Jérôme Chenal

Jérôme Chenal is a Senior Scientist and Director of the Excellence in Africa Center at the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), affiliated with the Institute of Environmental Engineering. He is also an Affiliate Professor at UM6P (Morocco). His work intersects urban and regional planning, environmental science, public health, and geospatial analysis, with a focus on informal settlements and sustainability in the Global South.

• Research Interests: Urban resilience, smart cities in Africa, ecosystem services, WASH services, urban health inequities, remote sensing for humanitarian response, and sustainable development in Sub-Saharan Africa.
• Advising: Supervised PhD students including Rim Mrani, Martí Bosch Padrós, Rémi Jaligot, and Andrea Salmi, with a focus on urban morphology, health accessibility, and digital urbanism.
• Scientific Networks: Collaborated with institutions in Switzerland, Kenya, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, and Morocco. Published in journals like Water, Science of The Total Environment, and Sustainability, addressing topics such as water distribution, sanitation safety, and urban resilience.
• Teaching: Leads courses on Urban Planning in the South and contributes to doctoral programs, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches to urban challenges.