Martin Jaggi

Martin Jaggi is an Associate Professor at EPFL, leading the Machine Learning and Optimization Laboratory (MLO). He holds academic positions within the School of Computer and Communication Sciences (IC), including roles in the SIN, SSC, and EDIC departments. His research focuses on machine learning optimization, federated learning, and large language models. He earned his PhD in Machine Learning and Optimization from ETH Zurich (2011) and a MSc in Mathematics from the same institution.

Education:

• PhD in Machine Learning and Optimization, ETH Zurich (2011)
• MSc in Mathematics, ETH Zurich

Research Interests: Dr. Jaggi's work integrates optimization theory with machine learning applications, emphasizing scalable algorithms and ethical AI. He explores topics like distributed learning systems, privacy-preserving techniques (e.g., federated learning), and model interpretability. His lab develops foundational methods for large language models (LLMs) and their ethical deployment.

Teaching & Courses:

• Optimization for Machine Learning
• Topics in Machine Learning Systems

Advising & Grants: He currently advises 9 PhD students and has supervised 11 past students. His work is supported by grants focusing on federated learning, optimization algorithms, and medical AI applications like Meditron-70b. Collaborations include projects on respiratory disease detection and mental health modeling.

Labs & Teams: Academic Director of RCP-GE and oversees MLO lab, which develops open-source tools like FLamby for federated learning benchmarks and Meditron for clinical AI. The lab also advances techniques in distributed optimization and low-precision training.