Meet the Team
EPFL Xplore team is made of students passionate about Space Sciences and Exploration. Coming from various sections of the school, its members interact with multidisciplinary sets of mind, therefore fostering ideas generation and open-mindedness.
Management
Quentin Delfosse
President
quentin.delfosse@epfl.ch
Arion Zimmermann
Vice President & Project Manager
arion.zimmermann@epfl.ch
System Engineering
Emile Hreich
Software Systems Engineer
arion.zimmermann@epfl.ch
Daniel Tataru
Mechanical Systems Engineer
arion.zimmermann@epfl.ch
Jonathan Wei
Electronics Systems Engineer
jonathan.wei@epfl.ch
Thomas Manteaux
R&D Systems Engineer
thomas.manteaux@epfl.ch
Science Team
Loris Castagnolo
Mechanical Engineer
loris.castagnolo@epfl.ch
Gloria Mellinand
Science Team Leader
gloria.mellinand@epfl.ch
Junyan Qian
Science Team Leader
junyan.qian@epfl.ch
Ellen Dagher
Scientist
ellen.dagher@epfl.ch
Elio Moreau
Physicist
elio.moreau@epfl.ch
Victor Chartrain
Scientist
victor.chartrain@epfl.ch
Nathan Benavides
Scientist
nathan.benavides@epfl.ch
Mathieu Stawarz
Scientist
mathieu.stawarz@epfl.ch
Mario Veicht
Scientist
mario.veicht@epfl.ch
Michael Biselx
Motion Control Engineer
michael.biselx@epfl.ch
Bastien Darbellay
Navigation Team Leader
bastien.darbellay@epfl.ch
Hao Zhao
Software Engineer
hao.zhao@epfl.ch
Anirudhh Ramesh
Software Engineer
anirudhh.ramesh@epfl.ch
Eliot Ullmo
Software Engineer
eliot.ullmo@epfl.ch
Xavier Nal
Software Engineer
xavier.nal@epfl.ch
Elias Naha
Software Engineer
elias.naha@epfl.ch
Nikunj Sangwan
Software Engineer
nikuni.sangwan@epfl.ch
Control Station Team
Edouard Waked
Hardware Engineer
edouard.waked@epfl.ch
Emma Poggiolini
Control Station Team Leader
emma.poggiolini@epfl.ch
David Chernis
Software Engineer
david.chernis@epfl.ch
María Pérez Garrido
Software Engineer
maria.perezgarrido@epfl.ch
Mark Tayar
Software Engineer
mark.tayar@epfl.ch
Christian Matala-Tala
Software Engineer
christian.matala-tala@epfl.ch
Roman Danylovych
Software Engineer
roman.danylovich@epfl.ch
Leonardo Pennino
Software Engineer
leonardo.pennino@epfl.ch
Structure team
Alexia De Lestapis
Mechanical Engineer
alexia.delestapissonnendruker@epfl.ch
Hippolyte Rauch
Mechanical Engineer
hippolyte.rauch@epfl.ch
Diego Bellay
Mechanical Engineer
diego.bellay@epfl.ch
Théo Pieri
Mechanical Engineer
theo.pieri@epfl.ch
Matteo Righi
Mechanical Engineer
matteo.righi@epfl.ch
Joe El Helou
Mechanical Engineer
joe.elhelou@epfl.ch
Peter El Kadi
Mechanical Engineer
peter.elkadi@epfl.ch
Ray Dayem
Advisor
ray.aldayem@epfl.ch
HAndling Device Team
Emile Charles
Mechanical Engineer
emile.charles@epfl.ch
Loïc Delineau
Handling Device Team Leader
loic.delineau@epfl.ch
Grégoire Lacroix
Mechanical Engineer
gregoire.lacroix@epfl.ch
Hugo Bordereaux
Mechanical Engineer
hugo.bordereaux@epfl.ch
Dimitrio Nassif
Mechanical Engineer
dimitrio.nassif@epfl.ch
Santiago Evangelista
Mechanical Engineer
santiago.evangelista@epfl.ch
Avionics TEAM
Paolo Celati
Software Engineer
paolo.celati@epfl.ch
Bryan Kheirallah
Avionics Team Leader
bryan.kheirallah@epfl.ch
Benjamin Colety
Software Engineer
benjamin.colety@epfl.ch
Mounir Raki
Software Engineer
mounir.raki@epfl.ch
Thanh Vinh Vincent Nguyen
Software Engineer
thanhvinhvincent.nguyen@epfl.ch
Yassine Bakkali
Hardware Engineer
yassine.bakkali@epfl.ch
Lucas Shang
Hardware Engineer
lucas.shang@epfl.ch
Tim Lucking
Hardware Engineer
tim.lucking@epfl.ch
Vicente Carbon
Hardware Engineer
vincente.carbon@epfl.ch
Communication
Eugène Flesselle
Photography / Content
eugene.flesselle@epfl.ch
Leila Aissa
Social Media
leila.aissa@epfl.ch
Baptiste Maquignaz
Graphics / Visual Identity
baptiste.maquignaz@epfl.ch
Finance
Matéo Hamel
Finance Representative
mateo.hamel@epfl.ch
Lianyi Ni
Chief Financial Officer
lianyi.ni@epfl.ch
Yusuf Shaltout
Finance Representative
yusuf.shaltout@epfl.ch
Salim Cherkaoui
Finance Representative
salim.cherkaoui@epfl.ch
Testing
Peter Polák
Testing Member
peter.polak@epfl.ch
Loïc Delineau
Testing Team Leader
loic.delineau@epfl.ch
Jean Claude Rihani
Testing Member
jean.rihani@epfl.ch
Daniel Hinjos García
Testing Member
daniel.hinjos@estudiantat.upc.edu
Luca Tanganelli Castrillón
Testing Member
lucas.tanganellicastrillon@epfl.ch
Victor Garbit
Testing Member
victor.garbit@epfl.ch
Miu Sugaya
Testing Member
miu.sugaya@epfl.ch
Charles Grupper
Testing Member
charles.grupper@epfl.ch
Marie Ethvignot
Testing member
marie.ethvignot@epfl.ch
Committee
Quentin Delfosse
President
quentin.delfosse@epfl.ch
David Rodríguez
Project Coordinator
david.Rodriguez@epfl.ch
Arion Zimmermann
Vice President
arion.zimmermann@epfl.ch
Jonathan Wei
Committee Member
jonathan.wei@epfl.ch
Lianyi Ni
Treasurer
lianyi.ni@epfl.ch
Daniel Tataru
Committee Member
daniel.tataru@epfl.ch
Emile Janho Dit Hreich
Committee Member
emile.janhodithreich@epfl.ch
Thomas Manteaux
Committee Member
thomas.manteaux@epfl.ch