joanna Ratajczak, and Miriam Valera Alberni.

Labs/Teams: Active in the Deplancke Lab, focusing on interdisciplinary research in life sciences and engineering.