Sacha Friedli

Sacha Friedli serves as a Lecturer in the Section of Mathematics within the School of Basic Sciences at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), while also holding a Teaching Staff Member position for Preparatory Mathematics Courses under the Academic Vice Presidency for Education (VPA-AVP-E). His dual roles span both the central administration and academic school structures at EPFL.

His educational trajectory includes a Diploma in Physics from Université de Lausanne (1999) followed by a PhD in Theoretical Physics from EPFL's Institut de Physique Théorique (1999-2004). Professional experience encompasses a post-doctoral fellowship at IMPA (Instituto Nacional de Matemática Pura e Aplicada) in Rio de Janeiro (2004-2006) and a decade as Adjunct Professor in the Department of Mathematics at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil (2006-2016).

Dr. Friedli's academic focus centers on foundational mathematics education, with teaching expertise spanning Analysis, Linear Algebra, and Statistical Mechanics. His current instructional portfolio includes Analysis I (standard and flipped classroom formats), Statistical Mechanics and Gibbs Measures, and specialized courses for the MAN program. This reflects a deliberate shift from his physics research origins toward mathematics pedagogy, particularly in preparing students for engineering and scientific disciplines through rigorous quantitative training.

His teaching methodology emphasizes conceptual clarity in core mathematical disciplines, evidenced by course descriptions highlighting differential/integral calculus, probabilistic modeling of lattice systems, and geometric visualization in 2D/3D spaces. The absence of research publications in the provided materials indicates a career dedicated to educational delivery rather than active research output.