The foundation
The foundation Mémoires Informatiques works for the preservation of computer-related heritage.
Created on 9 March 2007 by Swiss Computer science enthusiasts and pioneers, the foundation Mémoires Informatiques aims to preserve and enhance the value of the computer heritage. The foundation manages Musée Bolo, the search for sponsors and support to setting up museum’s projects.
Foundation
| Function | Member |
| President | Cédric Gaudin |
| Treasurer | Alwin Dieperink |
| Secretary | Vincent Keller |
| EPFL Representative |
Current members
Cédric Gaudin
Computer Science Engineer, EPFL
A lifelong enthusiast of computing and electronics, Cédric is an engineer who has been designing computers for industry, particularly the aeronautics sector, for more than 15 years. He first met the small team behind the museum while studying computer science at EPFL. He initially joined the Friends of the Musée Bolo association and became its President in 2007.
Alwin Dieperink
Computer Science Engineer, EPFL
He received his first calculator at the age of six and learned to program using punched cards on EPFL’s CDC computers. While still at high school, he discovered the world of SMAKY computers, which he would later work on during his studies at EPFL, where he earned his degree in computer science engineering. For more than 30 years, he has worked at ELCA, where he is currently a database expert. It was there that his path crossed with a certain… Yves Bolognini.
Vincent Keller
PhD in Computer Science
He earned his Master’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Geneva and his PhD from EPFL in 2008, specializing in HPCN and HPC Grids. His research focused on the analysis of HPC applications, computational grids and clusters, as well as the energy efficiency of large-scale computing ecosystems. A member of the Vaud Cantonal Parliament since 2015, he currently teaches computer science at the Gymnase de Beaulieu in Lausanne.
Consultant
Yves Bolognini
Computer Science Engineer, EPFL
Yves Bolognini has been passionate about the history of computing for more than twenty years. Initially a collector, he founded the Musée Bolo in 2002, the first permanent exhibition of its kind in Switzerland. In 2007, he established the Mémoires Informatiques Foundation to preserve a valuable technological heritage and tell the story of the digital revolution, becoming its president. He stepped down as president in 2020 and gradually reduced his involvement with the museum to devote more time to his other passion, the circus arts.
Founding Members
Yves Bolognini
Computer Science Engineer EPFL.
He has been collecting old computers since 1995. In 2001, he founded Musée Bolo.
Initiator of the foundation, he is its president.
Edouard Forler
Computer Science Engineer EPFL.
Specialist in embedded architectures, he is co-founder of Musée Bolo.
Niklaus Wirth
Honorary Professor of the ETHZ
and a specialist in programming languages.
He is the inventor of the Pascal language and the Lilith workstation, rich in innovative concepts.
Jean-Daniel Nicoud
Physics engineer,
honorary professor at EPFL.
He was head of the microcomputing laboratory (LAMI). He is the inventor, in the mid-70s, of the Dauphin didactic microcomputer and the Smaky computer series.
He is at the origin of the development of the first mice.
Daniel Mange
Electrical engineer,
honorary professor at EPFL.
He was head of the Logic Systems Laboratory (LSL). He is the creator of the concept of magiciel, or transformation technique hardware-software. He is the pioneer of computer machines bio-inspired, capable of self-replication and self-repair.
Jean-Marie Rouiller
Electronic engineer.
He took part in the development of the Smaky, the Swiss microcomputer of the the 1970s, as well as the teaching systems related to the microcomputers.
Marielle Stamm
Pioneer of the Computing press in Switzerland.
Founder of the newspapers 01 Informatique Suisse (1980-1981), Informatique & Bureautique, L’hebdo romand de l’informatique (1982-1991), IB Magazine (1992-1993).