Dr. Patrik HOFFMAN is the Head of Advanced Materials Processing laboratory , Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Sciences and Technology (Empa), Switzerland, and Professor at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland.

His Research focus on Electromagnetic wave-material interactions for applications such as short pulse large surface materials ablation, laser welding, and optimal microwave heating of complex multi-component systems. In September 2026, Dr. HOFFMAN is invited to NITech for Joint Research on Advanced manufacturing of complex multimaterial devices hosted by Prof. Takashi SHIRAI.

Title of given lecture in NITech: Advanced manufacturing of complex multimaterial devices

Background:

1988～1992 Assistant at EPFL, Switzerland

1992～1993 Post-doc at IBM Almaden Research center California, USA

1993～1995 Chef de projet Institude for Applied Optics at EPFL, Switzerland

1995～1997 Head of dental section of Gramm Technik GmbH, Tiefenbronn, Germany

1997～2009 Maitre d’Enseignement et de Recherche, EPFL, Switzerland

2009～ Present Head of Advanced Materials Processing laboratory at Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Sciences and Technology (Empa), Thun, Switzerland